Decatur police chief Joedy Pennington (at left holding Noah Skipper) and officer Jeff Clayton (at right) recently spoke to children enrolled in the East Central Community College Early Childhood Education daycare program during their study on “Community Helpers.” Children and care providers also pictured are (front row, from left) Tanner Strebeck, Meredith Lanier, Natalie Fulton, Kimari Brown, Lyric Jackson, Layla Love, Ryann Gorgas, Samantha Boykin, Rebecca Blackburn, Macie Walker and Jesse Smith; and (back row, from left)Bridget Burkes, Bella Grace Jones, Mary Lee Gregory and Chafony Evans.