• Cookies With Santa: Cops For Kids 2018

The Christmas time of year is eagerly anticipated by kids of all ages with hopes of getting presents under the tree. However, not all kids come from families that can afford gifts and many charitable organizations seek to fill that gap.

Cops For Kids is a local organization that has been giving gifts to children for more than twenty years. 

"What started twenty years ago, by a couple of patrolmen out of the Lake Elsinore Sheriff Station, who saw a need among some in the underprivileged areas, who then went back to the station and took up a collection, bought gifts and distributed them to kids in need, while on duty, in uniform, from their marked patrol cars, has blossomed into an institution in the area: Cops For Kids."

- Dave Fontneau, Executive Director of the group

The area served by Cops For Kids stretches from the unincorporated areas north of Lake Elsinore down to Wildomar. It basically mirrors the Lake Elsinore School District boundaries.  

2017 blog about Cops For Kids

If you (or a family you know of) needs assistance, please check with your student's school or visit the Lake Elsinore Police Station to fill out the application. 

Please return the application to your student's school office or the Lake Elsinore police station.

To be eligible for gifts, this application needs to be filled out first.The flyer is wrong when it comes to the deadline (that's a Sunday).

Deadline Monday 12/3/18

Cops For Kids can only provide gifts for students in the LEUSD ages 2-12 years old. They thank you for your understanding. Also, no double dipping. If you're being assisted by another organization this year, please do not ask for an application this year.

There is a "Cookies With Santa" event being held at the Lakeland Village Community Center that is opened to all. See the flyer below for more details.

Free Cookies with Santa event on 12 7/18!

On Saturday, December 15th be sure to attend Wildomar's annual Breakfast With Santa at Station 61 on Gruwell St.

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He who has not Christmas in his heart will never find it under a tree.
– Roy L. Smith

Admittedly, Wildomar Rap is not a good wrap for Christmas presents.

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