Holmdel Police To Host National Night Out, Food Pantry Donations

HOLMDEL, NJ —The Holmdel Police Department's National Night Out event is Tuesday, Aug. 1, from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. at Town Hall, 4 Crawford's Corner Road.

The department invites residents to enjoy an evening with neighbors and first responders, building community relationships to help keep neighborhoods safe. This is the fourth annual Night Out event in Holmdel.

Music at the event is by DJ Mel from Incredible Soundz Entertainment. There will be food, ices, a fitness challenge, plus games and giveaways, face painting, a drone demo and fire and first aid trucks.

The Holmdel Police Department's K9 Murph will give a demonstration and there will be police vehicle and station tours.

As part of community outreach, the department is accepting donations for a food drive for St. Mark’s Kitchen in Keansburg. The pantry is in need of specific items, which can be found at this site: www.holmdeltownship.com/771/National-Night-Out.

Begun after Superstorm Sandy, the kitchen prepares meals twice a month for those in need. The kitchen has prepared over 22,000 meals since 2012. Donations will be collected at the entrance to Memorial Circle and delivered to Saint Mark's by the Police Department the following morning.

Any donation to the pantry will give you a ticket to the "Dunk a Cop" attraction. One of our officers will brave the cold water as you take aim at the target and attempt to drop them into the tank.

Donations will be collected at the entrance to Memorial Circle and delivered to Saint Mark's by the Police Department the following morning.

Overflow parking for the event is available at the Satz School.

National Night Out is held in most states on the first Tuesday of August. It began decades ago with residents turning on porch lights, but it now is a community event.

"National Night Out enhances the relationship between neighbors and law enforcement while bringing back a true sense of community. Furthermore, it provides a great opportunity to bring police and neighbors together under positive circumstances," the organization establishing the program says on its website.