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A few of this years "City-Wide Pride" Volunteers
Neighborhood Workshops
2008 was a busy year for LACNIP. Here's a list of just a few of the events and activities that kept us busy throughout the year.
Ottawa River Clean-up: Cart Webb and John Willamowski chaired this annual event for 2008. More than 200 people took time out of their busy schedules to help clean up the banks of the Ottawa River. Volunteers for the event received a free T-shirt,, a Certificate and lunch to help commemorate the day.
City-wide Pride: Dumpsters were made available at various sites and dates throughout the community. LACNIP's participating neighborhood associations were responsible for staffing the dumpster sites, picking up and returning their own supplies, and cleaning up their neighborhoods.
National Night Out: Neighborhood associations teamed up with law enforcement throughout the community to give drugs and crime a "going away party." Many LACNIP volunteers worked hard to make this year's National Night Out a success. The party was held in Town Square and featured the SWAT team repelling off the bank building, the Sheriff’s Mounted Posse, the Bomb Squad, and a ceremonial walk to raise awareness.
Regional Neighborhood Network Conference in Louisville, Ky: Delegates representing nearly all of LACNIP's neighborhoods attended this three day event which featured workshops, luncheon speakers, a networking exchange area, and neighborhood tours. It was an opportunity for the delegates to learn new methods and ideas for improving Lima/Allen County's neighborhoods. They were even treated to dinner and entertainment at the famous Churchhill Downs!
LACNIP Annual Dinner & Good Neighbor Awards Program: Neighborhood associations have participated in this annual event for 14 years. Each year gets better and draws a bigger crowd. Good Neighbors are awarded in several categories each year.
2nd Annual Cultural Awareness 2008
1st Annual Cultural Awareness 2007
RNNC 2007
2007 Ottawa River Cleanup