National Good Neighbor Day is September 28

By: Melissa Guyott, CMCA®️,AMS®️,PCAM®️ - Ponderosa Community Management

​This blog post was to be about an easy to implement, national initiative called “National Good Neighbor Day.” In 1978 President Jimmy Carter proclaimed September 28 as a day each year set aside to help build neighborhood connections. The Hopeful Neighborhood Project was created to equip community leaders with tools and resources needed to engage neighbors and deepen community connections. Their website states, “Meeting the people who live closest to you doesn’t have to be uncomfortable.”
 
It used to be a good neighbor was someone you could count on. Today, many people consider a good neighbor as someone who is quiet and leaves you alone. That has led to more isolation, fewer friendships, and a loneliness epidemic.
 
This isn’t the only organization that has been formed to address community disconnection. Good Neighbor Teams are sponsored through World Relief, Love Your Neighbor Day is nationally recognized each July, May 16 is National “Do Something Good for your Neighbor Day”, and Community Association Institute has a formal civility pledge for association stakeholders.
 
I am often asked what an Association Manager does? We’re not property managers. We can’t make some decisions without Board approval. We can’t hire and fire HOA business partners. We can’t adopt budgets, or levy assessments. Managers can’t draft rules, amend governing documents, or levy fines. Instead, we work as advisors and administrators, who help the duly elected board of directors with upholding the responsibilities assigned to them by statute or the organization’s governance.

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