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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. 
 
 
 
ADVERTISE HERE 
Is your business looking for an effective way to reach out 
to Rochester parents? Consider advertising on 
ROCHESTERfamilies.com. Advertising on ROCHESTERfamilies.com 
is a great way to:   
 
• Target your advertising message to Rochester families.   
• Communicate your business’s commitment to Rochester   
families.   
• Foster a lasting relationship with Rochester families.   
 
If your family-friendly business would like to join 
ROCHESTERfamilies.com’s family of advertisers, email 
lindy@rochesterfamilies.com or visit our Advertise With Us 
page, 
www.rochesterfamilies.com/advertise_on_rochesterfamilies.html. 
 
 
 
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Does your group, organization, or business have a kid- or 
family-friendly activity, class, or special event coming 
up? Would you like it to appear on ROCHESTERfamilies.com?  
If so, email lindy@rochesterfamilies.com. There is never a 
fee to have an event listed. 
 
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or newsletter? If so, please consider adding a link to or 
article on ROCHESTERfamilies.com - to help us get the word 
out about this informative, family-friendly local resource! 
If you have any questions about adding a link, or would 
like a ROCHESTERfamilies.com press release, please email 
lindy@rochesterfamilies.com.