Jefferson and Marion County will join neighborhoods throughout the state to celebrate National Night Out, Tuesday, October 3.
The annual event invites everyone to come meet and interact with the first responders who help protect and serve our community.
The event will run from 5:30-8p at the Jefferson Tourism and Visitor Center, 305 E. Austin St.
A host of other service providers will also be on hand to provide information, along with food, games, and family activities for everyone.
National Night Out is nationally sponsored by NATW, ADT, Starbucks, L.E.A.D. and co-sponsored locally by Citizens for Better Community and Jefferson Police Department.
National Night Out is an annual community-building campaign that promotes strong police-community partnerships and neighborhood camaraderie to make our neighborhoods safer, more caring places to live and work. Together, we are making that happen.
From time to time, neighbors throughout your city and across the nation are asked to lock their doors, turn on their front porch lights and spend the evening outside with neighbors and law enforcement.
Along with the traditional outside lights and front porch vigils, most communities celebrate National Night Out by hosting block parties, festivals, parades, cookouts and other various community events with safety demonstrations, seminars, youth events, visits from emergency personnel, exhibits and more.
National Project Coordinator, Matt Peskin said, “This is a night for our nation to stand together and promote awareness, safety, and neighborhood unity. National Night Out showcases the vital importance of police-community partnerships and citizen involvement. When law enforcement and the community work closely together, some amazing things can happen.”
For more information, please visit natw.org.