Building a sense of community

Yesterday was the Reality Rally -- a way of getting Edmontonians out of their homes and into a big picnic in the park. This was conceived as an event for Facebook users... a way to get them off Facebook for a while. In the eventual crowd of about 30 that showed up, there were quite a few non-Facebookers.

Given the glorious weather -- maybe too glorious at 30 degrees? -- it was surprising more people didn't show. Radio and TV were covering it, and my own Edmonton Journal article appeared Friday.

Nevertheless, it was a genuinely enjoyable afternoon. Here is the crowd starting to gather -- in this photo, only at half its eventual size.



As the event progressed, it became clear that we had a great mix of people here -- people who genuinely wanted to be sociable and meet others and have fun.

This was really a great way to celebrate my second last weekend in Edmonton. Thanks for organizing this rally, Matt!