Borrow and Lend —
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 [...]
Here’s a first for Front Porch Forum (from Tracy in Westford, VT)…
We’d love to have a guest reader in the form of a big man in a red suit at the pajama story time at the library the evening of December 19th. We’re in search of a Santa suit… if it comes complete with someone [...]
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Gail writes today from the ONE West Neighborhood Forum in Burlington, VT…
I have a friend in the New North End whose back yard is right next to an entrance to the bike path. Every weekend she ends up with several bikes of all shapes and sizes in her yard. It seems that the new teenager [...]
Just learned of Neighborrow.com. Seems focused on NYC apartment buildings. Neighbors join and offer to loan stuff to each other, and make requests. Website is up. Featured groups have a couple dozen or fewer members. It has a young feel (don’t borrow from anyone over 30?) and has some plumb [...]