Tuesday; August 5
If you live in a community that promotes National Night Out, I encourage you to attend. National Night Out is a partnership between Law Enforcement agencies and the communities they serve. Traditionally, the events are held on the first Tuesday of August and create chances for people to come together in physically and emotionally safe environments. Depending upon your community, it might be a single major event in one central location or several smaller venues scattered around smaller neighborhoods. The format isn’t nearly as important as the formula – bringing Law Enforcement and the community together. One of the ads for the event observes, “Together we are making communities safer, more caring places to live.”. We live in a time where it is convenient to focus on what drives us apart, so we need to take every opportunity to work together. Years ago, we were told that it takes a village to raise a child and, while that is still true, we can ex...