NORTHWEST BLOCK WATCH COALITION, INC.

1992 TO PRESENT	CRIME PREVENTION FAIRS	Crime fairs are an important means to share information. NWBWC, Inc. volunteers have participated in numerous crime fairs throughout Phoenix.
1994	OPERATION CLEAN SWEEP	With the cooperation of the Phoenix Police Department and the Phoenix Fire Department, NWBWC, Inc. members participated in the demolition and burning of a building formerly used to house a drug lab.
1994	GRAFFITI NABBERS™ HOTLINE POSTER CONTEST	Sponsored an anti-graffiti poster contest with participation of approximately 10,000 K through 8 grade students from three Phoenix school districts. Prizes were awarded for the winning posters.
1995	SIXTH ANNUAL NEIGHBORHOODS THAT WORK PROGRAM	Northwest Block Watch Coalition, Inc. wins city-wide competition in the Arts Category for its use of art to involve youth in the 1994 Graffiti Hotline poster contest.
1995 - Present	GRAFFITI HOTLINE	The NWBWC, Inc. was very gratified when the Graffiti Hotline phone number went on line to report graffiti vandals in February 1995. As of February 28 ,2007, the hotline has received over 49,000 calls, resulting in 1,400 arrests and paid out 1,500 rewards totaling $170,000.00.
1995 -1998	NATIONAL NIGHT OUT AGAINST CRIME	The NWBWC, Inc. has participated in National Night Out by attending various neighborhood parties, handing out Graffiti Hotline promotional items and sharing general information on crime prevention.
1996	ANTI- GRAFFITI TRUCK	Southwest Gas and SPC Auto Parts donated and refurbished a truck to transport the NWBWC, Inc. paint sprayer and "Stealth Team ™". Fuel is donated by Phoenix Fuel Company, Phoenix, AZ.
1996 - Present	CHRISTMAS ADOPT-A-FAMILY	Donated and delivered Christmas gifts to needy families.
1997-Present	GRAFFITI HOTLINE NIGHT VISION PROMOTION	The NWBWC, Inc. designed a Night Vision Poster to promote the Graffiti Hotline. This promotion includes a billboard, 6,500 posters, 150,000 business cards, 250,000 pencils and new runs of the original Graffiti Hotline T-shirts and mugs.
1997- Present	SENIOR HOME PAINTING PROJECT	The NWBWC, Inc. began a program to paint the homes of low income seniors at no charge and painted our first home in June 1997. As of February 2003, thirty homes have been painted.
1997	SUNNYSLOPE REVITALIZATION PROJECT	With the help of John C. Lincoln Health Network volunteers, the NWBWC, Inc. came to the aid of a neighborhood needing paint and cleanup.
1997	GRAFFITI HOTLINE BILLBOARD	Donated by Eller Media Company to promote the county-wide Graffiti Hotline Program on behalf of the NWBWC, Inc..
1996 -2003	INTERNATIONAL ASSN Of CHIEF'S Of POLICE CONFERENCE	At the Phoenix 1996 conference provided volunteer service - At the 1997 conference in Orlando Florida, Eastman Kodak sponsored NWBWC, Inc. as an exhibitor promoting the Arizona Graffiti Hotline program. In !998 we were sponsored by ITT Night Vision to display information on our Phoenix programs. NWBWC attends workshops, and networks with law enforcement agencies internationally.
1998-2002	TOWN OF PARADISE VALLEY CRIME PREVENTION FAIR	Invited by Police Chief John D. Wintersteen to provide crime prevention and graffiti removal information exhibit.
1998	ANTI-GRAFFITI PRESENTATIONS	Presented Anti-Graffiti information to the sixth graders at Desert Winds Elementary School and to a class at Ottawa University.
1998	DOWNTOWN REVITALIZATION PROJECT	Re-striped the parking lot for Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic Church in Downtown Phoenix, in June 1998. This was done as our contribution to help make downtown Phoenix a safer and cleaner city for future generations.
1998	NATIONAL SHERIFF'S ASSOCIATION CONFERENCE in Phoenix, AZ	NWBWC, Inc. was sponsored by ITT NIGHT VISION™ at the conference. To inform Sheriffs from all over the United States about our partnership with ITT NIGHT VISION™ and to make information available on our Anti-Graffiti Hotline Program.
1999 -2001	OPERATION GRAFFITI SWEEP	The NWBWC "Stealth Team" ™ partnered with AZ DPS in recording and removing graffiti along the major freeways in Metropolitan Phoenix
2000	NATIONAL CRIME PREVENTION COUNCIL AWARD OF EXCELLENCE	NWBWC's president receives this national award for his volunteerism in crime prevention and developing the Graffiti Hotline program.
2000	INTERNATIONAL RECOGNITION	NWBWC's president traveled to Perth, Australia as the keynote speaker at the Western Australian Anti-Graffiti Conference.
2002	"POINTS OF LIGHT AWARD"	NWBWC's president received this award from the "Points of Light Foundation in Washington, D.C. He also received a letter of recognition for his volunteer work in Crime Prevention, from George W. Bush, President of the United States.
2002	LAW & ORDER MAGAZINE APRIL ISSUE	NWBWC's president's article: " Winning The War On Graffiti"
August 2003	AUSTRALIAN INSTITUTE OF CRIMINOLOGY BRISBANE, AUSTRALIA "GRAFFITI & DISORDER" CONFERENCE	President Tony Piraino was a guest speaker and presented NWBWC's successful Metropolitan Anti-Graffiti Hotline Program to over two hundred law enforcement and governmental officials attending the First Annual Conference from Australia. Mr. Piraino's trip to the conference was sponsored by the City of Casey, Australia.
2003	CASEY, AUSTRALIA	The City of Casey, Australia a suburb of Melbourne, Australia is the fastest growing city in the State of Victoria in Australia. Casey city officials invited Tony Piraino to visit their city, after the "Graffiti and Disorder" conference, to network with city officials and met with the Director of Crime Prevention for the State of Victoria, Department of Justice. Tony and the Northwest Block Watch Coalition were honored at a Special "Ward Dinner" and City Council Meeting for the Coalition's help in formulating Casey's new Anti-Graffiti Program . Graffiti in the city has been reduced over 85% since the program started in 2002.