West Covina Police Officers Association Annual “Shop with a Cop”
Set For Dec 11, 2015
Date of Release: December 8, 2015
The West Covina Police Officers Association (WCPOA), in conjunction with the West Covina Police Department, the Los Angeles County Probation Department and the Target Store at The Heights will be hosting “Shop with a Cop” on Friday, December 11, 2015. The WCPOA selected 10 local children to take Christmas shopping at Target located at 2370 S. Azusa Avenue, West Covina. The event will start at 7:45 A.M.
The children were pre-selected based on their needs and challenges this Christmas season. Some of the children’s parents lost jobs earlier in the year while others are struggling to make ends meet. One child lost a sibling due to cancer. Some of the requests on the children’s wish lists include soap, shampoo, toothbrush, school supplies, and warm clothing. As you can see the selected children’s wish list is a little different than most. These children have made a wish list of needs, not wants.
A West Covina Police Officer will accompany each child as they shop, assisting the children with their selections to make the child’s Christmas enjoyable. Children will also enjoy a surprise visit from Santa Claus who will be present during the event. Immediately following the event the children will attend a luncheon hosted by Red Robin located at Plaza West Covina.
The following companies and organizations are some of the sponsors for this Holiday season event:
- West Covina Police Association
- West Covina Police Department
- LA County Probation Department
- Target – The Heights ($1600.00 grant)
- Plaza West Covina ($1000.00 donation)
- Lee Burwell Family ($600.00 donation)
- Don and Jennifer Fernald ($300.00 donation)
- Red Robin Restaurant of West Covina (Lunch sponsor for officers and children)
- DEL Records with Distributor Sony Latin ($4,800.00)
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