The City of Collegedale will be participating in its first National Night Out event on Tuesday, Oct. 28, on the campus of Southern Adventist University. Collegedale joins a growing network of communities.
More than 37 million people representing cities and towns from all 50 states participated last year--in an effort to: heighten crime prevention awareness; generate support for, and participation in, local anti-crime programs; and strengthen neighborhood spirit and police-community partnerships.
The Collegedale Police Department will be joined by the Tri-Community Fire Department, Hamilton County EMS, Hamilton County 911, and Southern Adventist University's Campus Safety. The public is encouraged to attend and meet public safety personnel while learning about the equipment they use. The police department will also be utilizing this event to collect food donations for the Chattanooga Area Food Bank.
Collegedale's National Night Out event takes place on the campus of Southern in the parking lot between Iles Gymnasium and A.W. Spalding Elementary School and lasts from 5:30-7:30 p.m.
For more information about the history of National Night Out, visit http://natw.org/.