Boynton beach POLICE DEPARTMENT

The Boynton Beach Police Department has a community outreach unit which administers the Police Athletic League (P.A.L.). The P.A.L. program serves over 700 inner city youths by maintaining athletic programs year round. The Boynton Beach P.A.L. football and basketball teams have won national titles and the P.A.L. coordinator, Officer Bill Tome, was named Child Advocate of the Year by the Palm Beach Post and the Palm Beach County Chiefs of Police in 2002.

P.A.L. provides after school and weekend sports activities to children ages 8-15. The program is designed to encourage the athletic and civic development of the youth in the Boynton Beach community. The P.A.L. program has helped in the development of many outstanding athletes and more importantly, socially responsible citizens in the community. One of the first P.A.L. participants, Mike Rumph, played on the league's inaugural football team and is now a cornerback for the St. Louis Rams. For the past six years, Mike Rumph has returned to Boynton Beach to host a football camp and raise money for P.A.L. Approximately 100 children participated in this year's camp which was held July 11 through July 13.

For more information please contact Henry Diehl at diehlh@ci.boynton-beach.fl.us .