Hillsborough County Sheriff Presents $7,163.61 to Operation Helping Hand

Immediate Press Release

Operation Helping Hand (Op HH)

Hillsborough County Sheriff Presents $7,163.61 to Operation Helping Hand

27 July 2020

Press Release by Lieutenant Colonel Robert F. Sawallesh, US Army, Retired; Director, Operation Helping Hand, 813-654-3900.

Op HH contact for additional information: Lieutenant Colonel Jim Griffin, US Army, Retired, Chairman, Operation Helping Hand, 813-785-0552.

Photo by Lieutenant Colonel Robert F. Sawallesh, US Army, Retired.  Permission granted to publish photo.

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            On July 23, 2020, Hillsborough County Sheriff Chad Chronister proudly presented a check for $7,163.61 to Operation Helping Hand. Members of the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office donated the money which will be used to assist the active duty wounded and injured and their families at the James A. Haley Veterans’ Hospital in Tampa, Florida. OP HH is an all-volunteer organization.

            From left to right are Captain David M. Arthur, HCSO, Department of Patrol Services – District III; Mr. William Szydlowski, Lutz, Op HH Treasurer; Sheriff Chad Chronister, HCSO; Lieutenant Colonel Jim Griffin, Hyde Park, US Army, Retired, Op HH Chairman, and Lieutenant Colonel Robert Sawallesh, Valrico, US Army, Retired, Op HH Director.