Build a Sharing Community in Your Neighborhood

We have received lots of requests from our Share Some Sugar neighbors who are looking to grow a sharing community in their neighborhood. Here are a 3 simple ideas to help you out:























1. Print this poster and hang it around your neighborhood or put it in neighbors mailboxes. Don't forget to write in your own zip code! (click on the image and then again to zoom in for full size poster)

2. Forward ShareSomeSugar.com to the your neighborhood council director and tell them how it's an easy way to meet new neighbors, be resourceful and environmentally responsible and save money!

3. Every neighbor knows a few more neighbors. Tell the neighbors that you know about Share Some Sugar and ask them to tell the neighbors that they know!


Email us with ideas, feedback or stories on how you are building a sharing community in your neighborhood!

Neighbors Have Your Back

My dog's name is Carter, otherwise known as Houdini. He is a dog by day, escape artist by night. When I first got him he figured out how to escape from his crate. So I locked up his crate with chains and came home one day to find him sitting on my bed. 

Since it was 68 degrees today, I let Carter play around in my fenced in backyard while I went out for a long run. I came back to find the fence gate wide open. My gate doesn't just open with a simple push, it requires a bit of cognition. There's a squeeze and push motion that dogs ARE NOT supposed to be able to figure out. Well, leave it to Carter, he figured it out.

I walked out to the street and a few of my neighbors told me that Carter had been running around the neighborhood. I must have bumped into 10 different neighbors who were all walking around the neighborhood trying to get him back. They were sharing their techniques which have worked in the past. My favorite technique is the 'Dog Bate' one. That entails borrowing a neighbors dog and walking the dog into my house as my dog runs by. Generally it works. Carter gets jealous and comes right in.

So after an 8 mile run, I continued running around on the hunt for Carter. Finally a neighbor who was walking her dogs offered to stand still. Carter, being a dog who likes to sniff other dogs, went up to the other dogs and said hi. I pretended I wasn't going to get him, and stood back for a few seconds. I then SNATCHED him up and carried my 52 lb dog back to my house. Halfway back a neighbor gave me their extra leash so I would be able to walk him.

To all of my neighbors. Thank You for being caring, thoughtful and helpful. Without you, Carter would be running around in the park while his mommy was stressing;)