For a while now, I've been wondering about my neighbours. I'd like to know them better, and it would be great if we could hang out together. So I decided to do something about it. I went door to door and introduced myself, and talked about how great it would be if we all knew each other a little better. I suggested we could have a street party. This suggestion was met with real enthusiasm, so we're going ahead.
We are calling it Green Day, because we live on Green Street. What a great name for a Guelph street, right? It's my favourite colour: the colour of new leaves, fresh grass, Spring, possibility.
Green Street was once really green. I'm told there used to be trees up and down the street, but they were cut down because they died due to disease or age. For whatever reason, they were never replaced. It would be great to plant some trees and make Green Street really green again. I've asked the people at Transition Guelph and Tree Mobile to help. Maybe we can work out a deal with a nursery and get a volume discount.
I'm looking into other ways to make it even better. I've asked Bullfrog Power for help. There are others nearby who might see this as an opportunity to showcase things they have done to help build community, help make it more green, more friendly, more sustainable. I'm open to any ideas.
It's going to be a street event for the people who live here. It can be a garage sale, furniture swap, pot luck picnic, or maybe just a day to hang out together. The date is set for May 10, 9-6. I hope it will be a warm, sunny, fun day and that everyone will want to do it again, year after year.
What do you think of this idea? Do you have any suggestions on how we can make it better?
