The Ellis County Press: Paying it forward in your community

Paying it forward in your community
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Editor on 12/17/2009 15:12:00


Recently, Citizens National Bank of Texas' Red Oak employees donated the $400
they raised selling lemonade at the annual Founder's Day Celebration to the Red
Oak Police Explorer Post #1132.
The Police Explorers are trained in many areas of police work including: arrest,
search and seizure, report writing, professionalism and ethics.
Once trained, the explorers ride out with the Police Officers and assist them by
running the radio, completing traffic crash investigation forms, traffic control
and direction and simply being an extra set of eyes to help spot in progress
crimes and traffic violations.
The Explorers receive no funding from any outside source and make all of their
operating money by providing traffic and crowd control at the annual Reindeer
Manor haunted house.
"We know how much these kids have helped at numerous events and when we realized
they were not funded, we decided to present them with the proceeds raised from
our community service event at Foun-der's Day," said Nanette Paghi, Senior Vice
President of CNB of Texas.
For 2010 the Explorers plan on attending several competitions, including: the
annual SWAT competition in Chandler, Ariz., Lake Jackson competition, State
Competition at UT Dallas and the National Conference in Atlanta, Ga.
"Your Red Oak Police Explorers routinely do very well at these competitions and
are feared by any team that has come up against them in the past.
"I anticipate them doing extremely well this year," said Sgt. Jim Langham, Red
Oak Police Department.
For more information on how you can help the Red Oak Police Explorers, contact
Sgt. Jim Langham at 972-617-7632.