We can pledge to do a community clean-up on a certain day, we can organize exhibitions about our locality, we can throw a big party, we can plant trees, we can make a collective donation to charities, we can take out advertisements to state our aspirations. The possibilities are endless. What would be wonderful is for there to be spontaneous contributions from people from all walks of life. I would love to know who is doing what where, on which date, and at what time. Perhaps even the scheduled District Board election at the end of November could take on a celebratory turn.
Politicians can pledge to make a difference to their constituents by being positive.
The media can help too. If radio stations and newspapers can tell us everyday during that period what's happening where, we can better appreciate and enjoy the positive energy generated by the celebrations. We can make friends by reaching out to others. We can offer to help. We can join in the fun.