A lot of people believe that the interpersonal relationships in the neighborhood depend on luck, when, in reality, it’s nothing more than the willingness of the individuals in the community to work together towards a mutual cause. In fact, exercising joint organizational tasks may expand this unity to other aspects of community living, as well. Neighbors who perform on the same team during the organization may carry on to socialize after the event, even if they had little to no previous contact before. Therefore, here are several ideas on the community event to help bring everyone together and give back to the community as a whole.
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A movie screening
One of the ideas that are simplest to pull off is to make a custom film screening in someone’s driveway. The necessary gear for this is really not that expensive. Setting up a community cinema can be done in under $2,000, seeing as how you need only the HD projector, sound system, and the screen. If you decide to take this out in the open and to improvise when it comes to some of the gear, you can do it for even less. The choice of the movie also matters, seeing as how you can’t risk showing something inappropriate to the audience consisting partially of minors and elderly.
The movie is not necessarily the only thing to take place at the event. Encourage local kids to set up their own stands and act as vendors for the day. As for some of the older participants, a popcorn or snack stand is more than mandatory at any serious movie screening. Keep in mind that the more people you involve, the better. Needless to say, this can also serve as an outstanding fundraising opportunity, provided you decide to charge for the tickets.
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Organize a play
You would be surprised at just how many hidden actors there are in the neighborhood, so, if you have a talented playwright amongst your company, you might want to try making a play of your own. If not, you can always adopt one of the classics for the need of the show. This could even be kids play, which would encourage the parents to get engaged in this project, whether they like it or not. You would be surprised at just how great a play made by amateur actors can come off. This too has an amazing fundraising potential.
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Schedule a concert
If you can persuade a renowned band to hold a show in your neighborhood, you could put your neighborhood’s name on the map and even help the local economy. Sure, the influx of people may disturb peace for a while and even cause some mess, yet, the amount of money that gets poured in more than makes up for this. Of course, there are some organizational alterations you have to make and some additional steps to take in order to ensure safety, like look for crowd control barriers for sale, but all of these materials will remain in your position in the end. This automatically reduces the cost of any subsequent event of this type that you decide to hold.
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Make a quiz
Another great idea is to make a quiz, seeing as how this makes people group in most unorthodox of ways and swap partners in order to make up for gaps in their knowledge with strengths of other people. You can make a small participation fee and then either use it as a prize poll or, better yet, use this money to resolve one of the standing issues of your community. This quiz can be organized in a local pub, of course, with the approval from the owner and the management. Nonetheless, seeing as how this includes them in the organization, as well, this might come to benefit you in more ways than one.
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Make a community garden
Leaving an unused playing field unattended may be particularly dangerous for the young ones in your community. Some of the weeds there may cause a reaction, shrubbery contains many hidden hazards and having this oasis of wild growth in the middle of your neighborhood may just look unappealing. Instead, why not make a gardening group and turn the place into a community garden. A vegetable patch is both simple and cost-efficient. If the patch is on a school ground, you might even reach an agreement where the food produced here might be included on the school cafeteria menu.
In conclusion
Apart from giving something to the community, you’re also doing something for yourself. Think about it, by improving relationships in your community, you’re making your life a lot easier. Aside from better interpersonal relationships, you’re also increasing the value of the neighborhood which, directly impacts the value of your property. If not, sheer altruism and sense of unpaid debt towards your community should be reasons enough to do so.
