Saturday, August 28, 2010
Charleston Police Present $25,000 Check
WEST VIRGINIA....
During Saturday's second annual Police and Fire Personnel Appreciation Day at the Second Avenue Neighborhood Center, Charleston Police Chief Brent Webster presented the city's Youth Sports Enrichment Program with a $25,000 check which will go toward updating and purchasing new equipment for the organization's football, basketball and track teams and will help expand the police department's new Project Gun Safe to reach out to the city's youth. As part of the partnership, members of the police department will meet with students involved in the athletic program for one hour a week to talk about gang violence, drug abuse, gun responsibility and safety, and a variety of other issues.
During Saturday's second annual Police and Fire Personnel Appreciation Day at the Second Avenue Neighborhood Center, Charleston Police Chief Brent Webster presented the city's Youth Sports Enrichment Program with a $25,000 check which will go toward updating and purchasing new equipment for the organization's football, basketball and track teams and will help expand the police department's new Project Gun Safe to reach out to the city's youth. As part of the partnership, members of the police department will meet with students involved in the athletic program for one hour a week to talk about gang violence, drug abuse, gun responsibility and safety, and a variety of other issues.