Borrow and Lend —
From Katie’s posting in her neighborhood Front Porch Forum today…
I’m real jazzed up about a recent FPF interaction I had and I would like to share it with my lovely neighbors. I was recently in need of a bike trailer, so I posted the request to FPF, and got a number of solid replies. (Thanks [...]
From a family who makes the most out of FPF…
As Front Porch Forum is high on our list of FPF we appreciate about this neighborhood and this community, we decided to make a financial contribution to support this very worthy cause. We encourage you to do the same in whatever amount fits your budget. Clearly [...]
Jeremy Bull in Burlington just posted this to his FPF neighborhood forum…
Just wanted to let everyone know that a neighbor from right across the street responded immediately to my plea for a used bike yesterday. She had exactly what we were looking for right in her garage! So we were able to replace the stolen [...]
Front Porch Forum gets lots of predictable postings among neighbors, but I didn’t see this one coming…
“Does anyone know of a place that would have a vintage style Hearse that I could rent like a Limo? Do I just start cold calling Funeral Parlors?” -Brennan in Burlington’s Old North End
“Cold calling” indeed.
From Scott Heiferman…
Forbes: “The Watch List: Meetup.com. The bartering economy will expand. Local social networking communities will continue to thrive and help people connect to information, resources, ideas and employees. Meetup.com groups will be at the center of the burgeoning part of the economy. Entrepreneurs will tap these groups for goods and services and to [...]
On the eve of the Thanksgiving holiday, Hilary just posted the following to Front Porch Forum in Burlington’s Old North End…
Community More Powerful Than Locks!
Hi folks – With all this talk about bike theft, thought it would be a good time to share with you that my bike, which I reported stolen about a month [...]
Bonnie posted the following note of appreciation to her town neighbors on Front Porch Forum today…
Dearest Neighbors, Thank you so much John for offering your Subaru. Your generosity is amazing.
Thank you all so much. I’m humbled to think about how many people living in our community, were willing to help me out. Many many thanks!
I’ve [...]
Providing less than 24 hours advanced warning, Bonnie in Huntington posted the following the other day…
Hi Neighbors – My car died yesterday, and for the first time in years I’m without car. I must admit it’s liberating, but the only trouble is, that I need to get to work tomorrow, Saturday, June 28. I was [...]
I received a wonderful note recently from Sharon, a Front Porch Forum member in South Burlington, VT…
I have a FPF experience that might be worth sharing. For her 14th birthday, my daughter wanted to do a day long canoe excursion with several of her friends. I had noticed during my walks through our neighborhood that [...]
We get this question all the time from members… “What can I post on my neighborhood’s Front Porch Forum?”
Well… just about anything. Have at it. Any message that doesn’t significantly detract from FPF’s mission of helping neighbors connect and foster community within the neighborhood is GREAT.
Think of a block party… what would you [...]