Get ready for National Night Out
By: Staff 07/01/2007
The 24th Annual National Night Out (NNO) is on Tuesday, August 7. On NNO people get together with their neighbors, meet many for the first time and have a block party to strengthen community and safety on their block. This year’s theme is Join the Movement: Putting “Neighbors” back in the Neighborhood.
The process to register your block parties and apply to close off your street is easy, free and can be done at the same time while visiting http://www.ci.minneapolis.mn.us/nno or calling 311 (612-673-3000). Register your event by July 24 to get free reminder door hangers, name tags, coloring sheets, child ID kits (limit 10 per event while supplies last), ride tickets for the Park at MOA (limit 10 per event while supplies last), Minnesota Twins Tickets (10 vouchers per registered event) and your block will be entered into a drawing for door prizes donated by Minneapolis businesses.
You don’t have to close your street to have an NNO party, but if you want to close your street, it’s free if you apply by July 24. From July 25 to August 2 there is a $100 fee to close your block and after August 2 no street-closing applications will be accepted.
CCP/SAFE has a limited supply of free NNO start-up kits for blocks holding NNO events for the first time. The kits contain plates, cups, plastic utensils and napkins for 50 people. If your block is new this year to NNO call 612-673-2977.