Why a Fall in Love with Your Community Workbook?

There has been a surge in the desire for people to connect with their communities in a more intimate way. Some of this is due to the political climate in the world today and some of it has to do with our new awareness of the environment and global warming. We realize that in order to feel safe we need to know our neighbors and surroundings more intimately. How can we reach for peace and sustainability if we can’t get along and enjoy what we have in front of us every day in our own communities?

Negative conversations about where we live have held many of us back. Often we are not even conscious of how what we say impacts those around us and ourselves. In continuing to emphasize what we don’t like or want, we make sure that nothing changes for the better. Fall In Love With Your Community Workbook is a tool for transforming our conversations, and for propelling us forward into a new future, a future packed with possibilities, vision, alignment, personal responsibility and leadership.

How the Program Works

•The workbook is divided into four sections, three of them describing a program of “Actions” instigated by a “Team Initiator.”
•For each session, participants select from the menu of “Actions” that will help them fall in love with their community.
•The last section is designed to help the Team Initiator lead each session. It is easy to read and understand.

Who Will Benefit from Participating in the Program?

This workbook will be effective for any group of individuals or organizations interested in transforming negative conversations about where they live into conversations that propel them forward. Along with neighborhood residents and various municipal and non-profit service agencies, other beneficiaries include property owners, developers, realtors, businesses, chambers of commerce, places of worship, and community organizations.