Kiski Area’s school resource officer, Cpl. Charity Hollis, received a $1,500 donation Monday from Allegheny Township supervisors.
The donation was presented to Hollis by Supervisor Chairman Michael Korns alongside Allegheny Township police Chief Duane Fisher during the monthly supervisors meeting.
Hollis said the donation would be used for the Kiski Area School Resource Officer Program.
InSIGNout Inc. of Allegheny Township volunteered to design a sign for the township that reads “We Support our Allegheny Township Police” and includes a thin blue line flag in the design.
The township sold 250 signs at $10 each.
“I appreciate this. When we do drive by the signs, it’s an amazing feeling to see that support,” Hollis said.
Korns said he was driving through Kiski Township and saw the signs in residents’ yards supporting their local police department.
“I thought it was a great idea,” Korns said.
One way school resource officers in the district interact with students is by sitting down with them and sharing lunch.
Hollis serves as a positive daily sight for many students and is involved in various charitable initiatives throughout the district.
Kiski Area employs two full-time police officers: Hollis and her husband, Ken
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Charity Hollis of Washington Township began her career in law enforcement in 2003.
In 2014, she partnered with Kiski Area School District as its first school resource officer.
A school resource officer is a sworn police officer from a local jurisdiction who teaches, counsels and protects the education community.
Duties include building relationships and working as a team with district administrators, teachers and students to solve problems.
Fisher praised residents of the township for supporting the fundraiser.
“The successful sale of the signs is a tribute to how much support our community has for their local police, their willingness to show it and their desire to help advance the work and relationships forged by Allegheny Township Police and officers such as Cpl. Charity Hollis,” Fisher said.
