Community Corner
Group Gets Closer to 'Taking a Bite out of Crime'
The Parkville Police Communtiy Relations Council is about halfway to raising the funds they need to buy a McGruff costume for its group.
When the Parkville Police Community Relations Council met back in December, then-president Wayne Definbaugh announced that one of its
Nine months later, the group is about halfway to raising the $1,700 necessary to buy the iconic outfit, including the mask and trenchcoat. On Sept. 18, the group got its latest in a long list of donations — handed over a check for $200 in conjunction with .
Along with the proceeds from and a generous personal donation on behalf of Carney Improvement Association president () Meg O'Hare, the group has about $800 to go.
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It won't be long before the group no longer has to borrow the costume from neighbors in White Marsh when the group wants to hold a kid-friendly event.
If you're interested in helping the effort to bring the crime-fighting dog to the community, you can email Parkville PCRC treasurer Pat Crum: patcherb@qis.net
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