National Night Out Celebrates with Foundation for a Drug-Free South

Online, August 4, 2011 (Newswire.com) - The Foundation for a Drug-Free South participated in National Night Out Against Crime by distributing the Truth About Drugs and giving lecture presentations to the community.

Tuesday night marked the 28th annual National Night Out and many communities in the Nashville area participated in the program. The event is geared to promote neighborhood spirit and police-community relationships in the fight for a safer nation.

In the Edgehill neighborhood, community groups came together and held events with food, dancing, games and information booths to help promote a safer neighborhood.

One such group is Isaiah 58, Belmont's ministry to the poor and disenfranchised in Nashville. Through the Isaiah 58 ministry, Belmont is able to extend a lifeline to those with short-term needs, as well as develop long-term relationships with individuals and families trapped in a cycle of poverty. They came with a busload of clothes and food for those in need at the Night Out celebration.

A main objective of National Night Out Send is to send a message to criminals letting them know that neighborhoods are organized and fighting back.

That's why the Foundation for a Drug-Free South came out to distribute materials on The Truth About Drugs to young and old alike. "We have a message to get out to our youth-and adults!" says Audra Thomas with the Foundation, "I feel a personal responsibility to get these materials out into the neighborhood so people aren't caught in the drug trap."

Residents enjoyed a beautiful evening for meeting friends, neighbors, police officers, and public officials.

The "28th Annual National Night Out" (NNO), a unique crime/drug prevention event sponsored by the National Association of Town Watch (NATW). Last year's National Night Out campaign involved citizens, law enforcement agencies, civic groups, businesses, neighborhood organizations and local officials from over 15,000 communities from all 50 states, U.S. territories, Canadian cities and military bases worldwide. In all, over 37 million people participated in National Night Out 2010. For more information on how to organize a National Night Out event in your community visit: www.nationalnightout.org.