The following is a news release from the City of Plainview:
The 5th Annual Cops and Kids Event, sponsored by the Plainview Police Department, will be held on Saturday, April 6th from 12:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. at Running Water Draw (Kidsville) Park.
There will be basketball goals and volleyball nets set up for games as well as an obstacle course, rope climbing, tug-of-warm, kickball and baseball. Hot dogs, chips and other goodies will be available as well as a drawing for bicycles, sports balls and skateboards. Children of all communities are invited to attend.
“It is amazing to see this event continue and we are now on year five,“ said Julio De La Garza, Patrolman/School Resource Officer and event chair. “It is a great time for the community and the police force to not only get to know one another but just to have some fun.“
They will also have the SWAT vehicle with equipment displayed, Mobile Command Unit and Aero Care is scheduled to make an appearance. The Sherriff’s department and others will also be participating in the events.
Event sponsors include Cantu’s Construction, Apex Collison Center, Kornerstone Funeral Directors, Plainview/Hale County Crime Stoppers, Bills Wells Chevrolet, TJ&D Auto Inc., Centennial Bank, Buddy’s Home Furniture, Covenant Health Plainview, Big E’s, Amigo’s United and Hale County Crisis Center.
“Because of their generous support from the community, we are able to create relationships not only with the kids but with the all citizens by encouraging cooperation between the cops and our citizens,“ said DeLaGarza.
For more information about the Cops and Kids event, contact Julio De LeGarza at 806.729.6939 or jdelagarza@plainviewtx.org or copsandkidsplainview@gmail.com.
(News release from the City of Plainview)
