National Night Out
The Village of Bartlett invites you to join in this year’s National Night Out events. Your participation is needed to help make National Night Out 2010 a success. The following events have been scheduled for National Night Out 2010:
Twilight Skate Park Bash:
Saturday, July 10 - 6 p.m. to 10 p.m.
Get your skateboards ready for a great night at the Bartlett Park District’s Skate Park. This ‘Twilight’ Skate Park Bash, in conjunction with the Bartlett Park District’s Teen Night, will be a first for the Village and will kick off the National Night Out festivities. The Bartlett Police Department, Yeah! Skateboard Shop (located in town), and the Bartlett Park District, will be hosting this awesome event. Kids and teens are invited to skate, play games, listen to music and interact with police officers on a more positive level. A limited amount of food and refreshments will be provided free of charge to all attendees, compliments of the Bartlett Police Department and Nicodino’s Pizza Company & Cafe.
Family Tailgate/Flashlight Walk/Pool Party:
Friday, July 30 - 6 p.m. to 9:30 p.m.
Everyone is invited to tailgate with members of the Bartlett Police Department, from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. A limited amount of food and refreshments will be provided free of charge to all attendees, compliments of the Bartlett Police Department. This event will begin at the Park District's Jensen Pavilion at 6:00 p.m. and end up at the Bartlett Aquatic Center. This event encourages everyone to band together to show support for police-community partnerships. There will be music, games, and other fun activities for the whole family to enjoy. Representatives from the Bartlett Home Depot will be helping children and their parents by constructing build-a-kits. Following the tailgate party, at 8 p.m., participants will take part in a community flashlight walk from the Jensen Pavilion to the Bartlett Aquatic Center. All Flashlight Walk participants will receive free admission to the National Night Out Pool Party. Please bring a flashlight. The Bartlett Fire Protection District will be providing free glow sticks for the walk.
Block Party/Lighting Competitions:
Saturday, July 31 - 3 p.m. to 10 p.m.
This event encourages each registered neighborhood group to get together and party against crime. The focus of the contest is to get to know your neighbors and share in the fun while promoting National Night Out 2010. The Block Parties judged to be the ‘best’ in terms of best lighted neighborhood, best overall, participation, theme, and spirit of National Night Out will receive an award. This year the neighborhood lighting competition will be judged in combination with the block parties. So lock your doors, turn on your lights, and enjoy the events outside with neighbors and the Bartlett Police!
Bicycle Rodeo/Bike Ride witht the Village President:
Tuesday, August 3 - 3:30 p.m. to 5 p.m.
Come participate in the 2nd Annual Bicycle Rodeo/Obstacle Course sponsored by Spin Doctor Cyclewerks from 3:30 to 4:30pm in the Jensen Pavilion parking lot. Show off your bike riding skills and then join Village President Michael Kelly for a bicycle ride to the National Night Out Celebration. The ride begins at the Bartlett Community Center, 700 S. Bartlett Road, at 4:30 p.m. and stops to pick-up additional riders in front of the Town Center, at Railroad and Main Street, culminating at Bartlett Park at approximately 5:00 p.m. A secured bicycle corral will be provided by Boy Scout Troop 99, along with handouts to be given out by Spin Doctor Cyclewerks.
National Night Out “Picnic in the Park”:
Tuesday, August 3 - 5 p.m. to 9 p.m.
Bartlett Park
Enjoy a special evening with the Village of Bartlett, Bartlett Police Department, Bartlett Park District, Bartlett Public Works, Bartlett Fire Protection District, Miss Illinois Teen USA and Miss Illinois USA. This event will include: a bicycle rodeo/obstacle course, a bike ride with the Village President, family games, obstacle courses, the Chicago Fire Soccer skills exhibit, face painting and appearances by the Bartlett High School Hawk, McGruff, Tommy Hawk mascot for the Chicago Blackhawks, Skates mascot for the Chicago Wolves, Sparky mascot for the Chicago Fire Professional Soccer Team, Bearon mascot for the Schaumburg Flyers Minor League Baseball Team, Benny the Bull from the Chicago Bulls, WTMX 101.9 FM Road Crew, and the Chicago Fire Soccer Team’s F.I.R.E. Express. There will also be performances by Division Bicycle Stunt Team, K-9 Friz B Crew, the Jesse White Tumblers and for the finale, the Royal Polynesian Fire Dancers will put on an awesome show. The event will also include free hotdogs, bottled water, popcorn, NNO balloons, several giveaways, area business displays, a watermelon eating contest, a flyover by the Cook County Helicopter Unit and public service vehicles on display. The event will also pay tribute to local “citizen and business star award” winners and block party/lighting competition winners.
3:30 - 4:30 p.m. -- Bicycle Rodeo/Obstacle Course sponsored by Spin Doctor Cyclewerks
4:30 - 5:00 p.m. -- Bicycle Ride with Village President Michael Kelly
5:00 - 8:00 p.m. -- Bicycle Corral
5:00 - 5:15 p.m. -- Military Drill Team Performance/Presentation of Colors/National Anthem Presentation
5:15 - 5:30 p.m. -- Master Ko Karate Demonstration
5:30 - 6:00 p.m. -- K-9 Friz B Crew Performance Preview
6:00 - 6:30 p.m. -- Jesse White Tumbling Team Performance
6:30 - 7:00 p.m. -- Thrilling bicycle stunts by “Division BMX Stunt Team”
7:00 - 7:30 p.m. -- K-9 Friz B Crew Performance
7:30 - 8:00 p.m. -- Thrilling bicycle stunts by “Division BMX Stunt Team”
8:00 - 8:30 p.m. -- Division BMX Stunt Team Autographs
8:00 - 8:15 p.m. -- Community Awards Presentation
8:15 - 9:00 p.m. -- Hawaiian Fire Dancers Perform
For more information on how you can become involved in National Night Out 2010, please contact Officer Victoria Anderson at 630/837-0846.
Register for a National Night Out 2010 Block Party
The Bartlett Police Department is strongly encouraging neighborhoods to participate in the Village of Bartlett’s 17th Annual National Night Out Block Party & Neighborhood Lighting Competition on Saturday, July 31, 2010. Judging for the National Night Out Block Party Competition will begin at approximately 3:00 pm until approximately 9:00 pm. Judging for the National Night Out Neighborhood Lighting Competition will begin at approximately 9:00 pm. The winners of the Block Party Competition and the Neighborhood Lighting Competition will be announced and be presented with a sign that will be displayed in their neighborhood during the National Night Out Celebration at Bartlett Park on Tuesday, August 3, 2010.
Please download the National Night Out Block Party Letter, National Night Out Block Party/Neighborhood Lighting Competition form, Village of Bartlett Block Party Request form, and the Village of Bartlett Amplifier Permit Application (if needed). The completed forms need to be returned to the Bartlett Police Department Crime Prevention Unit located at 228 S. Main Street, Bartlett, IL 60103 no later than July 19th, 2010.
2009 National Night out Category 4 Award Winners
Village of Bartlett’s National Night Out Awards
Village of Bartlett’s Citizen Star Awards
Village of Bartlett’s Business Star Awards
2009 Village of Bartlett Participants