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Volunteer delivers Project Linus blankets to police; requests photo with council
Summary
Melissa Browder presented two bags of Project Linus blankets for the police to distribute to children in traumatic situations and asked the council and police for a photo for social media.
Melissa Browder (speaker 8) spoke during public comments about her volunteer work with Project Linus and presented two bags of individually packed blankets for distribution to patrol officers for children in traumatic situations. She said the group makes hats, scarves and blankets and that the blankets are intended to give a child something to hold on to in a crisis.
Browder asked if the council and police could take a photo together for the program's Facebook page; she said, "I brought 2 bags, and they are, they're they're individually packed, so the patrol cars can just throw 1." The mayor thanked her and offered to take a photo at the podium.
Why it matters: the donation supplies officers with a small comfort item to give children during stressful incidents and signals local volunteer support for first responders.
