Sunset Park group fosters small town feel in big city
To one community group in Sunset Park, it’s the little things that matter.
Sunset Park Restoration, a 1,000-member strong civic improvement group, is bringing a small town feel to the big city. The group is bringing back a “Thank You Good Neighbor” certificate award program that it first instituted 24 years ago.
“We are urging our over 1,000 members to present the certificates for things like sweeping the sidewalk, assisting the elderly, organizing activities for kids on the block, organizing a block association, participating in community clean-ups and even things that some might consider relatively minor – like checking on an elderly neighbor once in awhile,” said Sunset Park Restoration board member Tony Giordano.
The goal is to reward local residents for the small things they do right, things that might have been overlooked before, Sunset Park Restoration members said.