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Service to community: "What is the city but the people." William Shakespeare
Graffiti cleanup planned in Wilkes –Barre   The Wilkes- Barre Crime Watch Coalition and the Luzerne County Sherriff’s Department are planning a graffiti cleanup on Saturday, October 18th.   Volunteers and painting supplies such as brushes, paint trays, rags and rollers will be greatly appreciated. The group will be meeting at 9 a.m. in the parking lot of Chacko’s Bowling center, 195 N. Wilkes- Barre Blvd. from there, they will break up into four groups that will go to clean up  graffiti in various locations of the city.   For more information and to report graffiti that needs to be cleaned up please call 208-8900.
Luzerne County Sheriff Michael A. Savokinas address members at crime watch meeting throughout the city during the month of May. Thank you Sheriff Savokinas.
The Wilkes-Barre Crime Watch Coalition Officers were invited to discuss starting and maintaining an efficient crime watch group with the Mayor and residents of Old Forge.   left 1st row:  Judy Frank, Sheri McDermott, Charlotte Raup, Sharon Katsock   2nd row: Mike Wasko, Mayor Michele Avvisato, Officer Jason Dubernas
Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful committed citizens can change the world. Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has. –Margaret Mead Burke You cannot travel on the path until you have become the path itself. - Buddha It is better to light one small candle than to curse the darkness. –Confucius Teach me, and I will forget. Show me, and I will remember. Involve me, and I will understand. –An old Chinese Proverb Every time a person stands up for an ideal, or acts to improve the lot of others, or strikes out against injustice, he sends forth a tiny ripple of hope, and crossing each other from a million different  centers of energy and daring, these ripples build a current that can sweep down the mightiest walls of oppression and resistance. –Robert F. Kennedy                                                                                       I am only one; but still I am one. I cannot do everything, but I still can do something. I will not refuse to do the something I can do. –Helen Keller Only a life lived for others is a life worthwhile. –Albert Einstein Service…Giving what you don’t have to give, Giving when you don’t need to give, Giving because you want to give. –Damien Hess  If you think you’re too small to be effective, you have never been in bed with a mosquito. –Bette Reese The true meaning of life is to plant trees under whose shade you do not expect to sit in. –Nelson Henderson How wonderful it is that nobody need wait a single moment before starting to improve the world. –Anne Frank Vin Etching
14 Crime Watch Groups in Wilkes-Barre help the local police and city officials deter crime and revive the neighborhoods. Find out if you live in a Crime Watched neighborhood and where the local meetings are held. If this sign is in your neighborhood, you can be a part of the Coalition!

A Bright Idea

LIGHT, according to crime prevention specialists, police and criminals included, is an easy, inexpensive way to protect against crime. According to SaskPower., something as simple as leaving an outside light on at night can keep you from becoming a victim. Keeping a 60-watt incandescent bulb on all night, every night, costs less than $2.10 per month. It costs only 52 cents if you use a compact fluorescent bulb. 15W (equivalent to a 60W incandescent)

Safety Tip:

Do not leave keys in hiding places. Thieves will find them. Carry your keys or make sure that anyone who truly needs them has their own copy. See more Safety Tips here.