(Atlantic) Family Dreams Christmas was held on Saturday the 16th. This year’s program served eight full families of shopping at local businesses around town as well as four additional families with a visit through the Atlantic Police Department toy room. Each family also received a box with all items needed to cook a delicious Christmas meal. This program was able to assist 37 children and 17 adults from 12 families. The APD was also assisted by the Atlantic Girls Basketball throughout the day.
Shop with a Cop was held on Sunday the 17th. There were 27 individuals on hand to assist with shopping. They represented the APD, APD Reserves, Cass County Sheriff’s Office, Iowa State Patrol, Iowa DNR, as well as a couple of retired officers. Members of officers families also joined in to help. In total, 35 children were taken shopping during this program.
Together, these two programs assisted 72 children and 17 adults from 24 different Cass County families in having a much more joyful holiday this year.
Atlantic Police Chief Devin Hogue said, “Neither of these programs would be possible without the generosity of our community. Thank you to everyone who donated and supported these two programs in 2023!!”
