PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania (WPVI) — As she nears the end of her career in public safety, Officer Rebecca Key-Gaskins is trying something new: teaching school children a pastime that was passed down from her mother.<\/p>\n
Key-Gaskins remembers her mom teaching her how to crochet as a kid. However, it wasn’t until later in life that she picked it up as a therapeutic hobby at the end of a busy work day.<\/p>\n
Last Halloween, Key-Gaskins invited one of her colorfully-crocheted dolls to tag along in the passenger seat of her patrol vehicle.<\/p>\n
After seeing the reaction from kids, she was inspired to teach children how to crochet themselves.<\/p>\n
Temple University Police had already established the ‘Cops in the Classroom’<\/a> program, inviting officers to read aloud to children in North Philadelphia schools.<\/p>\n Thus, Key-Gaskins paid a visit to St. Malachy Catholic School to teach them the very basics of crochet.<\/p>\n Although she plans to retire this year, Key-Gaskins hopes to continue teaching students long into the future.<\/p>\n Watch the video above and visit the Temple University Police website<\/a> to learn more.<\/p>\n This segment of ‘Philly Proud’ is brought to you by Visit Philly.<\/a><\/p>\n