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ROCHESTERfamilies.com - Newsletter #111

September 21, 2007

Welcome to the ROCHESTERfamilies.com weekly newsletter.
Each week the newsletter is brought to you by the
ROCHESTERfamilies.com Family of Advertisers (Rochester Area
Family Y, Bob Miller - Magician!, Olive Juice Studios, Tim
& Sandy Williams Coldwell Banker Burnet). A special thank
you goes out to the ROCHESTERfamilies.com Advertiser of the
Month - the Rochester Area Family Y. Find out more about
the Y by visiting the ROCHESTERfamilies.com Our Advertisers
webpage,
www.rochesterfamilies.com/Rochester_MN_advertisers.html.

Can’t get enough of ROCHESTERfamilies.com? Check out our
Family Time and Family Calendar columns in Friday’s
Post-Bulletin’s Lifestyle section where you can read all
about next week’s Kick Off To Kindergarten Open House.
You’ll also find information on Zollman Zoo’s Children’s
Zoo Hour, NAMI’s postpartum depression presentation, the
African Children’s Choir performance, and the grand opening
of A Puzzled World.

Also tune into the Tracy McCray show, 1340 KROC-AM, Friday
mornings at 9:43 a.m. for a quick ROCHESTERfamilies.com
rundown of this weekend’s family-friendly events.


CALENDAR OF EVENTS  
This week you could… take a night hike, say Hooray for
Saturday, register for two ROCHESTERfamilies.com Great
Giveaways (see below for more info) … and much more! For
more information on the events listed below - or the more
than 100 events listed this month - visit our Calendar of
Events, www.rochesterfamilies.com/page/page/1049874.htm.

With all events, please remember, dates change, weather
happens, and events are sometimes moved, postponed,
or cancelled. It’s always a good idea to call ahead (or
visit the host organization’s website) and confirm all
details.

Friday, Sept. 21
• Story Time @ ABC&Toy Zone
• Kids Club @ Prairie Walls Climbing Gym

Saturday, Sept. 22
• Rochester Downtown Farmers Market
• Hooray for Saturday! @ the Library - Winnie The Pooh and
the Blustery Day
• Story Time @ ABC&Toy Zone
• Children's Zoo Hour @ Oxbow Park
• Prairie Walls Climbing Gym - Parent/Child Class
• Night Hike @ Chester Woods

Sunday, Sept. 23
• Prairie Seed Collection @ Chester Woods

Monday, Sept. 24
• Story Time @ Christian Book & Gift
• Story Time @ B&N Apache
• Harmony for Mayo - Monroe Crossing
• Bob Miller, Magician @ Dos Amigos

Tuesday, Sept. 25
• School District Bond-Referendum - Vote Today!
• Bob Miller, Magician @ Good Sport Bar & Grill
• Prairie Walls Climbing Gym - Parent/Child Class
• Circle of Parents Mtg.
• Mothers & More Mtg. - Identity Theft

Wednesday, Sept. 26
• Story Time @ B&N Apache

Thursday, Sept. 27
• MOPS @ Meadow Park
• MOPS @ Rochester Assembly of God
• Prairie Seed Collection @ Chester Woods
• Kick Off to Kindergarten Open House
• Bob Miller, Magician - O'Neill's Pizza
• NAMI presentation on postpartum depression

Friday, Sept. 28
• Story Time @ ABC&Toy Zone
• Kids Club @ Prairie Walls Climbing Gym
• Night Lights: Beacons for Babies
• African Children’s Choir performance

Saturday, Sept. 29
• Rochester Downtown Farmers Market
• Punt, Pass, Kick
• Healing Adventures Camp
• Hooray for Saturday! @ the Library - Incredible Journey
• Story Time @ ABC&Toy Zone
• Prairie Walls Climbing Gym - Parent/Child Class
• Minnesota Ice Hawks Home Game


September GREAT GIVEAWAY 
•  The Rochester Area Family Y is ROCHESTERfamilies.com’s
Advertiser of the Month. Register today to win the Y’s
Great Giveaway -- a free 3-month family membership at the Y
complete with Kids Care privileges. (Wouldn’t this be great
to have this winter!) To register, email
lindy@rochesterfamilies.com by Thursday, Sept. 27. Make
sure you put Y in the subject box.

• Angie Hanson, Creative Memories Independent Consultant,
is offering a free Creative Memories Mini Photo Albums.
From traditional scrapbooking albums and decorative
supplies to digital software and StoryBook photo books that
help you showcase your digital images. To find out
more about Creative Memories visit Angie's website at
www.mycmsite.com/angiehanson. To register, email
lindy@rochesterfamilies.com by Thursday, Sept. 27. Make
sure you put Mini Photo Albums in the subject box. 
 


September’s ROCHESTERfamilies.com Advertiser of the Month  
ROCHESTERfamilies.com September Advertiser of the Month is
the Rochester Area Family Y. The Y has always been, is
presently and will continue to be focused on youth and
families. The Y has made membership more affordable so you
and other members of the community can participate in the
wide range of programs and activities designed to encourage
a healthier lifestyle! New pricing makes this a great time
to join the Y! As always, a Y membership provides full
access to our facilities, including the Fitness Center and
group exercise classes from yoga to indoor cycling, as well
as the aquatic center and locker rooms.

We have also lowered the member rates on many of our
programs to ensure the full value of a membership,
especially for families. A Y Family Membership is now a
better value than ever before! We are the place for
families. We provide programs for families to spend quality
time together, create family traditions, strengthen
relationships, decrease stress, and the list goes on! We
are a family-friendly facility and we emphasize that in
everything we do.

Come in for a free tour and check out our new aquatic
center! Check out our fall program guide (lots of fun
classes - program guide is available online). And make sure
you register for our Great Giveaway -- a free 3-month
family membership at the Y complete with Kids Care
privileges. To sign up email lindy@rochesterfamilies.com.
Make sure you put Y in the subject box.

 

ROCHESTERfamilies.com's "Family Of Advertisers"
And a big thank you to all of our advertisers - Magician
Bob Miller (www.BobMillerMagic.com), the Rochester Area
Family Y (www.rochfamy.org), Olive Juice Studios
(www.olivejuicestudios.com), and Tim & Sandy Williams,
Coldwell Banker Burnet (www.rochesterhomes4you.com) - for
advertising on ROCHESTERfamilies.com!

When you do business with these advertisers, make sure to
thank them for their support of ROCHESTERfamilies.com! To
find out more about any of our advertisers visit
ROCHESTERfamilies.com’s Our Advertisers page,
www.rochesterfamilies.com/Rochester_MN_advertisers.html.



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is a great way to:  

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• Communicate your business’s commitment to Rochester  
families.  
• Foster a lasting relationship with Rochester families.  

If your family-friendly business would like to join
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lindy@rochesterfamilies.com or visit our Advertise With Us
page,
www.rochesterfamilies.com/advertise_on_rochesterfamilies.html.



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