The mission – to help people with disabilities achieve their highest potential educationally, socially, residentially, and vocationally. The Point/Arc was founded in 1972 by a group of parents fighting for the educational rights of their children, who were diagnosed with an intellectual and developmental (I/DD) disability. Their immediate task at hand – to try and defeat The Point/Arc in kickball on July 11. “We’re here to do more than just police work.” “We’re always trying to build relationships with the Covington Police and FOP and the community,” she said. In fact, we have even created The Covington Police Department Bookworms for youngsters to get involved and improve reading skills and habits.”Īs the Community Liaison, White says she tries to see beyond community and police work.

“In a year,” she said, “we will do some 10-or-more. Yet, White did say her unit and the Covington Police Department try to get involved with multiple events. “This sounds like a loser’s excuse to me already,” said Vickers, starting the smack-talk early. “Being in Erlanger, at that time and during vacation periods it makes it hard to get volunteers for events,” she said. White said she already has five officers set for the kickball competition. The apparel shop is one of several The Point/Arc operates – The Commercial Laundry, Cleaning Company, The Point Perk Coffee Shop, and the recently-opened pretzel company. Vickers is the VP/Enterprises for The Point/Arc. “Leslie (Vickers) reached out to us, and a kickball challenge sounded exciting,” White said. White, a Morehead native, who moved to Northern Kentucky seven years ago, said. “We used The Point/Arc’s apparel shop to print T-shirts for our FOP golf outing,” Sgt. The relationship between the Covington Police Department and The Point/Arc is for fun – and strange as it may sound, it all began through a business deal. The Bingo portion of the doubleheader is set for Wednesday, July 19 at The Point/Arc’s Zembrodt Education Center (ZEC) 104 West Pike Street, Covington, 6 p.m. The re-match is already set – this time in a more relaxed setting – Bingo. The Covington Cops will take on the best of The Point/Arc’s clients in kickball Tuesday, July 11 at the Griffin Elite Sports and Wellness Complex (700 Dolwick Drive, Erlanger) at 6 p.m.

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