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The Holidays Through The Eyes Of A Child Third Shop With A Cop Planned BY ANN MEAD ASH
hen Master Trooper Kelly Osborne, community service/public information officer with Pennsylvania State Police Troop J - Lancaster, organized the first Shop With a Cop, the idea was to foster good relationships between children and local law enforcement officers. Now, as she prepares to hold the third such event, Osborne has witnessed the results of her efforts. “You see a difference from the time a child is dropped off by a parent or guardian in the morning, when they may be unsure or nervous, to when the parents pick them up,” she said, noting when the children prepare to go home, they are often laughing and hugging their assigned cop. “In those couple hours, the bond that is made between the officer and the child is amazing,” said Osborne. The third Shop With a Cop will be held at Lafayette Fire Company on Saturday, Dec. 3. Osborne hopes to pair at least 30 children
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Police officers and area children were paired up to take part in past Shop With a Cop countywide events. Nominations for children to take part in this year’s event are open now.
to the station, where the officers will help wrap the gifts. Each student will also receive a bag lunch before being picked up. Osborne has also created a “Troop J Lancaster Shop With a Cop” Facebook page, where she
BY ANN MEAD ASH
In early January, Clyde Snyder of Lancaster Township was asked by the president of Vietnam Veterans of America whether there were any Merchant Marines buried in the Indiantown Gap National Cemetery. Snyder, who founded the Vet21 Salute Honor Guard of Lancaster, Cavod Performing Arts offers music and dance in a godly environment.
shares that a child loved being part of the program. “It makes the kids feel empowered to provide gifts for their family members,” said Osborne. “You think it’s just for the children, but it benefits the whole family.”
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Connie Dienner, director of Cavod Performing Arts, is looking forward to the organization’s first Day of ThanksGIVING, which will feature a live evening gathering. “The evening is a celebration of all God has done,” said Dienner. “We are so thankful for our donors.” The Day of ThanksGIVING will begin at midnight on Friday, Nov. 18, with online giving at https://cavod.org. The academy at 675 W. Main St., New Holland, which is normally closed on Fridays, will open at 9 a.m. for those who want to give in person.
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posts photos, updates, and other information about the event. “I receive a lot of feedback from parents and grandparents in the form of emails or Facebook messages,” she said, noting most of the correspondence expresses gratitude and
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in the countywide program with volunteer state police troopers, officers from East Lampeter Township Police Department, and officers from the SPCA and Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission. Osborne is specifically looking to include children who have been the victim of a crime or involved in another unfortunate circumstance where police contact would benefit them. Those who wish to nominate a child for the program may visit http://campcadetoflancaster county.com/shop-with-a-cop. Links to sponsor a child are located on that website as well. Nomination forms for children to participate must be completed by Wednesday, Nov. 30. The elementary-age children and officers whom Osborne has paired up will travel together to Kohl’s on Lincoln Highway to shop. Each child will receive a $150 gift card to Kohl’s, so students may shop for family members. Prepared with lists of possible gifts, the students and officers will shop and then returned
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