The 3rd Annual Cops and Kids Event will be held on April 8th from 12 to 5 p.m. at Running Water Draw Park. There will be basketball goals and volleyball nets set up for games, plus an obstacle course, rope climbing, tug-of-war, kickball and baseball games. There will bee different types of law enforcement participating in these events.
There will be hot dogs, chips and other goodies available as well as a drawing for 20 bicycles of different ages given away. This year the opening ceremonies will include a prayer, singing of the national anthem and a butterfly release and speech commemorating youth mental health.
This event received the 2016 Municipal Excellence Award in the Public Safety category for cities under 25,000 in population at the 2016 Texas Municipal League Convention in Austin. For more information about the Cops and Kids event, contact Julio De LeGarza at (806) 729-6939 or jdelagarza@plainviewtx.org.
