Elementary School Students Shop With Cops in Gloucester Township

About 24 children, 40 Gloucester Township Police Officers, over 25 Target employees and other volunteers participated in the Heroes and Helpers event to help children from Gloucester Township to purchase holiday gifts for their families on Saturday, police said.

The program, offered for the second time, provides male and female students from each of the elementary schools in the district the chance to pick out up to $100 worth of holiday gifts for their families, via a gift card purchased using grant money the police department was awarded from Target.

Each of the children was partnered with a police officer. Target employees wrapped the gifts.

The children also met Santa.

Chick Fil A and FOP 206 also participated in the event and donated food for the children and their families.

Video and images attached to this post provided by the Gloucester Township Police Department.