La Plata County Neighborhood Day: Sept. 16

Durango, CO – The La Plata County Board of County Commissioners proclaim September 16th as La Plata County Neighborhood Day.

National Neighborhood Day is celebrated in neighborhoods across the country each year on the third Sunday in September. The mission of National Neighborhood Day is to inspire, build, and sustain the neighborhood relationships that provide the foundation for civic action and the building of stronger, more caring and effective communities, which ties in directly to one of the recommendations from the La Plata County Children, Youth and Families Master Plan.

The Mission of the Children, Youth and Family Master (CYFMP) plan is to providing the knowledge, skills and tools to individuals & organizations in order to expand their capacity to build developmental assets among the children, youth and families of La Plata County.

In honor of the CYFMP, La Plata County Neighborhood Day was established as an annual day to recognize and reinforce the relationships that are the fabric of our communities. It is a day of simple gatherings of neighbors to re-kindle friendships; welcome new neighbors; catch up on each others’ families, interests and needs; and share food, fellowship and fun.

This simple goal of Neighborhood Day of bringing neighbors together and to help enhance neighborhood connections, improves connections; connected neighborhoods lead to more effective communities; and effective communities strengthen our nation as a whole. This ripple-effect from our own neighborhoods to the larger world is what Neighborhood Day promotes.

If you have any questions about La Plata County Neighborhood Day or the Children, Youth and Family Master Plan, please contact Susan Hakanson at (970) 382-6212, or by e-mail [email protected].