(Atlantic) The Atlantic Police Department and Atlantic Police Reserves will hold their annual Christmas Programs on December 17th and 18th.
According to the press release, the Atlantic Police Reserves’ “Family Dreams Christmas” program is available to Cass County residents and consists of taking the entire family shopping locally in the Atlantic; families are paired up with the Atlantic Police Reserves and taken around town to purchase items of need and a few things on their wish list.
The Reserves are currently accepting applications for participation in this program. Families can fill out an application to nominate a family as well. Applications can be picked up at the Atlantic Police Department between 8:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m., Monday through Friday. To be considered, applications must be turned in by December 7th at 4:00 p.m.
Then on December 18th, the Atlantic Police Department will host its annual “Shop with a Cop” program. This program consists of pairing up children from Cass County with members of the APD and surrounding agencies and spending an afternoon shopping at the Atlantic Wal-Mart store. There is no application for this program; officers will contact individuals directly and invite them to join.
In 2021, these two programs helped 73 children and 17 adults from 25 different Cass County families to have a much more enjoyable holiday.
The Atlantic Police Department is gladly accepting donations currently to help support these two programs. Checks can be made out to APCCO (Atlantic Police Community Charitable Organization). The APD asks the public to feel free to reach out and set up a gift or stop by the Atlantic Police Department office.
Atlantic Police Chief Devin Hogue says he can’t express how important the community is for these programs to continue to be as successful as they have been and continue to positively impact lives in Cass County, which has donated in the past and is considering a donation this year.
