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National Night Out Photo Gallery

Hundreds enjoyed Target's celebration; others participated in neighborhood events.

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Tuesday evening, hundreds of area residents participated in the 28th annual National Night Out. 

Sponsored by the National Association of Town Watch, National Night Out is is a community-building campaign begun in 1984 to:

  1. Increase awareness of crime prevention;
  2. Generate support for and participation in local anti-crime programs;
  3. Strengthen neighborhood spirit and police-community partnerships;
  4. Send criminals a message that neighborhoods are organized to prevent crime.

Target, the national corporate sponsor for National Night Out, hosted a festival complete with live music, dance entertainment, food, and safety demonstrations from 6 to 9 p.m. in their Fairfax store parking lot.  Other festivities were hosted across the county by community organizations.

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