2026.10.09_FINAL_MediaAdvisory_TrueBlueBuddies.pdf
MEDIA ADVISORY
IBARRA ELEMENTARY STUDENTS TO PAIR UP WITH SAN DIEGO UNIFIED SCHOOL POLICE ON SHOPPING SPREE
WHAT: True Blue Buddies clothing shopping spree for Ibarra Elementary School students.
WHY: The San Diego Unified School Police Department is hosting the 12th annual True Blue Buddies program at Target Mission Valley on Monday, Oct. 12. This year, 14 students from Ibarra Elementary School were selected and paired with a school police officer. As part of the program, the students will take a school bus from Ibarra Elementary School to Target, where they will go on a fall school clothes shopping spree along with their buddies and school staff. Each student will have a $100 gift card to shop for essential clothing items. The event will conclude with a luncheon at Ibarra Elementary School.
Launched in 2015, the True Blue Buddies program aims to provide support through small group mentoring, as well as facilitate and build positive relationships with police officers at an early age. The students are selected based on need, including students from low-income families, military families as well as families experiencing housing instability. The program is funded through a partnership with the Assistance League of Greater San Diego’s Operation School Bell.
WHEN: Monday, Oct. 12, 9:45 a.m. to 10:45 a.m.
TENTATIVE SCHEDULE:
9 a.m. - Officers/ participants will meet at Ibarra Elementary
9:15 a.m. - Transportation arrives to pick up students
9:30 a.m. - Leave for Target Mission Valley
9:45 a.m. - Arrive at Target and begin shopping
10:45 a.m. - Head back to Ibarra Elementary School
11 a.m. to 12 a.m. - Lunch will be served for Officers, participants and students
WHERE: Target, 1288 Camino Del Rio N, San Diego, CA 92108.
WHO:
Assistant Chief Manny Del Torro of the San Diego Unified School Police Department
San Diego Unified School Police Department officers
14 Ibarra Elementary School students
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Media Contacts: Miguel Covarrubias, 619-316-4625, mcovarrubias@sandi.net; James Canning, 313-580-2845, Jcanning@sandi.net
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Miguel Covarrubias (He/Him) Mobile: 619-316-4625 4100 Normal Street
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