Mayor Pro Tem Tennell Atkins will present Unified National Night Out event Tuesday night

City of Dallas sent this bulletin at 10/06/2014 03:25 PM CDT

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT:
Oct. 6, 2014 Gaytha F. Davis - Council Assistant

(214) 670-4066

Mayor Pro Tem Tennell Atkins will present Annual
District 8 Unified National Night Out event Tuesday night

What: Mayor Pro Tem Tennell Atkins, District 8, will host a National Night Out (NNO) crime prevention event Oct. 7 at Meadow Stone Park. This is the largest NNO event in Dallas’ Southern Sector. Residents are encouraged to attend the event to meet their neighbors, crime watch groups, City of Dallas representatives and various service providers. This year marks the 31^st anniversary of the introduction of National Night Out, an effort to promote organized neighborhood involvement in crime prevention activities, police-community partnerships and neighborhood solidarity.

“This event is all about strengthening unity and making your community safer,” said Mayor Pro Tem Atkins.

The Dallas Police Department, Code Compliance Services, Streets Services, Dallas Water Utilities, Housing, Library Services, Dallas Park and Recreation, Sanitation, Dallas Fire Rescue, and Dallas Water Utilities will be among the City departments participating. Department mascots will also be on hand to entertain and educate guests, they include: McGruff the Crime Dog; DFR Sparky the Fire Dog; 911 Cell Phone Sally; Kool Kat and Trinity Trudy.

Residents will also enjoy free food, beverages, snow cones and performances by Saxophonist Jeff Aycock, the Wilmer-Hutchins High School Marching Music Machine (marching band) and the Blue Belles (drill team), Anita Martinez Ballet Folkórico, Indian Cultural Heritage Foundation, a fall fashion show powered by CATO (featuring City of Dallas employees as Top Models), Dallas BIG PhotoOP, Super Heroes Skit* (*Dallas Police Officers), Line Dancing led by Tenna Kirk, Dallas’ foremost line dance instructor and much more. Children’s Fun Zone led by Dallas Park & Recreation Department will have cool prizes courtesy of Moroch & Associates, face painting, games, balloon artist, a petting zoo and a chance to win a boy’s or girl’s bike courtesy of South Texas Dental. Residents are encouraged to bring a pre-sliced dessert to share and lawn chairs allowing one to sit back and enjoy the event.

Music will be powered by 104.5 FM and Smooth 105.7 KRNB. Sponsors of this event include Eberstein & Witherite, Walmart, and CATO at Wheatland Road, CitiTrends, ATMOS Energy, DART, Moroch & Associates, Dallas County Schools, South Texas Dental, Volunteer Center of North Texas, Twisted Sugar Cookies & Cupcakes, Cesar Chavez Foundation, Mission Critical Partners, Blue Bell Creameries, Black Contractors Association, National Latino Law Enforcement Organization, and the City of Dallas.

Who: - Mayor Pro Tem Tennell Atkins, District 8

- Mayor Mike Rawlings

- State Representative Roberto Alonzo

- Chief David Brown, Dallas Police Department

- Chief Louie Bright, Dallas Fire & Rescue

- Dallas County Judge Clay Jenkins

- Dallas City Secretary Rosa A. Rios

- Constable Cleophas Steele

- Deputy Chief Vernon Hale, South Central

- Mary Jo Giudice, Director of Libraries

- Service providers

- Neighborhood Associations