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Harlingen National Night Out

August 7, 2007

by Nora Ruiz

On August 7^th the Harlingen Police Department hosted the 24^th annual National Night Out. The event was held at Lon C. Hill/Fair Park in Harlingen and welcomed residents in neighborhoods throughout Harlingen. The National Night Out is designed to promote crime, drug awareness, as well as increase community and police partnerships. The American Red Cross South Texas Chapter participated in the event by having a First Aid station in cooperation with the Harlingen Emergency Medical Services. In addition, we distributed brochures throughout the night to promote and educate about Disaster preparedness and Health & Safety services.  The main attraction to the American Red Cross booth was Ernie the ERV (Emergency Response Vehicle). This lovable St. Bernard is a new and wonderful addition the South Texas Chapter family. He strolled along the event grounds and greeted hundreds of children while passing out children’s activity books about disaster preparedness.

 A special thanks goes out to our volunteers who participated in the event:

Tami Dittburner

Lynne Pare

Jesse Rodriguez

Manny Uribe

Sasha Cruz

Nora Ruiz

 And a big THANK-YOU goes out to the Harlingen Police Department for all the work they did to make the National Night Out a big success!