August 11 concert will benefit Harford Deputy Sheriff’s Benevolent Fund
The City of Havre de Grace has been successfully promoting and hosting a series of new concerts at the waterfront Hutchins Park at the foot of Congress Avenue all summer long. But the concert Thursday, August 11, featuring KISS tribute band Cold Gin, promises to be even more special to concert goers.
The Mayor and City Council, working with local law enforcement, are dedicating 100 percent of proceeds from the concert to the Harford County Deputy Sheriff’s Benevolent Fund. The fund is a non-profit charitable organization that the Harford County Deputy Sheriff’s Union formed in 2006 for the sole purpose of collecting donations and providing the infrastructure to five money from the fund to Police, Firefighters and EMS personnel in our area in their time of need.
“Havre de Grace has always been extremely supportive and appreciative of our first responders,” explained Mayor William T. “Bill” Martin. “These concerts have become a unique and fun way for our community to come together and just enjoy themselves. We felt because of that sense of community spirit and camaraderie created by the concerts, that dedicating proceeds to support law enforcement, fire and EMS responders was the right thing to do.”
Havre de Grace Police Chief Teresa Walter noted the fund was established in 2006 and is a non-profit charitable fund. “The sole purpose of the fund is to assist all Harford County first responders – police, firefighters and EMS and their families if, unfortunately, something happens to them in the line of duty,” Chief Walter explained. “This donation is phenomenal, greatly needed and truly appreciated.”
