GATLINBURG, Tenn.—The Gatlinburg Police Department and Gatlinburg Fire Department will be participating at the Safe Harbor Child Advocacy Center’s Fun and Safety Day Back to School Bash on Thursday, July 25.
The event will be held on the campus of Rocky Top Sports World in Gatlinburg from 3 p.m. until 5 p.m.
“Partnering with the Safe Harbor Child Advocacy Center for this event is another avenue for the Gatlinburg Police Department to educate the community’s children that law enforcement is a resource that they can count on to protect and serve them throughout their lives,” Gatlinburg Police Chief Ronnie Barrett said.
At the Fun and Safety Day, which is free and open to the entire community, school aged attendees will be able to receive a backpack and school supplies, while supplies last, as well as learn safety lessons and participate in fun activities with the community partners. Hotdogs, chips, drinks and snow cones will also be served.
“Being able to interact with the community’s children and teaching the importance of safety lessons about things around their homes and schools that they encounter everyday is one of the most important things the Gatlinburg Fire Department can do,” Gatlinburg Fire Chief Charlie Cole said.
Safe Harbor Child Advocacy Center is a private, nonprofit corporation chartered with the State of Tennessee to serve the 4th Judicial District, consisting of Cocke, Grainger, Jefferson & Sevier Counties. For more information about the organization or event, contact Safe Harbor Child Advocacy Center by telephone at (865) 774-1777 or by email at info@safeharborcac.com.
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