First Annual "Shop with a Cop" program

"Making a difference, one kid at a time"

                                

On Saturday, December 15, 2007 from 8:00 a.m. to noon, the Banning Police Activities League hosted the First Annual Shop with a Cop program.  Twenty-one children from the City of Banning and two children from the City of Beaumont, were treated to a special day of holiday fun and shopping by police officers and firefighters from local agencies. The morning began at 8:00 a.m. at the Banning Police Department with a limousine ride and police escort to a home-style cooked breakfast served by police officers, firefighters and volunteers. After breakfast, the children were escorted by police to Wal-Mart in Beaumont where they were handed $100 (one hundred one dollar bills) in cash. The children were told that they could spend their money any way they chose.  The limousine service was provided by Dream Makers Specialty Limousine Service at no cost.  B.P.A.L. would like to thank the following sponsors who made Shop with a Cop possible.  

List of Sponsors.........

County of Riverside District 5 Supervisor Marion Ashley

Kiwanis of Banning

Phil Holder

All American Towing, Inc.

Banning Police Department Citizen Volunteer Patrol

Rick and Chelse Youngblood

Gary Monte

The Medicine Shoppe

Dick's Tire Mart

The Red Hat Society

Highland Springs Christian Fellowship

Classic Acts Auto Body & Paint

Lee's Auto Body and Repair

Sean McMurray

Dingmasters

Debbie Franklin

Ned and America Wesley

Perricano's Juices


Participating Agencies......

Banning Police Department

California Highway Patrol

Beaumont Police Department

Cal-Fire (Banning Fire Services)

Riverside County District Attorney's Office

Riverside County Probation Department

National Center for Missing and Exploited Children