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I'M ASSISTANT CHIEF TIM SLE WITH
[Hoops for History 2024]
THE GRAND PRAIRIE POLICE DEPARTMENT.IT'S A FEBRUARY TRADITION AT GRAND PRAIRIE'S DALWORTH RECREATION CENTER, AND THE PLACE TO BE FOR ITS ANNUAL CELEBRATION OF BASKETBALL HISTORY AND THE GRAND PRAIRIE COMMUNITY, ERIC, HE, HE ALSO KNOWN AS HOOPS FOR HISTORY AND SPONSORED BY GPS PARKS ARTS AND RECREATION DEPARTMENT DURING BLACK HISTORY MONTH.
THE CELEBRATION INCLUDES SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS TO RECOGNIZE THREE OUTSTANDING INDIVIDUALS WHOSE ACHIEVEMENTS HAVE MADE A DIFFERENCE IN THE DALWORTH COMMUNITY AND THE CITY.
THEN IT WAS TIME FOR THE MAIN EVENT OF THE EVENING, THE HOOPS FOR HISTORY BASKETBALL GAME, FEATURING THE MEN AND WOMEN FROM THE GRAND PRAIRIE POLICE DEPARTMENT AGAINST A TEAM OF DOW WORTH ALL STARS.
IT'S A CHANCE FOR BOTH SQUADS TO DISPLAY THEIR SKILLS, ENJOY A LITTLE FRIENDLY COMPETITION, AND MAYBE MORE IMPORTANT TO SHOW EVERYONE ON HAND THE POSITIVE RELATIONSHIP THAT THE GPPD SHARES WITH THE PEOPLE IT SERVES AND PROTECTS EVERY DAY TO GET TO SEE THE POLICE OFFICERS WHERE SOME KIDS ARE SCARED OF THEM, SOME KIDS WANNA TALK TO 'EM.
SO THIS JUST GIVES 'EM AN OPPORTUNITY TO DO THAT AND JUST GET TO SEE 'EM IN A DIFFERENT KIND OF LIGHT.
I'VE BEEN DOING THIS FOR A WHILE.
IT'S A GREAT ENVIRONMENT TO BE ABLE TO SEE IT FLOURISH AND THRIVE AND TO SEE KIDS THAT WERE ONCE 15 YEARS OLD OR NOW 21 YEARS OLD, AND THEY STILL RECOGNIZE US, THEY KNOW US, AND THEY ARE ABLE TO COME TO US AND HAVE CONVERSATION BECAUSE THEY'VE SEEN US IN THEIR COMMUNITY.
THEY SEE US IN THEIR BACKYARD DOING GOOD THINGS.
UM, IN PARTNERING WITH THE COMMUNITY, 2024 MARKS THE 10TH STRAIGHT YEAR THAT THE DOW WORTH RECREATION CENTER HAS HOSTED A HOOPS FOR HISTORY EVENT.