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GREEN BAY, WI (December 9, 2014)– The 20th annual “Shop with a Cop” event will take place on Saturday, December 13, 2014. In addition to giving the children a unique opportunity to shop for presents for themselves and family members with a member of a local police department, the program helps to foster positive community relations between law enforcement and elementary school children. Over 160 children will participate in this year’s event.

The day begins with a breakfast attended by the children and the law enforcement volunteers during which the children receive gifts of new hats and gloves. The children and officers are then transported to area Shopko stores where the officers assist the children as they select and wrap the perfect gifts for their family members.

“Shopko is proud to support the Shop with a Cop program,” said Peter McMahon, Shopko CEO. “There are many programs this time of the year in which individuals and families receive gifts. The focus of this event has always been about the giving aspect of the holiday season. In many cases, this will be the first time that the children have had an opportunity to buy gifts for their family members. Our hope is that the children who participate will learn through this experience that the holidays are not about how much you get, but rather the joy in what you can give.”

This program is made possible by the men and women in law enforcement, program sponsors, and individuals in the community who have contributed to the program. Major sponsors for the Shop with a Cop event are the Green Bay Press-Gazette and Gannett Foundation, Shopko and the Shopko Foundation, Lamers Bus Lines, Promotional Designs, Green Bay and De Pere McDonalds, Ambrosius Studios, Luke Bingham Photography, Saranac Glove, Mark Hawkins Photojournalism, Kwik Trip, Wood’s Wheels, Brown County Community Women’s Club and the Boys and Girls Clubs of Green Bay.

Officers and civilian workers from the following police departments have volunteered their time to participate: Green Bay Police Department, Brown County Sheriff’s Department, Ashwaubenon Public Safety Department, De Pere Police Department, Oneida Police Department, Hobart/Lawrence Police Department, Pulaski Police Department, Denmark Police Department, Seymour Police Department, UWGB Police Department and Wrightstown Police Department.

Photo opportunities are available at all Green Bay area Shopko stores between 8:30 – 9:45 a.m. on Saturday, December 13:

Shopko De Pere 230 N. Wisconsin St. Contact: Officer Jedd Bradley

Shopko Ashwaubenon 301 Bay Park Square Contact: Officer Gary Ness

Shopko West Green Bay 216 W. Military Ave. Contact: Melanie Skalmoski Crime Prevention Coordinator

Shopko East Green Bay 2430 E. Mason St. Contact: Natalia Sidon Crime Prevention Coordinator

Shopko Suamico 2320 Lineville Road Contact: Officer Mike Calmes

The media is welcome to attend. Please contact Michelle Hansen at (920) 429-4054 if you are interested in covering this event.

For those wanting to take this opportunity to make a child’s holiday a little brighter, donations can be made to Shop With a Cop-Greater Green Bay Community Foundation, 310 Walnut St. #350, Green Bay, WI 54303-2734.


About Shopko
Shopko is owned by an affiliate of Sun Capital Partners, Inc., a leading private investment firm focused on leverage buyouts, equity, debt, and other investments in market-leading companies.

Founded in 1962 and headquartered in Green Bay, Wisconsin, Shopko Stores Operating Co., LLC is a $3 billion retailer that operates 320 stores in 21 states throughout the Midwest, Mountain, North Central and Pacific Northwest regions. Retail formats include 133 Shopko stores, providing quality name-brand merchandise, great values, pharmacy and optical services in small to mid-sized cities; 5 Shopko Express Rx stores, a convenient neighborhood drugstore concept; 5 Shopko Pharmacy locations; and 177 Shopko Hometown stores, a smaller concept store developed to meet the needs of smaller communities. For more information, visit www.shopko.com.