City Encourages Residents To Be Neighborly

City Encourages Residents To Be Neighborly

Date of Record: August 1, 2006

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
August 1, 2006

For more information, contact:
Rose Lester, Communications Manager, Girl Scouts of Tulip Trace Council, 336-6804 ext. 34
Maria K. Heslin, Communications Director, City of Bloomington, 349-3569

[image:1796,left]Bloomington, IN -- Returning Indiana University students nearly double the population in Bloomington each August, so Mayor Mark Kruzan is encouraging existing residents to Be Neighborly! Girl Scouts of Tulip Trace Council, the Be Bloomington Booster of the month, is helping Kruzan spread the message by hosting several neighborly events in August.

"The students are very much a part of our community, and I know many Bloomington residents are happy to welcome them back," Kruzan said. "I hope the theme for this month is a friendly reminder to citizens that neighborly relations are the key to any successful and welcoming community, and as Mr. Rogers always said, 'Won't you be my neighbor?'"

Girl Scouts of Tulip Trace Council is hosting neighborly events for area Girl Scouts including Fun-O-Ree, a day of crafts and games at Cascades Park on Saturday, August 5, at 1 p.m. and a swim party at Bryan Park Pool on Saturday, August 12, from 7:30 to 9:15 p.m.

The public can also visit Girl Scouts of Tulip Trace Council at the Bloomington Community Farmers' Market every Saturday in August to learn more about Girl Scouting and how to be a good neighbor.

Other neighborly events this month include National Night Out, Family Flick-n-Float Night featuring "Shrek 2," TomatoTasting at the Farmers' Market and the Crestmont Summer Skate.

The City has many programs and services dedicated to neighborhoods, neighborhood associations and community-related interests. For more information about these programs and services, visit the Housing and Neighborhood Development Department Web page at bloomington.in.gov/hand. In addition, anyone interested in joining or starting a community-based study circle should contact Beverly Calender-Anderson, the City's Safe and Civil City Program Director, at 349-3560.

For additional information about the Be Bloomington campaign, please visit bloomington.in.gov/bbbb, e-mail [bbbb@bloomington.in.gov|mailto:bbbb@bloomington.in.gov] or call the Be Bloomington hotline at 349-BBBB. Also, be sure to check out the [Be Bloomington events calendar|http://www.bloomingtononline.net/calendar/calendar.php?calendar=45] for additional events and activities occurring this month.

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