National Night Out 2018 | Newington, CT

Every August, communities from around the United States all participate in the National Night Out 2018 – an event to bridge the community gap between police departments and their citizens and hopefully create a more open relationship to work together. Each town puts on their own evening on the same night, and Newington started participating in 2017 where we were a sponsoring business and photographed the event as well. This year, I was the Platinum Sponsor for the event and again donated my services to photograph the fun! I provide the images for the local police department to use for their own marketing to show what a great community we do have! There were plenty of ways to have fun on this night and despite some early rain showers, everything cleared up just in time for fun! One of the highlights was a dunk tank, and there was a LONG line most of the night to see how many could Dunk-A-Cop! The Tiki waterslide was also a big hit especially with the older kids. A balloon artist and special Kids ID program tent were set up for other activities to visit. Free food and ice cream gave the energy needed for those kids to keep running around! New inflatables made for some hilarious moments as the kids tried to figure out what to do and how to get around the rotating pads. Cornhole, connect-4, and a Kids vs. Cops Tug of War at the end of the night kept everyone busy and the kids won again!! I hope you enjoy some of the images from our wonderful evening with The Newington Police Department & Parks & Recreation. I was proud to be a sponsor again and look forward to continuing to assist this great event in the future.