About "Be My Neighbor Day"

For more than 40 years on public television, Mister Rogers came through the door, changed to his sweater and sneakers with his invitation in song: “Won’t You Be My Neighbor?”

Our way of building on that legacy is to create a "neighborly day" on the Saturday after his birthday, March 20th.

Fred Rogers dedicated his life to serving children through public television as creator, composer, writer, puppeteer and host of Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood. His relentless commitment to all that is best in people led to an astonishing array of honors from the Lifetime Achievement Emmy Award to the Presidential Medal of Freedom. His innovative approach and sincere respect for his young viewers and their parents helped him become known as “America’s favorite neighbor.”

Download the printable pdf file "Fred Rogers Approach to Neighborliness."