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Extended
July 24 Deadlines for both Registration Prizes and
Street Closure
News Release.
Updated 7/21/08
This
year, on August 5, more than 60,000 Minneapolis neighbors
will gather on more than 1100 blocks
in Minneapolis for the 25th Annual National
Night Out, celebrating
and building community across the city. Advance planning
makes it easier for everyone
to have a good time, share the work and make things
go smoothly on NNO. Last year, over 900 groups planned
their parties in advance. Some events
will be as simple as neighbors sharing food and conversation
on a front porch; others will close off streets and
provide music, face painting,
chalk art, potlucks, dancing, games, and piñatas. So start your
planning early and join the celebration.
Free
Street Closure
deadline for
National Night Out has been extended to July 24
There’s still
plenty of time to “Join the Celebration” and enjoy National
Night Out on August 5th. July 24nd is the deadline
for applying to close your street for free on NNO.
And, if you register your NNO event by July
24, you’ll enter a drawing for door prizes donated by local businesses.
It’s easy and free to register your block party and apply to close
off your street - both can be done at the same time
on one website: www.ci.minneapolis.mn.us/nno or by calling 311 (612-673-3000).
Use
July to get everything ready for NNO August 5. Register your event
to get Minnesota Twins tickets (vouchers for 20 tickets), Mystery Point
Passes for Nickelodeon Universe at the Mall of America
(maximum of 20
passes, first come, first served), child safety cards
(maximum of 15 cards per event, first come, first served), free reminder
door hangers,
free name tags, and free coloring/word search sheets.
All events registered by July 24 will be entered into a drawing for
a wide array of door prizes
donated by Minneapolis businesses.
When registering, you can
also request that a police officer drops by your event. You can ask
for a fire truck visit and the MPD Canine Unit
by calling 311. There’s no guarantee that police or fire (or dogs)
will make it to your event but it’s worth asking.
If you want to close your
street, it’s free if you apply by July
24nd. From July 24nd to July 31st there is a $100 late
fee. No street-closing applications will be accepted
after July 31. It’s not necessary
to close your street to celebrate NNO; many outstanding
events are held in yards, parking lots, garages, parks, buildings, etc.
Attention New NNO Blocks: Free Start-up Kits
CCP/SAFE has a limited supply of free start-up kits for blocks holding
NNO events for the first time. The kits contain party basics like plates,
cups, plastic utensils, napkins, etc. as well as some surprises. If your
block is new to NNO this year, call 612-673-2977 to see if a kit is available.
NNO
Website a Great Source of Information - www.ci.minneapolis.mn.us/nno
The Minneapolis NNO web site
is a great source of information for people who want to improve their
NNO effort or those just learning about NNO.
Some features are: 70+ ideas for parties, people’s comments about
why NNO is important, NNO photos and clip art, party
invitations in four languages, fun green ideas for blocks, locations
of registered parties,
a list of sponsors to support and lots more.
Cooperative Food Drive
For the second year in a row,
United Way and National Night Out are teaming up to conduct food drives
during NNO. Last year, more than 3,000
pounds of food were collected to support Minneapolis
community food shelves. Food is especially needed during the summer
months when children don’t
get school lunches. When planning your party, remember
to ask people to bring some extra canned foods and dry goods. See the
NNO web site
for more details: http://www.ci.minneapolis.mn.us/nno/United-Way-Food-Drive.pdf
Minneapolis
NNO is sponsored in part by: AAA, Litin Everything Party ‘n’ Paper,
Minnesota Crime Prevention Association, Minnesota Twins,
Nickelodeon Universe MOA, Qwest, KFAI Radio and Minneapolis
Telecommunications Network
(MTN).
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