You don’t have wait until Black Friday to get a jump on your Christmas shopping!Come to the Mohawk Valley Crime Stoppers Annual Craft Fair and Basket Raffle at the Accelerate Sports complex 524 Judd Rd Whitesboro, NY. Featuring indoor and outdoor activates for the whole family. Food trucks will be on hand as well so you can spend the entire day.The Craft Fair and Basket Raffle will run from 10:00 am – 4:00 pm. Over 50 local crafters will be set up on the turf for your shopping pleasure.
Along the back wall you will have the opportunity to enter for a chance to win one or more of the gift baskets on display.Winners will be chosen by a random drawing starting at 3:00 pm. You do not have to be present to win.Bring the children as well. have your child finger printed for safety by the Child ID fingerprinting truck from the Oneida County Sheriff’s Department, then stop by the children’s face painting booth. While you are there they will have the opportunity to check out some law enforcement vehicles from the Utica Police Department and the Oneida County Sheriff’s Office and maybe activate the siren.
Background Mohawk Valley Crime Stoppers
Mohawk Valley Crime Stoppers is a non-profit organization led by citizens against crime, which offer cash rewards to persons providing anonymous information that leads to the felony arrest of criminals and fugitives. Information is received through anonymous Crime Stoppers tips that are received through a secure tips line or through a secure web connection. Each caller is assigned a code number for ensuring anonymity. This is a community program in which members of the community, the media, local law enforcement agencies, and businesses work together to solve crime. Citizens are encouraged, via cash rewards and a promise of anonymity, to provide information leading to the arrest and indictment of criminals
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A civilian community board of directors provides direction as to the financial and promotional activities of the program. The board of directors enhances the community involvement aspect, and its function is vital to the program’s success.
The Crime Stoppers program is funded by private donations and fund raising. NO TAX DOLLARS are involved. The reward money paid out by the program is from the fund raising and donations from concerned citizens and businesses. Mohawk Valley Crime Stoppers is an exempt organization as described in Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code; EIN #47-2945414. Donors can deduct contributions made.
