Following arson attack, Ocean State Job Lot donates nearly $12,000 woth of PPE to Roxbury Fire Department
A man was arrested in PA in connection with multiple arsons in Roxbury, Meriden, and Old Saybrook. Roxbury s PPE was destroyed in the attack.
Credit: Ocean State Job Lot
David Sarlitto, Executive Director, Ocean State Job Lot Charitable Foundation; Rich Stomski, Store Team Leader, Ocean State Job Lot; Sarah Lauriat, Chief, Roxbury Ambulance Association; Todd Wheeler, Chief, Roxbury Volunteer Fire Department Author: Rick Lessard (FOX61), FOX61 Staff Published: 9:06 PM EST March 4, 2021 Updated: 9:06 PM EST March 4, 2021
ROXBURY, Conn. A man was arrested in PA in connection with multiple arsons in Roxbury, Meriden, and Old Saybrook. Roxbury s PPE was destroyed in the attack.
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Following a recent string of four targeted arson attacks on ambulance companies in Connecticut, Ocean State Job Lot (OSJL) has donated $11,900 of critical personal protective equipment (PPE) to the Roxbury Fire Department, which had its entire stockpile of PPE destroyed in the attack. The donation, which includes KN95 masks, medical masks, hand sanitizer, protective gowns, face shields and more, replaces all of the lost PPE and adds new items to the supply.
OSJL organized the donation within 24-hours of the attack after it was brought to the attention of its philanthropic leadership by Rich Stomski, the Store Team Leader in Seymour. Stomski, a resident of Torrington, saw the news of the attack on social media and knew that the Ocean State Job Lot Charitable Foundation (OSJLCF) had the resources to provide the needed supplies in a timely manner.
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OXFORD The Ocean State Job Lot Charitable Foundation has donated $12,000 worth of face shields, KN95 masks, antibacterial and disinfecting hand wipes and hand sanitizer to the local police and fire departments, part of a $1.7 million personal protective equipment donation nationwide. It’s donating PPE in each of the 142 communities Ocean State Job […]