James G. Hicks, Chief of Police
20 East Central St.
Natick, MA 01760
Thursday, Dec. 17, 2015
Contact: John Guilfoil
Phone: 617-993-0003
Email: john@jgpr.net
Contact: Jessica Sacco
Phone: 978-769-5193
Email: jessica@jgpr.net
*Media Advisory* Natick Police to Participate in First Annual “Shop With a Cop” Event Tonight
NATICK — Chief James Hicks is pleased to announce that the Natick Police Department will be participating in the First Annual “Shop With a Cop” event tonight.
“We are honored to be able to participate in this wonderful event, especially because it gives our officers a chance to get in the holiday spirit and interact with the children for a fun activity,” Chief Hicks said. “We hope this shopping trip will help to brighten the holidays for these children who may not have had that opportunity otherwise.”
WHAT
To celebrate the holidays, the Natick, Framingham, Ashland and Holliston Police Departments are hosting the First Annual “Shop With a Cop” program, in which members of participating police departments will meet children at the Target store in Framingham and use donated funds to shop for holiday gifts.
Each child that has been selected to participate in the event will be given $50 and paired with a police officer who will assist them in shopping.
Approximately 100 children from Middlesex County in kindergarten through eighth grade were chosen for the event, based on financial need or military parents currently deployed.
Note: Children must be on the list in order to attend the event.
WHEN
Thursday, Dec. 17 at 6 p.m.
WHERE
Target Store, 400 Cochituate Road, Framingham, MA 01701
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