Several weeks ago, Brittany Monroe and her daughter Harper were in the car when they passed an on-duty police officer on Route 17.

“Harper said to me ‘we should really say thank you,’” said Brittany.

Brittany agreed that they should say “thank you” to the officer, but Harper had bigger ideas. She did not just want to thank that one police officer; she wanted to thank all police officers.

“I want to take them my favorite things,” Harper said to her mom.

“Harper’s List” is a culmination of all of Harper’s favorite things that she wanted to give the Gloucester Sheriff’s Office. With help from the community, Brittany and Harper achieved that goal.

Brittany received donations from several Gloucester businesses to make Harper’s List a reality in only a couple weeks. Participating businesses include Scoot’s BBQ, Chick-fil-A, Doodle’s Donuts, Northern Neck Popcorn Bag, Creekside Market, Sweet Tooth Café, Smith’s Florist and Gift Shoppe, and The Farmer’s Daughter.

“It was pretty amazing,” said Brittany about the businesses jumping on board. “No hesitation.”

Harper and Brittany delivered the items from Harper’s List on Friday. The five-year-old also drew and wrote a card for the officers which said, “Thank you for keeping our town safe. I’m very proud of you.” The officers present thanked Harper and gave her a GSO sticker and a stuffed dog.

“I’m just so proud of her,” said Brittany. “I just can’t believe she’s come up with such an awesome thing on her own.”

Next year, Harper said would like to do the same thing for the local firefighters. She will enter the first grade this fall at Bethel Elementary School. Her favorite subject is math.