PHOTOS: Fairfax Sheriffs Take Kids School Shopping
Lee District Supervisor Jeffrey C. McKay participates in the 19th annual 'Shop with a Sheriff' event, which benefited 24 children who are homeless.
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The Fairfax County Sheriff's Office partnered with Target in Burke Wednesday to provide 24 children who are homeless with a back-to-school shopping spree.
Now in its 19th year, Shop with a Sheriff pairs deputies and other Sheriff's Office staff with school-aged children temporarily residing at the Katherine K. Hanley Family Shelter in Fairfax and the Patrick Henry Family Shelter in Falls Church.
The children ranged in age from kindergarteners to young adults, and enjoyed the company of the deputies and staff as much as the shopping.
Those who contributed to the event included:
- Target - Burke, VA
- Montessori of Chantilly - Casa dei Bambini
- Panera - Lee Highway/Fairfax, Fairfax City, Vienna
- Fairfax Sheriff's Association
- Fairfax Deputy Sheriff's Coalition IUPA Local 5016
- Fairfax County Black Law Enforcement Officers' Association
- Liberty Mutual Insurance - Alexandria
- Kelli Shobe, Realtor
- S. Scott Avery - Avery-Hess, Realtors
- James and Linda Wilson
- Jake Lundsford
- Hard Times Cafe - Fairfax
- The Green Turtle - Fairfax
- Romano's Macaroni Grill - Fairfax
For information about supporting Shop with a Sheriff, contact Captain Stacey Kincaid via email or at 703-246-3673. [TTY for hearing impaired is 711.]
Debbie Gordon
8:48 am on Thursday, September 6, 2012
I cannot applaud the Fairfax Sheriff's Office and partnering businesses enough! As a retired teacher of 35 years in the classroom, what a great way to give homeless children a "jumpstart" to a successful school year. We all need to find an avenue to "give back" to others less fortunate in our local communities.