Reminder: Woodridge National Night Out is Tuesday Night

The following is a press release from the Woodridge Police Department:

Woodridge Police Department’s National Night Out celebration is tonight, Tuesday, from 4:00pm until 8:00pm at the Community Resource Center (CRC). This event will bring together the community in order to promote a strong and safe village united against crime. All Woodridge residents are encouraged to attend. The CRC is located at 8274 Janes Avenue in Woodridge, and the festivities will take place in the grassy, common area across from the CRC. All festivities will take place in the grassy area adjacent to the parking lot. Activities will include:

• Food, compliments of Doggie Diner and Papa’s Pizza
• Inflatable bouncy house, DJ and balloon animals
• Free kids haircuts from 4pm-6pm, compliments of Qway’s Barbershop 
• The Woodridge Park District will host a variety of games for kids with prizes and giveaway items
• Free raffle with the chance to win a backpack for school or a new bike, compliments of the Woodridge Target.
• National Anthem will be performed by Grace Etzkorn, a local area youth selected as “Miss Outstanding Teen” to represent the Chicagoland area! 

National Night Out is a crime and drug prevention event that is sponsored nationally by the National Association of Town Watch and co-sponsored locally by the Woodridge Police Department.  This year marks the thirtieth anniversary of this event, and over 37 million people across the country are expected to participate. National Night Out is designed to:

• Heighten crime and drug prevention awareness.
• Generate support for, and participation in, local anti-crime efforts.
• Strengthen neighborhood spirit and police/community partnerships.
• Send a message to criminals letting them know neighborhoods are organized and fighting back.

This year, National Night Out and the Woodridge Police Department want  to notify and encourage citizens to sign up for Smart911, a free service that allows citizens across the U.S. to create a Safety Profile for their household that includes any information they want 9-1-1 to have in the event of an 
emergency. To learn more about Smart911 or to register, please visit https://www.smart911.com/. 

For more information on National Night Out, please visit http://www.natw.org/.