The Long Beach Junior Chamber in conjunction with the Long Beach Police
Foundation (LBPF) is proud to present the 16th Annual Shop with a Cop
Children’s Shopping Spree.
The event is produced to bring awareness and
assist economically disadvantage children from the Long Beach area
by providing a positive experience in purchasing
school uniforms and needed supplies.
Children are pre-selected from the Long Beach community through the Boys and Girls Club
and invited to be our guests at the shopping
event. Each child is
matched with a Junior Chamber member or adult
shopper, and a Long Beach Police Officer. Each child is given a dollar
amount to purchase clothing for various school needs
(often the only new clothes these children ever
receive all year).
The children are also treated to breakfast at HomeTown Buffet and to a party where they receive
snacks and school supplies, including a backpack, paper, pencils, and a
lunch box. The children are entertained with help of volunteers, community
leaders and business sponsors
A Positive Shopping Experience
On Saturday the November 13, the Long Beach Junior
Chamber, Wal-Mart store staff members, additional volunteers, Long Beach
Police Officers, will come
together, prior to the start of the standard business day, and take
approximately 100 children shopping. Each Police Officer will be matched
with a child and given approximately $100 to purchase school uniforms,
shoes and other necessities. Extra funds and in-kind donations will be
used to provide the children with notebooks, pencils, backpacks and
other supplies.
We need your support to fulfill the potential of this event.
It is a fantastic day for the kids, officers, and all the volunteers
that come together to make it happen!
The Long Beach Police Foundation is a 501 (c)(3)
organization - 33-0835185. All donations are tax deductible.
Our Long Beach Junior Chamber Mission
Founded in 1932, the Long Beach Junior Chamber
empowers professionals in their 20's and 30's to impact our community
through advocacy, leadership, networking and development of
entrepreneurial and charitable projects.
