“Thanks to all that responded to my plea for help with frozen pipes. So many wrote with suggestions and names to call. After calling at least ten of the numbers, we finally found a wonderful plumber. The name is ‘All in One.’ He came when he said he’d be there, got the job done and charged a fair price. We have water after 2 full weeks. Five stars to All in One. Just goes to prove the power of FRONT PORCH FORUM.”
• Jeanne, Waterbury FPF
Category Archives: social capital
“I feel like I expanded my community” in Jericho
Posted on Monday, April 4, 2016 by Michael • No comments yet
“I have not posted to Front Porch Forum often, but read it every day. I had occasion to both receive and give something away. I met 2 of the nicest families and feel like I expanded my community. It was a great experience knowing someone was willing to share and also to be able to share items I could no longer use. Thank you for this opportunity.”
• Lucy, Jericho FPF
Pine shavings… supply and demand
Posted on Monday, April 4, 2016 by Michael • No comments yet
“Compost? We’re making bushels of pine planer shavings over here. It’s not sawdust, more like long flakes of pine – from a bench planer. Any takers?”
• Greg, Middlesex Front Porch Forum
“Yikes. We’ve 5 folks on the list already & won’t be able to satisfy all of them. Good job FPF.”
• Greg, Middlesex FPF… next day
Honesty in Northfield
Posted on Saturday, March 19, 2016 by Michael • No comments yet
“Many, many THANKS to the wonderful, unknown, person who found my wallet this morning and turned it into the police. I had just pumped gas, was in a hurry, placed my wallet on the roof – yeah, you can see what’s coming – and drove away in haste. So nice to know we have honest citizens in our area! Much appreciated.”
• Andrea, Northfield Front Porch Forum
Appreciating engaged Williston neighbors
Posted on Monday, March 14, 2016 by Michael • No comments yet
“Luc – I appreciate you so much, though we’ve never met. Thank you for your many contributions to our Front Porch Forum. (Solar discussion and so much more!) You often add valuable ideas and research, and I am so grateful that you lean in to the conversations and are so engaged. There are others who post frequently, and I want to toast all of you. You make our FPF rich! Thank you!”
• Annie, Williston FPF
Guide dog training, help after stolen bike, and paying it forward in Williston
Posted on Sunday, March 6, 2016 by Michael • No comments yet
I cannot thank Michael Wood-Lewis for creating the Front Porch Forum! It has been ever so helpful to me and my family.
When my granddaughter was raising her second puppy to be a guide dog she needed a cage for him and 3 people responded . By the way he became a narcotic – sniffing dog instead. Her first puppy went on to be a guide dog for a woman athlete and traveled the world and was also guest on the ABC Morning Show.
When this same granddaughter had her bike stolen recently when at work at college in GA the FPF people came thru for her! Two generous people responded with free bikes for her. Her family was ever grateful!
This reminds me of another happy time I want to share with FPF readers. Last month our son took 4 family members out to dinner to celebrate our grandson’s birthday at a local restaurant. A stranger paid for their dinners!
With all the horrible happenings in the world today I wanted to share something special and uplifting. It goes to show human kindness is still alive and well. Thank you special people!
• Ginger, Williston FPF
Moving a sofa bed across North Hero home
Posted on Friday, February 19, 2016 by Michael • No comments yet
“Stephen and Mark responded to my request for help moving a large and heavy sofa bed. It was very much appreciated… and Front Porch Forum certainly provided the connection.”
• John, North Hero FPF
Butterfly effect ripples across Jericho… and beyond?
Posted on Thursday, February 18, 2016 by Michael • No comments yet
This is what it means to be part of a village.
Last summer, one very hot day, I was riding my horse down Dugway Road trying to stay in the shady spots. We came across a lovely young girl and her mother picking berries in their yard. The child was, of course, excited about picking fresh berries and having a horse come up to say hello. She offered me some of the refreshing berries they just slaved after amongst the thorns. That kind gesture stayed with me a long while.
This year, during a nasty, icy, rainy day, I promised to drop off some no-longer-used ski equipment to an FPF woman who posted a need. As I pulled into the driveway on Dugway Road, I realized this was the very house that shared their berries with me, and while I was trudging through the icy, slushy driveway that memory came back to me and warmed me up all over again. I’m still smiling from that and so happy I was able to return the kindness.
You never know what small gesture will start a butterfly effect and spread throughout the neighborhood-town-country-world. Thanks to FPF for doing it ONCE AGAIN!
• Jacci, Jericho Front Porch Forum
Grandmom seeking pediatric nebulizer in Middlebury
Posted on Thursday, February 18, 2016 by Michael • No comments yet
“After a hasty trip to the ER our visiting grandson has been diagnosed with croup – very scary! MD recommends having a pediatric nebulizer on hand in the event he has another ‘event.’ Hopefully it will not be needed and the “tribe” leaves on Friday. I don’t believe this is akin to borrowing someone’s toothbrush and am hoping there is one available and not in use.”
• Peg, Middlebury FPF
“How GREAT is Front Porch Forum and how GREAT is this community!! So many generous responses to my request to borrow a nebulizer… I hope they were not all the result of a similar baby crisis and if so that the crisis is long past. My resourceful daughter rented a nebulizer from the Medicine Chest… something I never even knew was possible. How many things a grandmom does not know. Mom, Dad and Babe are now sleeping soundly as I type after much to much excitement last night. Thank You ALL!”
• Peg, Middlebury FPF, the next day
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Ghost of Midnight is an online journal about fostering community within neighborhoods, with a special focus on Front Porch Forum (FPF). My wife, Valerie, and I founded FPF in 2006... read more
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