On Tuesday, June 30, 97-year-old Newport Beach resident Dotty McDonald, a long-time Newport Beach Police Department (NBPD) volunteer, presented NBPD Chief Dave Miner and police personnel with a $48,000 check at the Santa Barbara Drive headquarters. Money was raised toward gift cards for police officers’ meals, as a way of thanking them for their service and keeping our community safe.
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The check presentation – (L-R) NBPD Deputy Chief Shawn Randell, Deputy Chief Josh Vincent, Police Chief Dave Miner, Dotty McDonald, Lieutenant Eric Little, Deputy Director Jonathan Stafford and Assistant to the Chief Chenise Bloom
This is the 12th year McDonald has done this, and every year she beats the previous year’s earnings. The donations are from her friends, and McDonald thanks each of them with a personal thank-you letter.
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