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Tips:
Use welcome letters to establish a friendly relationship with new neighbors and to promote future cooperation. Introduce yourself and your family, and offer whatever specific assistance you are prepared to give.

1. Make a direct and enthusiastic welcoming statement.

Sentences:
Welcome to our neighborhood!

Welcome to Springfield! We hope you will find this neighborhood just as friendly and enjoyable as we have.

We are delighted to have you as our new neighbors!

We are pleased to welcome you into the neighborhood.

We are happy to have you here with us on Main Street. We take great pride in our neighborhood and are always glad to see new families move in.

Greetings, neighbor!

We were so happy to see the moving van pull up yesterday and start unloading.

Everyone in the neighborhood is excited about the new family and eager to get acquainted, so let me be the first to say "hello."

We are your neighbors, the Does, and we would like to welcome you to the community. We have lived in this neighborhood for five years now. It is a fine place to live.

Phrases:
a terrific neighborhood
are so happy to
are delighted to
are always glad to
are pleased to
as tenants of
eager to get acquainted
everyone in the neighborhood
excited about the new family
friendly and enjoyable
have made a great choice
in our neighborhood
into the neighborhood
is one of the best places
is a fine place to live
my pleasure to welcome you to
see new families move in
take great pride in
to welcome you
to our town
to your new home
to have you with us
to the community
will find this neighborhood
would like to welcome you

2. Introduce yourself and your family.

Sentences:
We are your neighbors to the north, and we would like to introduce ourselves. My name is John Doe, my wife's name is Jane, and we have two boys, Eric and Fred.

I am an engineer at Doe Corporation and my wife teaches at the university.

We have lived in this neighborhood for five years now.

We are the Does.

We are the Doe family. I am John, my wife is Jane, and the boys are Eric and Fred.

I haven't been able to meet you yet, so I'm sending this note to introduce myself and my family. I am John Doe.

I am John Doe.

We are John and Jane Doe.

You have probably already met some of your other neighbors. I would like to introduce myself, too.

Phrases:
allow me to introduce
have lived here for
have lived in this neighborhood
am also new on the block
would like to introduce
a fine place to live
look forward to meeting
my husband's name is
your next door neighbors
my wife works at
our children are
have no doubt already met our
attend Springfield Elementary

3. Offer any specific assistance you are truly prepared to give.

Sentences:
We have moved several times, so we know how difficult it is to get settled in a new house. If you need help moving furniture or carrying boxes, please call. My number is 555-5555.

Please drop by when you have time for a chat.

Since the phone company has a two-month backlog on connecting residential phones, you are more than welcome to use my phone at any time.

My wife told me about the conversation she had with you today and about your concern regarding the moving van being delayed for another week. Please let us know if we can help out by lending you cooking utensils, bedding, or whatever else you might need until your things arrive.

I can't lift or move anything heavy, but I would be glad to come over and help with light cleaning for a day or two.

At my age, I am not very good at moving furniture, but if I can help in other ways, please let me know.

Please call me if I can help you find the local schools, stores, and churches. I'd be happy to give you a brief tour of the area. Please get in touch so we can arrange a convenient time.

Phrases:
are more than welcome to
at any time
avail yourselves of the
can help in other ways
can be difficult to
don't hesitate to
feel free to
help you with
if I can help you find
if you need help with
if I can help
if we can help out by
know how difficult it is to
local schools, stores, and churches
moving furniture or carrying boxes
my number is
to call on us to
to drop in
use the guest parking area
would be happy to
would be glad to

4. Express a desire for future cooperation and good relationships among neighbors.

Sentences:
Teenagers can get rather loud at times, so if my boys ever disturb you please let me know.

We are hosting an informal barbecue in our backyard a week from Saturday. Since many of the people in the neighborhood will be there, this might be a good opportunity for you to meet some of them. Please let us know if you can come.

Most of the people in the neighborhood are friendly and outgoing, so you should have no trouble getting acquainted.

I look forward to meeting you in person.

Again, we are glad to have you in the community, and we look forward to seeing you at neighborhood parties and meetings.

Please do not hesitate to call or drop by for a visit.

We have formed a neighborhood association to help us keep this area a pleasant place to live. You are welcome to attend all our meetings; we hope to see you there.

Phrases:
a good opportunity to
a little gathering on
are friendly and outgoing
as soon as you have the time
at our neighborhood association meetings
find your new home comfortable and enjoyable
get together to visit
have a little get together
hope to see you
if I can be of any assistance
join us for a
look forward to
please do not hesitate to
please let me know
pleased to have you in the community
should have no trouble
sincerely hope you will
stop by for a visit
to meeting you in person
to seeing you at
trust that you will
will be happy here

Sample Letter #1:
Welcome to our corner of the world! I hope you will be as happy here as our family has been. My husband, John, and I have three children ages five, seven, and fourteen attending school at Springfield Elementary and Lincoln High. I have been told your children are about the same ages. John is an investment counselor at Doe Bank and is an avid golfer. I love gardening and children.

Our neighborhood is a nice mixture of retired people, active working men and women, and young families. If I can help you find your way around Springfield, please call me at 555-5555. I would be happy to introduce you to our doctor, dentist, bank, or help with any other need you might have. Also, Springfield Elementary School is having an ice cream social this Friday at 6:00 p.m. We would like you to come with us to the social. It would give our families an opportunity to get better acquainted, and you could meet the teachers. Please let me know if you can go with us.

Sample Letter #2:
We are delighted that you have moved in next door. Our girls, ages eight and eleven, have needed young friends in this neighborhood for a long time, and they were thrilled to learn that you have two daughters the same age.

We are excited to meet your entire family. Please feel free to drop in on us when you have settled into your home.

Sample Letter #3:
Welcome to the neighborhood! We're so pleased to have you as our new neighbors. We hope you will enjoy living here in Springfield. Our family has lived in this neighborhood for three years, and we love it here.

We live next door to you in the green house. John works for Doe Corporation here in Springfield, and I work part-time at the Springfield Library. We have two sons, Eric and Fred, who are attending Springfield High School. They have already noticed that you have children near their age, and they are anxiously waiting to meet them.

We're looking forward to meeting your family and getting to know you better. Please let us know if we can help you in some way; we know how difficult moving can be. We'd like to have you over soon so we can get better acquainted. Would next Sunday night be a good time for you? Just drop by or call (if your phone is hooked up) and let us know if that's convenient. If not, we'll arrange another time.

We hope you will enjoy Springfield and our neighborhood as much as we do. We look forward to meeting you.




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