Shop With A Cop Brings Holiday Cheer To Dozens Of Kids

The Omaha Police Officers Association helped to make the holiday's a little brighter for some children who otherwise might go without presents.

Officers held their annual Shop with a Cop Thursday night. It starts with Santa and a wish list. 55 kids from the Open Door Mission-Lydia House were paired with 55 officers.

Each one, like Adam Connors, volunteered their own time. "I love helping them out," Connors told 6 News. "It's a privilege just to make this connection with them."

Each child was armed with a wish list and $100 to spend at Walmart. "I already got this, I want this," said a 7-year-old girl with her Christmas gifts.

"I do this every year, soon as the email comes out I get one, I want to do it and continue to do for as long as I work for the city," Connors told 6 News.

The yearly event is made possible in part by Walmart, but a good amount is also paid for by Omaha Police Officers, and when the total goes over, more money from their pockets goes to the cause.

Officers say it's worth it.

(Photo: 6 News)


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