Bringing our neighborhood-Lansing, MI- together around hot dogs and chips

Last night's Averill Woods Neighborhood Association block party reaffirmed for me again that my wife and I are blessed to live where we do and in the town where we live.  More than 100 residents got together around hot dogs, brownies and chips to get to know each other better and have fun.

Two Lansing City Council members--A'Lynne Robinson and Kathie Dunbar--were there, along with Mayor Virg Bernero.  There were a full contingent of Lansing Police Department members from the command level on down who were cooking hot dogs and just being ordinary people.

I used my Flip video camera to help give a taste of the affair.  These are on my personal neighborhood blog and are fun to look at.

I'm sure that serious issues will come up in our neighborhood, but after last night I know that we will be better equipped to handle them.