19th Ward Square Fair
19th Ward Community Association Square Fair *** Saturday, June 1st 10:00 am – 4:00 pm Aberdeen Square – Aberdeen and Post Ave*** Come Have Breakfast with your Neighbors 8 am -10 am ***Parade begins at 216 Thurston Rd at 12:30 pm *** Let the Children’s Games Begin Pull a Wagon in the Parade Watch the Silver Sneakers Strut their Stuff!! Vendor Booths, Music *** Entertainment Steve Grills and the Roadmasters Joe Beard...
Read MoreSpring Bike Clinic!
R Community Bikes (RBC) and the Arnett Block Association held a neighborhood Bike Clinic in our parking lot at 350 Arnett Blvd today, May 4th, from 1-4 pm. RBC’s expert volunteer crew of bike mechanics, including some new neighborhood helpers, was on site with parts and tools to repair all the broken bikes that showed up. We had a great turnout of over 40 kids, many with their parents, and not only repaired flat tires, broken chains, and other damage to the bikes that they brought but gave away 16 reconditioned bikes in a free raffle to kids without bikes of their own who came in eager...
Read MorePolice Appreciation Breakfast
Nine Rochester Police Department officers assigned to the Westside were able to join us this morning for a Police Appreciation Breakfast hosted by the Arnett Block Association. Not only was the food varied and tasty, but the whole event was filled with gratitude for the men and women who serve our community so faithfully. After a time of feasting and sharing, several officers were dispatched to a call while the others were able to linger long enough to visit the Rochester Youth Outreach mural project down the hall. God bless you all!...
Read MoreEaster Egg Hunt in Park
Happy kids ready for the Hunt! The weather was wonderful for our annual Easter Egg Hunt at the Arnett Bird & Butterfly Garden on March 30. Hosted by the Arnett Block Association and organized by our own Rora Rice, the Hunt was a great success! Rora starts buying up discounted plastic eggs right after Easter each year, then gathers over two dozen Easter baskets at garage sales throughout the summer. As winter starts to break up, she find bargains on all varieties of kid-friendly wholesome treats to pack the plastic egg cases with. It all comes together at the annual Gardener’s...
Read MoreMLK Luminary Evening
For many years the 19th Ward has celebrated Dr. Martin Luther King’s birthday in a public, community-building manner and will be doing so again this year. On Monday, January 21st there will be luminaries throughout the area. The luminaries themselves are small paper bags weighted down with sand or kitty litter and containing a votive candle. Neighbors make a number of luminaries and set them at the sidewalk edge of their tree lawn from sunset until 9 pm, making a beautiful sight. Some people host warming fires and a hot chocolate stands. Luminary kits will be available for purchase from 1/14...
Read MoreChristmas Tree in Park
We have another wonderful Christmas tree for our neighborhood park beside the Arnett Branch Library again this year. Many friends and neighbors contributed to getting it, setting it up, decorating with the School 29 kids, being Library story readers, and coming out to sing Christmas carols with us. Thanks to all for making our tree project such a success!...
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