Ocean City Police Support Cystic Fibrosis Foundation

OCEAN CITY — On Saturday, May 3, family and friends of Colin and Sean Randles joined the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation for the 6th annual Great Strides Walk on the Boardwalk in Ocean City.
Colin and Sean both are battling CF, a genetic disease that affects their lungs and digestive system. Members of the Ocean City Police Department joined the fight and helped support the boys whose father is Pat Randles of the Ocean City Community Policing Unit.
Colin and Sean’s mother, Whitney Randles, organized the event for “Colin n Sean’s Fightin’ Irish”, a team formed to help raise awareness and money to find a cure for CF.
The walk must not have been enough exercise for the family and officers involved because the following day a large group from the Ocean City area participated in the 10 Mile Broad Street Run in Philadelphia.
Chief Chad Callahan, Detective Sergeant Dennis Jones, Officer Pat Randles, and Whitney Randles joined a group of family and friends from Ocean City and all ran through the rain in the streets of Philadelphia wearing t-shirts showing their support of the Randles’ boys.
The Ocean City Police Department would like to thank the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation for all the work they do in holding the event in Ocean City and thank everyone who participated in the Broad Street Run for the team, particularly members of Exodus Gym and their trainer Carrie Merrit.
Both events were a huge success and next year even more friends and family are planning to attend.
Chief Chad Callahan stated:
“It’s humbling to see the support for Colin and Sean, not only from the Police Department and the community, but from the general public who don’t even know the Randles. I observed two separate race participants approach Pat after the race and ask how they can donate to CF because of the t-shirts we wore in support of Colin and Sean. It’s amazing to see the generosity from complete strangers.”