The Morning Breeze Person of the Week: Nick in San Leandro

Nick in San Leandro is our Morning Breeze Person of the Week.

Episode Transcript

Speaker 1 (00:00):
The Morning Breeze. Morning Breeze on Demand.

Speaker 2 (00:05):
Seven oh four is the time Hollan oates here on
the Morning Breeze with Carolyn and Court and right now
we get to announce our next Morning Breeze Person of
the Week.

Speaker 3 (00:14):
Our hope is that after you listened to this Morning
Breeze Person of the Week, that you feel inspired Yeah
by his story, because we certainly are. We've got Donna
on the phone. Donna, you nominated your neighbor Nick. Tell
us why you nominated Nick.

Speaker 4 (00:29):
Yeah, We've lived in my neighborhood for twenty seven years
in the courtyard, so ten neighbors all together, and we
really never for twenty seven years, really never got to
know each other, you know, say hi and by as
we leave our driveway. Twenty seven years and not really
knowing our neighbors. And then three years ago this young
man Nick moved in with his wife and with him

(00:50):
the three years since he moved in, he's made this
neighborhood into a family.

Speaker 2 (00:54):
How did he do that?

Speaker 4 (00:55):
So he moved in like in November three years ago. December,
he went around to each house and he gave every
but he a little gifts, our baskets and nothing, just
like youngous gift baskets. And then August came around and
it was like that neighborhood night out. So he organized
a neighborhood barbecue picnic at the top of our courtyard
and he put out flyers and he catered it. Hob

(01:19):
By himself, didn't ask for any help. Wow, that get together,
and that's when we, for the first time in twenty
seven years, met each of our neighbors that live in
this courtyard of ten houses. And after that, he made
a little booklet with everybody's phone numbers and emails, and
he put together like this neighborhood watch. And we have
about three people that live in our courtyard that are

(01:42):
in their eighties and nineties and this man has organized
like a little elderly watch for them so that we
look out for them. He put up stairwells because he's
afraid that they might fall as they're going up there
the stairs of their houses. He's put up security lights.
Didn't ask for anything, no payment, messing. Wow. Yeah, he
organized a Halloween hunted house. He put up decorations and

(02:06):
on everybody's blunt and he's I mean big tumongous decorations
and then he organized a haunted house kind of walk
through and I don't know how many people came through,
probably at least five hundred and six hundred made candy
back to all the kids. Just because he's that kind
of a person.

Speaker 2 (02:26):
That's incredible.

Speaker 4 (02:27):
Yeahs Now, we're a family.

Speaker 2 (02:29):
It's always amazing how it just takes one person to
just make that difference. And I don't know, I don't
want to say force people into the uncomfortable areas of
meeting new people because we like to keep to ourselves oftentimes.
But good for Nick. He sounds like the best neighbor ever.
And we have Nick on the phone with us, So Nick,
what do you think?

Speaker 1 (02:46):
Very much?

Speaker 5 (02:47):
But I have really good neighbors and they're really good people,
so made it super easy to do that.

Speaker 2 (02:52):
Ah so Nick. In addition to being named the Morning
Breeze Person of the Week, we also award you Brunch
for two on the Bay courtesy of City Cruises, something
you can do one Sunday morning, go out and enjoy
yourself on the bay.

Speaker 1 (03:05):
Oh that'd be awesome. Thank you guys. I appreciate that.

Speaker 2 (03:07):
You got it.

Speaker 3 (03:07):
You get to go out of one of those boats
and just enjoy all the views and relax a little bit,
eat some good food, have some mimosas or some orange juice,
you chees or both?

Speaker 1 (03:16):
Whatever boat sounds good? No, Hey, my pleasure. Guys.

Speaker 5 (03:20):
Like I said, I really have the best best neighbors,
you know, And it was just so much fun bringing
them together. And once we all came together, we just
realized how much fun it was.

Speaker 1 (03:28):
And oh, I love it. We have the best neighborhood.
So I'm so excited about it.

Speaker 2 (03:33):
You also realize, Nick, you can never move away. Yeah,
You're not going to be allowed to move away. Do
you imagine that?

Speaker 4 (03:39):
I know, I know, move away.

Speaker 1 (03:43):
Awesome. Appreciate you guys. Thank you so much.

Speaker 5 (03:45):
And I really am really way more excited than my
voice is saying. I just because I'm in a meeting
and I got people around me, so.

Speaker 2 (03:51):
Oh my gosh, how funny.

Speaker 1 (03:53):
But I really am excited. Thank you so much. I
do appreciate it means a lot. Thank you.

Speaker 2 (03:57):
Okay, we'll let you go now, Nick. We will, but
have a good day and have a good weekend.

Speaker 3 (04:01):
Yeah you too, Donna Aye, Thank you guys.

Speaker 2 (04:03):
Okay, bye, bye bye. Everybody needs a Nick in their neighborhood.

Speaker 3 (04:08):
Everybody does need a Nick in their neighborhood. And by
the way, while we are on the subject of city cruises,
I want to remind you that you can sail from
San Francisco. You can sail from Berkeley for a festive
brunch or a dinner cruise.

Speaker 2 (04:22):
That's a great way for you to make the holiday
season unforgettable. With city cruises, you can enjoy delicious food
which is always great, live music, and of course the
stunning views of the Bay.

Speaker 3 (04:31):
Yes, and you can book your holiday cruise today at
Citycruises dot com slash San Francisco. And if you've got
a Morning Breeze Person of the Week in mind after
listening to Donna and Nick, get your nominations into US
ninety eight one The Breeze dot Com