The Pinecrest community celebrates National Night Out
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| Kids check out a police car during National Night Out at The Pinecrest. [Photos by DeAnn Jelinek] |
Neighborhood organizations throughout the nation—including many
in Mason District—celebrated National Night Out on Aug. 5 with friendly visits
from police officers and firefighters. There were cookouts, ice cream socials, and block parties
aimed at crime prevention and community building. Neighborhoods are safer
when residents know and look out for one another.
in Mason District—celebrated National Night Out on Aug. 5 with friendly visits
from police officers and firefighters. There were cookouts, ice cream socials, and block parties
aimed at crime prevention and community building. Neighborhoods are safer
when residents know and look out for one another.
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| Residents of The Pinecrest |
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| Police Capt. David Smith (second from left) talks to residents at The Pinecrest potluck on National Night Out. |
The National Night Out event at The Pinecrest community in
Annandale had the theme, “A Clean Neighborhood Deters Crime,” reports DeAnn
Jelinek. There was a potluck cookout at the gazebo, a contest aimed at
educating residents about trash issues, and a police squad car for children to
explore. Mason Supervisor Penny Gross and Capt. David Smith, commander of the
Mason Police District, dropped by to chat with residents.
Annandale had the theme, “A Clean Neighborhood Deters Crime,” reports DeAnn
Jelinek. There was a potluck cookout at the gazebo, a contest aimed at
educating residents about trash issues, and a police squad car for children to
explore. Mason Supervisor Penny Gross and Capt. David Smith, commander of the
Mason Police District, dropped by to chat with residents.
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| Mason Supervisor Penny Gross has been coming to National Night Out at The Pinecrest for many years. |
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| A poster encourages residents to clean up trash. |
I love their "A Clean Neighborhood" sign. FXCO and the Mason District need to make many copies and hang them up around the community. People think that the community is their trash can and their ash tray.