Dinner Day is gaining momentum by word-of-mouth as well as various
media releases. The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania recently declared the second Saturday
in January as "Invite Your Neighbor To Dinner Day". Click here to read the Official Press Release.
Additional articles are provided below.
Inviting the neighbors; Dinner Day tries to nourish community
Do you wave at the neighbors across the street, but rarely have conversations that
stretch beyond the weather? What about the new family down the block?
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the story.
An experience you'll dine out on for decades
For the past couple of years, a group of people in Pennsylvania have invited their
neighbors in for dinner on the second Saturday of January. This Saturday.
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the story.
A Chef's Table - Archived Shows; January 2006
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Let's do dinner, across the U.S., The Philadelphia Inquirer, January
10, 2003
A Doylestown Township family has been trying to stir interest in the first-ever event
and hopes that within a few years, on each second Saturday in January, families across
the nation will sit down to dinner with and invited neighbor or two.
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Let's do dinner, across the U.S., The Philadelphia Inquirer, January
10, 2003
A Doylestown Township family has been trying to stir interest in the first-ever event
and hopes that within a few years, on each second Saturday in January, families across
the nation will sit down to dinner with and invited neighbor or two.
Read the story.
Let's do dinner, across the U.S., The Philadelphia Inquirer, January
10, 2003
A Doylestown Township family has been trying to stir interest in the first-ever event
and hopes that within a few years, on each second Saturday in January, families across
the nation will sit down to dinner with and invited neighbor or two.
Read the story.
Let's do dinner, across the U.S., The Philadelphia Inquirer, January
10, 2003
A Doylestown Township family has been trying to stir interest in the first-ever event
and hopes that within a few years, on each second Saturday in January, families across
the nation will sit down to dinner with and invited neighbor or two.
Read the story.
Guess who's coming to dinner, The Intelligencer, January 5, 2003
"Everybody has those neighbors they wave to but don't really get to know,"
said Jeff Smith, explaining whom he hopes people will host for the new holiday. "The
idea is to promote tolerance and compassion and understanding. There are no real
hard and fast rules, but we would encourage people to invite somebody you've never
really gotten to know. Who knows what new relationships could get spawned out of
this?"
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Hands across the river, The Princeton Review, January 3, 2003
The inspiration came from a class Mr. and Mrs. Smith were taking through Landmark
Education, which offers courses on self-expression and living powerfully. As an assignment,
students were asked to create a project that would allow them to assess their leadership
skills and effectiveness in reaching their goals.
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Conti Capital Report: Invite a Neighbor to Dinner Day, January
1, 2003
I also want to focus for a moment on a resolution that passed back in November.
Pennsylvania Senate Resolution #306 marks every second Saturday of January as Invite
a Neighbor to Dinner Day.™ The brainchild of the Smith family of Doylestown,
the concept is a rededication of suppertime as a community building tool. Inspired
by the need to make a difference stemming from the destruction of September 11th,
Invite a Neighbor to Dinner Day™ seeks to open doors, mend fences and build community
relationships.
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Strengthen Communities One Dinner At A Time, November 22, 2002
Perhaps the Smiths are right. If we take one day out of the year to extend
our homes beyond four walls, we may find that we can dig up more than just roots
in our backyards. We may be able to uncover true friendships that will strengthen
our communities, and ultimately protect the core values of our great nation.
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Pennsylvania Senate Resolution, November 19, 2002
Proclaiming the second Saturday in January as "Invite A Neighbor To Dinner Day."
WHEREAS, Following the events of September 11, 2001, average Americans have sought
ways to make a difference; and WHEREAS, In times of trouble, Americans have traditionally
displayed a kind heart and open door for their neighbors; and WHEREAS, An effective
means of celebrating American values is to get to know or mend fences with one's
neighbors; therefore be it RESOLVED, That the Senate proclaim the second Saturday
of January of each year to be "Invite A Neighbor To Dinner Day" as a celebration
of the values our country is built upon and a way to foster understanding, compassion
and tolerance within our neighborhoods.
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Wouldn't that be neighborly, Delaware County Daily Times, November
3, 2002
"Invite a Neighbor
to Dinner Day" is being energetically promoted by Bob Schultz of Havertown and
Jeff Smith of Doylestown, who want to make it happen at the community, state and
national levels on Jan. 11, 2003, and on the second Saturday in January every year
thereafter.
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Pennsylvania House Resolution, October 23, 2002
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA HOUSE RESOLUTION
No. 723 Session of 2002
INTRODUCED BY VITALI AND McILHINNEY, OCTOBER 23, 2002
INTRODUCED AS NONCONTROVERSIAL RESOLUTION UNDER RULE 35, OCTOBER 23, 2002
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Won't You Be My Neighbor?, The Intelligencer, October 20, 2002
Most of us have neighbors we've nodded hello to for the past
several years (decades?) whom we don't really know and will probably never get to
know.
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