Van Buren public servants came together Thursday to support a fellow first responder who is battling ALS. The Van Buren Fraternal Order of Police Lodge No. 52 raised $7,500 for Les Stephenson, a firefighter with the Van Buren Fire Department. Lodge members sold 840 $7 barbecue lunches earlier this month to raise the money. They presented the $7,500 check to Stephenson at their monthly meeting on Thursday.