OKC neighborhoods gearing up for Neighbors Night Out

Aug. 01--Neighbors Night Out, scheduled this year for Sept. 12, is an effort to allow people to work alongside public safety officers and public officials to curb neighborhood crime, gang and drug activity and promote social connections in neighborhoods.

"Neighbors Night Out provides Oklahoma City neighborhoods a chance to get to know their neighbors," said JB Schuelein, president of the board of Neighborhood Alliance. "Our goal is to strengthen a neighborhood's social bonds and foster a good working relationship with local police; if it comes with hot dogs and bouncy-houses, then all the better."

"Active, social neighborhoods have less crime," said Georgie Rasco, executive director of Neighborhood Alliance.

"Use this event to get your neighbors out of their houses and talking to each other. Let your neighbors know that you are watching out for them, and they will do the same for you."

Sponsored by Neighborhood Alliance, the Oklahoma City Police Department, the Oklahoma City Fire Department, Waste Management and local Target Stores, thousands of metro-area residents will gather at neighborhood events to celebrate Neighbors Night Out 2017.

Neighbors Night Out events will be visited by city council members, the police chief, the fire chief, city department heads, fire trucks and sometimes even police helicopters.

Target store volunteers will be volunteering at many of the neighborhood parties and have provided gift cards as prizes.

Early neighborhood registrants will receive freebies including cases of water from Waste Management, Recycling bins from OKC Beautiful and event signage sponsored by S&S Promotions.

For more information on "Neighbors Night Out" activity or how to start a Neighborhood Association, go to www.nacok.org or call Neighborhood Alliance at 528-6322.

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