Yard of the Week

Yard of the Week Contest
Bringing America Back to America!

Most people live, whether physically, intellectually or morally, in a very restricted circle of their potential being. They make use of a very small portion of their possible consciousness, and of their soul's resources in general, much like a man who, out of his whole bodily organism, should get into a habit of using and moving only his little finger. Great emergencies and crises show us how much greater our vital resources are than we had supposed.

-- William James (Heartquotes, June 26, 2003).

Simply put, the Yard of the Week Contest exists to promote safer, cleaner and healthier neighborhoods through friendly competition. It’s about making people feel good about who they are and where they live. It’s about igniting those “inside forces” that bring success and happiness! Where negative elements like litter, loitering, poor public service, crime, violence, drug and gang activity exist to tear down communities, our aim is to empower residents to take back control of their streets, one yard at a time.

It sounds simple, but the YOTW Contest track record since 1996 is proof it works! It happens in the spring of the year, starting with just one neighborhood resident with a winning spirit who believes he can make a difference. Then you see and hear the signs of change – mowers crank, rakes and hoses appear, and the next thing you know…flowers are blooming! Yard by yard, the beauty and pride a neighborhood once knew is revived!

As residents scramble to gain control of their yards, everything else in their lives tends to come under the same positive control! A new hope is awakened and it prevails to chase away blight and despair and anything that would detract from the place people want to feel proud to call home.

Yard of the Week Contest Goals:

To be a positive force in restoring pride in neighborhoods where negative elements detract from the quality of life of its residents.
To engage residents in friendly competition to beautify their own yards, improving the overall appearance of their neighborhoods.
To sustain clean, safe neighborhoods by promoting a sense of shared responsibility among residents.

Catch the Yard of the Week
Spring Fever in 2009!

Organize a contest in a neighborhood near you and watch hope and pride take root and blossom!

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