WERE YOU THERE?

This year’s National Night Out celebration was an amazing event,  located within our Mar Vista community at the Mar Vista Community Recreation Center.  Huge thank you’s go out to our generous sponsors,  food donorss, and prize donors, all of whom are local community businesses and individuals (most listed below).   Also thank you’s go to our Community Police Advisory Committee (CPAB) with special shout-outs to George Francisco,  Rob Kadota,  Ron Kato, and Ron Mito.  These individuals, with our community officers put all the pieces together to make this evening happen

There were 40 safety agencies, businesses and community groups providing all attendees with information for our knowledge, awareness, and safety, plus engagement for creating personal connections. There was fun for ALL ages with games, activities, a fun blown up octopus to explore, lots of free food and great music by DJ Todd Alter and SoundHounds, our live DJ! District 11’s Traci Park and District 5’s Katy Yaroslavsky with their staff members   were in attendance and spoke to all of us …  great to see them enjoying the festivities.

Agencies that joined us included, the United States Cost Guard, the United States Postal Inspectors Service, LAFD Station 6, CERT Battalion 4, the Los Angeles County Lifeguards, The LA City Attorney’s Neighborhood Justice Program and Victims Assistance Program, LAPD’s Domestic Abuse Response Team (DART), The California Highway Patrol, the LAUSD School Police, LAX Police, Los Angeles Park Rangers, UCLA Police, the Department of Mental Health, the Department of Emergency Services, LAPD West Bureau Motors, LAPD K-9/Bomb Squad, LA Rec & Parks “Play LA” & the Mar Vista Rec Center.

Local Groups seen in many photos included the Mar Vista Community Council, the Mar Vista Park Advisory Board, the Playa Venice Sunrise Rotary Club, the LifeStream Blood Bank, Building Blue Bridges, Animo Venice High School, Scouting America, Home Depot, Target, and the Kids 1st Learning Center.

Free food was provided by the generosity of
Lisa Schwab from Cantalini’s Salerno Beach in Playa Del Rey
and Oscar Hermosillo from Venice’s Cerveteca and The Penmar.

Just about everyone had fun at our annual photo booth, operated by Venice Paparazzi Raffle prizes were drawn throughout the night and we thank our prize donors … the an Arbor “Solstice Collection” skateboard donated by Arbor’s Bob Carlson. Other lucky winners received dinner certificates from La Cabana, Hamburger Habit, Islands, Casa Snachez, multiple gift certificates from local Mar Vista establishments and a 7” cake from Angel Maid Bakery!

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