Richmond City Council encourages all Richmond citizens to enjoy and take part in Richmond’s National Night Out events and activities. Being hosted and held in neighborhood throughout the City, these events are great way to meet, talk and play with neighbors and enjoy fun-filled family activities. For a list of some of the scheduled Richmond National Night Out events and activities, please visit www.richmondgov.com/Police/NNO2010.aspx.
RICHMOND CITY COUNCIL
900 E. Broad Street, Suite 200 - Richmond, Virginia 23219 - www.council.richmondva.gov
COUNCIL PUBLIC INFORMATION NEWS ADVISORY
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE/FORWARD TO ALL INTERESTED PARTIES
Thursday, 29 July 2010
Richmond City Council encourages citizens to enjoy Richmond’s National Night Out events/activities being hosted and held in neighborhoods throughout the city
Events are free and open to the public
WHAT Richmond City Council encourages all Richmond citizens to enjoy and take part in Richmond’s National Night Out events and activities. Being hosted and held in neighborhood throughout the City, these events are great way to meet, talk and play with neighbors and enjoy fun-filled family activities. For a list of some of the scheduled Richmond National Night Out events and activities, please visit www.richmondgov.com/Police/NNO2010.aspx.
Many Richmond National Night Out activities include (but are not limited to):
• Block parties
• Cookouts
• Bike rids
• 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
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 Out event being held in the United States of America.
WHEN Tuesday, August 3, 2010
For a list of some of the scheduled National Night Out event times, please visit www.richmondgov.com/Police/NNO2010.aspx.
WHERE Being held in neighborhood throughout Richmond
For a list of some of the scheduled Richmond National Night Out events, please visit www.richmondgov.com/Police/NNO2010.aspx.
WHO Citizens, Civic Groups, businesses, neighborhood organizations, Richmond elected/community leaders, local government departments/Fire and Law enforcement personnel
CONTACT Each event is organized individually, for more information, please visit www.richmondgov.com/Police/NNO2010.aspx.
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Steven R. Skinner, APR
Council Public Information Manager
Office of the Chief of Staff
RICHMOND CITY COUNCIL
Richmond City Hall
900 E. Broad Street, Suite 305
Richmond, Virginia 23219
804.646.6052 (office)
804.335.4054 (mobile)
804.937.1386 (home/mobile)
804.646.5468 (fax)
skinnesr@ci.richmond.va.us (email)
www.council.richmondva.gov(website)
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local laws, providing government policy and
oversight, and approving the city budget.
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