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Individuals who sign the pledge will get access to exclusive publications (like our 101 Acts of Neighboring Ideas) and a pledge certificate suitable for signing and framing! You will also be among the first to know about upcoming events and be linked to future exclusive opportunities.

Join the neighboring movement and the engaged neighbor network by signing our pledge!

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* 1. I pledge to build connections with neighbors intentionally, apply my leadership skills in my neighborhood, and grow my social capital through neighborhood relationships. I will become an engaged neighbor by pursuing these “Engaged Neighbor” principles. The acronym we use is REACH.

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* 2. Principle #1: Relationship (Connect and stay connected.)
  • Learn and use my neighbor's names.
  • Learn the gifts and talents of my neighbors.
  • Invite neighbors into my daily routine with a plus-one approach.
  • Practice hospitality (eat) with my neighbors.

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* 3. Principle #2: Empathy (Understand the feelings of another.)
  • Listen first and talk second.
  • Be motivated by love, kindness, and mutual respect.
  • Share honestly about myself and my family.
  • Pursue reconciliation, offer forgiveness, and give my neighbors the benefit of the doubt.

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* 4. Principle #3: Action (Achieve mutual trust by doing).
  • Focus on what is strong, not what is wrong.
  • Invest in a homeowners or neighborhood association or gather neighbors in an effective way for your community.
  • Help set neighborhood priorities and pursue the common good.
  • Express gratitude with spontaneous kind deeds.

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* 5. Principle #4: Courage (Strength to withstand fear or difficulty)
  • Discard a lifestyle of busyness in favor of being available.
  • Do more front yard living for conversations and service.
  • Include neighbors who are overlooked, marginalized, disabled, widowed or lonely.
  • Follow local etiquette to create a culture of trust.

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* 6. Principle #5: Humility (Have a modest estimate of your own importance; be open to continual improvement)
  • Celebrate neighboring holidays.
  • Be a continual learner about neighboring.
  • Do not turn my neighbor into a “project” or gossip about them.
  • Celebrate what it means to be an engaged neighbor.

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* 7. Help us reach our goal of 10,000 signers of this pledge by completing this contact information for follow-up and communication and access to some exclusive publications. We will also add you to the emailed Engaged Neighbor newsletter produced monthly by University of Missouri Extension. NOTE: If you fill in gibberish your response, including email, will be deleted.

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* 8. We are interested to know: what is your goal or plan to start to implementing these principles?

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