A group of Dominican police officers was scheduled to leave Aug. 16 for the Dominican Republic to distribute free school supplies to children in impoverished rural communities.
The New York Dominican Officers Organization received $19,000 in donations, including $5,000 from the Patrolmen’s Benevolent Association. NYDO used some of the money to buy 2,000 backpacks and equip them with notebooks, pencils, pens, rulers and other school supplies, as well as care packages with classroom supplies for teachers.
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