Community Service

Our neighborhood has never been a favorite of the town, since it's beginnings around 5 years ago. Partly due to the builder and what he did or didn't do, and partly due to the fact that

no one ever wants new construction, (but they want our taxes??). So after a heated town meeting last November, sort of like Hatfields vs. McCoys, we all woke to find our neighborhood sign graffitied, a large circle with a cross through it. We tried to ignore the eyesore, and discussed what to do. Jared tried to cover it in plastic...but eventually somone just got fed up with it and chopped it down. So there it lay, disgraced and buried and (sort of) forgotten under the snow all winter. But this last week, as everyone came out of hibernation and ventured outside, we were again reminded of the "SIGN". (uggg!)

Hallie and her friend Emily went out exploring on bikes, came running in looking for rags and magic erasers. Not much damage you can do with those, so I didn't question.

About an hour later as I was circling the neighborhood for the dinner call, I came across this scene... a totally clean neighborhood sign propped up proudly...as if to say, "we are here to stay!" Hallie said she felt so sad that someone would do that and just wanted to fix it.

NICE WORK! She surprised us all.

Always my one to think of improving the world around her.

I shall pass through this world but once. Any good therefore that I can do or any kindness that I can show to any human being, let me do it now. Let me not defer or neglect it, for I shall not pass this way again.
Mahatma Gandhi

Thanks HALLIE & EMILY