July 29,
2013
The Richmond Police Department is proud
to partner with the YMCA to help kids get ready for school by taking them to
“Shop with a Cop” at Target tomorrow!
Richmond Police partners every year
with the YMCA of Greater Richmond’s Bright Beginnings program to provide
volunteers to take young people back-to-school shopping at a local Target
store. Hundreds of volunteers across Metropolitan Richmond participate in YMCA
Bright Beginnings, but the pairing of officers with children for the annual
shopping trip is known as “Shop with a Cop.”
Chief Ray J.
Tarasovic,
members of his Command Staff and patrol officers will shop with about 30
children tomorrow at Target. The children are pre-selected from the city,
picked up and taken to the store to shop with officers.
VCU Police will be joining the officers this year
as well!
Altria is the lead sponsor of YMCA
Bright Beginnings. Other major sponsors are Saxon Shoes, Target, Wells Fargo
and the Junior League of Richmond.
Members of the media are encouraged to
attend the Shop with a Cop event and to contact the Richmond Police at 646-0607
to schedule interviews.
The event is not open to the public.
Also, photograph and video guidelines will be given at the store in the
interest of the privacy of the children participating.
