Lauren and Steven are retirees who moved to Forest Grove in Summer 2020, and jumped into community volunteer activities. Steven coaches youth soccer, and Lauren volunteers building trails and preparing taxes. “We moved to Forest Grove because we wanted a small-town community and access to outdoor activities like hiking and kayaking,” says Lauren. Lauren originally hails from the Pacific Northwest, and Steven from the north of England and New Zealand (from whence came the name for their house, Kapene Moana). As children, both were raised in true neighborhoods, where everyone knew everyone, and there were frequent informal neighborhood gatherings. Now they have that again!