Good Neighbor Week grows from Missouri across the U.S.

Benjamin Herrold
Sep 12, 2026
4 hrs ago

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David Burton’s efforts to develop good communities and help people be a better neighbor led him to create Missouri’s “Good Neighbor Week.”

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