Yesterday, Alex and I stopped by the “safety parade” in Munhall, PA. What *is* the safety parade, you ask? The safety parade is an event to promote the neighborhood’s block watch program. There were appearances from the Steel Valley Marching Band, a Lutheran after-school ministry group, the police, the EMS and the volunteer fire department. There were roughly 40 people there, and everybody looked like they were having a good time.

Since Munhall is such a small community, local businesses pitched in and donated cups, iced tea, lemonade, goodie bags for the kids and even pizza. Whether the block watch program gains more participants through the parade, I’m not sure, but either way, I think everybody had a good time, and the event can’t hurt in framing the police force as a friend as opposed to a foe in the eyes of residents.