BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//ChamberMaster//Event Calendar 2.0//EN METHOD:PUBLISH X-PUBLISHED-TTL:P3D REFRESH-INTERVAL:P3D CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20121115T173000Z DTEND:20121115T190000Z X-MICROSOFT-CDO-ALLDAYEVENT:FALSE SUMMARY:Lunch with the Chief DESCRIPTION:Shop with Cops Benefit\n\n \n\nLunch with the Chief\n\n\n\n \n\nChief Tom Smith Saint Paul Police Department \n\n \n\nDate: Thursday\, November 15\, 2012\n\nTime: 11:30 a.m. Networking & Registration\n\nNoon 1:00 p.m. Lunch & Program\n\nLocation: Peking Garden - 1488 University Avenue West Saint Paul\, MN 55104\n\nCost: $25.00 (100% Tax Deductible)\n\nRegister: Online at www.midwaychamber.comor call the\n\nMidway Chamber of Commerce at 651-646-2636\n\n \n\nWhat is Shop with Cops? \n\nThe purpose of the event is to foster positive relationships between youth and officers. Young kids\, K - 6th grade are selected each year during the end-of-the-year holiday season to shop at one of the local area stores to purchase gifts for members of their immediate family. Each child is given a small amount of money to spend\, normally $50-$100 depending on the size of the child's immediate family. Approximately 1-2 children are assigned to each police personnel\, who then escort them around the store and assists in selecting appropriate gifts for each family member. The children are told\, and understand that the money is not for personal use and must only be spent on members. After shopping\, the children will eat lunch\, wrap their gifts\, and continue to get to know the police officers.\n\n \n\nIn 2000\, its first year in operation over 50 kids and 15 officers were involved. During the 2011 event\, Shop with Cops had 213 kids participating and over 107 officers from St Paul Police Department volunteer their time.\n\n \n\nIn Partnership with: X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:
\nShop with Cops Benefit
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\nLunch with the Chief
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\nChief Tom Smith &ndash\; Saint Paul Police Department
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\nDate: \; Thursday\, November 15\, 2012
\nTime: \; 11:30 a.m. Networking &\; Registration
\nNoon &ndash\; 1:00 p.m. Lunch &\; Program
\nLocation: \; Peking Garden - 1488 University Avenue West \; \;Saint Paul\, MN 55104
\nCost: $25.00 (100% Tax Deductible)
\nRegister: \; Online at www.midwaychamber.comor call the
\nMidway Chamber of Commerce at 651-646-2636
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\nWhat is Shop with Cops?
\nThe purpose of the event is to foster positive relationships between youth and officers. Young kids\, K - 6th grade are selected each year during the end-of-the-year holiday season to shop at one of the local area stores to purchase gifts for members of their immediate family. Each child is given a small amount of money to spend\, normally $50-$100 depending on the size of the child'\;s immediate family. Approximately 1-2 children are assigned to each police personnel\, who then escort them around the store and assists in selecting appropriate gifts for each family member. The children are told\, and understand that the money is not for personal use and must only be spent on members. After shopping\, the children will eat lunch\, wrap their gifts\, and continue to get to know the police officers.
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\nIn 2000\, its first year in operation over 50 kids and 15 officers were involved. During the 2011 event\, Shop with Cops had 213 kids participating and over 107 officers from St Paul Police Department volunteer their time.
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\nIn Partnership with:
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\n LOCATION:Peking Garden - 1488 University Avenue West Saint Paul\, MN 55104 UID:e.1132.332446 SEQUENCE:3 DTSTAMP:20260509T043840Z URL:https://business.midwaychamber.com/events/details/lunch-with-the-chief-11-15-2012-332446 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR