Contact your local area law enforcement agency such as Houston Police Department, Harris County Sheriff's Department, Metro Police, HISD Police or local constable office to obtain materials and participation forms. Plan a pot luck dinner, have a barbecue on the front lawn, plan a block party, rally or neighborhood parade. Have a police officer join your party to share crime prevention strategies. Register your community organization online using the 2001 National Night Out registration form. Out kick-off event is being held at Doss Park.
Every civic group is invited to come and meet and greet city and county officials.
1 p.m. Houston Mayor Lee P. Brown, Houston Police Chief C.O. Bradford, Harris County Sheriff Tommy Thomas, and Metro Police Chief Tom Lambert will participate in the Downtown Houston observance of National Night Out 2001. Downtown residents and workers are encouraged to attend and meet the officers that keep the Central Business District safe. Every Houston and Harris County neighborhood is encouraged to take part in this nation's largest crime-fighting program. Contact your local area law enforcement agency such as Houston Police, Harris County Sheriff's Department, Metro Police, HISD Police or local constable's office to obtain materials and participation forms. National Night Out can be as simple as having a pot luck dinner, having a neighbor pull a barbecue pit on the front lawn to grill some burgers and hotdogs, or as elaborate as block parties, rallies or neighborhood parade.