This evening I had the pleasure of attending the WAAG Neighborhood Crime Watch block party. Here is a picture of the group!

Neighborhood Crime Watch friends,

On Sunday, July 15, over one hundred community and corporate volunteers and more than fifty Boston Police personnel handed out ten thousand nametags at the National Night Out Nametag Day at Fenway Park. They engaged roughly twenty thousand people in conversations about the importance of getting to know their neighbors and celebrating National Night Out.

Our accomplishment is extraordinary, especially given that it is the first time any one attempted to hand out as many nametags we did. The number of volunteers and nametags distributed proves that when given the chance to participate in a positive crime prevention and community building activity, they will. Congratulations to all involved and thank you!

Special thank you to:

• The Boston Red Sox for their partnership!
  
• Target, Equity Office Properties, Boston Cares, SCI Lynn, Socializing for Justice, and Single Volunteers of Boston for showing up in force!
• Going.com and Game On for hosting the Volunteer Appreciation Party
• 99 Restaurants for donating the water that kept volunteers hydrated
• Sanford for the Sharpies
• Brett Dikeman for his time and excellent pictures
  

The following are samples of some of the pictures taken of the event. To see all pictures submitted so far please see the Pictures page. All pictures Copyright 2007, Brett Dikeman.

Boston -- With the help of more than 150 volunteers, the Boston Police Department, in honor of National Night Out 2007, will distribute 40,000 nametags at Fenway Park to attendees at the Red Sox - Blue Jays Game on July 15. The Boston Police Department's Neighborhood Crime Watch Unit is embarking on this "Nametag Day" to encourage fans in attendance to get to know their neighbors. Neighbors who know each other are more likely to care for and watch out for each other.   more »

Enjoy!

Click on any of the picture to see larger versions. To see the rest the National Night Out schedule, please see the NNO 2007 Calendar page.

Everything has come together for Nametag Day at Fenway Park on Sunday July 15. We've got 40,000 nametags, 250 sharpies, more clipboards than you every want to see, and 180 wonderful volunteers. Click on the links to learn more about how the Nametag Day at Fenway Park came to be and about the Nametag Project Project.

Check out how great the nametag looks. See you all on Sunday!

The Boston Police Department in honor of National Night Out will distribute 40,000 nametags to attendees of the Red Sox V. Blue Jays Game. As part of National Night Out Boston 2007, the Boston Police Department’s Neighborhood Crime Watch Unit is embarking on "Nametag Challange" during the July 15 Red Sox game at Fenway Park. The goal of the event is to encourage the approximately 40,000 fans in attendance to wear nametags that will be distributed prior to the start of the game. Boston Police Commissioner Ed Davis will welcome the crowd and officially kick off National Night Out Boston 2007. This year’s theme is “Unity through Community,” which begins when neighbors get to know each other simply by learning each other’s names.   more »