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Summer time is moving time! Be on the lookout for new neighbors this summer. Here are a few affordable yet thoughtful ideas to help them feel welcome and to help you get to know them too:

• A welcome mat
• A small basket with a roll of paper towels, picture hanging kit, notepad with pen, local maps, and menus from local restaurants
• A loaf of homemade bread or a frozen homemade casserole (be sure to include disposable dishes)
• A breakfast basket with muffins, juice, a bag of local coffee, and a local newspaper.
• Produce from your garden
• A potted plant
• Bulbs or plants from your yard

*Be sure to include a card with your name and phone number

Even if there are no new neighbors this summer, try to connect with
the old ones too. Try sharing produce from your garden, find a walking
partner, or take a meal to an elderly neighbor.