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Police Activities League Serve Christmas Dinners, Kids treated to Shopping Spree at Shoe Palace
The event brought together hundreds of families throughout Oakland for a turkey dinner served by Oakland and Bart police officers, city officials, and community volunteers among others. In addition to the OPAL Annual Christmas Dinner started by Dixon, OPAL recently (Dec. 10, 2021) hosted their 2nd annual shoe shopping spree this holiday season where 30 kids from the community were treated to a shopping spree at the local Shoe Palace shoe store.
By Post Staff
On Thursday, Dec. 16, 2021 Oakland Police Activities League (OPAL) hosted its 31st annual Christmas Dinner for the Oakland community. The event was hosted and led by former Oakland Police Officer, President of OPAL, and West Oakland native Margaret Dixon.
The event brought together hundreds of families throughout Oakland for a turkey dinner served by Oakland and Bart police officers, city officials, and community volunteers among others. In addition to the OPAL Annual Christmas Dinner started by Dixon, OPAL recently (Dec. 10, 2021) hosted their 2nd annual shoe shopping spree this holiday season where 30 kids from the community were treated to a shopping spree at the local Shoe Palace shoe store.
Dixon has parlayed her love for kids, teaching, and police work into serving the residents and youth of her native Oakland community for well over 30 years. Dixon is the first and only woman to be named Oakland Police Department Officer of the Year.
In attendance at the dinner were AASEG Co-Founder Karim Muhammad, AASEG member Jonathan Jones, among others. Oakland PAL is a nonprofit providing positive and safe experiences with after-school activities and sports opportunities for the youth and young adults in the city of Oakland.
