Everett participates in annual National Night Out

Police, community organizations and residents joined together to partake in many activities for all

Special to The Advocate

The City of Everett joined with the Everett Police Department (EPD), the Eliot Family Resource Center (EFRC) and Schnitzer Steel to host the annual National Night Out on Tuesday, August 1, 2023, at Everett Stadium. The EPD began the evening event by gathering residents at three separate meet locations around the city. The designated locations were the Everett Police Station, EFRC and the Whittier School – where police officers would be waiting to greet them. Residents and the officers walked through the city to arrive at Everett Stadium as a demonstration to show that the citizens of Everett and law enforcement are in control of the streets.

At the Stadium, there were plenty of activities and demonstrations for families and people of all ages. Attendees were able to partake in barbecue like hamburgers and hot dogs, music, a dunk tank, police K-9 demonstrations, resources from multiple different agencies and organizations and a live performance by the junior dance team of the Phunk Phenomenon Dance School, Lil Phunk.

“National Night Out is always an important event to continue building our community’s relationship with our police department,” said Mayor Carlo DeMaria. “It’s also a great opportunity for not only police officers, but for all of us to get to know each other better and maintain Everett’s strong sense of community.”

National Night Out is an annual community-building campaign that promotes police-community partnerships and neighborhood camaraderie to make our neighborhoods safer and more caring places to live. The initiative enhances the relationship between neighbors and law enforcement while bringing back a true sense of community. It also provides a great opportunity to bring police and neighbors together under positive circumstances.

Mayor DeMaria would like to thank all who participated, contributed to and attended the event.

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