A fundraiser for the volunteer Mounted Division of the Kalamazoo County Sheriff's department will be part of the June Jubilee festivities downtown, reports MLive. Festival-goers are invited to have their picture taken with the horses and officers at a booth on South Street where Art on the Mall will be taking place. A $5 donation is suggested. Officers and horses will be there from noon to 2 p.m. Saturday. All of the costs related to training, travel and food and board for the horses come from donations or out of the volunteer’s pocket.
Excerpt: “They’ve helped improve safety not only in downtown but the city as a whole,” Brian Persky, planning and development coordinator for DKI, said of the volunteer mounted unit. “We obviously think they are extremely valuable and just as important as any other safety tool.”
Source: MLive
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