Historical Fall 2007 article. Dates, prices, services and contacts describe the source period; current availability has not been established.
On Tuesday evening, August 8th, approximately 200 residents of the Skinker DeBalivere neighborhood braved the heat to come out in support of the “National Night Out Against Crime” effort.
The festivities began at 6:00 pm, with live music provided by “Valle Tudo,” whose music provided a great backdrop to the evening’s festivities. Add in some outstanding balloon work by Michael Geerloff and face painting by Jessica Dana (both of whom were extremely popular with our younger attendees), the sprinkler in the park for some water-related fun, and some great food (hamburgers, hot dogs, and brats, all hot off the grill), and you have one great evening!
The overall success of any event relies on the people who work on it, and we were extremely lucky to have the best. Special thanks to the following for their contributions and hard work: Andy Cross and his volunteers for manning the barbeque grills; Kate Nash and Arline Webb, SDCC Board Members, and Bonita Jamison, Principal of the Des Peres Big Picture School, and her staff, and Ron Glenn for their tireless work in making sure everyone got food and cold drinks; Bob Mahon and Alice Stanley, SDCC President and Treasurer, for taking care of the cashier duties; and (finally) Margaret Nagle, Lena Braylock, and their volunteers (Allison, Grace, Madison, and Shaun, St. Roch 8th Grade) for handling the games, activities, and emcee duties. Last, but certainly not least, a special thanks to Pulaski Bank, for their generous financial support of this event and their investment in our community!
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Balloon activities at National Night Out.
Originally published in The Times of Skinker-DeBaliviere, Fall 2007.
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Archival transcription note: Source Tuesday August 8 conflicts with 2007 calendar: August 8 was Wednesday; original date retained.
Original source: SD_Times2007_09.pdf, printed page(s) 4; PDF page(s) 4.
