NATIONAL NIGHT OUT:  Volunteers are always welcome!

National Night Out 2011 will be held on Tuesday, August 2, 2011.  We are again encouraging everyone to hold block parties on Monday, August 1, 2011.  Please contact the Borough Office to complete a registration form so that we will know where the parties will be held.  As in the past, the Mayor, Council members, Borough employees, and members of the Police Department and Fire Department will visit each block party.  This year we ask residents to light up their homes on Monday and Tuesday evenings for the “Best Lit House” contest.  The homes will be judged on Monday evening and the prize awarded on Tuesday evening at National Night Out.  We ask that you complete a registration form for this contest and submit it no later than Friday, July 29, 2011. 

The theme for the poster and essay contests for 2011 is “Blow a Whistle on Crime”. The poster contest is open to children ages 15 and under and must be submitted to the Moscow Borough Office by July 29, 2011.  The essay contest is open to children between the ages of 10 and 18 and must also be submitted to the Moscow Borough Office by July 29, 2011.  Each essay should be between 50 and 300 words.  All entries for both contests must include the following information on the BACK of the submission: name, address, phone number, and age of participant.  We would ask that you encourage your children to participate in both of these activities.  Prizes will be awarded for both contests on the evening of National Night Out.

A copy of the National Night Out program for 2011 is enclosed. Please note that all the activities that are scheduled for the afternoon and evening will take place at Centennial Park across from the Borough Building and at open houses at local businesses.  This is a wonderful opportunity for you and your children to meet other residents of the Borough and to see what the local businesses have to offer.   

This is Moscow Borough’s eighth year participating in National Night Out and for the past seven years we have won awards in the category “population under 15,000”. We are very proud of this fact and wish to thank everyone who helps us to plan this event to make it so successful. 

 

MOSCOW BOROUGH’S EIGHTH ANNUAL NATIONAL NIGHT OUT
AUGUST 2, 2011 - 6:00 P.M. TO 9:30 P.M.

“Lights on Means Lights Out For Crime” – Residents and businesses are asked to have “lights on”
to show their support for crime prevention on August 1st and 2nd by really lighting up their homes
 or places of business.  An award will be given for the “best lit” house or business!
 Registration forms are available below or at the Borough Office. 

TIME	PLACE	ACTIVITY
6:00 P.M.	Borough Building	Kick-Off & National Night Out Proclamation: Council President Art Pencek & Mayor Dan Edwards Presentation of Awards: Moscow Borough “Citizen of the Year”, “Volunteer of the Year”, and “Moscow Pride and Progress” Awards. Announcement of Poster & Essay Contest Winners: Elise Hanna (display of posters and essays with the theme “1-2-3-4 Sweep Crime Out the Door”) National Night Out Balloon Release: everyone present is encouraged to participate (Accompanied by a Moscow Borough Police Bagpiper) Dedication of Bench in the Butterfly Garden: North Pocono Rotary Club
6:00 P.M. – 8:00 P.M.	Borough Building	Police Department: child identification kits, fingerprinting, car seat safety checks available, RAD/r.a.d.KIDS self-defense/safety program handouts, tattoos, Seat Belt Sam, Pinata, DUI Goggles
6:00 P.M. – 8:00 P.M.	Borough Building	Moscow Volunteer Fire and Ambulance Company: demonstrations
6:00 P.M. – 8:30 P.M.	Borough Building	Local businesses and organizations will have table displays, handouts, activities for children.  Bounce house sponsored by Little Acres Learning Academy.  Sno cones sponsored by the Kidz Korner.
6:00 P.M. – 9:00 P.M.	Borough Building	TRICKY TRAYS: Items donated by local businesses and organizations will be located at the Borough Building to be raffled off.  Everyone who attends National Night Out will receive ten tickets.  Anyone who donates an item for a pet food/supply drive to benefit the Griffin Pond Animal Shelter will receive five extra tickets.  Winning tickets will be picked on Wednesday, 8/3/11 and winners notified by telephone.
6:00 P.M. – 8:30 P.M.	North Pocono Public Library	Open House: Display of plans for the new library to be constructed on Church Street, craft table, handouts
6:00 P.M. – 9:00 P.M.	Borough Building	Horse and Carriage Rides: Sponsored by Duffy & Snowdon Funeral Home
6:00 P.M. – 9:00 P.M.	Borough Building	JoJo The Clown: Facepainting (Sponsored by the North Pocono Cultural Society)
6:00 P.M. – 9:00 P.M.	Borough Building	Welcome Wagger Therapy Dogs/Positively Pet Prancers: demonstrations
6:00 P.M. – 9:30 P.M.	Centennial Park	DJ George Rittenhouse: show and music
6:30 P.M. – 7:30 P.M.	Borough Building	Professional Juggler: Rob Smith (sponsored by the Moscow Deli and Food Mart)
6:30 P.M. – 8:30 P.M.	Borough Building	Children’s Bingo: Sponsored by the North Pocono Rotary Club
7:30 P.M. – 8:30 P.M.	Borough Building	Strolling Magician: The Magic of Christopher
8:00 P.M. – 8:15 P.M.	St. Catherine’s Church	Brief Ecumenical Prayer Service and Music:  St. Catherine’s Roman Catholic Church, St. Mark’s Episcopal Church, Moscow United Methodist Church, North Pocono Bible Baptist Church
8:15 P.M. – 8:30 P.M.	St. Catherine’s Church to Centennial Park	Candlelight Walk:  Everyone is invited to join in a candlelight walk from St. Catherine’s Church to Centennial Park escorted by the Moscow Borough Police Department and Moscow Volunteer Fire/EMS Personnel.
8:30 P.M. – 9:30 P.M.	Centennial Park	Closing Remarks: Police Chief Ivy Brenzel Music: DJ George Rittenhouse Refreshments: donated by local restaurants and volunteers Fun for Kids: bounce house, glow bracelet giveaways

SHUTTLE SERVICE FROM PENN SECURITY BANK TO THE BOROUGH BUILDING IS BEING PROVIDED
COURTESY OF THE LACKAWANNA COUNTY COMMISSIONERS

MOSCOW BOROUGH’S EIGHTH ANNUAL NATIONAL NIGHT OUT IS UNDERWRITTEN BY
 PENN SECURITY BANK & TRUST COMPANY

 

 

 

MOSCOW BOROUGH NATIONAL NIGHT OUT - 2011
BEST LIT HOUSE REGISTRATION FORM 

If you are planning on decorating your property with lights for the “Best Lit House” Contest for Moscow Borough’s Eighth Annual National Night Out, please complete the form below and return it to the Moscow Borough Office no later than July 28, 2011.  We ask that you “light up” your properties on Monday, August 1st and Tuesday, August 2nd.   We will be judging for the contest on Monday, August 1st while block parties are taking place.  The winner will be announced on National Night Out at 8:30 p.m.

 

Contact Person:
Telephone Number:
Address:

 

 

MOSCOW BOROUGH NATIONAL NIGHT OUT - 2011
BLOCK PARTY REGISTRATION FORM

If you are holding a block party in your neighborhood on August 2, 2011, the evening before Moscow Borough’s Eighth Annual National Night Out, please complete the form below and return it to the Moscow Borough Office.  Please indicate on the form below whether or not you will be closing off the street to traffic so that we can notify the Moscow Volunteer Fire Department so that they can be prepared in the event of an emergency.  If you do intend to close the street to traffic, we would advise you to place any items you are using off to the side of the street so that in the event of an emergency, vehicles can get through.

Contact Person:
Telephone Number:
Location of Block Party:
Will you be closing a street to hold your party?  If yes, which street?
Beginning time of Block Party:

 

Diagram for location of party: