Area police, a local nonprofit and a major retailer are joining forces this week to help make Christmas a little nicer for some disenfranchised kids. In keeping with a long-running tradition, the Fraternal Order of Police Lodge 103 will shop with about 45 children Monday evening at the Meijer store, 2980 Wilder Road in Monitor Township. Joining the effort this year is the Bay Area Community Foundation’s Youth Advisory Committee, who will set up a table to gift wrap presents. The event is called “Shop with a Cop, Wrap with a Yac.” Meijer donates $100 to each child. Uniformed officers then accompany the children as they make their way through the aisles, gathering gifts for themselves and relatives.
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