'Shop with a Cop' 2011 (Clackamas County Sheriff's Office)

The Clackamas County Peace Officers Benevolent Foundation co-hosted its 5th-annual "Shop with a Cop" event from 7 to 10 a.m. on Saturday, Dec. 10 at the Clackamas Wal-Mart.

During "Shop with a Cop," local law-enforcement officers locate kids (105 this year) whose families have had some enforcement contact with police, present those kids with gift cards, and then shop with them at the Wal-Mart, using a $100 gift card. (Meanwhile, parents are treated to coffee and donated donuts from Krispy Kreme.) Wal-Mart provides a separate check-out area for the event -- wrapping all the gifts for the kids and supplying gift wrap, ribbon and tags.

It's an opportunity for police and kids to get to know one another; any concerns the kids may have had about police are often changed for the better.

The Clackamas County Peace Officers Benevolent Foundation is a non-profit charitable organization that exists to assist police officers and their families in Clackamas County, when an officer is injured or killed. The Foundation also works closely with programs dedicated to helping at-risk children.

Please consider sponsoring a "Shop with a Cop" child for $100. Donations can be made to the CCPO Benevolent Foundation by check and sent to me via courier or you can mail to CCPOBF, PO Box 426, Oregon City, OR 97045. Donors will receive a receipt for tax purposes. For more information contact the CCPOBF at ccpobf@ccpobf.org or (503) 744-0712 or visit http://ccpobf.org

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