a wonderful community initiative
happened in a nearby neighborhood
when they got together and purchased a ‘snow buddy’
anyone who is at least 18 can train and sign up
to take a turn clearing the sidewalks
each time it snows
all are welcome to take a shift
anytime i’ve seen someone
out in the snow buddy
they are always smiling
i’ll bet the whole neighborhood is smiling.
“summer friends will melt away like summer snows, but winter friends are friends forever.”
– george r.r. martin
Nothing builds community like a shared solution to a shared problem. I wonder if this has had an impact on property values.
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i so agree and perhaps it does –
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You can usually take the temperature of a neighborhood by the model of the house.
A house with a front porch usually if not always indicates friendliness etc.
Hot cocoa and cookies await with the smiles. 🙂
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Yes –
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I love how you always share such inspiring news.
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And it’s my pleasure to do so –
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💖❤️
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That’s a very neighborly endeavor, as long as folks keep to the more-than-one principle, Beth!
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yes, that’s the winning formula
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Communities can move mountains.
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literally
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This has brilliance, caring and fun all wrapped up in one snow buddy.
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it sure does –
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What a wonderful thing to do, I’m smiling too!
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Fantabulous! There might be good-natured arguments: “No! It’s MY turn!”
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I know! I’d love to drive it!
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A great way to stay together as a community.
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it is good for all
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For sure!
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Great idea!
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I thought so too – everyone benefits
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What a fabulous neighborly thing to do. Why don’t ALL winter neighborhoods do this? Five thousand cheers for your community.
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I so agree, it’s a total win and a great fun and bonding endeavor
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Wow! what an incredible act of kindness for each other
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an endeavor that is truly for the common good
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Such a great example of how communities can come together for a common good – building bonds and friendships!
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That’s right and they have a ball doing it
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What a great idea!
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Such a great solution
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That’s so cool! All of us here in my corner of the world are winter friends — with shovels!
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That’s wonderful!
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It is. All of us are ready. Shovels in the front yard, but… Nothing but wind and sunshine
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What fun in the snow!
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So much!
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what a wonderful idea; that would make snow removal a bit more enjoyable…
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From all reports they have more than enough drivers lined up!)
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that does not surprise me…
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What a great idea. Our next door neighbor sometimes clears our walk and sometimes we clear his. So I suppose that makes us snow buddies, but in a different way.
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That’s exactly right
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This is super cute. It made me smile and I’m not even a part of it.
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It’s very contagious)
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I’d be driving around making race car sounds. That’s certainly make me smile.
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It looked okay so fun!
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Best idea ever. Absolutely fantastic. What a wonderful community.
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everyone is happy and they all have fun with it
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I love this!! Last winter a neighbor pulled into our driveway during a deep snowstorm to help us plow out. I will never forget that random act of neighborly kindness.
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that was so kind –
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Yes!
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I wish we had that on our forgotten street. I would go in on anything. Even sand. I often end up shoveling the street with one or two other ambitious souls.
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you need more snow buddies
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Amazing community effort…is awesome; and that quote is truth.
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it is such a win-win
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Where do I sign up? We guys like our big toys to play with. We’ve lived in the same house for 26 years, and I still like to mow the lawn on my riding mower. Move our Forest Gump—there’s a new sheriff in town.
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hahaha – you would love this!
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What a great idea.
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good for all –
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Indeed!
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There is good news out there and again it didn’t make the local news. Or did it? Brilliant. Thanks for sharing that bone chilling, heart warming story. It looks cold out there. We had to turn off the heat in our hotel and open the windows.
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not too bad yet, and it is such a good thing for the neighborhood
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Such a great neighborhood and we have friendly neighbors too.
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it so good for everyone
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I love this! It makes me miss the neighborhood I used to live in. My neighbors and I used to clear each other’s driveways, and the guys with snowblowers used to race out to be the first ones to clear the sidewalks and driveways after a new snow.
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that’s so nice –
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I love it!
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❤
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