From our own Sales & Promotion Diva Janet Grella comes these photos from Tuesday night’s “National Night Out” in the Burien area, taken at Normandy Park Assisted Living:

Rick Kieffer, Normandy Park Chief of Police distributes key chains to attendees at Normandy Park Assisted Living's annual National Night Out.

Normandy Park Chief of Police, Rick Kieffer, and Normandy Park Mayor Pro-Tem, George Hadley chat at Normandy Park Assisted Living's National Night Out. This annual event included free hotdogs, ice cream and drinks for all in attendance.

Former Seattle disc jockey Dave Langley spins pop standards for the residents of Normandy Park Assisted Living in Normandy Park as part of the National Night Out, a neighborhood party to wipe out crime. A White Center resident, Dave was a disc jockey during the heydey of AM radio in Seattle from the 1940's through the 1960's.

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Tuesday night, Aug. 5th, starting around 6pm, neighbors around the B-Town area will turn out, get together, meet, talk and get to know each other (and the cops who protect them) better in hopes of keeping their ‘hoods safer.

That’s right – it’s National Night Out, an annual, unique crime/drug prevention event sponsored by the National Association of Town Watch (NATW) celebrated throughout the country.

According to their website:

Last year’s National Night Out campaign involved citizens, law enforcement agencies, civic groups, businesses, neighborhood organizations and local officials from over 10,000 communities from all 50 states, U.S. territories, Canadian cities and military bases worldwide. In all, over 35 million people participated in National Night Out 2007.

NATIONAL NIGHT OUT is designed to:

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

Some video clips from various 2007 Night Outs:

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So…are you partaking in National Night Out?

Have a digital still or video camera?

Then send us some pics/clips Tuesday (or just email us info on what you did)!