Doing Something in Her Neighborhood
A follow up to the story posted on April 7, 2009.
To be continued indeed . . . .
On April 7, 2009 I posted a story about Brandi and her scary situation in her neighborhood, I have to do something in my neighborhood. I have a continuation of that story and below is the email Brandi sent me after she held a simple block party with watermelon and lemonade on her block on May 31st.
Christine,
I have been anxious to let you know that one of the neighbors who had been out of town during our block party came by on Thursday of that week to let us know that they were sorry they had missed it & would try to be at the next one. He also gave us a rack of Goat ribs as a thank you for including him. Also, we have had several informal gatherings w/our neighbors on both sides. The other night our “young” neighbors came over & visited. We played Frisbee in the back yard with my “Flashlight Frisbee”, and shared gardening tips & such. When they left they just kept telling us how much fun they had & how much they looked forward to doing it again. Thanks for all your help, the neighborhood feels so much kinder and safer these days.
God Bless.
Brandi
Brandi also told me that after she attended a Haven House Leader Enhancement and she put her “We Care” sign in her yard and it looked a little plain. So she bought a few flowers to plant around the sign she was so proud of, her husband noticed and started mowing the yard. This in turn caught her neighbor’s attention, who then went and bought flowers for their yard and also mowed their lawn. Brandi said it was a trickle effect slowly easing down the street. Gradual beautification began with one simple act of caring.