Shreveport Police Department
PO Box P • Shreveport, LA 71161 • 318/673-6932 • Fax: 318/673-6933
www.ci.shreveport.la.us/dept/police/spdnews
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Date: June 10, 2002
Contact: Kacee Hargrave, Public Information Officer
318/673-6932
Police get ready to host Summer Camp for boys
Campfires, ghost stories and refreshing dips in the lake await 100 boys next week, as the second-annual Shreveport Police Summer Camp takes place.
Boys between the ages of 10 and 12 will arrive Wednesday, June 12, at the Garland Scout Camp in Stonewall. They will stay until Saturday and spend their days and nights roughing it in tents and the summer heat.
The camp is designed to give children something to do while school is out. But for many boys, the experience is the first time they have ever been away from their inner-city homes.
They form bonds with police officers throughout the camp session – friendships that hopefully will make them think twice before venturing into trouble when they get older.
The media is welcome to cover the camp and even spend the night with the campers. To arrange a camp out, call Kacee Hargrave at 673-6932.
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