A chance to build a relationship between law enforcement and the community is what 13 year old AJ Carr saw when his new organization “Building Bosses” presented “Community Field Day” on Saturday, Sept. 25.

“We wanted everybody to have a good time, the police and the community,” Carr continued. “There’s turmoil in the streets … we want the kids to know somebody is there in the police department that they can trust. Everybody will know everybody.”

Carr’s goal is to bring attention to new ways to heal the community’s divide with police in hopes that the community and law enforcement will make different decisions based on an established relationship.

Carr hosted the event at Warner Park, with over 50 children, police officers, and firefighters attending. The children toured the fire trucks and played games with the City of Madison employees. With food donations from Ian’s Pizza, Firehouse subs, and more, Carr felt the event was successful. Carr’s expectations were exceeded when the president of the Princeton club drove to meet Carr and offer advice and financial support for Carr’s organization Building Bosses.

Carr hopes to teach the importance of entrepreneurship to young adults and teens. He feels with more leaders in the community, the amount of violence will decrease among the youth. He hopes to provide tutoring, mentoring, clothing, and aid to support children. He plans on starting with “Think Tanks” in the month of October, to raise “social consciousness” and develop relationships with the kids in his program.