The annual Shop-With-a-Cop was a double-success in December, with enough gift cards to cover two shopping trips for area children.
Twice as many gift cards made possible two shopping trips for more children than usual – trips on Dec. 16 and Dec. 22.
The program, which allows children to shop for gifts for their families, is made possible by grants from Walmart and Bernick’s Pepsi. Area police officers volunteer to accompany the children on the shopping trips in the Walmart store. Representing the Sartell Police Department were Sartell Police Chief Jim Hughes and officers Jill Lundquist and Adam Vande Vrede.
The children chosen for Shop-With-a-Cop are from the school districts of Sartell, St. Cloud and Sauk Rapids.
A Walmart employee helps Angel wrap one of the gifts he bought for his family during a Shop-With-a-Cop event at Walmart in Sartell. The shopping trips and gifts were made possible courtesy of Walmart and Bernick’s Pepsi, with the assistance of area police officers, including some from Sartell.
A boy named Samuel considers purchasing a CD during Shop-With-a-Cop at Walmart a few days before Christmas. Assisting Samuel is Sartell police officer Jill Lundquist.
Sartell Police Chief Jim Hughes and a girl named Aubrey have a good time during the Shop-With-a-Cop event at Walmart before Christmas. The event, sponsored by Walmart and Bernick’s Pepsi, allows area children to shop for their families with the assistance of area police departments. There were two Shop-With-a-Cop events last month just before Christmas week.
A happy boy named Angel smiles after buying special gifts for special people during the pre-Christmas Shop-With-a-Cop event at Walmart in Sartell. At left is Angel’s mother; at right is Adam Vande Vrede, a Sartell police officer who helped Angel do his shopping.
Gia relaxes with her mother after shopping at Walmart in Sartell just before Christmas. Gia was asked to be part of the Shop-With-a-Cop event in which area police officers helped children choose gifts, compliments of Walmart and Bernick’s Pepsi. With Gia and her mother is Jill Lundquist, Sartell police officer.
