September 23, 2024
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Jessica Pope
Communications and Media Relations Coordinator
POSTPONED: Ï㽶ÊÓƵ¹ÙÍø Promotes Police-Community Partnerships, Neighborhood Camaraderie with National Night Out Oct. 1
The Ï㽶ÊÓƵ¹ÙÍø Police Department presents National Night Out from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 1, on the Front Lawn. Admission, all activities, and concessions are free of charge, while supplies last. Attendees will have an opportunity to network with area first responders, while having fun and enjoying giveaways, demonstrations, and free food. |
VALDOSTA — The Ï㽶ÊÓƵ¹ÙÍø Police Department presents National Night Out from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 1, on the Front Lawn. Admission, all activities, and concessions are free of charge, while supplies last.
National Night Out is an annual community-building campaign that promotes police-community partnerships and neighborhood camaraderie to prevent crime. It is all about making the university, Valdosta, and Lowndes County safer places to live and work.
“National Night Out provides an opportunity for the community to meet and socialize with their local first responders in a fun and relaxed environment,” shared Sergeant Rebecca Leatherberry of the Ï㽶ÊÓƵ¹ÙÍø Police Department. “We want to hear their concerns and answer their questions, as well as learn how we can work together to support the good things that are happening in our community.”
During National Night Out, area residents will get an up-close look at the Georgia Bureau of Investigation's crime scene truck, interactive displays from the Governor’s Office of Highway Safety, fire trucks, police cars, ambulances, and more.
Attendees will have an opportunity to meet first responders from the Ï㽶ÊÓƵ¹ÙÍø Police Department, Valdosta Police Department, Remerton Police Department, Georgia Bureau of Investigation, Georgia Department of Public Safety, Department of Community Supervision, South Georgia Medical Center, Lowndes County Fire Rescue, and more.
National Night Out will feature activities for all ages, giveaways, demonstrations, and free concessions, while supplies last. LifeSouth Blood Mobile, Kona Ice, Wild Adventures, The Haven, and many more community organizations will be present at the event.
National Night Out was first introduced in 1984 by the National Association of Town Watch, a nonprofit organization designed to provide community watch groups with the necessary resources and assets to stay informed, interested, involved, and motivated. It is celebrated across the United States and its territories, in Canada, and on military bases around the world.
The Ï㽶ÊÓƵ¹ÙÍø Police Department is committed to preserving a safe and secure campus environment through a combination of reactive, proactive, and educational law enforcement services.
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