‘Chief’s Kids’ Celebrate One-Year Anniversary

June 23, 2009 | Virginia News

BRISTOL, Va. – Thousands of bubbles rose up to the sky Monday night in the parking lot of Rice Terrace Apartments. They came from wands held in the sticky hands of members of "Chief’s Kids", a crew of children brought together every week by the Bristol Virginia Police Department and Hunt Memorial United Methodist Church.

The one-year anniversary of the start of the club was celebrated Monday. It is a pet project of city Police Chief Bill Price, who said he’s proud of the work the children have done. The aim is to teach kids in targeted neighborhoods about responsibility.