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National
Night Out is August 6, 2002
The object of National Night Out is to get
neighbors to step outside of their home and join forces against
crime. Neighbors knowing neighbors is the first step in
community crime prevention.
We live in "bedroom communities"
and often do not know who lives next door to us. Our parents and
grandparents knew everyone for miles around.
It is never too early to start planning
National Night Out. Each Coordinator handles NNO at their own
discretion.
Northwest Park goes all out with marching
band, parade, hot dogs, booths set up for vendors and
information centers, plus all the bells and whistles that Harris
County Sheriff's department has to offer.
In Northwest Park NNO is a social occasion
that Dora Young starts working on in August for the following
year. She has managed to pull off one of the most successful NNO
in Harris County.
On the other hand, Carriage Lane usually
purchases watermelons from Hempstead and encourages neighbors to
have Watermelon Block Parties so neighbors can meet the
neighbors in their block and exchange telephone numbers for both
work and home.
The end result of each of these National
Night Out's is to get neighbors to step outside, lock their
door, meet their neighbors and be aware of Crime Prevention.
Good luck in whatever you decide to do for
National Night Out, Tuesday August 6th.
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