CHRC Community Outreach Advocates to participate in "National Night Out"

CHRC’s Community Outreach Advocates

will participate in the

NATIONAL NIGHT OUT

TUESDAY AUGUST 5

**DISTRICT ONE
Findlay Market, Essen Strasse (Parking Lot) at Elm Street, from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m.

**DISTRICT TWO
Owl’s Nest Park,1984 Madison Road, from 6:00 to 9:00 p.m.

In Cincinnati, as in cities and towns all across our nation, neighbors will get together for picnics, socials, and other events to celebrate and strengthen their community.  The Cincinnati Police Department has partnered with community groups in each District to highlight crime prevention and safety.  There will be exhibits, displays and demonstrations with specialized police units and equipment.  Food, music, activities and games will add to the festive spirit.

The first National Night Out was observed in 1984.  The National Association of Town Watch promoted it as a way to involve people in anticrime efforts.  People were invited to turn on their porch lights, lock their doors, and come outside to meet with neighbors.  That first year, 2.5 million people in 400 communities in 23 states took part.  Now, nearly 38 million people in 16,000 communities in all 50 states, U.S. territories, Canadian cities, and military bases around the world participate in National Night Out.  It has become our nation’s largest annual crime prevention and drug prevention event.