Five Ways To Improve Community Spirit In Your Area

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Five Ways To Improve Community Spirit In Your Area-Chispa MagazineCommunity spirit is a powerful thing. It can bring people together, and create lifelong friendships. It will give you a sense of civic duty, and allow you to help others. It brings like minded people together. Best of all, it helps make positive changes in your neighborhood and community. After all, what could be better than saying hello to everyone who passes by in your neighborhood? Improving the community spirit is an easy way to inject a little happiness into the local area. It makes people feel more comfortable, more secure, and safer. So, how exactly can you improve the community spirit in your area?

  1. The Church. For centuries, church has been a place where communities come together. Here at Chispa, we have faith in God, and believe it can become a positive force in everyone’s life. We also believe in its ability to bring communities together for a common good. Getting together every Sunday is a wonderful way to meet the people in your community. It’s a way to exchange ideas and thoughts, and make positive change. You can increase turnout at your local church simply by spreading the word. Post flyers through letterboxes, and invest in church signs to draw in new members.
  1. Events. There’s nothing better than getting together with the community on a fall day. Hosting an all-day event is a brilliant way to bring people together. You can use arts or culture to help you here. Put on a music or performance event; bring together the local theater group, and create a community performance. In the winter, you can host events like turning on the Christmas lights. 
  1. Neighborhood Watch. Every community likes to feel safe and secure in their own homes. We certainly don’t want to be suspicious of our neighbors and fellow residents. That’s why a neighborhood watch scheme is a great idea. It allows the community to get together, and look out for each other. You can hold weekly or monthly meetings to bring up any suspicious activity, or raise awareness about something. Additionally, you can discuss security systems for your homes such as the latest alarm systems, Self-Defense Batons, and security lighting. In the meantime, everyone looks out for one another and helps reduce the threat of local crime.
  1. Help Others. No matter where you live, there is always the opportunity to help those less fortunate. Whether it’s homeless shelters, schools, or care homes, there are endless opportunities to give something in return. If you know where immigrants are working or farming; go to them… reach out and help; provide a helping hand with a smile. You’ll meet some of the most vulnerable in your community, and help them in a positive way. You’ll meet more like minded people, and help build a stronger support structure.
  1. Promote Culture + Interaction. Institutions likes museums, art galleries, and music venues are vital for local communities. Unfortunately, many are struggling to stay open. Get out of your comfort, and encourage interaction with these cultural landmarks.

It’s rewarding to get involved, and build a support system in your neighborhood; it helps everyone feel welcome and included. Plus, it gives you that warm, fuzzy feeling inside that foreshadows you answering the question: What legacy do you want to leave behind?

Photo by Ron Hansen

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Mavian Arocha-Rowe

Mavian Arocha-Rowe

Editor-in-Chief at Chispa Magazine
Mavian Arocha-Rowe is known as an asset to the business and communications industry and is motivating and advocating “your authenticity should be your strategy,” for all women, regardless of their season and roles. For the past 20 years she has directed magazines, plus multiple art and marketing departments as creative director and brand manager. What supersedes all of her great career moves is her role as wife and mother living in Atlanta. Challenging herself to discover and bravely pursue the calling for her life, Arocha-Rowe helps other women discover and pursue their life’s assignment. She is a passionate, and loud-laughing speaker on the topic of purposefully redeemed, and mentors young women so they can exercise a mind that is doctrinally pure, along with a heart that beats toward sanctification. She will almost never turn down Marlow’s Tavern double-tavern cheeseburger, a cooking-demonstration from Leaning Ladder, or any opportunity to head to Miami to spend time with family.
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Mavian Arocha-Rowe is known as an asset to the business and communications industry and is motivating and advocating “your authenticity should be your strategy,” for all women, regardless of their season and roles. For the past 20 years she has directed magazines, plus multiple art and marketing departments as creative director and brand manager. What supersedes all of her great career moves is her role as wife and mother living in Atlanta. Challenging herself to discover and bravely pursue the calling for her life, Arocha-Rowe helps other women discover and pursue their life’s assignment. She is a passionate, and loud-laughing speaker on the topic of purposefully redeemed, and mentors young women so they can exercise a mind that is doctrinally pure, along with a heart that beats toward sanctification. She will almost never turn down Marlow’s Tavern double-tavern cheeseburger, a cooking-demonstration from Leaning Ladder, or any opportunity to head to Miami to spend time with family.