The
St. Mary's County Shop with a Cop program is an independent 501c3 nonprofit
organization whose boards of directors are comprised of members of the St.
Mary's County Optimist Clubs and St. Mary's County Fraternal Order of Police,
Lodge 7. Lorraine "Bunny" Brewer, Toni and Jimmy Long, and Joseph Stanalonis and
Bill Raddatz plan, coordinate and supervise the program throughout the
year.
On
Saturday, December 13th, members of the Optimist Clubs of St. Mary's County, St.
Mary's County Commissioner John O'Connor and members of the St. Mary's Fraternal
Order of Police Lodge 7, cooked breakfast and wrapped presents for the officers
and children participating in the program.
Kate
Eggart of the St. Mary's County Public schools and the personnel pupil workers
of the St. Mary's County Public schools and the principals and counselors of
several of the parochial schools assisted in submitting names of children who
were later selected to participate in the program.
Officers
and deputies from the State Fire Marshal's Office, United States Coast Guard,
Point Lookout Department of Natural Resource Park Rangers, Federal Bureau of
Investigations, St. Mary's County Sheriff's Office, St. Mary's County office of
Parole and Probation, and Troopers from the Maryland State Police St. Mary's,
Calvert, and LaPlata barracks along with Troopers from the Aviation Division
volunteered to take the children
shopping.
Sheriff Tim Cameron and the men and women of the St. Mary's County Sheriff's Office sincerely thank everyone who continue to make this event, (and Back to School Shop With A COP), an amazing success every year.
Visit #SMCSO Facebook page at www.facebook.com/firstsheriff to see all of our Shop With A COP photos. Remember to follow #SMCSO on Twitter @firstsheriff . As always, THANK YOU for your continued support!
