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{ Friends and Fitness Program The Lino Lakes Police Depanmeu cked off a 'Friends & Fit- ness" progranaimedat middle school girls. Lino Lake,' cers. thong with girls from the Centennial High School Track ream, met with mid schools girls to exercise and talk about the',pressures-ofadolescence and the challenges it brings with peers, school. family, and themselves Friends & Fitness is a group where girls can feel free to express thcroseb, es, be themselves, anc build their confidence. This is achieved through self- esteem enhancing. life - lessons; discussion , and running in an enc ouraging, non- judgmental atmosphere. file program culminated v�,�ith the participants haying a pizza party, tour of the police department, and com- pleting the Lino Lakes Blue Heron ll i\ s Rookery Run 51:. rricnds and Fitness participants on lcpartincnt tour :ISenibi` Safety Fair The Lino Lakes Police Department joined together with the Centennial Lire District and Chain } of Lakes YMCA to present the first [II-11111a] Safety- air for seniors. 88 sen iors participated in the event at the 1 ino Lakes Senior Center where they heard presentations on personal safety, fire safety, first aid, and preventing, falls. :\hcr the presentations. the seniors were served lunch, received door prizes, and vsere given a K -9 demonstration. Monthly Seminars On the second Thursday o ..each month throughout 2007, the Lino Lakes Police Department held free educational seminars for the public. Topics of the seminars included: Self- Defense for Women„ Adult Drub -'awareness. Identity theft. teen driver safety, snowmobile safety, hunting safety, child safety. internet safety, and prevention. The seminars were so successful, the program is continuing throughout 2008. Lino Lakes citizens lesrnins_ sc11-.1elcnsc.