Lookout Mountain Mirror
Share your
news with us!
  • Home
  • Happenings
    • Lookout Community
    • School News
    • TN & GA Town News
    • Home & Garden
    • Local History
    • Good Reads
    • Recipe Roundup
    • Arts & Leisure
    • Travel
    • Movies with Merrile
    • Happenings at the Club
  • Advertising
  • Calendar
  • Subscriptions
  • About
  • Contact
  • Shop
  • Give & Support

Lookout Mountain
​Happenings

Check back often for up-to-date news, events and article previews between issues of the monthly Lookout Mountain Mirror.

Follow us on Facebook for more news

Lookout for America

3/30/2020

0 Comments

 
Picture
Picture
Picture
Siblings Hope and Bo Newberry have come up with a novel idea to help people during the COVID-19 crisis: Lookout For America. “Lookout for America (LFA) is a national movement that empowers citizens, either individuals, small groups or larger organized groups, who are wanting to help.” The system is brilliantly simple. People who are shut in can place a green, yellow, or red piece of paper or clothing or cardboard in their window or on their porch or door or mailbox The green item signals that all is well: the yellow means there is a need and the request is attached; and the red color indicates the health status of those inside, such as high risk, elderly or sick. Red is also the caution signal for the helper to use full caution while helping.

This is not just a local effort. The Newberrys are spreading this community service campaign across the country and, urging newspapers to help in this cause by printing big swatches of the three colors that people can cut out and use to mark their house. Anyone who wants to participate can go on his or her own from neighborhood to neighborhood and spread the word as they look for colors that may already be at someone’s home. The time frame is from noon to 2 p.m.

“Lookout for America does many things that are very much in need now, and it may become more critical as the situation worsens and lasts longer. It sets up a hyper-local system for neighbors to help neighbors at its most basic level description,” Bo said. The Newberrys have heard from people across the nation who are starting to use the system in their neighborhoods. It is allowing the self-quarantined people, including the elderly, the ill and those with compromised immune systems, to get help easily. It helps to lower the fear and anxiety among many by showing them that they are not alone, and this system also encourages people to work together as neighbors to get through this crisis.

People must support each other as we go through this difficult time together. Lookout for America is a real-world example of how we can help our neighbor, pure and simple - regardless of politics, race or beliefs. It boils down to neighbors loving neighbors.

No money is involved and participation is voluntary. If you see a yellow signal at a home, simply read the attached request and if you can fill it, do so. Just leave the aspirin or food or request outside the door. We will get through this together by helping one another and showing people that we all care! Find Lookout for America on Facebook.
​
by Gwin Tugman

0 Comments

Your comment will be posted after it is approved.


Leave a Reply.

    Article Categories

    All
    Arts
    Business
    Chattanooga
    Church
    Education
    Educational
    Family Friendly
    Festival
    Food
    Fundraiser
    Garden Club
    Government
    History
    Holidays
    Jobs
    Lookout Mountain
    Nonprofit
    Outdoors
    Riverview
    Shopping
    Sports


    Archives

    January 2023
    September 2022
    July 2022
    April 2022
    March 2022
    December 2021
    November 2021
    September 2021
    June 2021
    May 2021
    April 2021
    March 2021
    February 2021
    January 2021
    November 2020
    October 2020
    September 2020
    August 2020
    July 2020
    June 2020
    May 2020
    April 2020
    March 2020
    February 2020
    January 2020
    December 2019
    November 2019
    October 2019
    September 2019
    August 2019
    July 2019
    June 2019
    May 2019
    April 2019
    March 2019
    February 2019
    January 2019
    December 2018
    November 2018
    October 2018
    September 2018
    August 2018
    July 2018
    June 2018
    May 2018
    April 2018
    March 2018
    February 2018
    January 2018
    December 2017
    November 2017
    October 2017
    September 2017
    July 2017
    May 2017
    April 2017
    March 2017
    February 2017
    January 2017
    December 2016
    November 2016
    October 2016
    September 2016
    August 2016
    July 2016
    June 2016
    May 2016
    April 2016
    March 2016
    February 2016
    January 2016
    December 2015
    November 2015
    October 2015
    September 2015

    RSS Feed

Stay up-to-date

Join our email list today for the latest news and events between issues!

Contact US

Mailing address: P.O. Box 99 Lookout Mountain, TN 37350
Physical address: 112 N. Watauga, Lookout Mountain, TN 37350
p. (423) 822-6397
Visit our sister paper: Signal Mountain Mirror

Stay Connected