FUNKY MONKEY SUPPORTS GREENWICH POLICE - Westfair Communications

Jared Greenman, left, presents t$1,500 check to Chief James Heave.

A popular shop on Greenwich Avenue, Funky Monkey Toys & Books, in an effort to support the Greenwich Police Department (GPD), offered individually curated Easter and Passover bundles during the weeks preceding the holidays with 10% of the proceeds going to the police scholarship fund.

On Wednesday, April 28, Jared Greenman, Funky Monkey Toys and Books”™ owner, presented a $1,500 check to Chief James Heavey, at the Greenwich Police Headquarters. “Everyone at Funky Monkey is proud to donate to the GPD Scholarship Fund, going toward college tuition money for the children of Greenwich Police Officers,” Jared said. “It”™s a natural fit for us. The officers protect our shop on Greenwich Avenue and we are showing them our gratitude by helping out their kids.”

Celebrating the 125^th anniversary of the Greenwich Police Department this year, Heavey said, “We are proud that the town of Greenwich Police Department has earned the reputation of being a well-trained and responsive professional organization over the past 125 years. We strive for excellence and have demonstrated a sustained commitment of service to the public. I am very appreciative to be a member of this family ”“ past and present.”