LONG BEACH -- Donations are needed for the 17th Annual "Shop with a Cop" spree, which provides local, disadvantaged children with new back-to-school clothes and supplies.
The event, hosted by The Long Beach Junior Chamber in partnership with the Long Beach Police Foundation, the Boys and Girls Club of Long Beach and the Assistance League of Long Beach, is scheduled for Aug. 20.
Event organizers hope to raise enough money to help 100 local kids.
"Shop with a Cop" sees deserving children paired with police officers and other volunteers. The shopping spree is, for many of the kids, the only time they will receive new clothes for the year.
In addition to the shopping, the Assistance League will provide each child with a school uniform, backpack and other essentials.
The shopping spree is being held at Target, located at 33rd Street and Atlantic Avenue in Long Beach.
The children, nominated by the Boys and Girls Club of Long Beach, will start their day with a breakfast cooked by the Long Beach Police Officers Association.
After shopping for clothes and shoes they will be treated to snacks and school supplies for their backpacks and an arts and crafts area will be set up to keep the kids busy.
Public support needed for the event includes cash and in-kind donations. Items that will be accepted include, but are not limited to, new clothes, new shoes or new school supplies.
Donations can be made online at the foundation's website, www.lbpolicefoundation.org.
Checks should be made payable to the "Long Beach Police Foundation" and mailed to P.O. Box 15418, Long Beach, CA 90805.
The police foundation is a nonprofit organization that provides private, direct funding for the Long Beach Police Department.
For more information check out the foundation's website -- listed above -- or call 562-343-5111.
tracy.manzer@presstelegram.com, 562-499-1261.
The event, hosted by The Long Beach Junior Chamber in partnership with the Long Beach Police Foundation, the Boys and Girls Club of Long Beach and the Assistance League of Long Beach, is scheduled for Aug. 20.
Event organizers hope to raise enough money to help 100 local kids.
"Shop with a Cop" sees deserving children paired with police officers and other volunteers. The shopping spree is, for many of the kids, the only time they will receive new clothes for the year.
In addition to the shopping, the Assistance League will provide each child with a school uniform, backpack and other essentials.
The shopping spree is being held at Target, located at 33rd Street and Atlantic Avenue in Long Beach.
The children, nominated by the Boys and Girls Club of Long Beach, will start their day with a breakfast cooked by the Long Beach Police Officers Association.
After shopping for clothes and shoes they will be treated to snacks and school supplies for their backpacks and an arts and crafts area will be set up to keep the kids busy.
Public support needed for the event includes cash and in-kind donations. Items that will be accepted include, but are not limited to, new clothes, new shoes or new school supplies.
Donations can be made online at the foundation's website, www.lbpolicefoundation.org.
Checks should be made payable to the "Long Beach Police Foundation" and mailed to P.O. Box 15418, Long Beach, CA 90805.
The police foundation is a nonprofit organization that provides private, direct funding for the Long Beach Police Department.
For more information check out the foundation's website -- listed above -- or call 562-343-5111.
tracy.manzer@presstelegram.com, 562-499-1261.
Disadvantaged children should be given equal treatment with other children, they deserve to be loved and respected. I do believe this Shop with a cop spree will become a successful event. The happiness these children would experience during this spree would be heartwarming.