Nametag Day at Fenway Park
Kick off for “Unity through Community” National Night Out Celebration

WHAT:         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.

The use of nametags comes from Joseph Porcelli’s (BPD Neighborhood Crime Watch Unit)  "Nametag Project”.  Joseph, and others in the United States and Canada have been and are wearing nametags everyday, all the time, everywhere they go, to encourage people to get to know each other. The project has received national press. For more information on The Nametag Project visit www.thenametagproject.com.

WHO:           Boston Police Commissioner Ed Davis, Boston Police Command Staff, Red Sox Management, Judi Wright, Director of the Boston Police Neighborhood Crime Watch Unit, and Joseph Porcelli founder the Name Tag Project, and program Coordinator, Boston Police Neighborhood Crime Watch Unit.

WHEN:         Sunday, July 15, 1:30 to 5:00 PM.

WHERE:        Fenway Park, 4 Yawkey Way, Boston, MA

National Night Out Boston 2007 is the 24th annual citywide celebration to unify our communities throughout the City of Boston. This program cultivates and strengthens partnerships between the community, youth, Police, city agencies and community-based organizations. National Night Out also acknowledges the remarkable contributions of Neighborhood Crime Watch groups, and seeks to increase participation in Neighborhood Crime Watch programs among local residents. For more information about the Neighborhood Crime Watch Unit and National Night Out visit www.BostonCrimeWatch.com.

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