Have you organized your block party for Tuesday night yet? It's not too late! You don't have to block off the street (which requires a permit) to have a potluck dinner with others on your block--you can use front yards and porches. In any case, talk with your neighbors to try to do something on Tuesday. Knowing your neighbors can be a real help in keeping our neighborhood safe and secure. At the very least, sit on the porch or just leave your porch lights on. When I wrote about National Night Out about 2 1/2 weeks ago, I asked folks to send me information in order to help arrange block parties--but I didn't get enough responses to be helpful. This is really something that should be done face-to-face anyway; we really should all know our neighbors. The "official" National Night Out site has some suggestions for how you can organize your block party if you still need tips, it also gives some background about the event: <http://www.nationaltownwatch.org/nno/> Rudy