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National Night Out

The NFCCA, along with the Montgomery County Police Department, is joining with thousands of other communities in observing the National Night Out on Tuesday, August 5th. This event brings residents together to cooperatively oppose crime in our area. The first step is knowing your neighbors.

TUESDAY, 5 AUGUST 2025 • 6:30 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.
FOREST KNOLLS POOL • 11105 Foxglove Lane • 301.593.9883

This event is entirely FREE and open to all residents of NFCCA territory

What To Expect

Food Truck: Little Lady Grill Latin Fusion food truck (pre-orders before 8/5/25 & walk-ups)
Website Menu Email Order Before 8/5 Or Call 703.475.4576 before 8/5
Swimming, of course
Sno-cones (free)
Raffle Drawings for Free Ice Cream Treats
Family Fun
Music by DJ Jazzy Brian

How You Can Help

Anyone willing to help with the event — e.g., entertainment, setup or clean up, or other preparations — call Sharon Canavan at 301.593.0487. Some tasks that you can help with are: set up and clean up (we will begin setting up about 6:00 p.m.), picking up bags of ice and ice cream, or operating snow cone machine (training provided).

★ YOU DO NOT NEED TO BE A POOL MEMBER TO ATTEND! ★

A History of National Night Out

This is the 42nd year that the National Night Out has been held. Residents are asked to turn their porch lights on and are invited to join their neighbors in coming together as a community. Our neighborhood will be meeting at Forest Knolls Pool.

The introduction of National Night Out, “America’s Night Out Against Crime,” in 1984 began an effort to promote involvement in crime prevention activities, police-community partnerships, neighborhood camaraderie, and send a message to criminals letting them know that neighborhoods are organized and fighting back. NATW’s National Night Out program culminates annually, on the first Tuesday of August.

The first National Night Out took place on Tuesday, August 7, 1984. That first year, 2.5 million Americans took part across 400 communities in 23 states. National Night Out now involves over 37.8 million people and 16,124 communities from all fifty states, U.S. Territories, Canadian cities, and military bases worldwide.

The NFCCA Neighborhood and Crime

Our neighborhood has been fortunate with relatively few crimes occurring, although there have been some recent incidents. Consequently, residents should still follow basic crime prevention measures and be alert for suspicious activities in the area. Most types of crime have decreased in the County in the last year and they are still relatively small in number for our population size. When crimes do occur, it is up to us to work with the police to keep the neighborhood and our residents safe.

If you are concerned about crime in our community, the following are some steps that you can take.

For information on ways to avoid being a crime victim, visit the crime prevention section of the Montgomery County Police Web site at www.montgomerycountymd.gov/police or call the crime prevention officers at the Silver Spring District office, 240.773.6800 [if you live south of Dennis Avenue/Lockridge Drive] or the Wheaton District Office, 240.773.5500 [if you live north of Dennis Avenue/Lockridge Drive].

If you have an emergency or see a crime in progress, dial 911.

If you see individuals acting in a suspicious manner — such as watching houses or testing for unlocked doors and windows — call the police non-emergency phone number, 301.279.8000. Please give them a complete description of the individual or vehicle as best you can.

Volunteer to help with organizing a Crime Watch.

HOPE TO SEE YOU ON AUGUST FIFTH!