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PHOTO PROVIDED BY JOHN LEWIS PHOTO PROVIDED BY JOHN LEWIS
Residents of Gray Fox Dr. gather at the home of John and Sheryl Lewis for a Neighborhood Watch meeting. Mayor Pro Tem Larry and his wife Sparrow speak to a
group of neighbors about CPR and how to stop bleeding.
Residents come together for neighborhood meeting
Twenty-five neighbors who reside on the topics of CPR and how to stop and trust each other they can work to- ing the block actively involved in crime
on Gray Fox Dr. gathered at the home bleeding. They also demonstrated how gether and in partnership with law en- prevention efforts, as well as the impor-
of John and Sheryl Lewis for an infor- to use an automated external defibrilla- forcement to create an effective crime- tant process of information exchange
mal Neighborhood Watch meeting on tor. fighting team. Neighborhood Watch between neighbors.
the morning of Oct. 13. John and Sheryl The next Neighborhood Watch meet- fights the isolation that crime can feed As block captains, John and Sheryl
serve as the neighborhood block cap- ing for Gray Fox Dr. neighbors will be upon. facilitate the unity of the group, distrib-
tains for residents who live on Gray Fox held on the morning of Dec. 8. Crime How successful a Neighborhood ute information, host social gatherings
Dr. between Blue Bird Dr. and Sparrow and safety will be the topic of the next Watch group is depends on the block and provide their neighbors with infor-
Hawk Dr. They host two to four meet- meeting. For more information, contact captains and the support they receive mation on ways to protect themselves
ings per year. John Lewis at grayfoxwatch@gmail. from their neighbors. While some and each other.
The guest speakers were Mayor Pro com. Neighborhood Watch groups flourish, John and Sheryl have been serving
Tem Larry Greene and his wife Sparrow, The National Neighborhood Watch others dwindle or disappear altogether. as the block captains for Gray Fox Dr.
who serve on the Canyon Lake Emer- Program is based on the premise that The key person in any Neighborhood for the past four years. Since then, they
gency Preparedness Committee. one of the best crime prevention tools is Watch group is the block captain. This have made every effort to see that their
Larry and Sparrow spoke to the group a good neighbor. When neighbors know person is an integral component to keep- Neighborhood Watch group flourishes.