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Neighborhood Party Hosts Wanted!
"Night to Unite" -Tuesday, August 3
6:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Night to Unite Hosting How To & Tips Night to Unite Activity Ideas
Join neighbors across Maple Plain and Independence on Tuesday, August 3, 2010 for the 2nd Annual Night to Unite in Minnesota. Sponsored by the Minnesota Crime Prevention Association, AAA of Minnesota/Iowa, and local law enforcement agencies, Night to Unite will celebrate and strengthen neighborhood and community partnerships.
Night to Unite is designed to:
- Get to know one another in your neighborhood;
- Build neighborhood involvement by bringing police and communities together; and
- Bring awareness to crime prevention and local law enforcement efforts!
MCPA President Terry Thomton said, "I invite neighborhoods in every City and County throughout the state of Minnesota to become involved in Night to Unite activities. This is an opportunity for neighborhoods and communities to band together enjoy a summer evening and get to know who belongs in their neighborhoods."
West Hennepin Public Safety would like to encourage neighborhoods to get together between 6:00 p.m. and 9:00 p.m. on August 3rd , 2010 to fight crime and take back our neighborhoods. The best crime prevention tool for our communities is "neighbors looking out for each other" says Sgt. Gary Kroells. If you know who your neighbors are and those neighbors see something suspicious they will call the police. Get involved and take this opportunity to host a neighborhood party and meet your neighbors.
If you or your neighbors host a neighborhood Night to Unite event, the West Hennepin Police Department and the local fire department will make a visit to your event and provide crime fighting and fire safety tips for your group. Take the initiative and organize your neighborhood event and let's have a Night to Unite on Tuesday, August 3, 2010.
For more information pertaining to Night to Unite or how to get involved, contact West Hennepin Public Safety Department at (763) 479-0500 and speak with Night to Unite Coordinator Sgt. Kroells. You can also visit the West Hennepin Public Safety Department website at www.westhennepin.com for more information on Night to Unite.
How to Identify an
Official Census Taker
Kansas City— With the 2010 Census
already underway, the
U.S. Census Bureau is providing the following information that will help law
enforcement identify an official Census taker. Beginning March 22 Census takers
will start going door to door in communities to help people complete their 2010
Census questionnaires.
Here is some useful information on
how to identify an official census taker:
- Census workers
do not wear uniforms, but they will carry an official government badge with the
U.S. Department of Commerce watermark and expiration date (Form D-133 poster,
attached) marked with their name.
- Census workers
will carry 2010 Census fliers in English and Spanish stating that census answers
are confidential (Form D-31, attached).
- Census workers
might be carrying a 2010 Census bag (photo attached).
- Anyone may ask
them for a photo ID from another source, such as a driver’s license, to confirm
their identity.
- Census workers
can also provide a phone number so that you may call the Local Census Office to
confirm that they are an official U.S. Census worker doing official
business.
Additional
security tips to keep in mind:
- Any request
for census information from the Census Bureau will be clearly marked as coming
from the U.S. Census Bureau and as OFFICIAL BUSINESS of the United
States.
- The U.S.
Census Bureau will NOT ask for Social Security Numbers, bank account numbers or
credit card information.
- The
2010 Census asks for your name, gender, age, race, ethnicity, relationship and
whether you own or rent your own home.
- The Census
Bureau will NOT try to contact you by e-mail.
- It is a
federal offense for anyone to pretend they represent the Census Bureau, or any
other office of the United States.
All information collected including
addresses is kept confidential and protected by federal law. U.S. Census Bureau
employees must pass a background check and take an oath for life that they will
not divulge anyone’s personal information. The penalty for any unauthorized
disclosure of personally identifiable information is 5 years in prison and up to
a $250,000 fine.
The 2010 Census is a count
of everyone living in the United States and is mandated by the U.S.
Constitution. Census data are used to allocate congressional seats to states, to
distribute more than $400 billion in federal funds to tribal, state and local
governments each year and to make decisions about what community services to
provide.
Starting on March 22,
2010 there will be daily updates on Census participation rates available
on the 2010 Census website at www.2010census.gov.
