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Wednesday, October 19, 2022
Vol. 65, Issue No. 42
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November 8th 2022 Chayse Thompson County Council District 3
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%\ '$9,' +$=/(',1( $VVRFLDWH (GLWRU Fulton County’s Fraternal Order of Police Lodge 143 is now gearing up for its annual holiday “Shop with a Cop” event, which gives children from underprivileged backgrounds the opportunity to browse the shelves of Walmart for an hour with a state or local law enforcement officer or emergency responder. The F.O.P. is asking community businesses and individuals for donations to help sponsor children. The event, which takes place on the second Saturday in December, is now in its 26th year, and has grown since 1996, both in the number of kids who benefit and in the number of activities it encompasses. In 2018, a “Trot with a Cop 5K Run/Walk” was added, which this year will start from St. Joseph Catholic Church, 1310 Main St., Rochester, at 9:30 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 19. Registration is $20 per participant, and those signed up by Nov. 11 are guaranteed a T-shirt. Free hot soup will also be served following the race. “We were looking to do a fundraiser in 1996 where we could keep everything local,” recalled F.O.P. President Dennis Price, who has coordinated the program every year since its inception. “Shop with a Cop” events were popping up across the country at that time, and Lodge 143 decided to hold one of its own. “It took off and it’s grown ever since. The first year we had 80 kids,” Price said. Since then the event has grown to include 250-280 children. “Shop with a Cop,” said Price, is a “community policing program.” The
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officers talk with the children about school and other aspects of their lives. Additionally, the children get a chance to talk with the officer. “Kids and officers get an hour together to see the good parts of law enforcement.” The pair have $125-$150 gift cards, which are used to buy essential items such as shoes and clothes as well as a toy or video game. Children are referred to the program by schools, Head Start, Healthy Families, Child Protective Services and other organizations. They may be in foster care or have a parent out of work, among many other situations. Price recalled tak-
ing kids shopping while their parents suffered from a terminal illness. “It’s a chance to help kids through a hard time. … It really helps the community.” “We’re helping those who don’t have the miracle of a Christmas blessing,” added Gail Karas, Fulton County 911 director, a “Shop with a Cop” organizer and Price’s daughter. “There are more children in need than you realize,” Karas observed, and not only does the event benefit children, Continued on page 3
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