Neighbornood BBQ

So we hosted our first Neighborhood Watch block bbq last saturday, after living in the area for 1 1/2 years. I guess it was due. The turnout was great! About 80% showing for 3 adjacent streets. We met new neighbors on all sides, ranging from singles, marrieds (with and w/o kids), elderly, and everyone else in between.

A little history on this: There have been lots of unwanted activity in our area (North Natomas as a whole) such as stolen cars, thefts, burn outs, mischifs, and so on. Though not as much in our street, we still wanted to band together and fight crime. It's a slow process, but this bbq gets things rolling. Plus it was a great way to "meet your neighbor". Most people (not all) live in their homes for years and do not even know their "neighbor" just two houses down. People aught to organize block bbq's at least once a year.

Anyway, the real purpose of this bbq is for us to not be victims of crimes in "My" neighborhood.

jl