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| At the Allegany County Sheriff’s Dept. ARN showed appreciation of a job well done distributing Dunkin Donuts coffee and doughnuts with help from Dunkin Donuts and Genesis Bible Church. From left are Undersheriff Kevin Monroe, from ARN Melody Mills and Cristina Chapelle and Sheriff Rick Whitney |
BELMONT – A new organization, Allegany Roots Network, has been treating first responders at Jones Memorial Hospital, the Allegany County Sheriff’s Department and the Wellsville police department to coffee and donuts thanking them for their services in this time of COVID-19.
ARN has help from Dunkin Donuts, the Genesis Bible Church for
inspirational messages such as: UR Great, UR Fighting, UR Heroes in keeping
with JMH’s affiliation with the University of Rochester.
Cristina Chapelle, the director of ARN said the treats and
messages are to show appreciation and to help empower the organizations.
Undersheriff Kevin Monroe greeted the members of ARN before
they could walk through the door at the emergency complex Monday, welcoming the
ladies and saying that their treats were appreciated by everyone in the office.
“We’re just happy to still be able to do our jobs, but these
(treats) help a lot,” Monroe said.
ARN got its start in March, just prior to the Coronavirus
shutdown. It is a non-profit organization for now but they may change in the
future.
The purpose of ARN is to empower and mobilize organizations
and their people to meet the needs of Allegany County. They’re working with
other organizations to reach out as a resource for businesses and organizations
to use.
ARN’s mission statement reads, “We empower organizations to
mobilize volunteers and collaborate in order to meet the needs of Allegany
County.”
They hope to eventually have contacts throughout the entire
county creating a network.
“Allegany County is the forgotten county in this state, and
we want to revive and transform it,” Chapelle said.
