Doling neighborhood in Springfield is first to host Missouri Good Neighbor Week block party

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (KY3) - It’s officially Missouri Good Neighbor Week, a week to encourage everyone to participate in events and activities to establish connections with their neighbors.

KY3 is partnering with area organizations to inspire residents to throw a block party for their neighborhood. The goal this year is to get 100 Springfield neighborhoods to sign up and participate by October 4th.

REGISTER YOUR BLOCK PARTY HERE

The first block party in Springfield was at Doling Park on Saturday afternoon.

Neighborhoods will also be randomly selected for the chance to have KY3 First Alert Weather meteorologists come to the block parties. Nick Kelly got to visit Saturday’s event.

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