WCPS, Sheriff’s Office, Cargill Meats coordinate turkey donations

On Wednesday, November 18th, Warren County Public Schools (WCPS) coordinated with the Warren County Sheriff’s Office on turkey donations for families in the community donated by Cargill Meat Solutions in Timberville, Va.

Left to right: Warren County Sheriff’s Sergeant Jimmy Williams, Warren County Sheriff’s Office Resource Officer Sean Neal, and WCPS Transition Coordinator Collin Miller today unloaded 100+ donated turkeys from Cargill Meat Solutions that will be distributed to non-traditional students and their families.

The school district each year for the last four years has received more than 100 turkeys donated by Cargill Meat Solutions, WCPS Special Services Director Michael Hirsch told the Royal Examiner earlier today.

“It’s a real privilege and opportunity to help someone’s holiday get a little better,” Hirsch said.

The turkeys are stored at the Thermal Shelter of Front Royal, and Hirsch said that WCPS Special Services staff will schedule a pickup time for families or deliver them if necessary. Pickups could start as early as tomorrow, Hirsch said.

The WCPS Special Services Department supports non-traditional learners, students with disabilities, homeless students, and their families throughout the county. The Warren County Sheriff’s Office lends a hand in unloading and storing the turkeys at the 15th Street campus, he said.

Hirsch also highlighted the WCPS Special Services Department’s partnership with the Warren County Sheriff’s Office, saying the officers help the school district “every day in so many ways,” including as role models for non-traditional students.

“We really value the relationships we have forged with the sheriff’s office,” Hirsch said.