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Month: December 2019

2019 Neighborhood Project Grant Results

2019 Neighborhood Project Grant Results

2019 was the fifth year of our Neighborhood Project Grants. These grants reimburse up to $1,000 in costs for neighborhoods to complete projects that enhance a neighborhood’s livability and involvement, benefit the entire neighborhood and promote a strong sense of community. Once again there were strong applications with some original ideas from neighborhoods on how to bring neighbors together like fitness in the park, while getting positive things accomplished for their living space such as gardens, identity signage, and public art. You can…

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2019-20 Litter Bit Better Poster Contest Winners

2019-20 Litter Bit Better Poster Contest Winners

We challenged all fourth grade students in Rochester to draw a brightly colored picture that displays: Why it is important to not litter How you will make Rochester A Litter Bit Better! There were 292 entries from 18 schools across Rochester. With all of these fun and colorful entries it was a tough choice but our team of judges narrowed it down to one winner per school (who submitted entries) and one Grand Prize winner. 2019-2020 A Litter Bit Better! Poster…

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RNeighbors 2019 City Council Update

RNeighbors 2019 City Council Update

On December 9, 2019, RNeighbors presented their annual update to the City Council at the Council Study Session. We shared what we’ve been working on with Rochester neighborhoods in 2019, including statistics from the year and future needs for sustainability of the organization. A PDF of the PowerPoint presentation is below, as well as supplemental material that was submitted for the Council packet, and a short video that was shown. Presentation Contents 2019 RNeighbors Annual Update 2019 Organizational Assessment Rochester…

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