Santa Fe College event helps residents meet responders outside of emergencies
The annual ‘Run with a Cop’ event is hosted each year around Veterans Day
GAINESVILLE, Fla. (WCJB) - Santa Fe College partnered with local first responders to help the community get to know emergency crews outside of emergencies.
After running laps around the college’s track, attendees got to eat donuts and mingle with teams like the Gainesville Police Department and the Alachua County Bomb Squad.
Santa Fe’s Administrative Lieutenant Mark Barley says the 11th annual “Run with a Cop” event is now called “Run, Walk and Roll with a Cop” to highlight the inclusion of everyone.
Barley said, “It’s an event that showcases area first responders’ relationship with those from those populations of people. So those with disabilities and vulnerabilities, this event highlights the relationship with area first responders outside of times of crisis.”
People even got to try on the very heavy bomb squad suit, receiving Krispy Kreme donuts as a reward.
Organizers say the event happens every year around Veterans Day.
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