Although West Windsor Police Officer Keith Hillman died of leukemia at age 40 on July 5, the community continues to mourn and there are several upcoming benefits for his family and an education fund set up for his three daughters, a community blood drive, and a half marathon to benefit leukemia research and education.##M:[more]##
Summerstock, KatManDu, Waterfront Park, Route 29, Trenton, 609-393-7300. www.katmandutrenton.com. Officer Down benefit for permanently disabled or deceased law enforcement officers and their families. Beneficiaries include Hillman, as well as West Windsor Officer Roy Hernesh, disabled after an auto accident. Family event with music, food, clowns, face painters, and balloon artists. $12 donation. Sunday, August 13, 11 a.m.
Benefit for Officer Keith Hillman’s Family, West Windsor Police, McCaffrey’s Market, Southfield Shopping Center, West Windsor, 609-799-3555. Moon bounce, balloon art, hamburgers, hot dogs, Mummertime Band, and clowns. A percentage of sales will be donated to Hillmans’s family including his wife and three children. Saturday, August 19, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Tropical Fest 2006, KatManDu, Waterfront Park, Route 29, Trenton, 609-393-7300. www.katmandutrenton.com. Benefit for the education fund for Keith Hillman’s three daughters. Headliner is Jim Morris and the Big Bamboo Band. Buffet is included. Register. $30. Sunday, August 27, 3 p.m.
Community Blood Drive, Community Blood Council, Princeton Junction Post Office, 331 North Post Road, West Windsor, 609-799-1054. In memory of Keith Hillman. Registration advised. Friday, September 15, 3 to 7 p.m.
Nike Women’s Marathon, Leukemia and Lymphoma Society, San Francisco, California. www.teamtraining.org. Nicole Coyle, one of Hillman’s oncology nurses, is running in honor of him. She has a goal of $4,”000. Proceeds benefit cancer research, education, advocacy, and patient services. Donate online or send a check to Leukemia & Lymphoma Society, Donor Services, Box 4072, Pittsfield, MA 01202. Sunday, October 22.
