- April 16, 2024
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Odin Fontanez takes delight in using the high-pressure water hose.
Participating officers accompanied the children through inflatable obstacle courses.
Ocoee officer Natalia Zajac completed the course with Odin Fontanez.
Ocoee firefighter Alex Martinez showed Stephen Lynch how to use the hose once they completed the relay race.
Maitland Detective James Anderson and Evy Levy-Ram enjoyed conquering obstacle course together several times.
Idan Levy-Ram and Maitland police officer Alexander Cruz take a group photo with Maitland police detective James Anderson and Ely Levy-Ram.
Law-enforcement officers from the Ocoee, Maitland and Orlando police departments volunteered in the event.
Orlando police officer Keri Mercer and Kyle Skubick, 8, pose for a quick photo after sliding down the obstacle course together.
Children were invited to compete in a challenging relay race with firefighters from the Ocoee Fire Department.
The relay race required children to help dress the firefighters in their protective gear as quickly as possible.
Stephen Lynch joyfully hops off the obstacle course slide for another round.
Orlando police officer Robert Costa and Kyle Skubick, 8.
Jordan Lewis, 9, takes himself on a tour of the interior of an Ocoee firetruck on display.
Law-enforcement officers and firefighters from the Ocoee Police Department and Ocoee Fire Department participated in the first first American Warriors for Autism fundraiser.
Held Saturday morning, April 14, the event was hosted by Autism Law Enforcement Response Training Corporation. Law-enforcement officers from local police agencies also volunteered, allowing children diagnosed with autism to run relay and obstacle courses together with first-responders.
The purpose of activities was to allow the children to familiarize themselves with police officers. Proceeds from the event benefited the corporation and the Princeton House Charter School — an Orlando-area charter school specialized to meet the needs of children with autism.
