For several years now, the neighborhoods of Lower Greenville have held celebrations of National Night Out. As the LGNA Crime Watch coordinator, I've helped organize this event since the begining. I'm a big beleiver in neighborhood building and these events are a great opportunity for neighbors to mingle and talk about things going on in thier neighborhood.
This year, the National Association of Town Watch, the national organizer, allowed us to move the event from the sweltering heat of August, to October 7th, a much more managable date for those of us in Texas. So this year promises a much cooler and hopefully funner event.
Most of these events have grown significantly in scope and popularity. Some take the flavor of a festive block party while others take a more serious approach such as a crime summit. Here are a few of the events planned for different parts of the neighborhood.
National Night Out In Tietze Park
For the fifth year running, three area neighborhood associations - Lakewood Heights, Lower Greenville, and Lowest Greenville West are joining forces to hold one of the city's largest National Night Out events. Approximately 5,000 households are represented by these three organizations, and this event generates 700+ attendees each year. The event will be held Oct 7th, 5:30-8:30 p.m, once again at Tietze Park.
In addition to the new date, they are moving the party to the Pavillion area of the park in order to take advantage of all the recent improvements to the park. This event is about giving residents a chance to meet and talk to all the organizations that work to improve the quality of life in our neighborhood. There will be representatives from many city departments and plenty of police officers to talk to about crime concerns. In addition to the face painters and hotdogs, this year there will be having a free-throw contest with prizes for different age groups. Be sure to look for this blogger at the Crime Watch Table!
M-Streets National Night Out
They got a late start but Greenland Hills (The proper name of the M-Streets) is having a block party in the 5200 block of Ridgedale between Lanari and Homer on the evening of Oct 7th, 5:30 to 7:30pm. There will be a live band, refreshments, city representatives and police officers present.
Vickery Place National Night Out
Vickery Place has traditionally had a very large block party to celebrate NNO. This year's event will be held Oct 7th, 6-8pm on Glencoe, between Miller & Willis. they will have a live band, a clown and lots of food and drink. They do not charge admission for the event, but there is a small fee for food and drink.
Wilshire Heights National Night Out
Tuesday evening, October 7, 2008, from 6:30 - 8:30 PM, the Wilshire Heights Neighborhood Association is sponsoring National Neighbors' Night Out. In Wilshire Heights, they will serve drinks and snacks that evening from 6:30-8:30 PM on the front lawn of 6204 Kenwood (Beth and John Wing); this is at the corner of Kenwood and Norris.
As a special treat, beekeepers from the Texas Honeybee Guild will be there. We will also have a fire truck on hand for the kids to enjoy, our local patrol officers will stop by, and the Greater White Rock Early Childhood PTA will have a table with information on their group. So you can see that we will have a full house. This should be a great event where neighbors have a chance to meet neighbors informally.
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