Fundraising effort launched for fallen deputy
Project LEO, a non-profit fundraising organization, is asking for donations to help the family of Gwinnett County Sheriff’s Deputy Oscar Batista, who died May 9.
Batista is survived by his wife and four children, ages 13, 5, 2 and six-weeks.
Project LEO is a 501(c)3 dedicated to providing support and assistance to officers and their families who are in need due to injury, bereavement or other hardship. All donations are tax-deductible and can be submitted through PayPal at www.projectleo.org. Scroll down to the bottom of page and click on the PayPal donate button to the left of the screen.
Reference GCSD-0512 in the comments section when making a donation. That code helps the organization allocate the money to the proper account. A receipt will be provided immediately after completing the transaction.
For more information, contact Michelle Couch at (770) 676-8924 or e-mail to michelle.couch@americanangelworks.org or email Ken Stepp at info@americanangelworks.org.
About the Author
Dan Klepal is editor of the local government team, supervising nine reporters covering county and municipal governments and metro Atlanta. Klepal came to the AJC in 2012, after a long career covering city halls in Cincinnati and Louisville, Ky. He has covered Gwinnett and Cobb counties before spending three years on the investigative team.
