We love your "What does 'Made in Cheverly' mean to you?" responses!

We've been asking friends and neighbors in town what "Made in Cheverly" means to them, and we've had some great conversations as a result. Today, Barbara Michelman shares her view:

"Made in Cheverly" makes me think of all the factors responsible for making this town the type of place where you want to put down roots and raise a family, such as: 

Barbara's daughter, Ava, in the 2011 Cheverly Day Parade

• A police chief who personally answers your emails.
• The public works employees who take your trash cans to the street when you are physically unable to do so.
• Neighbors who sign up to deliver home-cooked meals to families with new babies--families that they don't even know personally. 
• The women who open their homes to run daycare centers and help us raise confident, happy kids who are ready and excited to enter preschool. 
• The volutneer coaches, directors, artisans who introduce--and give our kids an appreciation for--the arts, music, theater, sports. 
• Citizens who fill in the gaps with their own time, talents and money when budget shortfalls cannot meet all the needs of our local public schools.  
• A community market that not only supports local farmers but showcases the beautiful, creative and/or delicious handmade crafts of our neighbors.

It's true. We make this town into a neighborhood. It's all of us -- families, neighbors, police, public works, volunteers. We all imagine what we want our home to be. And we make that home every day, right here in Cheverly.

So what about you? What does "Made in Cheverly" mean to you? We want to know!