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Dock Hop all set to go Saturday

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Published August 11, 2008

BRAZORIA — Get ready to come out and meet your neighbors with a river-style National Night Out — a Dock Hop.

For the past two years, Friends of the River San Bernard, known as FOR, has encouraged friends and neighbors to participate in National Night Out with a Dock Hop. This year, National Night Out moved to October, but FOR’s plans were made before the change, so the Dock Hop will be from 6 to 8 p.m. Saturday as originally planned.

Traditionally, National Night Out-style functions are designed to:

• Heighten crime and drug prevention awareness;

• Generate support for local anti-crime programs;

• Strengthen neighborhood spirit and police-community partnerships;

• Send a message to criminals by letting them know neighborhoods are organized and committed to watch for one another.

The San Bernard River community is not your traditional neighborhood, It is linear community woven together by the river. Since the river is too long for all our neighbors to meet, the group is designating “hosting” areas so everyone can meet as many of neighbors as possible.

All “hosting” will occur between the FM 521 bridge and the FM 2611 bridge. Those living on the Sweeny side of the river between the bridges will play host to neighbors on their boat docks.

Those on the Brazoria side of the river between the bridges will be the dock-hoppers, and can take boats from one neighbor’s dock to the next.

If living on the Sweeny or west side of the river but outside the bridges, residents can drive to the FOR Community Center at 20450 CR 510-B. Residents are encouraged to bring snacks or beverages and “host” from there.

If living anywhere on the Brazoria or east side of the river, boaters can hop to a neighbor’s dock anywhere between the bridges. Those without boats can drive to the community center.

Hosts are asked to prepare their best snacks, desserts or beverages for guests because a poll on the best treats will be conducted following the event on www.sanbernard

river.com and prizes will be awarded.

For information, monitor www.sanbernardriver.com or call Fred or Nancy Kanter at (979) 964-3696, or Chaney Moore at (979) 236-7479.