National Night Out Starting Now In Cupertino, Calif.
By Michelle Carr Crowe, Cupertino real estate agent and San Jose home selling expert
Leave it to Silicon Valley and Cupertino, Calif. to have the earliest start time of National Night Out events on Tues., Aug. 7th.
While most run from 6 pm until about 10 pm, National Night Out event planners at the Target Store in Cupertino, Calif. Began celebrating at 3 pm and plan to wrap up about 6 pm, leaving attendees free to participate in other local night-time events throughout Silicon Valley.
Located at 20745 Stevens Creek Blvd., the Cupertino Target’s kick-off event occurs in its parking lot through 6 pm today, Aug. 7, 2012.
Open to all Cupertino residents, the National Night Outkick-off features free hot dogs, children's fingerprinting, face painting and games. Representatives from Cupertino's Neighborhood Watch, Block Leader, emergency preparedness, sustainability and parks and recreation programs plan to participate.
National Night Out, is a community-building (and crime-preventing) outreach event celebrated from coast to coast in the U.S. annually on the first Tuesday in August.
Throughout Santa Clara County, from Cupertino to San Jose to Palo Alto, cities and towns feature an abundance of opportunities for neighbors to meet each other, as well as local peace officers.
The first National Night Out involved 400 communities in 23 states and 2.5 million people. The 2012 event is the 29th annual National Night Out.
Cities from all 50 U.S. states as well as all U.S. territories and military bases will participate this year.
It’s important that residents remember the best deterrent to crime are neighbors who know, care and watch out for each other. People unable to attend community events are invited to turn on their porch lights from 7:00 pm to 10:00 pm to show support.
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