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ROCHESTERfamilies.com - Newsletter #144
May 15, 2008
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 and Color Me Mine),
www.rochesterfamilies.com/Rochester_MN_advertisers.html.
A special thank you goes out to the
ROCHESTERfamilies.com April/May Advertiser of the Month -
Bob Miller, Magician
--www.rochesterfamilies.com/Rochester_MN_advertisers.htm.
You can catch Bob Miller, Magician presenting his
family-friendly magic act at several local restaurants (Dos
Amigos, O’Neill’s, and Good Sport Bar & Grill). Looking for
something amazing to do for your son or daughter’s
birthday? Bob Miller, Magician offers three magical
birthday party packages, www.BobMillerMagic.com. Check out
the birthday party discount coupon in today’s newsletter.
Can’t get enough of ROCHESTERfamilies.com? Check out our
Family Time and Family Calendar columns in Friday’s
Post-Bulletin’s Lifestyle section
(www.postbulletin.com/opinion/columnists) where you can
read all about Spring FunFest at Oxbow Park (face painting,
horse drawn wagon rides, kiddie games, animal feedings, and
more). You’ll also find information on the Transportation
Fair (snowplows, semis, tow trucks, and more), the Med-City
Kids’ Marathon, NAMI’s Pediatric Bipolar Disorder workshop,
and ABC’s “What Parents Need to Know About Assistive
Technology” presentation.
Also tune into the Tracy McCray show, 1340 KROC-AM
(www.KROC.com), Friday mornings at 9:40 a.m. for a quick
ROCHESTERfamilies.com rundown of this weekend’s
family-friendly events.
CALENDAR OF EVENTS
This week you could… donate your aluminum cans at the Cans
for Kids Ronald McDonald fundraiser, dance the early
evening away at the Junior Junior Prom, volunteer for a
great cause (see more info below), and 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, May 16
• Senior Softball USA
• NJCAA Division III Women’s Fastpitch National
Championship
• Story Time @ ABC&Toy Zone
• Kids Club @ Prairie Walls Climbing Gym
• Junior Junior Prom @ Community Ed.
• Friday Night Family Fitness @ The Y
Saturday, May 17
• Rochester Downtown Farmers Market
• Senior Softball USA
• Free Kids Movie @ Chateau - Daddy Day Camp
• Transportation Fair
• NJCAA Division III Women’s Fastpitch National
Championship
• Story Time @ A Puzzled World
• Story Time @ ABC&Toy Zone
• Spring Fun Fest @ Oxbow
• Parent/Child Class @ Prairie Walls Climbing Gym
• Jaycees Sandbox Sand Fundraiser - sand delivered today!
Sunday, May 18
• Senior Softball USA
• Historic Train Trip - Community Ed.
• Cave Sunday @ Quarry Hill - Reservoir
Monday, May 19
• Story Time @ Christian Book & Gift
• Kids Day @ Color Me Mine
• Bob Miller, Magician @ Dos Amigos
• Pediatric Bipolar Disorder - NAMI
Tuesday, May 20
• Story Time @ Great Harvest
• Bob Miller, Magician @ Good Sport Bar & Grill
• Parent/Child Class @ Prairie Walls Climbing Gym
• Circle of Parents - Support Group Mtg.
• Grandparents Parenting Again Support Group Mtg.
• La Leche Mtg. - Rochester
• All Aboard the Big Yellow School Bus @ PAIIR
Wednesday, May 21
• Story Time @ ABC&Toy Zone
• Story Time @ A Puzzled World
Thursday, May 22
• Ladies Night @ Color Me Mine
• Bob Miller, Magician @ O'Neill's
• What Parents Need to Know About Assistive Technology
Friday, May 23
• Story Time @ ABC&Toy Zone
• Kids Club @ Prairie Walls Climbing Gym
• Amuzing Race, Rochester Public Library Foundation -
registration due today!
• Friday Night Family Fitness @ The Y
Saturday, May 24
• Rochester Downtown Farmers Market
• Free Kids Movie @ Chateau - E.T.
• Story Time @ A Puzzled World
• Story Time @ ABC&Toy Zone
• Med-City Kids Marathon
• Tree Identification @ Oxbow
• Parent/Child Class @ Prairie Walls Climbing Gym
Sunday, May 25
• Nature Sunday @ Quarry Hill - Animal Survival Gameboard
BOB MILLER, MAGICIAN DISCOUNT COUPON!
Mention ROCHESTERfamilies.com and receive a 10% discount
from a Basic Birthday Party show (save $12) or a Magic and
Balloons Birthday Party show (save $16). Call Bob Miller,
Magician at 281-2213 before May 30 to schedule a show.
Offer expires May 30, 2008.
VOLUNTEERS NEEDED
If you are a parent of a special education student,
consider serving on Rochester Public Schools Special
Education Advisory Council (SEAC). The council is looking
for parents who have a primary need in the following areas:
Deaf and Hard of Hearing (DHH), Deaf-Blind (D-B), Emotional
or Behavioral Disorders (EBD), Physically Impaired (PI),
Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI), Visually Impaired (VI). This
is a great opportunity to increase awareness of special
education while providing valuable input. For more
information about becoming a member of the council, contact
the Student Support Services Office at (507) 328-4310.
SUMMER CAMPS WEBPAGE
ROCHESTERfamilies.com Summer Camps 2008 webpage is now
online. Each week we’ll be adding new summer “camps.” This
week we added SEMYO auditions,. If your organization is
hosting a summer camp, email the details to
lindy@rochesterfamilies.com.
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), Tim & Sandy Williams, Coldwell
Banker Burnet (www.rochesterhomes4you.com) and Color Me
Mine (www.rochester.colormemine.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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• Target your advertising message to Rochester families.
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families.
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ROCHESTERfamilies.com’s family of advertisers, email
lindy@rochesterfamilies.com or visit our Advertise With Us
page,
www.rochesterfamilies.com/advertise_on_rochesterfamilies.html.
SPREAD THE NEWS!
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.
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