Share Your Light Night

NewJersey held their second SYLN in 2010

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The Junior Womens group of New Jersey held their Second Annual SYLNight event. Good job, all. Here is their write up: Share Your Light Night is Saturday in Verona Monday, December 6, 2010 BY ANTHONY G. ATTRINO Verona-Cedar Grove Times Editor

Click the link below to share this event invitation on Facebook:

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CLICK HERE to go to the Facebook Invitation PageIf that does not work, copy and paste the link below into your browser:http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=49738192865

Do you value Unity within Communities?

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It is October and many are planning their Share Your Light Night event for later this year. Are you? It is really easy.For the individual, take this opportunity to talk to your neighbors about Share Your Light Night. Consider "gifting" your neighbors enough bags to line their property frontage. You can get lunch bags at bulk retailers. Divide them so that each of your neighbors can set one

SYLNights are around the corner; just three months away. Are you participating?

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Neighbors near and far,SYLNight is around the corner; just three months away. What part of the country are you from and what events are being planned in your area?We invite you to email (sylnights@yahoo.com) or post on Facebook what you are doing in your part of town. Share with us if you know of other neighbors that are participating in other areas the country.It started in Virginia Beach,

Are you a part of something special?

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Are you participating in Share Your Light Night luminary event this weekend (Dec. 12th, Sat., 6PM) to brighten the streets while uniting neighbors here in VB?SYLNight goes a step further than a simple luminary display as neighbors come outside their home and create relationships between one another. The event is built upon the quintessential spirit shared by all people during the holidays: unity

November is here... are you thinking about the holidays yet?

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As the winter festivities starts rolling, don't forget about making your neighborhood a true community. Be sure to unite with your neighbors this year. If your community league, homeowner association or PTA is not offering luminaries this year, consider getting some white lunch bags, tea lights, sand or birdseed so you and your neighbors can create not only beauty, but visable unity. Call (714-

SYLNight 2008

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December 13th offered perfect crisp winter weather. It could have been a bit warmer, but this is why we gather to sip hot cocoa, warm up by Chimaneas, and eat freshly made warm and satisfying… chili?! WOW! What a great idea!Seen in the photo above is a festive neighbor in Homestead pulling a wagon full of chili and drinks to their block gathering. We commend their originality in making a wagon

Here's a post from last year's event...

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CLICK HERE to see all the fun neighbors had in the Homestead neighborhood. What a bunch of great people.Check back often as there will be more photographs uploaded from other neighborhoods throughout the city over these next few weeks. When this site receives them, you can see them.

The Virginian Pilot's pre-event coverage in Saturday's "Home" section - Nov. 29, 2008...

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October is the time to start planning

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If you are interested in organizing a SYLNight luminary event for December 12th, either by lighting up the entrance to your neighborhood and/or getting neighbors involved, call Illuminate A Cause today by dialing 757-714-2772.We want to help unite your neighbors so they too can have that village atmosphere where neighbors help neighbors and look out for each other's children, property and

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If you belong to or volunteer for a neighborhood org, non-profit, or church, meet with them to discuss the opportunity Share Your Light Night (a luminary tradition in its 3rd year) offers your group. Now is the time to organize a SYLNight event. Plant luminaries so later they will bear fruit proven to cultivate unity and strength in communities. Facebook, Google, email, or call for more info.

UPDATES

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The SYLNight event has spread to a town in New York. They too will share their light with their fellow neighbors while making a difference in the world. More details will be posted as plans progress.We are working on a video for the SYLNight event. If you have any photos or video from previous SYLNight events, please submit copies and, by sharing, you may help further the glow.We are bringing

Unity is the universal goal of civilization.

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The solution to our crime and social problems is simple... WE NEED ONE ANOTHER.We are social beings, yet if you evaluate the typical neighborhood neighbors have become isolationists once they reach their home. Now is the time to inject some warmth and camaraderie into our home lives. The solution is just beyond the front door. :o)ARE YOU A SPIRITUAL LEADER? DO YOU ATTEND A CHURCH OR SYNAGOG?If so

DO YOU WANT TO HELP MAKE A DIFFERENCE?

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Luminaries (or luminarias) are paper bags with sand inside for an anchor and a light source within. They are used outdoors to decorate for the holidays. Neighbors throughout the country set out these luminaries creating ribbons of light to create beauty and celebrate the holiday season. However, St. Augustine, FL and other areas use these luminaries for many different events throughout the

Plans are coming together...

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Conversations and brainstorming have begun for another SYLNight. Some speak of having their luminary event earlier in the season, some later... The question is, what do you want?The goal is constant... to create unity in each neighborhood through SYLNight and to do this, we need to hear from neighbors.If you would like to offer your ideas for an ideal SYLNight, email us at shareyourlightnight@

Planning meeting for SYLNight 2009

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On Feb. 21st, Saturday, 1PM, community leaders that have coordinated their luminary event in years past will be meeting to discuss ideas how to build on successes to insure future displays are even more special.If you have interest in attending, please email Brenda at shareyourlightnight@yahoo.com.

HISTORICAL ACCOUNTS BY MEDIA

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In the Virginian-Pilot's CO-Pilot sectionWednesday, October 3rd, 2007.

NEIGHBORHOODS CELEBRATING BIG!

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The following neighborhoods have described large celebrations. They indeed will stand out above all other neighborhoods.The Arrowhead/Carolanne Farms area of Kempsville will be offering comfort stations throughout the neighborhoods. The main street of Susquehanna will be growing its diplay. Pods throughout the neighborhood will be brightly lit. You'll find a very special area on the corner of

PHOTO CONTEST

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We need your help capturing the magic this event creates by offering your photograph entries for the luminary event for the Share Your Light Night (aka-SYLNight) Photo Contest. If you win by vote, you will receive no only 20 luminaries (a $40 value) for next year's event, but will also know you were the first to truly capture the spirit of the season; the spirit of our community.Email or postal

Wonderful article in the Pilot's Home section for Saturday Nov. 29th.

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If you click the title linked above or remember the article "Lighting the home fires..." from the Pilot's Home Section printed Saturday, Nov. 29th, you will have a "painting" come to life that was created by Home Editor, Victoria Hecht. This is one that inspires and brings back memories of yesteryear. Would you love to have hayrides, carolling, and comfort stations offering cookies, cocoa and

Do You Want To Participate?

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First and Last Name:Neighborhood:If you would like to reserve a number of luminaries for you and your neighbors, how many luminaries would you like to reserve?1003006001000Quantity not listedPhone Number: Address Line 1: City: Zip/Postal Code: Organizing Person or Group:Individual wanting to participateNeighborhood WatchCivic League

More neighborhoods participating

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Look at the growing list!Although every citizen has been invited to participate in SYLNight and one may never know how many citizens in which neighborhood are informally participating, listed below are the neighborhoods joining this year.ArrowheadBaycliff Bellamy PlantationBellwood EstatesBellwood MeadowsCarolanne FarmsCarolanne PointCharlestowne*Charlestowne East*Charlestowne Lakes*Charlestowne

Calling ALL Leagues and Realtors

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League and Home Owner Association Leaders;Realtors selling any home in Va. Beach - a partnership will help everyone!LEAGUES/COMMUNITY GROUPS:This is a time to set your neighborhood, and the homes for sale within it, above all others to get homes sold and keep your home sale prices up! Neighborhoods that participate in the warming event, Share Your Light Night can be a deal maker and help maintain

NATIONWIDE REACH - Remembering and reestablishing the bond shared by most citizens soon after 9-11

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Illuminate A Cause, LLC is looking to connect with other communities nationwide. IAC has written other citizens that display luminaries and asked them to join SYLNight this December and help us grow this event nationally.Email us or call to let us know you will be participating in Share Your Light Night (SYLNight) this year so we can add you to the growing list.As you know, this event is held to

NEW BRIGHTER LIGHTS

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No matter how brightly lit your neighborhood is, the new tea lights seen on the right will provide a brilliant show for you and neighbors walking about your community this December 13th.Please register your neighborhood as a participant in this year's SHARE YOUR LIGHT NIGHT by email or phone. No matter where you get your luminary products, the important thing is we all come together to unite with

ARE YOU WANTING TO PARTICIPATE?

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Share Your Light Night EVERY YEAR in DECEMBERThe Second Saturday @ 7 PM* This year - December 13th *If you are curious or want to participate, call or email 24 hours a day:PHONE: (757) 714-2772 EMAIL: shareyourlightnight@yahoo.comTAKE YOUR FIRST STEP and register with Illuminate A Cause, LLC (hereafter referred to as “IAC”) as a neighbor wanting to seed this luminary tradition for your fellow

If you would like to have one of the brochures shown below, contact IAC so you can share the information with your group.

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Have you seen this around town?

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ATTN Civic Leagues, Homeowner Associations, and Churches or Synagogs

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If you would like to participate in Share Your Light Night, be sure to make your intentions known now.We had 15 neighborhoods participate last year and hope to double that number this year. However at the same time, we want to insure we have enough safe and reusable luminaries for you to share with your neighbors or groups. Please write or call in if you are wanting to help further unite our

Contemporary Luminarias - www.paperstudio.com

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Great safe idea of making your own luminaria with push lights.

WE WANT TO HEAR FROM YOU

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How strongly do you SUPPORT (or not) the right for leagues, homeowner associations, volunteer not-for-profits and other groups to be able to advertise (meetings, events, etc.) through the use of temporary, portable, or stake-type signage without worry of having our group signs removed from the streets or banned altogether?We want to hear from you. Please take less than one minute and have your

Other National Neighbors Uniting for the common CAUSE

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The messages these neighbors share with their fellow students encapsulates exactly what it is that SYLNight wants to do in all of our neighborhoods. Please help our neighbors help themselves by simply talking and developing relationships with one another. When citizens unite and build camaraderie, they become empowered. Empowered people are the ones that make real differences in our world and

NEIGHBORHOOD INSTITUTE is Phenomenal!

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Click the title of this entry to see what it is I'm talking about. Our City of Virginia Beach, more specifically the Department of Housing and Neighborhood Preservation, offers this class each year and has done so for some 15 years.Read more about what the Neighborhood Institute offers from an archeived article written on May 16th, 1996 from the Virginian-Pilot. Click on this link to read the

Lisa Barrett, The Country Singer and I are connected by chance

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Please turn on your speakers and open your heart. Listen to the message in this song.This artist and I found each other by chance. Early this year, her husband was surfing online and found our SYLNight website. We both, like all people, have the same goal to live a happy life. This is what it's all about and I hope we, as a community, can further this tradition to unite through luminaries

WE'RE LOOKING FOR PARTICIPANTS

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As some of you may have read, ordering in mass quantities takes forethought and months of planning. Therefore, if you are considering partipating, please take the steps now and talk with your neighbors, league, Pastor, or employer/employees. We need you to share the number of luminaries you believe your neighbors will want, so we can insure we have them for you.We have pledged to purchase 5,000

EARTH DAY was a wonderful success

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Sharing the message of SYLNight was very warmly received. Not only did we speak to individuals wanting to get their neighborhood groups (civic leagues/HOAs) involved in the luminary event this December, but there were many that had no representation in their neighborhood and will be working to organize and help nurture this event to unite their neighbors. Soon, we will be listing the RAFFLE

Illuminate A Cause will be an exhibitor at EARTH DAY

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Sunday, May 4, 2008 ·11:00 am – 5:00 pmMount Trashmore Park, Virginia Beach, VAFree Admission & Free Parking Free and open to the public with ample onsite parking, this family-friendly event strives to say goodbye to those granola stereotypes of the environmentally conscious and invites you to refresh your approach to making our world a healthier place with exhibits and demonstrations about

DO YOU HAVE A MAGNETIC PERSONALITY?

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We, Illuminate A Cause, are looking for neighbors that seem to draw their fellow neighbors in. Have you hosted neighborhood gatherings such as summer cookouts, block parties, oyster roasts, bunko groups, or offered an invitation to the guys in the neighborhood to come over to watch the game or race? Are you a mother who has organized babysitting co-ops or have a home where neighborhood children

WE ARE LIGHTING THE WAY

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SYLNight 2007 – Carolanne Farms(Article taken from VBCCO's Newsletter)Participating leagues from December’s event held a very fruitful Share Your Light Night (SYLNight) planning meeting January 18th. As this city-wide illumination was our first season, we learned a great deal from our successes, evaluated areas where we can improve, and cultivated a plan to further our success. We’re excited,

WE'RE IN AWESOME COMPANY

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Those 2007 participating leagues met tonight. You all can look towards next year as we promise next year's event will be bigger, brighter and offer much more spirit. We've only just begun.We've bounced around many new ideas and with all of us gathering, the opportunity to "cherry pick" was ideal. We can't be more excited.Check back and check back often. We're continually working towards a

Plans starting already

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January 18th will be a big day. Representatives from each neighborhood who participated during the 2007 SYLNight will be meeting to brainstorm about next year's event. We will come together to focus our citizen's vision of what this event will mean to us as citizens, as well as those needing their cause illuminated.Be sure to check back to find out what we're working on. We're all excited.

SUBMIT YOUR PHOTOS

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As I couldn't experience the other neighborhoods festive sights, I CAN'T WAIT to see the photographs. I am eager. If you are reading this entry and have digital photos on your camera, do me a favor and upload them now and email them to me at shareyourlightnight@yahoo.com. Don't forget to include your name, address, phone number, neighborhood where you live, and the neighborhood where the

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This is a unique opportunity for average citizens to visibly make a mark in our region’s history and create wonderful lifelong memories for all. This tradition of displaying luminaries (typically paper bags with a light source within) is treasured by many throughout our country, for not only the beauty it offers, but by how it brings neighbors together. This event will highlight the warm

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MANY LUMINARIES STILL AVAILABLE

Offering SAFE luminaries for neighbors during SYLNight

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$2 per luminary.One luminary = one of each item above.Are you known for uniting people? Feel like creating lifelong memories?ILLUMINATE UNITY - SHARE THE BEAUTY We are looking for an inspired neighbor. Simply volunteer to be the Point of Contact for your community to be the pick up and distribution point for your neighbors. IT'S EASY TO DOThere's no accounting responsibility. It would simply be

THANK YOU EVENT SUPPORTERS

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We have many groups uniting to make this event possible. Please share our appreciation by letting our supporters listed below know you have been touched by their efforts.Some of our supporters are:Virginia Beach Council of Civic OrganizationsFirst Atlantic RestorationAnkney LawMike Livingston-CPALumaBaseIlluminate A CauseThere are also many others working behind the scenes. We would like to

MARK YOUR CALENDARS

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We will unite the city ofVirginia Beachby having all of our neighbors come outsidefor the lighting of luminarias DECEMBER 16th, Sunday at 7PMDECEMBER 22nd, Saturday orDecember 23rd, Sunday.

STATEWIDE BURNING BAN

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NEWSFLASH UPDATE 11/19/2007: BURNING BAN LIFTED as of 11-15-2007, but Forestry officials continue to stressthat lifting the ban does not mean the threat of wildfire is gone. Please be careful if using an open flame. Battery operated or chemical (glow sticks) illumination are the safest, therefore still the most recommended luminary option. ONLY USE ShareYourLightNight approved luminaries as

Bellamy Plantation's "Grand Illumination"

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Bellamy Plantation has sold over 1100 luminaries in the community and still selling. In a community of around 280 homes, we have 65 homes participating and the numbers are growing. Most of Grey Friars Chase and many surrounding streets have a large concentration of homes that will be lining their curbsides to create a wonderful ribbon of light - uniting the community and creating a magical

CITY LEADERS INVITED TO PARTICIPATE

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Last night, city leaders were cordially invited to participate in this first year's "SHARE YOUR LIGHT NIGHT" as citizens and neighbors in our community. The idea was warmly received and I am very excited to have this event touch the hearts of every individual thoughout our City. We shall unite with pride.

Neighborhoods are uniting

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Currently, we have the following neighborhoods pledging participation in the "Share Your Light Night" being held December 16th, 2007, with alternative dates of December 22nd and 23rd. An asterisk (*) depicts a new neighborhood coming on board:ArrowheadBaycliff (Dec 16th)Bellamy Plantation (Dec 15th)Bellwood EstatesBellwood MeadowsCarolanne FarmsCarolanne PointChesopeian Colony*Fairfield*Green Run

One battery tea light, base and bag = one luminary = $2

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If you do not have a civic organization in your neighborhood or your league would like to participate, it's not too lateEvery citizen is warmly encouraged to participateTo get involved, fill out the form below or email us at shareyourlightnight@yahoo.com and we'll cooridinate your orderGet them while we have them, don't miss out!These are safe and reusable products - these battery operated tea

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Share Your Light NightLet’s join together and start a wonderful tradition. This is an opportunity to come together year after year during the month of December where it’s not just about Christmas, Hanukkah, or Kwanzaa. It’s about neighborhood unity and friendship. Virginia Beach residents would come outside their homes to line their streets, driveways, sidewalks, or balconies with luminaries on

This site was formally known as.....

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