a 2024 election year peace initiative
The Neighbor to Neighbor initiative is all about Love. Love your neighbor as yourself, even those who vote differently than you! St. Michael’s in the Hills Episcopal Church offers a series of four community events leading up to and beyond this year’s presidential election. Let’s build relationships, lower the temperature and be good neighbors.
We will strive to fully live our congregation’s mission statement, to Love, Learn and Serve.
love
neighbor to neighbor party
Sunday, August 25 4pm - 7pm
Glass City Metropark, Downtown Toledo
Our Neighbor to Neighbor Kick Off Event was a great success. The weather was HOT but close to 500 people attended throughout the afternoon and evening. The music from 56 Daze was great! Amazing Athletes and the Toledo Museum of Art provided fun activities for the younger crowd. The Food Trucks provided delicious food. We handed out lots of HEART YOUR NEIGHBOR yard signs and most importantly lots of NEIGHBORS celebrated being NEIGHBORS! LOVE!
learn
David Brooks
Tuesday, October 8 7pm
Franciscan Life Center, Lourdes University, Sylvania, Ohio
Bestselling author David Brooks is coming to Toledo!
Brooks, a nationally-renowned commentator and columnist speaks to us about his current book, “How to Know a Person.” Join us for a lecture, a Q&A session, a reception and a book signing.
There are still a few tickets available for purchase as well as a few subsidized tickets. We anticipate selling out soon!
serve
intentional acts of kindness
All around town, the week before the election, Nov. 1-5
Let’s blanket our community with Acts of Kindness. Let’s create positive, neighborly interactions. Let’s remind everyone to love their neighbor. Let’s lift spirits at election sites. Let’s build kinder, gentler neighborhoods.
The City of Toledo, The Village of Ottawa Hills, and The University of Toledo have declared Intentional Acts of Kindness Weeks recognizing the need to increase the focus on kindness.
We anticipate sharing Intentional Acts of Kindness on social media! Please follow Neighbor to Neighbor on Facebook and Instagram!
we are still neighbors
Sunday, November 17
Enrichment Center, Glass City Metropark, Downtown Toledo
4pm - 7pm
We’ll gather one more time for healing and fellowship to reinforce our shared humanity and friendship. A quiet, multi-faith, Neighbor to Neighbor experience reflects on renewed visions of community and friendship, Loving, Learning and Serving.
“The enthusiasm, the support, the welcome this initiative has received just affirms that I am not the only one who has been bothered by the political divide!”
—Carol N.
neighbor to neighbor yard signs
Final chance to get your free “ your neighbor” yard sign!
Thank you to the Toledo Lucas County Public Libraries for assisting with distribution. Now that all signs have been given out, our yard sign campaign has ended. What a thrill it is to see these signs in every part of our community, spreading the love!
Thank you for your visible support of Neighbor to Neighbor!
