Bowling Green Elementary School students in the East Meadow School District expressed their gratitude for the police force by participating in Cards for Cops. The activity was sponsored by BeyondTheBadgeNY, a nonprofit organization that promotes positivity between communities and local law enforcement. 

The students spread holiday cheer to police officers by creating handmade cards. Many students took this opportunity to thank the officers for keeping them safe. The cards were picked up by an officer from BeyondTheBadgeNY and will be displayed in precincts throughout the five boroughs during the holiday season. 

Meagan Keller’s third grade class at Bowling Green Elementary were treated to a special visit from the Nassau County Police Department’s Mounted Unit on Nov. 13. Officers Padilla, Morris, Tornetta and Marsh rode their horses onto the school’s front lawn to greet the excited students. The third graders were taught about the horses and explained how the officers part of the mounted unit. 

The visit was a response to thank-you cards that the students created to show their appreciation for the officers on Patriots Day, Sept. 11.