Counting Down The Days To Windsor Fest!

With the clock ticking and August 24 coming closer and closer, the dream is coming to a reality.
Windsor Fest is set to kick off August 24 and we have the band, the DJ and the food is ready to be bought.
Our neighbour's first block party is getting exciting, mostly because we have already lined up a few exciting vendors that offer music to kids and adults.
The band Astrodrive is going to be very exciting and they have promised to play two sets --that's almost  two hours.
Our DJ is excited to be part of the lineup. He's an experienced DJ and dancer and will certainly provide the talent and the energy to be an important part of the night.
Still, there is lots of work and in a few hours, I'll know if we have another sponsor. Sponsors are great because it makes the event more diverse and will attract more people.
Recently, I had the good fortune of visiting a block party held in Vancouver and this event has continued for nine years. That's quite a feat.
This is the first year of what is hoped will be the first of many block parties on Windsor and Broadway Street. The first step is usually the hardest. To paraphrase Neil Armstrong who landed on the moon, one small step for us organizers, one giant step for the community.
Block parties are great for building communities and bringing people together to discuss issues, whether it be crime prevention or the environment.
We live in a world full of compartments where people do not really know each other. If we know each other a little better, we may be able to work to create a society where there is kindness and concern for one another.
I once lived in a small community in Hope and discovered my neighbour who lived alone and suffered from mental illness. I talked to her and hoped I would make  her world a little better. She lived in a apartment filled with pictures of two small children and her place was decorated with children's things. I learned that her children was no longer with her for whatever reason. Perhaps it was her mental illness. She kept talking to me about  her absent children.
Perhaps this day could be a life-changing event for some people. People may connect or discover something new about themselves or about society in general.