Cops and Kids: Always a hit

The Sault Ste. Marie Police Association’s (SSMPA) annual Cops and Kids event was held Saturday morning and Twenty kids, selected by the Child Aid Society, shopped the aisles of Walmart with local enforcement officers, each with $100 to spend on gifts for themselves or family and friends.

They were able to do that through donations made by the SSMPA, Sault Ste. Marie Senior Officers Association, the Batchewana Police Service and Algoma Treatment and Remand Centre officers.
“Walmart has been great,” said Josh Teresinski, President of the SSMPA. “They’re providing anything a kid would need for gift- giving and the staff is cooking breakfast for the kids.”

Check out the gallery below to see how local law enforcement brought some early holiday cheer to the kids.

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Ron Jokelainen
Ron has returned to writing and reporting after 27 years with Ontario Lottery & Gaming. He began as a staff writer with OLG in 1994 before moving to Sports Marketing in 1997. He retired as a Senior sports analyst in 2021. Prior to OLG, Ron worked in radio and print journalism in the Sault and Simcoe. Folks may remember Ron "Williams" with CFYN-CHAS in the early 90s A graduate of Windsor's St. Clair College Journalism program, Ron lists drumming, gardening and walking among his favourite hobbies.
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