National Night Out is a campaign that takes place on a single night across the nation which commemorates law enforcement and first responders and allows the community to gather together to celebrate camaraderie, enhance neighborly relationships and promote stronger police-community partnership. The idea was kickstarted in 1984 with two million participants and is expected to grow to over 38 million neighbors this year.
This is an opportunity for everyone to meet first responders and see their vehicles, understand who they are and what they do for the community, learn about safety, and what to do and who they can turn to in emergency situations. Of course, it’s only one night, but it’s a way to encourage everyone in the community to work together with law enforcement towards the common goal of a safer place for everyone to live, work and visit all year. This allows the community to come to law enforcement with questions and ideas, and get to know who’s who on the response side of an emergency.
We ask that you leave your porch lights on, come outside and spend a couple hours of the evening with us. We will be celebrating at Community Field on McWethy Drive in Leadville with local first responders from Search and Rescue, the U.S. Forest Service, St. Vincent Health and Leadville/Lake County Fire-Rescue, as well as the Leadville Police Department and Lake County Sheriff’s Office on Aug. 2 from 4 to 6 p.m. All ages are welcome. We will have some neat demonstrations from the responders, a bounce house and food. We will be accepting donations for tacos from El Mexicano taco truck: donate $5 for one taco ticket and redeem it that night for two tacos. Proceeds will be going to the Advocates of Lake County, who provide many resources for the community, and we would like to give back as much as we can. We will also be raffling off donated items from some of our local community stores on Harrison Avenue. Donate $2 for one raffle ticket for as many chances as you’d like to win the item of your choice. See the Lake County Sheriff’s Office Facebook page for more information.
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