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Planning <br />Ideas <br />TOP TWO IDEAS <br />CELEBRATING FOR <br />NNO! <br />• Start a Neighborhood Crime <br />Watch Group! <br />Did you know that strengthening your <br />neighborhood is your best defense <br />against criminals? It's easy to do — <br />and FREE! NNO could be your first <br />official meeting! <br />• Win $100! <br />Your neighborhood could win $100 <br />through the Award of Excellence <br />Program. See program information <br />for more details! <br />PLANNING TIPS: <br />Tuesday, August 2, 2005 <br />The 22nd annual National Night Out celebration! <br />It is amazing to think that you will be joining thousands of <br />people nation -wide in giving.... <br />"Neighborhood Crime & Drugs A Going Away Party!" <br />50 Ideas for National Night Out <br />♦ sip lemonade <br />♦ show movies <br />♦ barbecue <br />♦ chalk art <br />♦ exchange plants <br />♦ play croquet <br />♦ tell block stories <br />♦ visit old friends <br />♦ exchange cookies <br />• play BINGO <br />♦ invite a speaker <br />♦ make a banner <br />♦ serve watermelon <br />♦ serve tea and dessert <br />♦ jump rope <br />♦ visit with police <br />♦ roller skate <br />♦ tell spooky stories <br />♦ roller blade <br />♦ play horseshoes <br />♦ rummage sale <br />♦ face paint <br />♦ talent show <br />• volleyball /badminton <br />• collect for food shelf <br />♦ white elephant exchange <br />Keep it simple, be an easy act to follow, yet make the event worth people's time. Be organized! <br />Name tags are very helpful, especially for the "visitors." <br />Have a stated start and end time within the timeframe of the "visitors" so people know what they are committing <br />to. They can always stay longer. <br />At the event, have a time when you welcome the neighbors, thank them, make any announcements and have each <br />resident introduce themselves. Plus, introduce guest's of the evening. <br />Don't do all the work yourself — form a National Night Out committee! <br />Have FUN! <br />While you celebrate National Night Out, be on the lookout for police officers, elected officials and media representatives <br />who could drop by. Maybe even McGruff the Crime Dog and his nephew Scruff will drop by and say "hello" to your <br />neighbors on Tuesday, August 2nd! <br />♦ Frisbee throw <br />♦ shoot free throws <br />♦ play instruments <br />♦ ice cream social <br />♦ make /eat popcorn <br />♦ pet contest <br />• bicycle parade <br />♦ listen to music <br />♦ sing -a -long <br />♦ welcome new residents <br />♦ street dance <br />♦ discuss crime prevention <br />♦ pot luck <br />♦ youth parade <br />♦ exchange recipes <br />♦ play softball <br />♦ progressive dinner <br />♦ touch football <br />♦ dunk tank <br />♦ youngest resident award <br />♦ oldest resident award <br />♦ longest resident award <br />♦ seed spitting contest <br />• take lots of pictures <br />♦ the list is endless..... <br />