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Tukwila National Night Out Against Crime: If your business is located near a residential neighborhood, National Night Out may be a great way for you to help your business by meeting your neighbors and reducing crime. Each year, thousands of neighborhood groups in hundreds of cities across the United States participate in National Night Out by holding neighborhood block parties on the same night. These block parties reduce crime by helping neighbors get to know one another and meeting representatives from the local police department and other city staff. This year’s event will be held the evening of Tuesday August 1.
If you have a business that is adjacent to a residential neighborhood or apartment community, you can team up with some of those neighbors to host a potluck, BBQ, ice cream social, or anything else to draw people together. Whatever you decide to do, organize it now! Contact Robbie Burns (Community Policing) at (206) 431-2197 or rburns@ci.tukwila.wa.us to “register” and get advice on having a great event.
Teambuilding Through the Environment: If you are looking for a great teambuilding activity for your employees, consider joining a work party at Duwamish Riverbend Hill (near South 115th Street and Interurban Avenue). Over the past couple of months, volunteers have set aside one Saturday per month to remove invasive plant species from the Duwamish Riverbend Hill as part of the restoration of the Hill’s unique natural ecosystem. While this site has many unique native species that are now rare along the Duwamish River, there are also many invasive exotics that have colonized the site. Initial stewardship activities focus on removing invasive vegetation including scotch broom, blackberry, and english ivy.
If you are interested in coordinating your employees to volunteer at the next work party, contact Tukwila Parks commissioner and event leader Brook Alford at bmarie2@earthlink.net or call (206) 380-1267.
Submitted by: Rhonda Berry City Administrator
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