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Giving Back: Ambridge Police & Fire, Olympian Brianne McLaughlin, and more

7/22/2016

Ambridge Police and Fire Department treat area youth to hotdogs, a tour, and a question and answer session. photo by Felicia Mycyk/ Ambridge Connection

Ambridge Police , Olympian Brianne McLaughlin , and a local business spent time with the area youth during the Beyond The Walls Pop Up Event Sponsored by Allison Park Church Ambridge Campus.

The pop-up events are to connection the community youth to leadership and businesses by providing low-pressure events and time commitments for all.

Want to learn more or see more pictures? click this link http://www.ambridgeconnection.com/btw.html

Olympian Brianne McLaughlin plays goalie as area youth tries to score on her while playing street hockey. Photo Credit: Felicia Mycyk/ Ambridge Connection

Ambridge Police Community Resource Officer Jason Seng gave kids a tour the police department and let the climbed in and out the police car, turn on the siren, and speak into the microphone. He also answered questions that the kids were curious about. Photo Credit Felicia Mycyk/Ambridge Connection

Una Bella Beauty and Wellness Studio came out and donating 2 hours of time to do paint fingernails, add hair extensions, braiding hair, and giving take home gifts to all of the kids who came to their station. Photo Credit: Felicia Mycyk/Ambridge Connection

1 Comment

mark flanagan link

7/23/2016 08:10:41 am

I want to take 1 minute to thank the ambridge police dept I had several several incidents with them when I was drinking and using officer jim mann spent several hrs with me at the medical center in beaver to get me commited to the psych unit I also want to thank officers scotty kleber and glenn sovich for putting up with me, I finally became a man and changed my life going to a recovery south of Pittsburgh, I also had a incident on the 4th of july 2015 where a young man opened my car door and was looking for mony for the rest of the police force you r doing a great job the police were there after 2 minutes to arrest this man, I am now going on 6 yrs sober and I have so much respect for r police dept, as the election was goin on r new sheerrif tony guy asked me what I thought of the police dept I told him my past history and that they r doing a great job, thanks ambridge police dept u helped change my life.