The Pacific Beach Town Council (PBTC), along with the Old Mission Bay Athletic Club (OMBAC), the Pacific Beach Rotary Club and the Pacific Beach Woman’s Club will host the 31st annual Police and Emergency Services Appreciation Night (PAESAN) on Wednesday Sept. 28 to honor local heroes and standouts in a 5 p.m. gala. The PAESAN event will be held at the North Crown Point Shores Rotary Pavilion and is an annual community event to recognize exemplary members of the police, fire/rescue, lifeguard and the parks departments who service the Pacific Beach area. The cost of the event is $5, which includes a barbeque dinner, a raffle, children’s activities like face painting, a jumpie and more. “Local businesses are sponsoring the raffle, which includes massages, gift baskets and other giveaways,” said PBTC communications chairwoman and PAESAN Committee member Susan Lowary. This year’s event will include a focus on a special fundraising program to provide bicycle lighting and siren systems to the police department’s Northern Division. The goal of the program is to buy lights, sirens and back bag kits for nine law enforcement bikes used by the Northern Division. “Discover PB donated the bikes to Northern Division but the bikes weren’t being used because of they didn’t have police standard lights or sirens on them,” said PBTC vice president Jerry Hall. The cost of equipment is $600 per bike. To donate, send a check to the San Diego Police Foundation, care of PAESAN Bicycle Program, or visit www.pbtowncouncil.org and click on the “join/give” button. “The bikes can be used all over Northern Division in areas like La Jolla, Bay Park or Clairemont,” Hall said. The campaign is intended to be a joint effort to include everyone, Lowary said. “We are trying to get the schools more involved to get more community involvement so we make PAESAN a fun, family event. It is important to teach our kids to respect the people that help and support us in our community and have the same values we had growing up,” Lowary said. For tickets, to volunteer or get more information, call (858) 483-6666, visit www.pbtowncouncil.org or drop by the PBTC office at 1706 Garnet Ave. inside Union Bank at the Pacific Plaza Shopping Center.