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Kenny Ragland

Retired Henrico County (VA) Police Sergeant; founder & Executive Director of Henrico Police Athletic League and 2024-elected National PAL president.

Oct 9, 2026

22:54
Remind everybody what it is that, uh, that PAL is doing in this day and age.
23:01
Well, w- well, you know, Jeff, the fundamental mission is to form positive relationships between police officers and youth, and we use programs as the conduit, uh, to do such.
23:14
And in Henrico PAL, our, our core curriculum is STEM, financial literacy, and substance awareness.
23:22
And, uh, today, for example, we have 400 kids in after-school programs all throughout the county, uh, with officers engaging our young people, uh, from STEM to dance to after school to summer camp, uh, to a music academy, to chess.
23:45
I mean, just an array of different programs to engage young people and create a pathway to success in their lives.
27:10
[laughs]
27:11
Y- that's all a prelude to our 20th annual Thanksgiving turkey giveaway, Jeff, where we'll be delivering door to door 700 to 800 turkeys and food boxes to families in need all throughout the Richmond metropolitan area.
27:27
So we're very grateful.
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24:15
And, and Henrico PAL
24:16
PALOur, our core curriculum is STEM, financial literacy, and substance awareness.
24:23
And, uh, today for example, we have 400 kids in after-school programs all throughout the county, uh, with officers engaging our young people.
24:35
Uh, from STEM, to dance, to after school, to summer camp, uh, to a music academy, to chess.
24:46
I mean, just an array of different programs to engage young people and create a pathway to success in their lives.
28:11
[laughs]
28:12
It...
28:13
That's all a prelude to our 20th annual Thanksgiving turkey giveaway, Jeff, where we'll be delivering door to door 700 to 800 turkeys and food boxes to families in need all throughout the Richmond metropolitan area.
5:17
Remind everybody what it is that, uh, that PAL is doing in this day and age.
5:23
Well, w- Well, you know, Jeff, the fundamental mission is to form positive relationships between police officers and youth, and we use programs as the conduit, uh, to do such.
5:36
And, and Henrico PAL, uh, our core curriculum is STEM, financial literacy, and substance awareness.
5:44
And, uh, today, for example, we have 400 kids in after-school programs all throughout the county, uh, with officers engaging, uh, young people, uh, from STEM to dance
6:00
danceTo after school, to summer camp, uh, to a music academy, to chess.
6:07
I mean, just an array of different programs to engage young people and create a pathway to success in their lives.
9:34
[laughs]
9:34
Y- that's all a prelude to our 20th annual Thanksgiving turkey giveaway, Jeff, where we'll be delivering door to door 700 to 800 turkeys in food boxes to families in need all throughout the Richmond metropolitan area.

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