On August 7, the community of Lindenhurst joined people across the nation in bringing the community together for a common cause. At 9 p.m. all the children gathered around the gazebo with their flash lights and glow sticks as a count down took place. Then all lights pointed up to the night sky as they joined communities all over the country doing the same thing at the same moment and making the same statement: "We will fight Crime and Drugs in Our Community.: The evening was chaired by the Joint Civics of Lindenhurst at the Village Square, in the heart of the village.

Sponsors included the Lindenhurst Chamber of Commerce, OLPH Knights of Columbus, Kiwanis Intl., Lindenhurst Rotary club and Twins Stationery. Entertainment by a blue grass band called The Burnt Potatoes was one of the highlights of the evening. Young and old delighted in free ice cream, soda, cotton candy and popcorn. Also, the antics of DD The Clown as she busied herself making balloon animals and painting children’s faces.

Along with the hundreds of neighbors were the community leaders pictured, back row, left to right, are Dottie DeLisa, Heer Park Civic President Wanda McCabe; Josephine Rospar and Suffolk County District Court Judge Gaetan Lozito and in the front row, left to right, are Wayne Horsley, Town of Babylon Councilman; Michael Johnson; Bob Sweeney, N.Y.S. Assemblyman; Carol Tanner, Lindenhurst Village Trustee; Lou Licamelli, president S.W. Breslau Woods Civic; Linda Ferenscik; Jo-Ann Boettcher, Lindenhurst Chamber of Commerce president; Steve Israel, N.Y.S. congressman; Betty Dean, chairlady of National Night Out and President of Lindenhurst Joint Civics; Steve Bellone, Town of Babylon Councilman; Jennifer Crisdell, co-chairlady of N.N.O. and vice president of Triangle Park Civic; Ray Doran, Lindenhurst Village trustee; Lauren Van Kirk, Lindenhurst Democratic committee leader and Thomas Napoli, sergeant of the Cope Unit, S.C. 1st Precinct.