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Cops & Kids event Sunday

The Minot Police Department and ND Fraternal Order of Police – Souris Valley Regional Lodge #7 will be participating in the annual Cops & Kids shopping event in Minot at the Walmart Supercenter on Sunday at 11 am.

The Fraternal Order of Police hosts Cops and Kids events throughout the nation during the holiday season. Cops and Kids builds on community relationships with fun and friendly interactions between law enforcement officers and children by pairing them to go shopping for whatever the children choose. Without this event, many of these children would not receive presents for Christmas.

The Cops and Kids event held in Minot consistently has the largest attendance in North Dakota. This event continues to grow, with nearly one-hundred children invited this year. The children have been selected through a nomination process made by community partners in the schools, social services, and foster care. All participants are already selected for this year’s event.

Each child can spend up to $150. Participating children are then invited to lunch at Pizza Ranch, also free of charge. Private donations from individuals and businesses account for one hundred percent of all the funding used for this event. Federal, state, county, city, and U.S. Air Force, law enforcement and correctional officers will be on hand, all donating their time to shop with the children.

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