National Night Out 2007 - Thank You from MURC!
Posted by Webmaster on 08/18/07

The Board of Trustees from the Midtown Urban Renaissance Corporation (MURC) of Neptune would like to thank the following officials, organizations and businesses for their help and generosity in putting on a successful National Night Out-Block Party on August 7th, 2007.

Our sincerest appreciation goes to Chief Howard O’Neil, Lt. Drew LaFrance and the Neptune Police Department for partnering with MURC to organize an evening of fun and community awareness against crime and drugs. A special thanks to Committee woman Mary Beth Jahn for her involvement in this project.

Thank you to NJ Attorney General Ann Milgram, Neptune’s Mayor James Manning, Deputy Mayor Randy Bishop, Committeeman Dr. Michael Brantley and Committeeman Thomas Catley for coming out in support of National Night Out (NNO) and for being accessible to the community.

Thank you to the Neptune Township Municipal Alliance to Prevent Alcoholism and Drug Abuse, the Neptune Housing Authority Tenants Patrol, Neptune’s Fire Department, Public Works Department and EMS Workers for their volunteerism and contributions to this event.

We greatly appreciate the generous donations from the Neptune Township PBA Local #74, the FOP Lodge #19, Neptune Township Board of Education, The DeMaria Family Foundation, CityWorks out of Trenton, Greater Emanuel Temple – Bishop Carolyn Webb, Pastor, Neptune ShopRite, McDonalds and the Wonder Bread Company in Neptune City.

To all of the businesses that advertised on our NNO Tee Shirt, Thank You for your support. They are; Central Jersey Bank, Jameson’s The Ultimate in Southern Cooking, Armstrong Appliance Wholesalers, 180 Turning Lives Around, Auto Audio, M&E Motors, Dunkin’ Donuts, Thomas Brothers Auto Body Repair, Jeff’s Service Center, All Star Pro & Sport Store, Perkins Family Restaurant, Ecological Systems, Pizza Etc. and Restaurant, Little People At Work Inc., Neptune Transmissions & Auto Repair, Yellow Roof Pet Care, Selective Auto Sales, Administrative Solutions, I.C.A.T. Defensive Concepts, Inc., and Sand & Stone Construction. We also want to Thank Neptune Tatooville, The Wright Place Barber Shop, Bry’s Marine, Dr. Brantley, Randy Bishop and the Neptune Democratic Club for their donations.

Thank you to the volunteers from the following organizations that came out to help disseminate information and enlighten the residents. They are: Meridian Health, Monmouth County Department of Human Services, Monmouth County Parks System, Neptune Township Municipal Alliance to Prevent Alcoholism and Drug Abuse, 180 Turning Lives Around, C.H.A.N.T. Food Pantry, ADT Security, Ecological Solar Systems and brothers from the Zeta Epsilon Lambda Chapter of Alpha Phi Alpha.

A very special Thanks to the NJ Youth Corp of Asbury Park and the R.O.T.C Cadets from Neptune High School. These teenagers volunteered their time to help supervise games with the younger children.

It was an evening of “Unity in the Community” and we thank everyone that came out. Remember that together we can make a difference.

Submitted by
Dianna Harris, MURC President