10 REASONS for a BLOCK PARTY

• To have fun – no excuses or reasons are needed to celebrate.

• To provide an opportunity to know your neighbors and where they live.

• To establish friendships.

• To increase that sense of belonging to a community.

• To learn a little about each other and know who might need a little extra help from time to time.

• To meet neighbors on your block that might be able to help you with a gardening problem, or lend you that needed ingredient for your recipe.

• To encourage neighbors to look after the neighborhood.

• To help with safety/crime prevention by knowing who lives where and who does not.

• To increase security by knowing each other’s schedules.

• To develop an opportunity to meet some of the old time neighbors and learn about your community history.