Certified party rentals and a balloon artist as prevention

The FY2026 report certifies National Night Out August 2025 at 3,338.64 funded and spent, primary category Primary Prevention, Education, and Training, with Prevent Misuse of Opioids among its Schedule B strategies (pp10 to 12). It says "fun activities and giveaways attract community members" (p10). On 08/18/2025 check 9813 paid Any Excuse for A Party 1,500.00 for Nat'l Night Out Event, order 25-01243, charged 56.53 and 1,443.47 to two settlement accounts. The same day check 9901 paid The Mad Hatters 945.00 for National Night Out 2025, order 25-01345, invoice 8525VNO. The Township's vendor history shows the police Public Safety Materials line paying The Mad Hatters for a balloon artist and a face painter in 2023, and Civic Affairs paying it for balloon and face painting at the Fair in the Square. It shows Any Excuse for A Party supplying kids activities, Fall-O-Ween inflatables and Fair in the Square activities. The two payments total 2,445.00. No listed use covers party activities, balloon art or face painting, and no record produced shows prevention education delivered with them.