RV company donates campers to officers
A shiny, new camper sat in a parking lot, hitched to a black Ford F-150. It was about to make a 85-mile trip to the Florida Keys along with four other similar RVs.
In late Sept. following Hurricane Irma’s hit, RV Sales of Broward — a Davie-based recreational vehicle dealership — donated five campers to Monroe County Sheriff’s deputies who were left without homes.
“These law enforcement officers have lost so much and they’re still out there doing their job and helping others,” founder and CEO of RV Sales of Broward Gigi Stetler said. “We knew we had to step up to the plate to help them.”
This isn’t the company’s first time stepping up to the plate, either. After Hurricane Katrina and Hurricane Andrew, RV Sales of Broward — which originally opened in 1986 — donated dozens of emergency trailers to displaced victims.
The RVs brought to the Keys came outfitted with beds, tables, functioning kitchens with a stove, oven and sink, bathrooms and other amenities. They would serve as temporary housing for the deputies until their homes were rebuilt.
Connie Murphy, a member of South Florida LEO Wives — a group for the spouses of law enforcement officers — worked with Lt. Nancy Alvarez of the Monroe County Sheriff’s Office to get the names of officers and families who needed assistance.
“We’ve been making trips to the Keyes driving the campers down to the deputies’ properties to get them in place, Murphy said. “We want them to know people care and appreciate everything they’re doing.”
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