{"id":32257,"date":"2015-12-05T09:45:11","date_gmt":"2015-12-05T09:45:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/viconsortium.com\/?p=32257"},"modified":"2015-12-05T09:45:11","modified_gmt":"2015-12-05T09:45:11","slug":"bureau-of-corrections-hosting-fundraiser-events-in-preparation-for-shop-with-a-cop-program","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/wp.viconsortium.com\/?p=32257","title":{"rendered":"Bureau Of Corrections Hosting Fundraiser Events In Preparation For Shop With A Cop Program"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"\"><span class=\"\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: medium;\">ST. CROIX &#8212; The Virgin Islands Bureau of Corrections will host fundraisers here in support of its annual \u2018Shop-With-A-Cop\u2019 initiative, according to a press release BOC issued on Thursday.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"\"><span class=\"\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: medium;\">The fundraisers include two softball games, which took place at the Whim Ball Park on Thursday night. The games f<\/span><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: medium;\">eatured BOC, WAPA and the VI Fire Service teams. On Saturday,\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: medium;\">there will be a money drive in front of the Frederiksted K-Mart, according to the release, adding that BOC will also host a food sale on Friday, December 11, with further details to be provided nearer to the event.\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: medium;\">\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: medium;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"\"><span class=\"\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: medium;\">Shop-With-A-Cop is a nationwide program that pairs law enforcement personnel with children during the holidays for a one-day shopping experience. This is the Bureau\u2019s third year helping underprivileged children purchase Christmas presents for their families, according to the \u00a0release. Other collaborating agencies include the VI National Guard, VI Police Department, VI Fire Service and the University of the Virgin Islands\u2019 Golden Key Honor Society. <\/span><span class=\"\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: medium;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"\"><span class=\"\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: medium;\">\u201cThe program\u2019s goal is $10,000 and still has a ways to go,\u201d said BOC&#8217;s Public Information Officer Juel Anderson. \u201cThis is primarily an employee driven-initiative from beginning to end, an all the assistance that can be garnered from the wider community to ensure its success for the children is welcomed and always appreciated.\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"\"><span class=\"\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: medium;\">Approximately 100 students from selected district elementary schools will benefit from this year\u2019s shopping spree, which is slated to take place at Kmart West on St. Croix from 10:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. on December 20, 2015.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ST. CROIX &#8212; The Virgin Islands Bureau of Corrections will host fundraisers here in support of its annual \u2018Shop-With-A-Cop\u2019 initiative, according to a press release BOC issued on Thursday.\u00a0 The fundraisers include two softball games, which took place at the Whim Ball Park on Thursday night. The games featured BOC, WAPA and the VI Fire [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":32258,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[191,2474,147],"tags":[4039,121],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v20.0 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Bureau Of Corrections Hosting Fundraiser Events In Preparation For Shop With A Cop Program - V.I. 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