Garden Walk, Native Plant Sale, Expert Tips, and Cookies This year, the 25th annual Rochester Garden Walk is offering a selection of private gardens to satisfy the most discerning and curious gardeners. These picture-perfect gardens will inspire walkers with ideas they can incorporate in their own gardens. This event is co-sponsored by the Rochester Garden Club and The Rochester Hills Museum at Van Hoosen Farm. This year’s event takes place Thursday, June 19, from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 … [Read more...]
Rochester Garden Club Awards Two College Scholarships
April 24, 2025 by Leave a Comment
The Rochester Garden Club takes great pride in helping graduating high school seniors reach their goal to pursue environmental studies in college. This year, two students each received a $1500 scholarship in support of these goals. The scholarship winners are Ruby Howe from Rochester High School and Katherine Dick from Stoney Creek High School. Katherine Dick (left) and Ruby Howe (right) have been awarded scholarships from the Rochester Garden Club Ruby was influenced to study … [Read more...]
Rochester Hills Humanitarian Honored with Prestigious Rotary Award
April 24, 2025 by 1 Comment
The Rotary Club of Ann Arbor has awarded Linda Eastman, of Rochester Hills, the Robert S. Northrup Humanitarian Award for her extraordinary commitment to global service. Established in 2018, the award recognizes individuals who have made long-term, sustainable contributions to humanitarian efforts at local, national, or international levels. "Linda Eastman exemplifies the Rotary spirit of ‘Service Above Self,’” said Christine Hage, President of the Rochester Rotary Club. "Her passion, … [Read more...]
Rochester Young Life Euchre Tournament and Silent Auction Fundraiser
April 2, 2024 by Leave a Comment
Rochester Young Life is hosting a Euchre Tournament and Silent Auction Fundraiser on May 4, from 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. at the Rochester University Alumni Center, located at 250 W. Avon Rd Rochester Hills, MI 48307. Learn more about Young Life, play euchre, and enjoy their silent auction. Light snacks and drinks will be provided. $20 per person. Registration is going on now. Young Life is a mission devoted to introducing adolescents to Jesus Christ and helping them grow in their faith. … [Read more...]
Michigan Senior Olympics Opening Ceremony Free and Open to the Public
August 8, 2023 by Leave a Comment
A free event for all athletes, their families, and public supporters. It will include free food from Detroit BBQ Company, Live Music, inflatables, vendor tables, torch lighting ceremony, and more. This Opening Ceremony for the Michigan Senior Olympics with be held at the Rochester Municipal Park on Friday, August 11, from 6:00-8:00 p.m., a new location this year due to the closure of Bloomer Park (where the event is traditionally held). … [Read more...]
Rochester Garden Club Awards Two College Scholarships
July 10, 2023 by Leave a Comment
The Rochester Garden Club takes great pride and joy in helping two of our extraordinary graduating high school seniors reach their goal to pursue environmental studies in college. This year, two students each received a $1500 scholarship in support of these goals. This year the scholarship winners are Kyle Keipper from Rochester Adams High School and Lindsey Gleason from Rochester High School. Scholarship winners Kyle Keipper from Rochester Adams High School and Lindsey Gleason from Rochester … [Read more...]
Paint Creek Trail Recognized as Pure Michigan Trail at Conference on Tourism
July 3, 2023 by Leave a Comment
Trails that Receive this Designation are Among the Best of the Best in the State of Michigan The Paint Creek Trail was recently named a Pure Michigan Trail by the Michigan Department of Natural Resources. The award was presented to the Paint Creek Trailways Commission at the Pure Michigan Governor’s Conference on Tourism held in April in Grand Rapids. Eryn Grupido and Melissa Ford pose with DNR State Trails Coordinator Tim Novak following the presentation of the Pure Michigan Trail … [Read more...]
Floral Arranging Workshop
June 20, 2023 by Leave a Comment
Now that gardens are in full bloom, it is time to learn how to bring some of that floral beauty inside and display it to the best advantage. The members of the Rochester Garden Club are offering a workshop to help do just that. On July 27, from 1:00 to 3:30 p.m. at the Calf Barn of the Rochester Museum at Van Hoosen Farms, the Rochester Garden Club will present a demonstration on flower arranging that will teach design, mechanics, and new ideas in floral arranging. Each participant will … [Read more...]
Rochester-Avon Historical Society Announces New Initiatives to Fund and Support History and Culture in the Community
May 3, 2023 by Leave a Comment
The Rochester-Avon Historical Society (RAHS) is pleased to announce two major funding initiatives in the first quarter of 2023. Early in the year, the society established the Rochester-Avon Historical Society Scholarship in the amount of $1,000 for eligible Oakland University (OU) students with a passion for history. Kelly Brault, CRFE, senior director of annual giving and special audiences at Oakland University (left) and Tiffany Dziurman, president, Rochester-Avon Historical … [Read more...]
Tim Hortons Lift Spirits and Raises Funds for the Rainbow Connection
May 1, 2023 by Leave a Comment
The iconic coffee shop’s Smile Cookie program is back once again, for the first time in the spring, helping support multiple non-profits in the same local markets where Tim Hortons serves its guests. The program started in 1996 as a fundraiser to benefit a local children’s hospital, and the Smile Cookie program has now become synonymous with Tim Hortons philanthropic efforts across the U.S. From May 1-7, at participating restaurants, guests can purchase a Smile Cookie for $1.50, with 100% … [Read more...]
