Portland, Oregon holds Countdown to National Night Out Tuesday, July 25
This year, the City of Portland’s annual kick-off to National Night Out begins a week earlier than usual. Billed as the Countdown to National Night Out the event happens on Tuesday, July, 25 running from 5 to 6p.m. at the Lloyd Center Applebee’s Neighborhood Bar and Grill, 1439 NE Halsey St.
Stephanie Reynolds, interim program manager for the Office of Neighborhood Involvement’s Crime Prevention Program says, “In past years we’ve held the kick-off event the same night as National Night Out. We realized that this was a conflict for many of the party-givers that wanted to attend the kick-off but couldn’t because they were in the midst of final arrangements for their neighborhood celebration.
This year, with the cooperation of the Lloyd Center’s Applebee’s, we moved the event to a week earlier than the actual date of National Night Out. We hope to see many of our long-time National Night Out party organizers as well as new folks interested in this annual event.”
Three-legged races were one of many games and activitioes for Glenfair neighbors at their National Night Out celebration last year at Glenfair Park in east Portland.
Countdown to National Night Out will feature words of encouragement and praise by Mayor Tom Potter, Portland Police Bureau Chief Rosie Sizer and Portland’s Fire and Rescue Chief Dave Sprando for neighborhood volunteers who organize around issues of public safety.
Joining in the festivities will be the Crime Prevention Coordinators and staff and volunteers of the Portland Office of Emergency Management.
The general public is welcome and encouraged to attend the Countdown to National Night Out on Tuesday, July 25th. For more information telephone 503-823-4064. National Night Out is officially celebrated on the first Tuesday in August, which this year is Tuesday, August 1.
