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proving proper \the entrance
I.o the community paved and have a for, like the house with the gold star on them if we see that they need something
school bus path rerouted to be safer. it -a list of 30 items. The person who in the way of support. An elderly gentle-
Creating the neighborhood watch gets most, or all of them, wins a prize. man across the street was falling down,
group for the community has linked When people are walking around, they so I went and helped him put his gar-
the resident.s together, Shwiner said. submit their choice for the best-decorat- bage out. My wife made meals for him."
Shwiner credited Resource Action ed home." The residents have also helped those
Committee Chair Rich Schoenfeld Such activities promote a feeling of outside the community. Wellington's
for creating many programs, such as a family within the community, which is Neighborhood Watch groups were pre-
run/walk, a bike ride, a talent program one of Shwiner's favorite things about sented with an opportunity that Green-
and a scavenger hunt/decorated house living in Greenview Shores 1. view Shores 1 could not resist: the
"I like the friendliness. I like the side-
walk during the holidays. chance to help one of four Wellington
"Neighbors go out at night, and they
walks. I like to see people out therejog- children with cancer, through the Kids
look at the homes," Shwiner explained. ging and walking," he said. "I think that Cancer Foundation, with holiday wish
lists.
The kids asked for gift certificates
for things like clothing or gas. "The par-
ents have to drive these kids around; it
wasn'tjust for the child with cancer, it
might be for the brother, sister, mother,
whoever. Of course, we took care of that
child first," Shwiner said.
Everything was given through gift
cards and checks, so the kids could pick
out their gifts themselves. "We were

le to fulfill, ea
everything that the children wanted,"
Shwiner said.
The community has also rallied
to help 9-year-old MCKenna Wickers,
who attends Elbridge Gale Elementary
School. Wickers made a presentation to
the neighborhood watch group, asking
permission to have a lemonade stand
with face painting at Brampton Cove
Park as a special fundraiser for the Leu-
kemia 8c Lymphoma Society, in honor
of her uncle, a leukemia patient. "With
the support of Greenview Shores 1 ei-
t.her buying lemonade, or just making
a donation, she raised almost $400 and
wound up being the second-highest col-
lector for the school," Shwiner said.
The community rallies together,
even if it's just to find a missing pet.
"Neighborhood watch is about safety,
primarily, but it isn't all about safety,"
he said. "It's about community involve-
ment, so that we can all help each other
and watch out for each other." er