Local police seek support for Safety Town program

By Becky Brooks

Man­ag­ing Editor

BVUnews@civitasmedia.com

The Belle­vue Safety Town for tots may not be until August 2013, but the local Police Depart­ment is already team­ing with the National Child Safety Coun­cil this year to raise funds for supplies.

Keith Jesse, an aux­il­iary offi­cer and Safety Town coor­di­na­tor, said let­ters will be going out next week to busi­nesses and some res­i­dents to seek sup­port for the National Child Safety Coun­cil and the local Safety Town.

Local spon­sors will be listed in edu­ca­tion work­books from the safety coun­cil that local chil­dren will be using.

“The money is stay­ing here,” he said about contributions.

Jesse, who took over coor­di­nat­ing Safety Town last sum­mer, is expect­ing a huge enroll­ment this summer.

“We might have over 200 kids,” the aux­il­iary offi­cer reported.

Besides using the NCSC’s Safety Pup pro­gram and mate­ri­als, he will also be col­lect­ing dona­tions for the bags that they give to the chil­dren in the pro­gram, he said.

Safety Town 2012 was a chal­lenge as the pro­gram was held in the new Belle­vue Ele­men­tary School just after it was com­pleted before school opened.

“We were the first ones in it,” he added.

This year Safety Town with local police will be held 5:30 to 8 p.m. from Aug. 5 to 7 again at BES.

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