Sheriff’s Office brings Christmas early to Vollentine students
Cassie Jones squeals with delight when she finds a new pair of shoes in her box of presents from the Shelby County Sheriff’s Office, which provided Christmas on Thursday, Dec. 19, to students at Vollentine Optional Elementary School. The Sheriff’s Office partnered with the Boll Weevil Charity Foundation and Target at Wolfchase to donate gifts for all 300 students at Vollentine as well as to 54 teachers at the school. (Jim Weber/Daily Memphian)
Lt. Todd Connolly (center) from the Shelby County Sheriff's Office helps fellow officers from the jail division unpack 55 gifts for one lucky kindergartner at Vollentine Optional Elementary School on Thursday, Dec. 19. (Jim Weber/Daily Memphian)
Paul Fermi (right) and Van Raby with the Secret Order of Boll Weevils deliver boxes of presents to Vollentine students on Thursday, Dec. 19. (Jim Weber/Daily Memphian)
Sgt. Johnnie Brown (center) and Lt. Kim Lee (right) have almost as much fun as kindergartner Lia Sullivan while opening presents on Thursday, Dec. 19, at Vollentine. (Jim Weber/Daily Memphian)
Shelby County Sheriff's officers Charles Todd (right) and H. Burnett unload a truck stacked with presents on Thursday, Dec. 19, at Vollentine Optional Elementary School. (Jim Weber/Daily Memphian)
Kindergartners Zariyah Gillespie and LaDarius Peters show Santa some love as the Shelby County Sheriff's Office delivers Angel Tree gifts to students at Vollentine Optional Elementary School on Thursday, Dec. 19. (Jim Weber/Daily Memphian)
Vollentine kindergartner Dalis Morrison tries out his new bike on Thursday, Dec. 19. The Sheriff’s Office partnered with the Boll Weevil Charity Foundation and Target at Wolfchase to donate gifts for the students. “To see the smiles on their faces is just pure Christmas joy,” said Boll Weevil president Todd Brown. (Jim Weber/Daily Memphian)
Members of the Boll Weevils keep students entertained as the Shelby County Sheriff's Office delivers Angel Tree gifts at Vollentine on Thursday, Dec. 19. (Jim Weber/Daily Memphian)
The Shelby County Sheriff's Office and the Order of the Boll Weevils delivered Christmas gifts to students at Vollentine Optional Elementary School Thursday.
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Yolanda Jones covers criminal justice issues and general assignment news for The Daily Memphian. She previously was a reporter at The Commercial Appeal.
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