It’s the 30th Annual Night Out on August 5th.
Did you Know that the Seattle Department of Neighborhoods has a fund to support your event and activities?
It’s time to meet your neighbors! Yeah, those people that live next door to you, across the street, and that nice person who always throws your paper up onto your porch on his morning walk with his dog…the one who’s name you don’t know.
You know that cool looking couple that passes by on their evening run, or that elderly woman always working in her garden rain or shine. This is your chance to put names to faces and create that community vibe you are always craving. This could even be your chance to find out who lives in that haunted looking house with the over grown blackberries!
The Small Sparks Fund provides matching dollars for neighborhood-initiated projects that promote community engagement. Community groups can request up to $1000 to help fund Night Out planning efforts and activities such as outreach efforts, educational fairs, bike parades, and neighborhood cleanups, to name a few.
The deadline for applications is Monday, June 23 at 5:00 p.m., but you must register in its web-based application system by June 20 to apply.
For information on the application process, visit seattle.gov/neighborhoods/nmf/smallsparks.htm or call 206-733-9916.
Night Out is a national Crime Prevention event designed to heighten crime prevention awareness, increase neighborhood support in anti-crime efforts, and unite communities. To learn more about Night Out, visit www.seattle.gov/police/Nightout/.
