National Night Out is an annual community-building campaign that works to promote partnerships between law enforcement and the communities they serve as well as increase neighborhood camaraderie to make one’s home a safer place to live.
Loma Linda University Health is supporting these goals by hosting the local celebration of National Night Out.
Traditionally celebrated on the first Tuesday every August, the event will be held Tuesday, Aug. 2, from 4:30 to 7:30 p.m. on the campus mall between Loma Linda University School of Dentistry and Loma Linda University Church. Parking will be available in both parking structures on Campus Street.
John Marshall, director of campus security, expressed the value of this event, saying, “This is a fantastic opportunity for Loma Linda University Health to show its dedication to our community’s safety and to supporting our law enforcement partners.”
As the largest county by area in the nation, San Bernardino County has been divvied into divisions for this event with Loma Linda falling under the central division, including Grand Terrace, Loma Linda and the unincorporated areas of San Bernardino County.
All from the campus and community are invited to come out and join in the fun as San Bernardino County and Loma Linda University Health work toward building a safer community.
Dinner will be served by the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department but the fun doesn’t end there. Stick around as the celebration features the sheriff’s bomb, arson and SWAT teams, search and rescue, crime prevention information, McGruff the crime-fighting dog, a Loma Linda Fire Department and CERT (community emergency response team) display, K-9 demonstrations, games and more.
This event is collaboratively sponsored by San Bernardino County, the city of Grand Terrace, Loma Linda University Health, Sheriff John McMahon, the city of Loma Linda and Target.
To learn more about this national event, please click here.
