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To: Pogeu Mahone who wrote (270598)	12/13/2003 8:52:11 AM
From: Pogeu Mahone	Respond to of 436258

Anybody going to the Patriots game sunday? Trooper's charity is from the heart By Laurel J. Sweet Saturday, December 13, 2003 It's said that what goes around comes around, but Sgt. Lenny Coppenrath never intended to be on the receiving end of his own generosity. ``It's a story that started years ago when our family started collecting for Children's Hospital because we thought it was a nice thing to do,'' said Coppenrath, 44, a state police homicide detective. Every year since 1992, Coppenrath - playing Santa in crisp dress blues - his wife, Jean, and a growing legion of helpers have set up shop in Foxboro before one of the New England Patriots' last home games to collect toys and cash they then deliver to needy tykes at Children's in Boston. ``Whatever happens, it's a win,'' said Coppenrath, who raised $500 his first year and topped $15,000 and two truckloads of toys last December. But nearly seven years ago, the Coppenraths turned up at Children's five months too soon. Fate would deliver their third child, Emily, with Down syndrome and life-threatening heart complications. Suddenly, the Coppenraths were depending on the programs their tireless fund-raising had been helping develop. Rather than losing themselves in their own troubles, the Coppenraths, who knew better than anyone how much the hospital's special patients count on the kindness of strangers at Christmastime, kept up the good fight. Tomorrow, they'll be back at Parking Lot 11 off Route 1 opposite Gillette Stadium from 8 a.m. until the Pats' 1 p.m. kickoff against the Jacksonville Jaguars. ``When we leave Children's, we realize we're taking our baby home and some of these families won't be,'' Coppenrath said. ``Our worst day is still better than their best day.'' [ contact us ] :: [ print advertising ] :: [ online advertising ] :: [ FAQ's ] :: [ Herald History ] :: [ News Tips ] :: [ Electronic Edition ] Click here for home delivery or call 1.800.882.1211 for Back Issues call 617.619.6523 © Copyright by the Boston Herald a