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Redlands PD Co-hosting Back-to-School Event

Children will have the chance to receive a free backpack and enter a drawing for a new bicycle.

The Redlands Police Department -- with the help of local businesses, churches and nonprofit organizations -- will be getting children ready for school at an event Tuesday.

Held in conjunction with National Night Out activities, the department is hosting a community cleanup day and the Back2School Jam at the Redlands Community Center, 111 W. Lugonia, according to a news release.

The morning will start off with the community cleanup activities from 8 a.m. to noon at various locations in the city: Post Street and Brockton Avenue, Cook Street and Cero Court, the Housing Authority, and Second Baptist Church, 420 E. Stuart St.

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Each child or teen participating in the cleanup will receive a free backpack.

The back-to-school event will be from 5 to 9 p.m. at the community center. The event will include a community resource fair, a bicycle rodeo event and the raffle of 50 bicycles.

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The day will end with a family movie presentation at the community center.

Participating in the event as sponsors are: City of Redlands Quality of Life Department; City of Redlands Recreation Division; Redlands Police Officers Association; Redlands Unified School District; San Bernardino County Public Health; County of San Bernardino Child & Family Services; The San Bernardino County Housing Authority; San Bernardino County Children's Network; Colton-Redlands-Yucaipa Regional Occupational Program (CRY-ROP); Friday Night Live (Alcohol, Drug & Abuse Prevention); Redlands Family Services; Second Baptist Church; Emmanuel Family Church, Redlands; Church of Scientology, Redlands; Music Changing Lives; Cancun Bar & Grill; and Cuca’s Restaurant.

For information about sponsoring or attending the event, contact Event Coordinator Officer Elyzabeth Green at 909-798-7534 ext. 2 or at egreen@redlandspolice.org.

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