2010 National Night Out

Tuesday, August 3, 2010, will be a busy evening as the East Side tells crime to get out of town and celebrates the 2010 National Night Out.  Is your block planning an event? 

For more information on NNO events in your neighborhood, contact your District Council:
District 4 – NNO Info
District 5 – call 651-774-5234

Community Wide Events Near Payne and Case:
City Academy & Wilder Recreation Center (958 Jessie)
American Legion Post 577

Block Parties:

• Sims & Greenbrier
• Lawson & Greenbrier
• Westminister & Case

NNO Information from the City of Saint Paul:
On the first Tuesday of each August, National Night Out is celebrated nationwide. The Saint Paul Police Department encourages you and your neighbors to use this day to declare to criminals that you will not tolerate criminal activity in YOUR neighborhood! Take a stand against crime and drugs by coming together with your neighbors, get to know each other for the sake of knowing who belongs in the neighborhood, recognizing who your neighbors are, and making a unified statement that you will watch out for each other and for your properties. Neighbor’s who are united in watching for, and reporting suspicious activity, have safer neighborhoods to live and raise their families in.

National Night Out 2010 will be the 27th annual celebration. It will be held on Tuesday, August 3, 2010. Events can be held daytime, afternoon, or evening. Whatever works for you and your neighborhood, the event can be as simple or elaborate as you choose. These can include having root beer floats or lemonade, sharing a pot luck dinner, planning games or activities, maybe sidewalk chalk to draw pictures about what safety looks like on your block. Another simple way to celebrate National Night Out in your area is to promote turning on the outside lights at every home from dusk to dawn.

 40 or More Ideas for Your Event

1.  root beer floats
2. visit with police/fire
3. share lemonade  
4. play BINGO
5. sidewalk chalk art  
6. pet parade
7. barbecue  
8. roller blade
9. share desserts  
10. cookie exchange
11. jump rope  
12. live music
13. street dance  
14. talent show
15. welcome new residents  
16. ice cream social
17. share pot luck dinner  
18. horseshoes
19. face painting  
20. bike/stroller/wagon parade
21. cookie exchange  
22. exchange recipes
23. dunk tank  
24. progressive dinner
25. play get to know your neighbor game  
26. frisbee throw
27. discuss crime prevention  
28. volleyball
29. badminton
30. collect food for local food shelf  
31. croquet
32. make a neighborhood banner
33.  invite a speaker
34. exchange plants  
35. tell block history stories
36. oldest resident award  
37. youngest resident award
38. longest resident award  
39. basketball free throw contest
40. duck pond  
41. kiddies walk (moon walk)
42. piñata  
43. scavenger hunt
44. cake walk  
45. lawn mower beauty contest
46. organize block map with information  
47. make poster/past NNO photos
48. voter registration drive  
49. neighbor of the year award

AGREE THAT EVERYONE WILL TURN ON THEIR OUTSIDE LIGHTS!

For more information on National Night Out nationwide, visit the web site of the National Association of Town Watch, www.natw.org To find out more about planning an event in your neighborhood, or if you would like idea’s to start the planning of an event, visit the City of Saint Paul’s website.

Also, contact the Payne Phalen District 5 Planning Council at www.paynephalen.org.

Related posts:

1. National Night Out Planning Kick Off Event
2. National Neighborhood Night Out
3. East Side Pride Community Picnic
4. Green Info Fair
5. Community Picnic a Success