
By Jennifer Oliver O’Connell
The annual “Shop With a Cop” Christmas event happened this week and will continue over the next two weeks, in cities and counties across America. In most instances, police departments and retailers have been collaborating for decades, and work to make each year better than the last. This partnership with local law enforcement and local business helps the needy and at-risk children in their community and is the subject of this week’s Feel-Good Friday.
Big thanks to our own “Salieri” who discovered this was a thing in his neck of the woods, and thought it should be replicated. Little did we know it was already!
Shop With a Cop is a 501(c)3 organization that gives law enforcement an opportunity to be the face of charity and goodwill to children who otherwise would not have a very Merry Christmas.
While the Shriners and Toys for Tots are also wonderful endeavors, Shop With a Cop is about direct connection–police officers reaching out to the communities they serve to transform the lives of young people and their families. As a country, we are thankfully turning the page from “defund the police” and the targeting of law enforcement, back to appreciation for law and order, as well as support and encouragement for those who serve. This post from a Shop With a Cop event in North Las Vegas is as adorable as it is a bridge…
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