Getting Arizona Involved in Neighborhoods (G.A.I.N.)
is an annual event designed to unite neighbors and help
create safer neighborhoods. Join
your elected officials, Neighborhood Services staff and
Police employees at the G.A.I.N. Kick-Off event,
courtesy of sponsors from Tempe Target, Cookies from
Home and Sub Factory. Residents throughout the
city of Tempe are encouraged to get together in their
respective neighborhoods to promote safety and
communication, and celebrate the successes of crime
prevention through community involvement. The Kick
- Off Meeting will include:
- Communication Tools
(including Social Media) presentation by the University
Park Neighborhood
- Learn how to host a
successful G.A.I.N. party
- Neighborhood Services
and Police staff available to provide information and
answer questions
- Get valuable crime
prevention tips and information on forming a Block Watch
- Neighborhood
Chairpersons will receive a recycled canvas bag with
useful materials and information
- Raffle Drawings for
City of Tempe Specialty Vehicles for your October
G.A.I.N. Neighborhood Party, and Golf/Kiwanis Wave Park
passes (Residents must be present to win)
Getting to know your
neighbor is an important step towards preventing crime.
Those who know and care about each other are aware of
work and travel schedules, and can watch each other’s
homes. Neighbors who enjoy good relationships are more
comfortable reporting crime and suspicious activity to
the police, and are more likely to work together to keep
a great quality of life in their neighborhood.
“Keeping an excellent and
safe quality of life in Tempe neighborhoods depends
first and foremost on great working partnerships,” says
Tempe Police Patrol Commander Mark Perkovich. “Under the
leadership of Chief Ryff, we are continuing our efforts
to improve the quality and accessibility of police
services. That begins with face to face conversations,
working together, building trust, and communicating on a
regular basis. The most practical advice I can give
residents is: ‘get to know your neighbors and look out
for each other.’ In Tempe we are working to instill the
spirit of G.A.I.N not just one night a year, but 365
days a year.”
This
year, G.A.I.N. Night is scheduled
for Saturday, Oct. 22 from 4:00 –
8:00 p.m. Last year, Tempe residents
hosted nearly 100 G.A.I.N. parties,
and approximately 4,000 people
attended.
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