These artisans' works are really integrated in the community. They're our friends, neighbors and many of these people donate works to charitable events.

Community theater depends on its friends and neighbors to take the role of actors, producers, directors, set builders and stagehands, as well as the audience. It is a collaborative effort. All who take part are volunteers with a love of theater. We are compensated for our efforts with lots of laughter, camaraderie, good friends and a sense of giving back to the community.

The people who are bus drivers and custodians live in the district. They're my friends and they're my neighbors. They live and work in the community and that's important to me. They support the community and the community should support them.

It can happen to your friends and neighbors, and most of the time it happens between two people who know each other.

If you have something going on in your community, it's really up to you and your neighbors to make sure that the police department can work with you to address your concerns.

Virtually every association has a board of homeowners elected by their neighbors to serve the community.