{"id":360069,"date":"2026-08-01T16:19:07","date_gmt":"2026-08-01T16:19:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/360069\/"},"modified":"2026-08-01T16:19:07","modified_gmt":"2026-08-01T16:19:07","slug":"first-responders-help-prepare-leon-county-students-for-back-to-school","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/360069\/","title":{"rendered":"First responders help prepare Leon County students for back-to-school"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"text | article-text\">TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WCTV) &#8211; Leon County first responders and public safety groups are helping make sure kids are prepared for the upcoming school year with school supply drives.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Leon County EMS, LCSO, TPD, TFD and The Council on the Status of Men and Boys all teamed up to cover different Walmarts in the city.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">TPD was at the Walmart on Thomasville Road for a Pack the Patrol car event accepting all kinds of school supply donations. <\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text text-center\">More Tallahassee news:<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Tallahassee Police Chief Lawrence Revell says all supplies donated are going to kids in need.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">\u201cHelp us park the patrol car with school supplies for kids,\u201d Revell says. \u201cWe give those to a variety of different agencies here in the community and then they distribute them out to the kids who are in need of the supplies.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Revell says these events help strengthen their ties to kids because they get to see police outside of their uniforms and in the community.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">To keep up with the latest news as it develops, follow WCTV on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/WCTV.tv\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Facebook<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/wctvnews\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Instagram<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@WCTVEyewitnessNews\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">YouTube<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/nextdoor.com\/page\/wctv\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/nextdoor.com\/page\/wctv\/\" target=\"_blank\">Nextdoor<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/nextdoor.com\/page\/wctv\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/nextdoor.com\/page\/wctv\/\" target=\"_blank\"> <\/a>and <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WCTV\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">X<\/a> (<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WCTV\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Twitter<\/a>).<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Have a news tip or see an error? <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wctv.tv\/2026\/08\/01\/first-responders-help-prepare-leon-county-students-back-to-school\/mailto:news@wctv.tv?subject=Correction%20Needed\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Write to us here<\/a>. 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