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Wednesday, September 19
View Article  Meet Boston Public School Superintendent Dr. Carol R. Johnson, Friday, September 21, 2007 5:45-7:30pm at the Reggie Lewis Track & Athletic Center
by Joseph Porcelli on Wed 19 Sep 2007 01:44 PM EDT
You are cordially invited to join community leaders and organizations for a Welcome Reception for Boston Public School Superintendent Dr. Carol R. Johnson   more »
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View Article  Resource for Boston Youth www.bostonavigator.org
by Joseph Porcelli on Wed 12 Sep 2007 12:51 PM EDT
BOSTONavigator; www.bostonavigator.org is now the place for youth, their parents and other caring adults to locate and learn about out-of-school time program opportunities in the City of Boston.   more »
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Tuesday, September 11
View Article  Video and Report of National Night Out Boston 2007 "Unity Through Community" Celebrations
by Joseph Porcelli on Tue 11 Sep 2007 01:12 PM EDT



Please also see the three documents attached below of our Report.

Thank you to all the Neighborhood Watch members, block party organizers, District Police Stations, The Boston Red Sox, all National Night Out Nametag Day and Franklin Park Zoo volunteers, The Franklin Park Zoo, City of Boston and Boston Police Personnel, our wonderful sponsors, and Commissioner Ed Davis and the Honorable Mayor Thomas M. Menino and staff, for everyones participation and support.

Special thank you to Target, The National Sponsor of National Night Out


Please enjoy the following links to photos from NNO events in Boston:


National Night Out Boston 2007
Impact Statement

National Night Out Participation:
Increase participation of National Night Out.

*55,000 National Night Out event attendees.
*150 National Night Out Block Parties, Porch Sits, Lights-on events
*11 District Open Houses
*10,000 National Night Out Branded Nametags distributed at the National Night Out Nametag Event at *Fenway Park and 39,500 people invited to participate.
*8,000 people attended the citywide National Night Out “Unity Through Community” celebration at the *Franklin Park Zoo, on Tuesday, August 7th.

Press Coverage/Outreach:
Drive awareness of National Night Out and message. 

*6 National Night Out Articles in major daily papers
*8 National Night Out Articles in neighborhood weekly papers
*7 National Night Out TV interviews
*12 National Night Out TV news stories
*4 National Night Out Radio interviews
*2 National Night Out Radio stories
 
The Difference National Night Out helped make:  
Drive awareness and participation in the Neighborhood Watch Program.
 
*Since 2005, the Neighborhood Crime Watch Unit has produced an extraordinary number of new and revitalized Neighborhood Crime Watch groups. In 2005, we started 26 new groups and revitalized 23 for at total of 49. In 2006, we started 39 new groups and revitalized 51 for at total of 90; and in 2007 we started 89 new groups and revitalized 37 for at total of 126. We have successfully leveraged the momentum of inspiration and translated it into action that fulfills our mission of deterring crime and reducing fear.
*2,000 people have signed up to receive our newsletter since last Summer.
*At the same time last year our web analysis showed about 2000 unique visitors a month. In July 2007 there were 16,685 unique visitors.
*Published hundreds of National Night Out photos to our website www.BostonCrimeWatch.com.
*Doubled the amount of funds raised from 2006 and brought on five new sponsors.
*Overall violent crime is down 9% from the same time last year, a priority for BPD.

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