Police Activities League gets grant from 7-Eleven stores

Hudson’s Bay — The Police Activities League of Southwest Washington received a $6,450 grant from local 7-Eleven stores around Vancouver. The chain supports the league by donating in-kind items for youth in the program. The department has also worked with 7-Elevens locally for Operation Chill over the summer, in which police officers hand out free Slurpee certificates to kids around the city. “Our stores are part of these neighborhoods, and, as such, we wanted to be good neighbors to the community we serve,” Melissa Dickson, asset protection specialist for 7-Eleven’s North Pacific Zone, said in a release from the department. “This Project A Game grant lets us play a part in local kids’ success, and we can’t think of a better way to give back.”