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Lebanon City announces inaugural 'Lebanon First Giving' community night on Nov. 19
Summary
City of Lebanon staff announced the first Lebanon First Giving, a free community event on Nov. 19 from 5–7 p.m. at the police station featuring apple cider, s'mores with firefighters, touch-a-truck, crafts and giveaways; the police say the event will showcase officers in a community role.
The City of Lebanon announced the inaugural Lebanon First Giving community event on the Love and Lebanon podcast, saying the free gathering will be held Nov. 19 from 5 to 7 p.m. at the Lebanon Police Department.
Host Joe LePage, the city's communications and community development director, introduced guests Carrie Boyne of the planning and zoning office and Police Officer Cody Hollingsworth to outline activities and outreach planned for the event.
"We're gonna have apple cider there. There's going to be s'mores that you can make with the firemen," Carrie Boyne said, adding the event will include touch-a-truck displays, photo opportunities with officers, crafts for children and a giveaway of hats and gloves (one per person). "It's completely free to attend," she said.
Officer Cody Hollingsworth said the police department is participating to let residents see the station and to present officers in a less intimidating light. "We're trying to bring a different light to the public... we're not just, you know, the big scary policemen," he said, adding the department's outreach work is organized as the COPS, community outreach program.
LePage tied the event to the city's longer-term planning effort, saying Lebanon First grew from the Lebanon Redefined comprehensive-plan outreach. Boyne said the planning office helped co-create the event to "listen, learn, and build a future that we can all be proud of," and to hear residents' "likes, dislikes, hopes, and vision for your neighborhoods."
Boyne also described a neighborhood-based approach: "We actually have Lebanon divvied up into 4 quadrants... Southwest, Southeast, Northwest, and Northeast side," she said, noting the city held a successful Southwest-side event and plans to schedule other quadrant celebrations and pop-up appearances in 2026.
The podcast closed with a reminder of the time and place: Nov. 19, 5 to 7 p.m. at the Lebanon Police Department, and an invitation for residents and families to attend.
No formal board action or funding details were announced during the episode.
