SHREWSBURY – It’s Sheriff Lew Evangelidis’ favorite day of the year … every year!

And who can blame him? On June 7, Evangelidis and several dozen volunteers held the 15th annual Senior Picnic, welcoming over 1,000 seniors to Shrewsbury’s Scandinavian Athletic Club (SAC) Park for free lunch and a variety of different goodies.

“I can’t get over how happy everyone is here. I think a lot of it is because of our team. We put this together, everybody is in a great mood, everybody volunteers their time to come here. It just means a lot to people. You see people who you haven’t seen in a while, reconnect with people,” Evangelidis said during a brief break from greeting seniors.

“It’s a special day,” he added.

A drive-thru style event (the event was once a sit-down, but became too popular), Evangelidis and volunteers passed out a variety of free items. “The seniors just get constantly barraged with people giving them things,” said Evangelidis. Though the picnic started at 11 a.m., people were already waiting at 9 a.m. for this fan-favorite event.

“People are just so happy. You have a chance to see them, wave. I love to say ‘hi’ to everybody. We’re doing great. It’s a great day, and if you spend any time talking to these folks, you’ll see what I mean,” said Evangelidis.

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