National Night Out was Tuesday, August 7, 2007. The Grandwood Park Park District co-sponsored the event with the Grandwood Park Civic Association. The evening was
designed to heighten crime and drug prevention awareness; generate support and participation in local anti-crime efforts and strengthen neighborhood spirit and community relations. Sponsors included Target, Fifth Third Bank, Dominicks, Jewel, Pioneer Press & Sams Club. The event included 100 meals free for the first 100 people, face painting, tatoos, flash light walk and more. The Business Expo included the following business: Grandwood Park Preschool, Grandwood Park Park District, Grandwood Park Civic Association, Target, Warren Newport Library, and Fifth Third Bank. Demonstrations were put on by: Lake County Sherriffs Department k-9 Unit, Gurnee Fire Department & Warren Newport Library. There were between 40-50 participants for the first Annual National Night Out Event. The event ended with a flashlight walk that left from the community center through the community to Lake Park, where a ceremony of lighting glow necklaces in support of anti crime and drug prevention occurred.

Thank you to everyone who came out from the Grandwood Community & Surronding communities to Support this event! We hope to see you again next year!

Park District Volunteers. Valeria Crevier & Jordyn McCormack came out to assist in the National Night Out event by passing out hot dogs, chips & beverages. Thank you for your volunteerism.

Park District Display at Business Expo!

Target supplied the event with 10 volunteers. They were outstanding and we thank them for all their hard work!

Target Volunteers. They were awesome. Anything they were asked to do they did for the event. We thank them from the bottom of our hearts for assisting us with this event!

Target Gurnee Volunteers enjoying the business expo. They helped patrol the food area for garbage, apply tattoos, face paint and cooked the 100 free meals. They were outstanding and we could not have done the event so successful without them!

GPCA Darleen Gano (Sgt at Arms) & Christopher Gano (President) at Business Expo table for membership for GPCA.

Grandwood Park Preschool Coordinator & Commissioner Diane LeClair at Business Expo.

Warren Newport Library Display at Business Expo

Warren Newport Library participated in the business expo and show. They sang songs, did finger plays and handed out goodie bags to all the children who attended. Thank you for volunteering your time and participating in our event!

Gurnee Fire Department shows children how they put on their fire outfit. They discuss fire safety and other helpful tips. They also had their fire truck outside for children and parents to view. The Fire Department did an outside show of the fire truck as well! Thank you for volunteering and participating our first annual National Night Out.

K-9 Officer & her dog. The officers train their dogs to respond to them and audience is shown how the dogs works so well with their officer.

Audience is watching the k-9 show. It was a great show for all!

National Night Out

Lake County K-9 Unit gives a demonstration on how they train their dogs to sniff out drugs.