Community activities help to build that organic sense of true community that is so important to management and residents alike. Summertime is the perfect time to embrace the power of community activities, and 5 perfect activity ideas for this season include:

1. Host a cookout

Nothing says summertime quite like a potluck barbecue, and this can be the ideal way to bring your community together for some old fashioned summertime fun. The potluck style allows the whole community to get involved with their contributions, and a committee can even be formed to organize and carry out the planning of the event as a whole. Including resident families and guests can bring everyone together in a way that helps people get to know one another naturally.

2. Outdoor movie night

With a projector rental, a showing of a family movie outdoors is another great way to bring the community together for some seasonal quality time. This is a fairly simple and inexpensive activity idea that can even be done monthly throughout the summer season, and will come to be something that many in the community look forward to as they build friendships and spend time enjoying the community and other residents.

3. Organize an outdoor book club

In a common area within the community, host a book club in the evenings where residents go to discuss the book at hand with light snacks and beverages that each member takes turns bringing in. The beauty of this activity is that it can be brought indoors into an interior communal space for the changing of the season or inclement weather.

4. Take up a local project

Planting gardens, cleaning up communal spaces, or other service projects are another great way to bring the community together for the summer. The projects help to get everyone together while also giving residents an activity they can be truly proud of when they’re all finished.

5. Host a bake sale or yard sale

Hosting a community-wide bake sale or yard sale will also help to get residents out and working together while building organic relationships and a sense of community spirit. Have community members use open communal spaces to display and sell their wares, while others not looking to sell see what is being offered.

We at Occupancy Solutions want to help you to build an organic and true community spirit that attracts new prospective residents to want to be part of what you’ve built. To see what you can do to build your community spirit, contact us at Occupancy Solutions.com today.