With a daughter that has had two bone-marrow transplants, Orangeville police’s Deputy Chief Leah Gilfoy is encouraging citizens to give during an upcoming Canadian Blood Services clinic.

Earlier this year, the Orangeville Police Services Board hired Gilfoy, who had previously served as a Det. Sgt. with Toronto police, as its next deputy chief. The position has been vacant since Chief Wayne Kalinski was promoted to his current role in January 2015.

In 2007, Gilfoy and her husband, Orangeville police Const. Andy May’s daughter, Karlee, was diagnosed with Aplastic Anemia at the age of four. Karlee, who has required many blood transfusions, would later undergo two bone marrow transplants in both 2007 and 2011.

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