The Honorable Ellen F. Robertson, Councilwoman, Richmond City Council, Gateway 6th District, and The Honorable Chris A. Hilbert, Richmond City Council, Northside 3rd District, will host a National Night Out Neighborhood Crime Fighting Cookout Event at the Cannon Creek Greenway. All Gateway 6th District and Northside 3rd District citizens are invited and encouraged to attend. The event is free and open to the public. This is the third year of this successful event.
RICHMOND CITY COUNCIL
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COUNCIL PUBLIC INFORMATION NEWS ADVISORY
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE/FORWARD TO ALL INTERESTED PARTIES
Thursday, 29 July 2010
Councilmembers Robertson and Hilbert to host National Night Out Neighborhood Crime Fighting Cookout at Cannon Creek Greenway: All invited to take a personal walk with Councilwoman Robertson through the Cannon Creek Greenway to see improvements
Free food and beverages: All Northside 3rd District Gateway and 6th District and citizens are invited and encouraged to attend
WHAT The Honorable Ellen F. Robertson, Councilwoman, Richmond City Council, Gateway 6th District, and The Honorable Chris A. Hilbert, Richmond City Council, Northside 3rd District, will host a National Night Out Neighborhood Crime Fighting Cookout Event at the Cannon Creek Greenway. All Gateway 6th District and Northside 3rd District citizens are invited and encouraged to attend. The event is free and open to the public. This is the third year of this successful event.
This fun-filled event will include games for adults and children and plenty of food, beverages and deserts. Attendees are invited to bring their bicycles and lawn chairs.
The event will include:
• A walk with Councilwoman Ellen F. Robertson through the Cannon Creek Greenway
• Special thank you on the Virginia Army National Guard, 180th Horizontal Construction Company, 276th Engineer Battalion for their trailblazing work on the Cannon Creek Greenway
• Free Food
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 citizens and strengthens neighborhoods by creating an opportunity for families to mix and mingle and talk with civic groups, law enforcement, businesses, neighborhood organizations and local officials.
National Night Out events are citizen-led and 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, the National Night Out event 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. This is the 27th year of the National Night event being held in the United States of America.
WHEN Tuesday, August 3, 2010
6:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.
WHERE Cannon Creek Greenway
Alongside the Richmond-Henrico Turnpike
(Between Dove Street and Vale Street)
WHO Sponsors include:
The Honorable Ellen F. Robertson, Councilwoman, Richmond City Council, Gateway 6th District, and The Honorable Chris A. Hilbert, Richmond City Council, Northside 3rd District, Green Park Civic Association, Highland View Civic Association, Southern Barton Heights Community Association, Virginia Chapter of the Sierra Club, Richmond Department of Parks, Recreation and Community Facilities.
CONTACT For more information, please contact Councilwoman Ellen Robertson, at 804.646.7964 or ellen.robertson@richmondgov.com or Councilman Chris A. Hilbert, at 804.646.6055 or chris.hilbert@richmondgov.com.
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Steven R. Skinner, APR
Council Public Information Manager
Office of the Chief of Staff
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