This is a memorable moment she will cherish for a lifetime.
An officer took a 8-year-old girl to the daddy-daughter dance. The song won the 2004 Grammy Award Song of the Year. The song was a 2003 hit of Luther Vandross ‘Dance with My Father.’ The lyrics are emotional and anyone with a heart will be emotional on hearing them.
It’s exactly what Corporal Nicol “Nick” Harvey felt when he saw the posters of Central Elementary School in Van Buren, Arkansas. It’s the announcement of the upcoming Father-Daughter dance, a much-awaited event for a lot of school-goers.
He didn’t know this event would become a memorable moment for him as well.
He found out some of the girls didn’t have a father to accompany them to the upcoming event. So, Van Buren’s Police Chief Jamie Hammond decided to come up with a brilliant idea.
He thought about his police officers accompanying these girls so they could all attend the upcoming occasion. The next thing, Harvey and Hammond had a meeting with the school’s guidance counselor. Soon after, they learned about the sad story of an 8-year-old girl named Avey Cox.
Avey was in second grade when she lost her father in early 2020.
Speaking to TODAY, Avey’s mother Angelina Bernard said her daughter was very close to her father, and wanted to attend the daddy-daughter dance but she didn’t have anyone to take her.
Special occasions like this are important to any young girl. Having the chance to enjoy childhood while being accompanied by a parent, particularly by a father, is priceless. However, not every child is given this privilege.
That’s why Officer Harvey decided to act quickly and took Avey’s and her mothers approval. As expected, both gave a yes! Though many would not be bothered about this thing, some like Harvey couldn’t ignore it either.
The Big Day Arrived!
Avey then had a father figure to dance with to the event and Harvey also had the chance to reminisce the feeling of being able to dance with a daughter, it’s a WIN for them both.
“I bought a new tie and handkerchief to match Avey’s dress and I ordered a corsage,” said corporal Harvey. “Every time I saw her at school, she’d remind me of how many days it was until the dance.”
To make the event more special they even rented a Hummer limousine for the dance
You don’t really need to be blood-related, anyone can be a dad in their own simple ways.
This story proves you don’t need to be related by blood for a relationship. You just need a heart for the relationship.
