The Leamington Police Services Board learned at last week’s meeting that community policing was extremely busy in the month of February here.
In a report from community service officer Kevin O’Neil, the group heard that the Oldtimers’ Hockey Challenge, held Feb. 12, and organized by O’Neil, raised about $20,000 for WE Care For Kids. In its tenth year, the game has now raised more than $200,000 that has all been donated to local charities.
The Leamington OPP officer was also involved in the Race Against Drugs, held Feb. 14-17 in Windsor. For this event, all Grade 5 students (estimated at about 4,500) from Windsor and Essex County participated in the interactive educational program.
The board also heard that the officer has been heavily involved in local schools, presenting the VIP program at Queen of Peace, M.D. Bennie, Mount Carmel Blytheswood, Queen Elizabeth and Gore Hill schools.
O’Neil also participated in a ‘healthy choices’ assembly at Cardinal Carter Secondary School and served as a judge for the public schools’ area speech competition.
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