Doing a good deed in the community could soon land you a gift card to a local business in Chatham-Kent.
A program that allows you to report your neighbour doing good deeds is set for discussion at Monday’s municipal meeting.
The Good Neighbour program gives residents a chance to nominate their neighbours so that they know their good deeds are recognized and appreciated in the community.
The program is designed for residents to nominate a person who makes their community a better place through an online community engagement tool, Let’s Talk Chatham-Kent.
The person who nominates the neighbour will receive a thank you card, a gift, along with the task of delivering it to their neighbour. The resident who is nominated will receive a certificate signed by the mayor and members of council from the respected ward.
According to the report, the gift will be a $25 gift card from a local business. The number of nominations for this year will be limited to 100.
"Chatham-Kent is full of caring residents, businesses and organizations whose acts of kindness, community volunteerism, and neighbourhood pride make a positive impact on their neighbourhood," the report read.
Eligibility criteria
A Good Neighbour is someone who might: • Check on a neighbour in need • Invite their neighbours to a virtual get together • Keep their boulevard or property looking nice • Take care of a Little Library • Shovel snow for a neighbour • Organize a community garden • Pick up garbage or organize a neighbourhood clean-up • Help out with a neighbourhood project • Act neighbourly in other ways
Information needed
• Nominator’s first name, last name • Nominator’s email, phone number • Nominator’s mailing address • Name of person or group submitting the nomination
• Name of nominee • Address of nominee •Reasons for nomination
Teksavvy will be covering the cost of the gift cards through a co-sponsorship of the program. The funds donated from the sponsorship will be used to purchase gift cards from local businesses, helping their recovery from the pandemic.
A sample Certificate.
