Shuji SakaiThis Thursday evening, June 9th, in Los Alamitos, nine food trucks will raise money for the family of Officer Andrew Garton, the Hawthorne motorcycle patrolman killed on May 26th while escorting the funeral of a Manhattan Beach police officer.
Chris Rocke, the owner of barbecue truck Rancho a GoGo said, “I had the idea to see if the food trucks that gather in Los Al on Thursday's Picnic at the Plaza would be interested in raising funds.” Rocke says Officer Garton's widow and two young sons live in Los Alamitos, so the idea spread quickly among other truck owners through Wendy Watson of GotFoodTrucks.com, the organizer of the weekly clustertruck.
According to Rocke, each truck is pledging 10% of sales this Thursday, which will go directly to the Garton family. This week's participants include:
Credit: Photo courtesy Rancho a GoGo
Picnic at the Plaza is held in the parking lot of US Bank at 10942 Pine St, Los Alamitos every Thursday between 5 p.m. and 9 p.m.
Proceeds will be donated to a trust fund set up by the Hawthorne Police Officers Association. Individual donors may send checks payable to “Officer Andrew Garton Family c/o HPOA.”
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