LAPD SWAT Volunteers Participate in a Habitat for Humanity Project NA09254gb

WHAT:   
Volunteers in action with the Los Angeles Police Department’s (LAPD) Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT) officers and LAPD Explorers as they paint the inside of a home for a low-income family’s home construction project through the San Fernando/Santa Clarita Valley chapter of Habitat for Humanity.
WHEN:   
Thursday, September 24, 2009
8 a.m. – 4 p.m.

WHERE:  
Home Construction Project Site
12600 Carl Street
Pacoima, CA  91331
WHO:      
LAPD SWAT Officers
LAPD Metro Division Explorer Cadets
                                
WHY:      
To give LAPD officers and LAPD Explorers the opportunity to interact with and contribute to the community in ways other than law enforcement. "Volunteering for Habitat for Humanity is a great way for LAPD officers to give back to the community and help those we serve," said SWAT Officer Mary Grace Weaver.  SWAT
                            
For further information, please call Habitat for Humanity Community Outreach Director Joyce Grair at 818-884-8808 or the LAPD Media Relations Section at 213-485-3586.