• You and your family members of all ages are invited to commemorate the 22nd annual Kings Ridge National Night Out parade and celebration on Tuesday, Oct. 7. During NNO, we highlight community awareness and learn how to stop crime before it happens.
• Our award-winning celebration – the largest of its kind in North Texas – takes place from 6:30 to 9 p.m. and includes a neighbor and dogs on leash parade with decorated entries, a Plano fire truck, Plano police cars and the Hebron High School drum line.
• Neighbors who own or operate a restaurant that can provide (we have a budget) hand-held egg rolls, spring rolls or samosas are invited to be part of the event as we want to offer complimentary food that reflects our diverse community. Please contact NNO committee member, Bill Kula, at 214-789-1644 or billkula21@gmail.com as soon as possible to talk. We will also once again be serving pizza and street tacos.
• The short (1/4 mile) National Night Out parade lined with U.S. flags features decorated entries (enjoy decorating bikes, scooters, wagons, dogs) starts at 6:35 p.m. SHARP at the corner of Kings Manor & Crystal Falls, so nearest 6913 Crystal Falls in the heart of Kings Ridge.
• The parade travels north on Kings Manor, crosses over Indian Creek and turns right on Cannon Falls. We turn right on Beckworth to our phase 2 greenbelt park where the celebration continues.
• From 6:30 to 9 p.m. with overhead lighting, we’ll have fun in the phase 2 park nearest 6917 Traceland as we hear important messages about safety and crime prevention. We’ll have free pizza (meat & veggie) from nearby Marco’s Pizza (owned and operated by a former Plano Senior HS student and U.S. Marine), street vendor tacos (meat & veggie) from nearby Sangria y Cerveza – Tacos y Tapas Lounge (neighbor owned!) and free beverages (water, lemonade, beer, wine) to stay hydrated.
• We’ll have a fantastic DJ, music, dancing, face painters, bounce houses and prizes for best decorated parade entries. We’ll be recognizing all our sponsors in September so if you’re part of a small business or group that would like to be a sponsor, let us know.
• Get in the spirit by watching this fun and informative video produced by the City of Plano in 2017 about Kings Ridge’s award winning efforts to be a safe and welcoming neighborhood: https://youtu.be/Jnl4eA3OoHQ.
For the National Night Out celebration to be a success, volunteers are needed:
Have a truck or SUV with a rear tow hitch to pick up and drop off a portable light tower off highway 121 in Lewisville (2)
If you own a generator and can loan it for the evening, that’d save us $90
Placement of small U.S. flags along parade route (1 or 2)
Parade judges (2 or 3)
NNO banner holder during parade (2)
U.S. flag bearer in parade (1)
Food servers (5 people each for five, 30-minute shifts)
Water jug and lemonade refillers (2)
Bounce house supervisors (2)
Social committee flyer distributors (notices will be sent to all block captains)
End of evening break down crew (7)
• Volunteers are asked to please reach Bill Kula at 214-789-1644 or billkula21@gmail.com to discuss how you can help.
Your Kings Ridge National Night Out committee,
Elizabeth Ashby, social committee chair
Stephanie Davis, block captain chair and long-time volunteer
Wendy and Bill Kula, communications committee chair and long-time volunteers
Paul and Diane Nolte, board member, safety committee chair and long-time volunteers
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