New Location – St. Johns City Park
St. Johns area residents are invited to take part in our 22nd annual “National Night Out” event Tuesday, August 4, 2015, 6:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. at the St Johns City Park. Bring the whole family out to get to know your neighbors and join forces against crime. We will have food and drinks, ice cream, inflatables, laser tag, a DJ, a water spray area, and giveaways – All Free!
The St. Johns Police Department is coordinating this event. Police-community partnerships, neighborhood safety, awareness and cooperation are important themes of the “2015 National Night Out” program.
This event has changed locations and will now be held at the St. Johns City Park near the corner of Park and Morton Streets. Youth T-ball games from the City of St. Johns summer rec programs will be played. Free hot dogs and drinks are provided by Big Boy Restaurant, McDonald’s and Kroger. Andy T’s will be serving up fresh corn on the cob. The St. Johns Lions Club will be handing out ice cream sandwiches to keep everyone cool! The popular inflatables and Laser Tag are back, these are sponsored by Martin Brower, Journey Federal Credit Union, Olympian Tool, Pauli Ford, RSI Home Improvement, Weichert Realtors, Allaby & Brewbaker Insurance, and The Wheel Inn. In addition there will be games for the kids.
Returning this year we will have face painting and Sound Cruise DJ. The St. Johns Kiwanis and Rotary Clubs will assist with the kid’s activities and grilling. The Mint City Singers, a branch of the Clinton County Arts Council with support from the Michigan Council for Arts and Cultural Affairs and the National Endowment for the Arts, will be singing three popular songs: Good Time, I Was There, and Happy. Clinton Area Ambulance Service and the St. Johns Fire Department will be displaying their vehicles and equipment, as well as a demonstration from the St. Johns Fire Department.
National Night Out provides a unique opportunity for St. Johns to join forces with thousands of other communities across the country in promoting cooperative, police-community crime prevention efforts. It is essential that all citizens of St. Johns be aware of the importance of crime prevention programs and the impact that their participation can have on reducing crime, drugs and violence in the city of St. Johns.
Please join us on Tuesday, August 4, 2015 at the St. Johns City Park and help “take a bite out of crime!”
