Citizens share what they love about the ‘bury through new, anonymous intiative
Staff Writer
Within the past few weeks, an anonymous group of Salisbury citizens who love and believe in the community have started a forum called “WhySBY,” where people of Salisbury can express their love for the area and why they chose to live here.
Commonly the Salisbury area is plagued by news of violence and aggression, drinking, drugs and college kids getting into trouble. With this forum, though, the organization hopes to change this image and bring light to all the great parts of the community and why people chose to call this city their home.
One coordinator, who wanted to remained unnamed, said, “I think a lot of the challenges that Salisbury has had are that there are a lot of places for negative outlooks, anonymously. We require you put your name, (with this program) we want optimism to shine through.”
Jenna Deletto, a Salisbury University sophomore said, “Positivity spreads and it can bring people closer together.”
The initative WhySBY is mostly a “digital listening post” based on a website, WhySBY.com, and supplemented by tweets going to the account @WhySBY or tweets with the hashtag #WhySBY.
Anonymous WhySBY member said, “Our community will always have problems, just like any other. But if we don’t have faith in this community, we are never ever going to get any better.”
SU Junior Andrew Glazier said, “With a program like this, you can change the public opinion on the city and community. If enough people have a positive opinion, maybe there will actually be less violence and negativity. It could lead to a more positive atmosphere.”