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Woodstock Homes Plans National Night Out Event

Alameda's only housing cooperative will host a block parties for its residents on Aug. 7.

From a  Woodstock Homes Corporation press release:

Woodstock Homes, a community of over 500 residents, will be participating in the 29th Annual National Night Out (NNO) program by having a community gathering on Aug. 7, 2012 at 6pm. We will be gathering outside the Corporation office at 1711 Second St. in Alameda for dinner, a police visit featuring McGruff the Crime Dog, a visit from the fire department, social time with neighbors, poster making for the kids and a flashlight walk through the neighborhood.

Established in 1943, Woodstock Homes is one of the nation's first housing cooperatives. Woodstock Homes takes up about seven acres in West Alameda and is Alameda's only housing cooperative.

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Time: Starting at 6 p.m.
Place: 1711 Second St., behind the community building
Event: Block Party

Woodstock Homes participated in NNO 2011 with over 37 million people in 15,325 communities from all 50 states, U.S. territories, Canadian cities and military bases worldwide. NNO 2012 is expected to be the largest ever.

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National Night Out, a year-long community building campaign, is designed to heighten crime prevention awareness; generate support for, and participation in, local anti-crime programs; strengthen neighborhood spirit and police-community partnerships; and send a message to criminals letting them know that neighborhoods are organized and fighting back.


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