Mayor’s Column

Voorhees Township will be celebrating our fourth Annual National Night Out on Tuesday, Aug. 7, from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. at Connolly Park on Centennial Blvd.

Meet your police officers, firefighters, drug and alcohol educators, domestic violence advocates and numerous other public service providers. Join us for neighborhood competitions, carnival attractions, games, food and more. Target will have a sidewalk chalk art area and the deejay for the event will be our own Officer Justin Sims. The evening activities are being sponsored by Hardenbergh Insurance Group, Investors Bank, Elfman Orthodontics, Virtua, TD Bank, DiMeglio Construction, Republic Bank and South Jersey Radiology. We thank them for their generosity.

National Night Out is an annual community building campaign that started in 1984 and promotes police community partnerships and neighborhood camaraderie striving to make our neighborhoods a safer and better place in which to live. National Night Out enhances the relationship between neighbors and law enforcement, while encouraging a sense of community and providing a great opportunity to bring police and neighbors together.

Citizens, law enforcement agencies, community groups, businesses, youth organizations and local, state, and federal officials from over 16,500 communities from all 50 states, US territories, Canadian cities and military bases worldwide will join forces to mark this year’s 35th National Night Out. Over 38 million people participated in National Night Out last year.

The best way to prevent crime is to know your neighbors and your surroundings. National Night Out triumphs over a culture that isolates us from each other and allows us to rediscover our own communities.

** The third show in our Summer Concert Series will be Thursday, Aug. 16. We welcome Asbury Fever Band recreating the popular Jersey shore sound of the 70’s and 80’s. The band includes a 3-piece horn section and covers such artists as Bruce Springsteen, Southside Johnny & The Asbury Jukes, Bon Jovi, Little Steven and more. The show is free and starts at 7:30 p.m. at Connolly Park. The “Beer Garden” and food trucks will open at 6:30 p.m.

** Voorhees Township is offering discounted tickets to Morey’s Piers in Wildwood. Tickets are available in the Municipal Clerk’s Office at Voorhees Town Hall. Prices vary according to the type of ticket and several options are available to residents and non-residents. For more information about tickets visit www.voorheesnj.com.