CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. (CLARKSVILLENOW) – The Clarksville Police Department (CPD) teamed up with the Clarksville Housing Authority to deliver 437 (255 elementary, 182 high school) school supply bags loaded with back to school goodies.
Members of the Clarksville Housing Authority and CPD visited 232 residences in Lincoln Homes, Summit Heights, Edmondson Ferry, Caldwell Lane, and Maddox Circle to make deliveries. The supply bags were generously donated by several local area individuals and businesses.
“It turned out to be a great opportunity for officers to meet some of the housing residents in a positive manner and build community relations,” CPD spokesman Jim Knoll said.
The sponsors who generously donated the school supplies were: National Council on the Aging, Bobby Outlaw Disposal Service, Albert Lee & Sons, TNT Towing, Mark Hood & Sons, Lyons Pest Control, Apothecary Associates, Roto Rooter of Clarksville, Wade Sensing, F&M Bank, Cumberland Bank & Trust, Clarksville Auto Parts, Brian Harris Insurance Agency, and Jacqueline Peterson.
