Richmond
City Council – Richmond City Hall - 900 E. Broad Street, Suite 305 - Richmond,
Virginia 23219 U.S.A. - www.council.richmondva.gov
COUNCIL PUBLIC
INFORMATION NEWS RELEASE
IMMEDIATE RELEASE TO BE FORWARDED AND SHARED
Tuesday,
21 July 2015
Councilwoman Michelle
R. Mosby invites residents to a
Combined Richmond South Central 9th Voter District National Night Out
Celebration: First-time Event being held
Tuesday, August 4, 2015/6:00-8:00 p.m.: All Richmond
South Central 9th Voter
District residents invited and
encouraged to attend
WHAT (Richmond,
Virginia U.S.A.) -- The Honorable Michelle
R. Mosby, Councilwoman, Richmond City Council, Richmond South Central 9th Voter
District, will hold a Combined Richmond South Central 9th
Voter District National Night Out Celebration event. This will be her first
time holding this fun-filled family event, which is free and open to the
public and all Richmond South Central 9th Voter District residents are invited
and encouraged to attend. Attendees are encourages to bring a lawn chair.
The
event’s planned activities includes the following:
·
DJ
·
Live Band – “Young Prince Charles”
·
Food
·
Fun
·
Games
·
Back-to-School giveaway
·
Richmond Police Department
·
Richmond Department of Fire and Emergency Services
Councilwoman Mosby also invites
and encourages all individuals wishing to donate school supplies for children
for the upcoming school year to bring them to her satellite office, at 4805 Forest
Hill Avenue in Richmond. The most needed school items include the following:
·
#2 Pencils
·
Crayons
·
Colored Pencils
·
Boxes of Tissues
·
Scissors
·
Rulers
·
2 Pocket folders
·
3 ring binders
·
Spiral Notebooks
·
Loose Leaf Paper
·
Composition Notebooks
·
Elmer’s Glue/Glue Sticks
WHEN Event: Tuesday,
August 4, 2015
6:00-8:00
p.m.
WHERE Southside
Community Center and Sports Complex
6255 Old Warwick Road; Richmond, Virginia
WHO The
Honorable Michelle R. Mosby, Councilwoman, Richmond City Council, Richmond
South Central 9th Voter District
CONTACT For
more information, please contact:
Mr.
Uzziah Harris, Liaison for The Honorable Michelle R. Mosby,
Councilwoman, Richmond City Council, Richmond South Central 9th Voter District,
at 804.912.6465 (tel), or uzziah.harris@richmondgov.com
(email)
Background
National
Night Out is an annual neighborhood crime fighting event that establishes a
vehicle for families to come together and focus on fighting crime in their
neighborhood through unity and education. The event empowers residents and
strengthens neighborhoods by creating an opportunity for families to visit and
talk with one another and with civic groups, local officials, firefighters, law
enforcement, businesses, and neighborhood organizations.
National Night Out
events include crime prevention activities ranging from turning on porch lights
and porch sitting; to block parties and cookouts that include food and games
for children.
Held each year on the first Tuesday of
August, National Night Out was established in 1984 by the National
Association of Town Watch as a program to build neighborhood unity in fighting
crime. The event includes participation in all 50 U. S. states, U.S.
territories, Canada and U.S. military bases around the world.
Each year many National Night Out events
and activities are planned and in neighborhoods throughout Richmond, these
events are great way to meet, talk and play with neighbors and enjoy fun-filled
family activities. These events and/or activities may include (but are not
limited to):
· Block
parties
· Cookouts
· Bike
rides
· Walks
· Kid
games
· Giveaways
· Free
food
· Entertainment
· Civic
Groups
· Local
Businesses
· Neighborhood
organizations
· Richmond
elected/community leaders
· Local
government departments/Fire and Law enforcement personnel
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E N D -
Steve Skinner
Council Public Information Manager
RICHMOND CITY COUNCIL
OFFICE OF THE COUNCIL CHIEF OF STAFF
Richmond City Hall
900 E. Broad Street, Suite 305
Richmond, Virginia 23219 U.S.A.
804.646.6052 (office)
804.335.4054 (mobile)
804.937.1386 (home/mobile)
804.646.5468 (fax)
steven.skinner@richmondgov.com (email)
www.council.richmondva.gov(website)
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represent citizens in creating and amending local laws,
providing government
policy and oversight, and
approving the city budget.
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creating a vibrant community that is a great place
to live, work, learn, play, visit and raise a family.