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OUR GRACIOUS GOD PRAYER, DOMESTIC VIOLENCE CANDLELIGHT.
AND A HEARTBREAKING TESTIMONIAL.
I GOT A PHONE CALL SAYING THAT IF I DID NOT COME HOME BY FIVE O'CLOCK, THE ONE THING THAT I LOVE THE MOST WOULD BE TAKEN FROM ME.
MY SON WAS RUN OVER BY HIS FATHER.
ALL ARE PART OF A VIGIL SERVICE THAT MARKS THE OBSERVANCE OF NATIONAL DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AWARENESS MONTH IN GRAND PRAIRIE.
WE'RE HERE TO SHOW OUR SUPPORT AND OUR DETERMINATION TO STOP DOMESTIC VIOLENCE.
THE CANDLELIGHT VIGIL SPONSORED BY THE GP P D'S VICTIM SERVICES DEPARTMENT HELPS RAISE AWARENESS AND EDUCATE THE PUBLIC ABOUT A WORLDWIDE EPIDEMIC THAT CONTINUES TO AFFECT WOMEN AND MEN, TEENS, AND CHILDREN OF ALL RACIST BACKGROUNDS AND BELIEFS.
SOME TIME ONE IN THREE WOMEN ARE GOING THROUGH DOMESTIC VIOLENCE RIGHT NOW.
ONE IN FOUR MEN ARE GOING THROUGH DOMESTIC VIOLENCE RIGHT NOW.
UNDOCUMENTED IMMIGRANTS, ONE AND TWO.
FOR ASSISTANCE OR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE GP P'S VICTIM SERVICES DEPARTMENT, PLEASE VISIT GRAND PRAIRIE POLICE.ORG OR CALL 9 7 2 2 3 7 87 90.
GRAND PRAIRIE CITY EMPLOYEES ARE TRADING THEIR KEYBOARDS AND DESKS FOR WORK, GLOVES AND TRASH BAGS.
ON FRIDAY, MORE THAN THREE DOZEN CITY WORKERS TEAMED UP WITH KEEP GRAND PRAIRIE BEAUTIFUL TO CLEAN UP LATER ON SEVERAL MILES OF BELTLINE ROAD.
WE GOTTA CLEAN, CLEAN THE CITY, MAKE IT LOOK BEAUTIFUL FOR, FOR FUTURE RESIDENTS.
IS IT HARD WORK, EASY WORK? WE JUST WANTED TO GET OUT AND TRY TO MAKE GRAND PRAIRIE LOOK A LITTLE BIT PRETTIER AND PICK UP SOME OF THE TRASH ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD.
I WOULD LOVE TO SEE MORE PEOPLE, UH, SIGN UP TO VOLUNTEER TO PICK UP LITTER IN GRAND PRAIRIE BECAUSE EVERY BIT OF LITTER THAT WE PICK UP HELPS KEEP GRAND PRAIRIE CLEAN AND LITTER FREE AND MORE BEAUTIFUL.
IN FACT, KEEP AMERICA BEAUTIFUL SAYS THAT EV IF EVERYONE PICKED UP 152 PIECES OF TRASH ON THE SAME DAY, WE WOULD BE COMPLETELY LITTER FREE ACROSS THE COUNTRY.
THE CLEANUP IS PART OF THE CITY'S COMMUNITY INCLUSION INITIATIVE.
IT OFFERS FRIENDSHIP HOURS TO COMPENSATE EMPLOYEES FOUR HOURS A MONTH FOR DOING COMMUNITY SERVICE.
YOU GET TO MEET OTHER PEOPLE FROM THE DIFFERENT DEPARTMENTS, AND I THINK THAT'S THE EXCITEMENT.
YOU KNOW, YOU GET TO DO SOMETHING DIFFERENT, BREAK UP THE MONOTONY OF THE DAY, NOT TO MENTION JUST FOR A GOOD CAUSE.
YOU GET TO HANG OUT WITH SOME GOOD PEOPLE THAT YOU MAY NOT SEE ON A DAY-TO-DAY BASIS.
IF YOU'D LIKE MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE GRAND PRAIRIE COMMUNITY INCLUSION INITIATIVE, PLEASE VISIT GPTX.ORG/INCLUSION.
IT'S SUCH AN HONOR TO BE HERE WITH EVERYONE, PARTICULARLY ON NATIONAL NIGHT OUT.
IT'S THAT TIME AGAIN IN GRAND PRAIRIE WHEN NEIGHBORS MEET, GREET, EAT, AND EVEN DANCE IN THE STREET.
WELCOME TO NATIONAL NIGHT OUT.
IT'S THE 40TH ANNIVERSARY OF NATIONAL NIGHT OUT, THE ANNUAL SHOUT OUT TO NEIGHBORHOOD ORGANIZATIONS TO HOST OUTDOOR GET TOGETHERS, WHICH NOW INCLUDES ALL 50 STATES AND MORE THAN 10,000 COMMUNITIES.
IT MAKES THE NEIGHBORHOOD, UH, COME TOGETHER AND WE HAVE, UH, JUST A, A GREAT TIME IN GRAND PRAIRIE.
IT ONCE AGAIN MEANT DOZENS OF BLOCK PARTIES AND COOKOUTS WHERE RESIDENTS TOOK TO THE STREETS ON A VERY PLEASANT EARLY OCTOBER EVENING TO GET TOGETHER WITH THEIR NEIGHBORS AND PLAY HOST TO THE MEN AND WOMEN FROM THE GRAND PRAIRIE POLICE DEPARTMENT, IT'S FIRE DEPARTMENT AND SEVERAL OTHER OFFICIALS, INCLUDING GP MAYOR RON JENSEN AND THE CITY COUNCIL ESTABLISHED IN 1984.
NATIONAL NIGHT OUT'S GOAL IS TO PROVIDE A NEIGHBORLY SETTING FOR CITIZENS OF ALL AGES WHERE THEY GET TO MEET MANY OF THEIR LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS, NICE, SHARE SOME IDEAS, FORM FRIENDSHIPS, AND ULTIMATELY MAKE THEM BETTER PARTNERS FOR REDUCING CRIME.
IT GIVES OUR COPS A CHANCE TO GET OUT AND RECHARGE OUR BATTERIES.
WE SEE THE VERY BEST OF OUR COMMUNITY.
AND THEN, AND AGAIN, IT'S NOT THAT WE'RE HAVING TO TAKE AN OFFENDER OFF THE STREET, BUT INSTEAD WE'RE GETTING A CHANCE TO SPEND THE NIGHT WITH PEOPLE WE'RE SEEING AT THE SUPERMARKET OR IN CHURCH.
AND IN YEAR NUMBER 40 GRAND PRAIRIE HOSTED OVER 40 DIFFERENT NATIONAL NIGHT OUT EVENTS.
THE CITY OF GRAND PRAIRIE IS CHANGING THE SCHEDULE FOR GARBAGE AND RECYCLING COLLECTION.
BEGINNING OCTOBER 2ND, THE CITY WILL BE DIVIDED INTO TWO AREAS FOR GARBAGE COLLECTION.
AREA ONE IS NORTH OF WARRIOR TRAIL AND IT WILL HAVE PICKUP DAYS ON TUESDAY AND FRIDAY.
AREA TWO IS SOUTH OF WARRIOR TRAIL AND IT WILL HAVE PICKUP DAYS ON MONDAY
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AND THURSDAY AND BEGINNING OCTOBER 2ND.RECYCLING COLLECTION WILL CHANGE TO WEDNESDAY FOR THE ENTIRE CITY OFFICIALS SAY THE CHANGES WILL MAKE COLLECTIONS MORE EFFICIENT FOR CUSTOMERS AND THE CREWS MAKING THE PICKUPS.
IT'S GOING TO CREATE ADDITIONAL RE OR ADDITIONAL GARBAGE ROUTES.
AND WHAT THAT'S GOING TO LOOK LIKE IS THE DAY WILL FINISH UP SOONER FOR THE, THE HELPERS THAT ARE ON THE BACKS OF THE TRUCK IN THE ELEMENTS.
SO, UM, IT WILL ALSO REMOVE SATURDAY COLLECTION UNLESS THERE'S A HOLIDAY.
UM, SATURDAYS DON'T HAVE, UM, AS MANY MECHANICS TO WORK ON THE TRUCK, SO THIS SHOULD BE A BIG HELP FOR THAT.
UM, REALLY THE MOST EXCITING CHANGE THAT I'M SEEING OUT OF THIS IS ON A HOLIDAY WEEK.
EVERYONE WILL STILL HAVE TWO GARBAGE COLLECTION DATES.
IF YOUR HOLIDAY IS ON A MONDAY, THEN YOU WOULD GO AHEAD AND PUT YOUR TRASH OUT ON TUESDAY.
FOR THE TUESDAY PEOPLE, THEY WOULD PUT IT OUT ON WEDNESDAY AND SO ON UNTIL GARBAGE COLLECTION CONCLUDES ON SATURDAY.
AND THEN MONDAY WE START AGAIN.
YOU CAN FIND MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE NEW PICKUP SCHEDULE, ALONG WITH GUIDELINES FOR SETTING OUT YOUR GARBAGE AND RECYCLING BY VISITING THE CITY'S WEBSITE@GPTX.ORG.