The City of Surrey is sponsoring a photo contest in celebration of its inaugural Neighbour Day.
Surrey residents are invited to enter by sharing photos of their neighbourhood social activities from Aug. 1 to Sept. 17.
To enter, residents must organize a neighbourhood activity, from a tea or block party to a tree-planting or street cleanup event, and share a photo on the city's Facebook, Twitter or Instagram accounts.
Add the hashtag #SurreyNeighbourDay to your photo and automatically be entered to win a weekly $20 coffee card prize – as well as the $500 grand prize, a Home Depot gift certificate.
Coffee cards are drawn every Friday to Sept. 16 from that week's valid entries.
One grand prize winner will be drawn Sept. 19.
Neighbour Day is a celebration of community, bringing together the people next door, across the street or down the road, according to a City of Surrey press release that adds its purpose is to build better relationships within neighbourhoods because ultimately, a connected community is a happy community.
Surrey's first Neighbour Day will be celebrated Sept. 17. For more info on how to apply for a celebration and activity grant to help fund a Neighbour Day is at www.surrey.ca/neighbourhoodteam