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Bridgewater members
hit the pavement for a
child with cancer
From left, Bridgewater Township Officer Steven Black, Dispatchers
Evan Holtz and Brianna Retsis, Gianna Torgrimsen, her mother
Corrina Torgrimsen and Officer Joe Bones.
Bridgewater Township Local 174 members participated in a 5K
Charity Run/Walk in Clark on June 7 to benefit Gianna Torgrimsen,
a two-year-old Bridgewater/Martinsville resident battling Leukemia.
Officer Steven Black, Officer Joseph Bones, and Dispatchers Evan
Holt and Brianna Retsis participated in the event as “Team Bridgewater,” raising more than $3,000 to help cover her medical expenses.
Local 174 was Team Bridgewater’s top sponsor, donating $1,000 to
help support Gianna in her fight.
Gianna was diagnosed earlier this year with Leukemia and Local
174 members have shown continuous support for the local resident.
“One of our dispatchers, Brianna, found out about this young girl
and brought it up to the PBA,” explained Bridgewater Local 174
Detective Cliff Delaney. “So we got together and purchased a truckload of toys for her.”
Delaney and members of Local 174 surprised Gianna at Morristown Medical Center’s Goryeb Children’s Hos