Sponsored Santa for Shop with a Cop

Rotary Club of Americus sponsored Santa Claus for the annual Shop with a Cop event in which children in need, foster kids, and/or children who have a parent incarcerated are invited to join law enforcement officers for dinner and a shopping spree at Wal-Mart. Shopping cards are donated by Rotarians and other community leaders who "sponsor" a child each year. Children learn that cops are here to help and not harm. The most moving thing about this event is that most of the children shop for gifts for their families first.