Bozeman Celebrates National Good Neighbor Day

Friday Sep. 14th, 2018


The City of Bozeman Neighborhoods Program, in collaboration with MSU’s Good Neighbor Committee, is sponsoring Good Neighbor Day in Bozeman on September 28, 2018.   

Good Neighbor Day is an annual nationwide celebration that encourages people to connect with their community. It is held in September each year, and is recognized in different ways all around the country.

MSU Sororities and Fraternities will be hosting various gatherings for the neighbors living near their own houses.  MSU Residence Halls will recognize the day by encouraging their residents to share a meal with someone new in the dining hall, or connect with someone they haven’t yet met in their dorm.  Neighborhood Associations will promote participation among their neighbors.

 
Events and gatherings can take many different forms. Neighbors can share a cup of coffee, organize a picnic in a community park, or fire up the grill on the front lawn with new and long-time neighbors. The goal is to gather and connect.

Neighborhoods Coordinator Tanya Andreasen says, “Neighbors are important because good relationships with others can and do change communities – and those relationships can support you in your own home life.”  Social connection also reduces loneliness, isolation and other problems people experience when they don’t have a support network.  Studies from the Pew Research Center show that most Americans say they know at least some of their neighbors, but only about three-in-ten say they know all or most of them (http://www.pewsocialtrends.org/2018/05/22/how-urban-suburban-and-rural-residents-interact-with-their-neighbors/).

For more information about registering an event, uploading selfies and photos of an event, and to download materials like invitations and flyers, please go to www.bozeman.net/GoodNeighborDay.