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Community Services HOW TO BUILD COMMUNITY
| TURN OFF YOUR TV LEAVE YOUR HOUSE KNOW YOUR NEIGHBORS • GREET PEOPLE LOOK UP WHEN YOU’RE WALKING SIT ON YOUR STOOP • PLANT FLOWERS USE YOUR LIBRARY • PLAY TOGETHER BUY FROM LOCAL MERCHANTS SHARE WHAT YOU HAVE • HELP A LOST DOG TAKE CHILDREN TO THE PARK • HONOR ELDERS SUPPORT NEIGHBORHOOD SCHOOLS FIX IT EVEN IF YOU DIDN’T BREAK IT HAVE POT LUCKS • GARDEN TOGETHER PICK UP LITTER • READ STORIES ALOUD DANCE IN THE STREET LISTEN TO THE BIRDS • PUT UP A SWING HELP CARRY SOMETHING HEAVY BARTER FOR YOUR GOODS START A TRADITION • ASK A QUESTION HIRE YOUNG PEOPLE FOR ODD JOBS ORGANIZE A BLOCK PARTY BAKE EXTRA AND SHARE ASK FOR HELP WHEN YOU NEED IT OPEN YOUR SHADES • SING TOGETHER SHARE YOUR SKILLS TAKE BACK THE NIGHT TURN UP THE MUSIC• TURN DOWN THE MUSIC LISTEN BEFORE YOU REACT TO ANGER MEDIATE A CONFLICT • SEEK TO UNDERSTAND LEARN FROM NEW AND UNCOMFORTABLE ANGLES KNOW THAT NO ONE IS SILENT THOUGH MANY ARE NOT HEARD WORK TO CHANGE THIS
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