TELL US: What Makes a Good Neighbor?
National Good Neighbor Day is Sept. 28. Share your stories about the neighbors who make your town a great place to live.
A good neighbor comes in many forms.
It may be someone who keeps an eye on your kids when they’re playing outside or someone who pet sits for you when your family is on vacation. Some even go above and beyond to make your community a great place to live by picking up trash in neighborhood parks or volunteering to start youth programs at the local library.
Celebrate the people who make your community thrive by honoring them on National Good Neighbor Day on Sept. 28.
Palos Patch has featured a few of the finer neighbors in the area.
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The concept of National Good Neighbor Day began in the early 1970’s when Montana resident Becky Mattson pushed to create a holiday that would recognize people who make their neighborhoods a great place to live.
The annual event became a National Holiday in 2003 when Senator Max Baucus sponsored a U. S. resolution naming Sept. 28 National Good Neighbor Day.
Are there people in your community who exemplify being a good neighbor? Today is a good time to tell them that you—and the entire neighborhood—appreciate all they do.
By Noel Aliseo
Carol Howe-O'Lear
9:34 am on Wednesday, September 26, 2012
I have lived in the same house in Palos for 42yrs. and I have seen neighbors come and go and in all those years I have been so blessed with the best neighbors anyone could ask for. Oh yes, once in a great while we would get a bad apple but thank God they didn't stay to long. I live on 71st Ave. and we have always said we have the best neighbors in all of Palos. We get together regularly, we help each other out, we share in each others happiness and mourn for someones loss, we have an annual block party and a holiday crawl. My husband and I are in the upper end of the age bracket but it does not matter, we all genuinely enjoy each others company and wisdom. I cannot think of a better place to live.
Carol Howe-O'Lear