[GPPD Blue Shoes 2023]
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IT WAS ALL SMILES FOR LOTS OF CHILDREN AT GRAND PRAIRIE'S BOWIE FINE ARTS ACADEMY.
THANKS TO THE MEN AND WOMEN FROM THE GPPD.
IT'S THE THIRD ANNUAL BLUE SHOES GIVEAWAY, WHICH MEANS LOTS OF ELEMENTARY SCHOOL KIDS GO HOME VERY HAPPY WITH A BRAND NEW PAIR OF SHOES PERSONALLY FITTED FOR THEM ALONG WITH NEW SOCKS BY THE OFFICERS.
THESE ARE FAST ESTABLISHED BY GP POLICE CHIEF DANIEL SNE.
THE BLUE SHOES PROGRAM HAS PROVEN TO BE A VERY EFFECTIVE WAY TO ADDRESS ONE OF THE BIGGEST NEEDS AMONG SCHOOL CHILDREN, AND HE SAYS THAT THIS YEAR THE MONEY THEY WERE ABLE TO USE TO BUY THE SHOES MAKES IT EXTRA SATISFYING.
THIS YEAR I'VE USED ASSET FORFEITURE DOLLARS.
THESE ARE THE MONEY SEED FROM DRUG DEALERS.
THOSE THAT ARE REALLY RUINING OUR COMMUNITY.
WE'RE USING THEIR MONEY TO GO BACK AND FIX OUR COMMUNITY, WHICH TO ME, I THINK ADDS A SPECIAL COMPONENT.
HEY, THIS IS CHIEF FRANK AND SO DOES WHAT THE KIDS GET TO DO NEXT.
THE TRADITIONAL TUG OF WAR AGAINST DEPUTY CHIEF FRANK ABODO THREE.
AH, THE FIRST BIG TEST FOR THEIR BRAND NEW SHOES AND A FUN WAY TO TOP OFF A PRETTY COOL DAY AT SCHOOL FOR THE KIDS AND THE COPS.
UNFORTUNATELY, MANY CHILDREN IN OUR SOCIETY, ALL OVER THE UNITED STATES, THE ONLY INTERACTION THEY HAVE WITH THE POLICE IS DURING AN ENFORCEMENT ENCOUNTER WITH A PARENT.
THIS GIVES US A CHANCE TO CONNECT WITH THE CHILDREN ON A HUMAN LEVEL, AND IT CREATES A REALLY BEAUTIFUL DYNAMIC WITH THE KIDS.
THE OTHER THING IT DOES FOR US IS IT GIVES THE COPS A CHANCE TO RECHARGE OUR BATTERIES.
THEY CAN SEE OUR SMILES, CREATES A CONNECTION WITH POLICE LIKE NO OTHER.
FOR INFORMATION ABOUT ANY OF THE GP P'S COMMUNITY OUTREACH PROGRAMS, PLEASE VISIT GRAND PRAIRIE POLICE.ORG/COMMUNITY.