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Founded in 1991, by Chief Dan Nelson, the Salinas Police Activities
League is a non-profit organization that provides recreational,
cultural, social, and educational activities for young people
in Salinas. Coordinated by police officers and staffed by
community volunteers, the PAL program organizes 18 different
annual programs. The agency currently serves more than 1,100
children between the ages of 7 and 18 each year. As the programs
constantly expand to meet the changing needs and interest
of our city's youth; PAL's goal remains constant to assist
young people in developing meaningful and productive lives.
Each year Salinas PAL offers a variety of
field trips to PAL children. Last year the trips included
Leland Meadows, Pismo Beach, Alcatraz, San Jose Tech Museum,
Exploratorium, Big Sur horseback riding, Monterey Bay Aquarium,
Hearst Castle, Morro Bay, Disneyland and many more.
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January of 2008 marked Salinas
PAL's seventeenth year of service to the youth of Salinas.
PAL continues to provide a variety of activities that nurture
the cognitive and effective development of PAL members.
The 2008 list of activities include archery, baseball, basketball,
girls softball, golf, tennis, ballet, bowling, Jr. Giants
baseball, karate, off-road vehicles, soccer, horseback riding,
internet lab, computer tutorial, bike rodeos, Christmas party,
Halloween party, field trips, and social activities.
The
Executive Director of the PAL program is Richard Lopez. C.S.O. Scott
Callan is the Program Director and is assigned to the Harden Youth
Development Center operated by the Boys and Girls Club of Monterey
County. Several Police Officers and community members volunteer their
time and are committed to the success of children in Salinas.
Inspired by our success, the PAL
staff is motivated to attain new heights in 2008. The Salinas
Police Department and PAL are united in a mission to engage
children in wholesome, positive and productive activities
that will broaden their horizons and brighten their lives.
This mission is important to us because we know that in many
neighborhoods, children have no PAL's except us.
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