National Night Out in D1

(Sorry it's been a while since I posted - I was on vacation...)

We had two very large really spectacular events for National Night Out in the neighborhood. One was at Faith Alliance Church at 520 N. Howard. This event drew at least 250 people and had great food from Culvers, Anthony's Pizza, Brueggers Bagels, and the folks at the church. There were also events for kids.

At Afton View and Shamrock Courts Apartments, there was another large event with another 250 people or so. This event had sub sandwiches, visits from HealthEast, Head Start and the police and fire departments. There were games for the kids here, too, and it was also a celebration of the redesigned parklands at Highwood Hills Elementary/Rec Center.

Here are a few pictures from Afton View. I am going to try to pull together the great photos sent by Faith Alliance and my humble attempts at Afton View and post them on Facebook, so check that out next week...

Thanks to all the organizers and volunteers. And congratulations to the block clubs who sponsored at least 16 other parties - a large increase from last year's participation...