- Last Updated on Saturday, 31 August 2019 01:14
By Jill Runfola
On Thursday, August 15, 2019, at 6:00 pm, people gathered at Charleroi Trustees Park, for the Mon Valley ‘National Night Out’ which was being sponsored by the Opioid Coalition.
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| Pictured are Opioid Coalition volunteers, and police officers who were on hand for the Mon Valley National Night Out event on August 15. |
The event featured vendors, music, food, a Chinese Auction, children’s activities including bicycle raffles, and Douglas Education Center students did face-painting. A parade was held at 5:30 pm with local police officers, emergency medical services, fire departments and school cheerleaders.
“Mon Valley National Night Out recognizes the law enforcement and first responders in an effort to build relationships between the community, first responders and law enforcement,” said Diane Chopyak, Executive Assistant Westmoreland Drug and Alcohol Commission in Monessen.
