Santa Cop was started in 1980 when a handful of Lincoln Police Union members started the program. The idea was to start a program which would help the children of Lincoln who "fell through the cracks" of existing programs. The goal would be to serve children whose families did not receive assistance from other sources, had unexpected sickness, injury, or financial crisis. The police officers observed that the children had no control over these events and often went without at this special time of year. That first year 256 children were assisted. The program has since helped 4000 children annually in an effort to keep the magic of Christmas alive for every child. With the community's support the Santa Cop program has raised over $300,000 since 1990.

2007 Auction November 17, 2007 Nebraska State Fairgrounds Lancaster Building Silent Auction 11:00 a.m. Live Auction 2:30 p.m.