Norwich Police Department hosts “Cuts with Cops” event
A volunteer hair stylist giving a haircut to one of the schoolchildren. (photo by Alan Stevens)
by Evening Sun Staff Writer Alan Stevens
NORWICH – The Norwich Police Department hosted the first “Cuts with Cops” event yesterday, with support from various organizations and companies. Volunteer hair stylists gave free haircuts to school children.
About 135 kids attended the event.
A number of charity organizations participated, including Helping Hands, who gave out backpacks from the Salvation Army and NYCM Insurance, as well as school supplies. The organization also provided free refreshments, such as ice pops and donated yogurt from Chobani.
The Chenango County Department of Social Services and Fidelis workers were also on the site, giving out information about their services. DSS provided information about food asstance programs, including WIC. They provided apple slices and water bottles, while Fidelis offered school supplies.
“We're just here letting people know that we're still here, able to assist people and make sure everybody has health care coverage,” stated Shannon Holcomb, Fidelis volunteer.
Heidi Seymour-Burlison of WIC was happy about the event. “I hope that they continue to do it next year and make it a yearly event.”
“This came together with the community advisory board, which was put together at the beginning of the year by the governor. Each police department had to have a board, so with the members, Helping Hands, WIC, Fidelis and Chobani, we were able to put this event together,” Detective Rueben Roach said.
Roach stated the event took a couple of months to put together. “We had several meetings. There were a lot of logistics put into place. We had donations from Nina's and Chobani, so we had a lot of community involvement.”
Roach expressed his gratitude to the volunteer hair stylists. “We really owe a lot to the volunteers cutting hair. They're people from different salons around Norwich and we had retired hairdressers come out and offer their services.”
Roach also discussed the importance of police involvement throughout the community. “We really wanted to give back to the community and show that the police are approachable and that we know that we're in a community where there is financial stress.”
He later stated, “We really wanted to have kids coming back to school feeling good about themselves, have a haircut and a backpack with school supplies, and see where it went from there.”
Roach described the event as a pilot program for future events. He hopes that more organizations will participate. “We're all neighbors, and we all live in the same county. Let's come together as a community.”
NORWICH – The Norwich Police Department hosted the first “Cuts with Cops” event yesterday, with support from various organizations and companies. Volunteer hair stylists gave free haircuts to school children.
About 135 kids attended the event.
A number of charity organizations participated, including Helping Hands, who gave out backpacks from the Salvation Army and NYCM Insurance, as well as school supplies. The organization also provided free refreshments, such as ice pops and donated yogurt from Chobani.
The Chenango County Department of Social Services and Fidelis workers were also on the site, giving out information about their services. DSS provided information about food asstance programs, including WIC. They provided apple slices and water bottles, while Fidelis offered school supplies.
“We're just here letting people know that we're still here, able to assist people and make sure everybody has health care coverage,” stated Shannon Holcomb, Fidelis volunteer.
Heidi Seymour-Burlison of WIC was happy about the event. “I hope that they continue to do it next year and make it a yearly event.”
“This came together with the community advisory board, which was put together at the beginning of the year by the governor. Each police department had to have a board, so with the members, Helping Hands, WIC, Fidelis and Chobani, we were able to put this event together,” Detective Rueben Roach said.
Roach stated the event took a couple of months to put together. “We had several meetings. There were a lot of logistics put into place. We had donations from Nina's and Chobani, so we had a lot of community involvement.”
Roach expressed his gratitude to the volunteer hair stylists. “We really owe a lot to the volunteers cutting hair. They're people from different salons around Norwich and we had retired hairdressers come out and offer their services.”
Roach also discussed the importance of police involvement throughout the community. “We really wanted to give back to the community and show that the police are approachable and that we know that we're in a community where there is financial stress.”
He later stated, “We really wanted to have kids coming back to school feeling good about themselves, have a haircut and a backpack with school supplies, and see where it went from there.”
Roach described the event as a pilot program for future events. He hopes that more organizations will participate. “We're all neighbors, and we all live in the same county. Let's come together as a community.”
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