Certified 11,826.79 of giveaway merchandise as education

The FY2025 report certifies a program named Toms River Police Department's Educational Campaign, category Primary Prevention, Education, and Training, funded 02/28/2025 at 11,826.79 and expended at 11,826.79. It describes educational handouts for youth at schools and community events. The audit trail shows one purchase order to Calico Promotional Products, PO 25-01198, encumbered 02/28/2025 and paid 05/28/2025. Its eighteen lines sum to 11,826.79 to the cent. They are custom bookmarks, police badge stickers, silicone wristbands, pencils, pens, enamel pins, 20 ounce plastic water bottles, two kinds of lip balm, ruler tags, stress footballs, sunglasses, a draped table cover, a 10 by 10 pop up tent, 2,862.00 of t-shirts, police car stress reliever keychains, 625.00 of design set up fees and 1,015.00 of shipping. The certified education program is this order of promotional merchandise. No educational material appears on it, and no evidence based prevention program using the merchandise is documented. Giveaway merchandise is not among the uses Exhibit E lists.