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IT WAS LIKE CHRISTMAS IN NOVEMBER FOR A LOT OF KIDS AT GPS.
DAVID DANIELS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
THANKS TO THE MEN AND WOMEN IN BLUE FROM THE GRAND PRAIRIE POLICE DEPARTMENT.
IT'S THE GP P'S ANNUAL BLUE SHOES GIVEAWAY, WHERE MORE THAN 200 STUDENTS FROM PRE-K TO SECOND GRADE WERE ALL SMILES THANKS TO THE BRAND NEW SHOES ON THEIR FEET, PERSONALLY FITTED FOR THEM, ALONG WITH A NEW PAIR OF SOCKS BY THE POLICE OFFICERS.
FOUNDED IN 2021 BY CHIEF DANIEL NEY.
THE GP BLUE SHOES PROGRAM HAS PROVEN TO BE A FUN AND INNOVATIVE WAY TO ADDRESS WHAT RESEARCH SAYS IS ONE OF THE TOP FIVE MOST ESSENTIAL NEEDS FOR SCHOOL CHILDREN.
WHILE IT'S ALSO MADE FOR A PRETTY GRATIFYING DAY FOR THE ADULTS IN THE ROOM TOO.
REALLY IMPORTANT TO OUR POLICE OFFICERS BECAUSE IT GIVES US A CHANCE TO RECHARGE OUR BATTERIES.
LOOK IN THE EYES OF, OF KIDS THAT, UH, GET IN A BRAND NEW PAIR OF SHOES.
REMEMBER, SOME OF THESE KIDS HAVE NEVER HAD A BRAND NEW PAIR OF SHOES.
THEIR, THEIR SHOES ARE HANDED DOWN FROM OLDER SIBLINGS.
THIS PROGRAM ENABLES US TO PUT BRAND NEW SOCKS AND SHOES ON THESE KIDS, 100% FUNDED BY ASSET FORFEITURE.
THAT MEANS THAT THE MONEY THAT SEIZED FROM DRUG DEALERS WHO ARE POISONING OUR COMMUNITY, THAT MONEY'S BEING POURED RIGHT BACK IN OUR COMMUNITY AND INTO THESE KIDS.
WHAT THE KIDS GET TO DO ONCE THEY ARE ALL SQUARED AWAY IS TO THE TRADITIONAL TUG OF WAR AGAINST DEPUTY CHIEF FRANK ABODO, THE FIRST BIG TEST FOR THEIR BRAND NEW SHOES AND TOPPING OFF FOR ALL INVOLVED.
WHAT IS A COOL DAY AT SCHOOL TO GET A PAIR OF SHOES RIGHT BEFORE CHRISTMAS TIME? I MEAN, WHAT MAGIC SO FOR ALL OF OUR FAMILIES, JUST TO KNOW THAT THE COMMUNITY SUPPORTS US AND CONTINUE TO PROVIDE OUR STUDENTS WITH THE NECESSITIES IS DEFINITELY MAGICAL.
SEE YOU BUDDY IN ALL MORE THAN 240 PAIRS OF SHOES WERE GIVEN AWAY THIS YEAR.
TO FIND OUT ABOUT ANY OF THE GRAND PRAIRIE POLICE DEPARTMENT'S COMMUNITY OUTREACH PROGRAMS, PLEASE VISIT GRAND PRAIRIE POLICE.ORG/COMMUNITY.