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ARE YOU WANTING TO PARTICIPATE?

Share Your Light Night
EVERY YEAR in DECEMBER
The Second Saturday @ 7 PM

* This year - December 13th *

If you are curious or want to participate, call or email 24 hours a day:

PHONE: (757) 714-2772 EMAIL: shareyourlightnight@yahoo.com

TAKE YOUR FIRST STEP and register with Illuminate A Cause, LLC (hereafter referred to as “IAC”) as a neighbor wanting to seed this luminary tradition for your fellow neighbors; a beautiful unifying event in the spirit of the holidays.

HOW DO YOU GET THE APPROVED SYLNight LUMINARIES AT BULK PRICES?

A luminary set could be as little as $1.50 each (a significant savings). Options include arranging for direct orders to be sent to and managed by IAC... or arrange orders in bulk to possibly raise funds for local or national charities. There are many choices. Call or email today.

If you are in an UNREPRESENTED NEIGHBOROOD, IAC especially wants to talk with you. You and your neighbors are important to IAC and through our collaboration; we will touch lives and improve your neighborhood through this event.

ATTENTION ORGANIZED NEIGHBORHOODS:
● Civic Leagues ● Homeowner Associations ● Neighborhood Watch Groups ●
● Condo Associations ● Apartment Complexes ●

If you live in an ORGANIZED NEIGHBORHOOD such as those listed above, contact your local organization to let them know you will be representing your neighborhood in this year’s citywide event and see if they can support this event in some way. IAC will also reach out to collaborate and support your group.

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ATTN Civic Leagues, Homeowner Associations, and Churches or Synagogs

If you would like to participate in Share Your Light Night, be sure to make your intentions known now.

We had 15 neighborhoods participate last year and hope to double that number this year. However at the same time, we want to insure we have enough safe and reusable luminaries for you to share with your neighbors or groups. Please write or call in if you are wanting to help further unite our citizens.

As you may have read in earlier archeived posts, this event will be held at 7PM each December on the second Saturday. This year it will be Saturday December 13th. The proposed raindate will be the 14th. If for some reason it is too windy or rainy and a question comes up, please check this website for the latest information as the time draws near.

AGAIN, if you are wishing to participate again in this event, please email or call us to let us know you're uniting with us and other neighborhoods.

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Contemporary Luminarias - www.paperstudio.com

Great safe idea of making your own luminaria with push lights.

DO YOU WANT TO HELP MAKE A DIFFERENCE?

Illuminate that golden thread that unites us all... be part of Share Your Light Night each year.

WHAT: Luminaries are illuminated bags set in a line creating a ribbon of light symbolizing neighborhood unity.

WHEN: EVERY YEAR - Generally held on the second Saturday in December each year starting between 6-7PM. It could also be organized for National Night Out in August, or every year for 9-11.

The official time and date is set by each neighborhood organization (civic league, neighborhood watch, unite community neighbor leaders). Each participating group from this time forward are invited to be part of this blog so that they can share their stories, photos, and success.


WHERE: Along the edge of property lines or common areas when permission is granted.

HOW: Coordinate through your Civic League, HOA/Condo Association, Neighborhood Watch group, House of Worship or other community based group. However, as an individual, you can seed this event on your own by getting 3 or so of your neighbors to participate with you.

WHY: SEE LIST BELOW - BENEFITS

THE COST: It depends upon you and your neighborhood organization. For more information, contact Illuminate A Cause, LLC at 757-714-2772.


BENEFITS - What difference can this event make?

One word:
EMPOWERMENT...

FOR THE CITY:
By empowering citizens to show solidarity, citizens will work as partners with each other, local Police Departments, Parks and Rec and youth to create solutions to crime and other social issues.

FOR UNITED NEIGHBOR COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS:
Empowerment and improved safety and security for the neighborhood. Validation of the value of civic leagues and homeowner associations.

FOR NEIGHBORHOODS:
Neighborhood unity and camaraderie, a safer community less prone to vandalism.

FOR THE CITIZENS:
Better communications and closer relationships between the citizens, civic leagues, city representatives and law enforcement agencies is a good thing. It reduces cost and improves efficiency.

Video of Bethlehem, Pennsylvania sharing their light.

Will you participate?

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Grassroots SYLNight Video