Thanks for help with holiday kids project

The Mount Vernon Fraternal Order of Police lodge #133 would like to thank the many individuals, groups, business, active associate affiliate auxiliary members, and sponsors that help to make the Cops and Kids program a success this past year. This was the 20th year the FOP has had a program to make the Christmas time brighter for a few of our neighbors’ kids that are in need.
The FOP works with the local Ministerial association that has identified 100 kids throughout Posey County that need assistance. The kids along with their parents,
grandparents, or guardian are invited to the Mount Vernon Jr. High Cafeteria for the event. There the kids get to interact with law enforcement officers that serve Posey County. The participants are served meals from McDonalds, and Dairy Queen. They decorate their own cookies and meet clowns from the local shrine lodge.
The highlight of the day is a special visit with Santa.
All the kids leave with a new toy, a gift card from Wal-Mart for $50 and a bag of fruit courtesy of the Mount Vernon FFA.
Again, thanks to all that have made this event a success for so many years. A special thanks goes to McDonalds and Dairy Queen for stepping up when their assistance was needed, and to the Mount Vernon FFA for their continued support of Cops and Kids.

Paul Axton

Mount Vernon