The date has been set for the third annual City of Manassas Neighborhood Conference.
It will take place Nov. 14 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Boys & Girls Club in Manassas (behind Dean Elementary School.)
Registration and the exhibit hall will open at 9 a.m.
The theme is “Ready [check] Manassas” builds on the statewide “Ready [check] Virginia” public education effort.
The goal is to prepare residents for all hazards and offer the tools necessary to make a difference in each neighborhood and the greater Manassas community.
John Matthews, executive director of the Community Safety Institute, will be the keynote speaker.
Sessions will include:
You’ve Got a Neighborhood Emergency! Are You Ready?
» Youth Café: Shake Up the Neighborhood
» Neighborhood Watch Roundtable
» How to Get Grants for Your Neighborhood
Entertainment, food and exhibits are planned.
For more information, contact neighborhood services specialist Deleney Ritter at 703-257-8315 or dritter@ci.manassas.va.us.
Attendance is free but registration is required at www.manassascity.org or by calling Debbie Fisher at 703-257-8200.
The first 100 people to register will receive a free T-shirt.
Staff writer Bennie Scarton Jr. can be reached at 703-369-6707.
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