Heroes Among Us — The Newnan Times-Herald — 21
HEROES 2023
First responder softball tournament raises money for Christmas bikes BY CLAY NEELY
PHOTO BY REBECCA LEFTWICH
The Coweta County Prison team battles it out with the Fayette County Sheriff’s Office.
A f irst responder sof tball game raised more than $4,000 dedicated t o prov id i n g bi ke s for k id s th i s Christmas. L t . Je n n i f e r R e a s o r f r o m t h e Coweta County Department of Corrections helped organize the inaugural Battle of the First Responders event and rounded up eight teams from local agencies to play ball. Members of the Coweta County Sher i f f ’s O f f ic e , New n a n Pol ic e Depar tment, 911/ EM A , G eorgia State Patrol, Peachtree City Police Department, Fayette County Sherif f ’s Of f ice a nd L aGra nge Police Department all fielded teams that
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competed over two days. The event also featured a Home R u n D e r by, w h ic h w a s wo n by Trevor Green of the Fayette County Sheriff ’s Office, who hit a total of seven home runs to take the trophy. In the end, LaGrange was named tournament champions, but every tea m’s pa r ticipation helped ra ise money for Christmas With A Cop, the annual shopping spree sponsored by the Newnan Police Department. The program typically serves more than 120 children annually. Funding for Christma s With A Cop also comes from the annual golf tournament and the upcoming car
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