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2015 Spring Tree Grant Application Now Available

January 12, 2015

Photo: On September 27, 2014, the RNeighborWoods team helped the Washington neighborhood plant 25 trees including Ginkgo, Elm (disease resistant), Crab-apple, Red Bud, Buckeye, and Swamp White Oaks as a part of the Neighborhood Tree Grant. Trees make good neighbors. Since its creation in 2004, RNeighborWoods has organized 5,150 volunteers to plant 5,764 trees on Rochester boulevards. These trees provide multiple ecological and other public benefits including reducing Rochester’s carbon footprint. Once again the City of Rochester, RPU and RNeighbors…

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Give to the Max Day 2014

November 12, 2014

Get Ready for Give to the Max Day 2014! You can join thousands of Minnesotans on November 13, as millions of dollars are raised for nonprofits and schools across the state. Make a donation to RNeighbors, the Rochester Neighborhood Resource Center on November 13 and be part of Minnesota’s annual day of giving! We’ll use the funds raised to continue assisting Rochester neighborhoods with tools and resources to keep their organizations strong and healthy. Give with ease. All donations on…

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2014 Fall Citizen Forester Training

September 1, 2014

Photo: On September 21, 2013, a brand new batch of Citizen Foresters graduated with knowledge of all things trees. A few of them even helped out with the Neighborhood Tree Grant Planting later that Saturday. When: Saturday, September 20, 2014, 8 am – Noon Where: Quarry Hill Nature Center Community Ed Class Number: 8050.131 Price: $15.00 Become a part of the Rochester urban forester team through this course led by the City of Rochester Forestry Division and RNeighborWoods. This class…

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Quarry Hill Fall Festival

August 27, 2014

September 13 & 14 11 am–5 pm Fall Festival takes place on the grounds of Quarry Hill Park and Nature Center. Indoor activities include nature games, eco-friendly crafts and candle rolling, and outdoor activities include cave tours, canoeing, rock climbing and pumpkin decorating and Tree Climbing offered by Maier Tree and Lawn. Admission to the festival, live animal programs and music is free. Food and activity tickets are available for purchase on site $1/ticket, $20/25 tickets. Food and activities range…

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2014 RColorful Corners Street Mural Painting Schedule

July 9, 2014

Salt, sand and snow plows give our street murals quite a beating during tough Minnesotan winters. But have no fear, we’re ready to help neighborhoods spruce up their street murals. Everyone is welcome to these street mural paintings, each start at 9 am. Just wear your painting clothes and we’ll provide everything else! You do not need to live in the neighborhood or have any painting skill at all to help in these fun community-building projects. More about the RColorful…

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Join Us at Trash Mountain 2014

April 28, 2014

Have you noticed the sudden appearance of green trash bags and blue recycling bags along roadsides, at parks, and in the hands of litter pickers? This year, over 3,000 volunteers trolled for litter at over 200 locations in Rochester during the 8th annual A Litter Bit Better! city-wide clean-up event. How much litter and recycling was plucked from our City grounds? Join us at the big weigh-in at 9:30 a.m. on Wednesday, April 30th at the Waste Management scale house…

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Upcoming Realize Raingardens Rochester Grant Writing Workshop

January 6, 2014

Are you planning on applying for a Realize Raingardens Rochester Cost-Share grant in 2014? Join us as we walk step-by-step through the grant application and answer any questions you might have. The 2014 Cost-Share Grant, which awards 50% of verifiable costs up to $750, is open to both residential customers and non-profit organizations installing new raingardens within the city limits of Rochester. Further details about cost-share grant and grant writing workshop are attached. Realize Raingardens Rochester Cost Share Grant…

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Neighborhood Leader Focus Group

January 6, 2014

WHEN: Tuesday, January 28, 2014, 5:30-7:30 pm WHERE: Rochester Area Foundation, 400 S. Broadway WHAT: RNeighbors is partnering with the Rochester Area Foundation and Mayor Brede in this opportunity for YOU to share your ideas of what resources your neighborhood association wants in 2014 in order to thrive during future growth of Rochester. Due to space constraints only two leaders per neighborhood may attend. Please RSVP by Monday, January 27 to Rene via email. AGENDA WELCOME and INTRODUCTION ACTIVITY Ardell Brede, Mayor; Ann…

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Oak Terrace/Parkside

January 2, 2014

Purpose To find support for the continual progress we have made, to bring activities and groups into our community. Working on programs for children and seniors. To bring into our community the best parts of Rochester. Boundaries On the north: High View Drive On the South: Park Lane/Marion Road On the East: 24th Avenue SE On the West: Marion Road Email Contact

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OAKtoberfest 2013

October 27, 2013

At what other event can you spend time with neighbors, eat sausage, learn about stellar neighbors working on cool initiatives, get your picture taken as a German yodeler, compete for a beer boot, enjoy the tunes of Six Mile Grove, and all for the great cause of Rochester neighborhoods? It’s RNeighbors second annual OAKtoberfest! On October 4, 150 people attended our fest that was sponsored by City Auto Glass. Check out the event program for the assortment of raffle items that focused on…

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