Sheri Heiney, Executive Director

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Rochester Community Schools Mentor Program

Available to high school junior and seniors, the Rochester Community School Mentorship Program is an opportunity for hands-on experience in careers students are considering after high school. Working alongside a mentor, students are assigned tasks that give them a sense of what this profession requires in terms of aptitude, ability, and interest. The goal is for students to have a better understanding of whether this career is something they are interested in.

The Mentor Program will be starting up second semester. The second semester mentorship will be starting February 6, 2012 and all mentorships will need to be completed by May 18, 2012.

A list of possible mentorship's is attached to the application; however, if there is a mentorship a student is interested in that is not listed, the mentor committee will try and find a mentor.

SEEKING INTERESTED MENTORS!

We are seeking interested businesses to help us support our students hands- on education in various career fields, such as Dentistry, Engineering, Journalism, Lawyer, Pediatrician, Sports Medicine, Physical Therapy, Pre-school Teacher, Early Childhood Teacher, Veterinary Clinics, Video Productions and more!

WHAT IS REQUIRED OF MENTORS?

• Acquaint students with the workplace, dynamics and provide general exposure to the profession via observation, participation and discussion.
• Help student decide on a general project or activity
• Assign specific tasks under proper sand safe supervision to provide a "hands on" experience in the work environment
• Students need to spend 20-40 hours outside of the school day over the semester, observing, participating and learning about the field and work environment.

WHY BE A MENTOR?

• Increase public relations and community support for education
• Enhance and continuously improve the educational process by detailing future trends in business, technology, and careers
• Provide input to curriculum development
• Provide hands-on experience to students

If you're interested in supporting our young adults by providing a mentorship opportunity, please contact Linda Cianferra at 248.726.5959.

Chief Financial Credit Union 

Twin Lakes Golf & Swim Club

Sprint of Rochester

Genisys Credit Union 

J. Thomas Jewelers  

Revitalizing Touch Wellness Spa

 

Human Capital

Your Space Refined 

Contact Person

Patrick J. McKay

Supervisor of Interpretive Services

Rochester Hills Museum at Van Hoosen Farm

248.841.2671

mckayp@rochesterhills.org

Rochester Hills Museum Hosts Parade Exhibit, Santa, and Holiday Events

 

Attention:  Chamber of Commerce Members. 

Once again, the Rochester Regional Chamber of Commerce is happy to support the Salvation Army.  Donations collected help people in our community.  If your business is interested in collecting donations on behalf of the Salvation Army, please stop by the Chamber Office to pick up a Countertop Canister.  For more information, please contact Laura Lunnam at 248-334-3407 x 106.

Thank you!

ROCHESTER, Mich., November 2, 2011 As visitors walk through magnificent Meadow Brook Hall this holiday season, festoons will drape across fireplaces ablaze, ornate trees will twinkle with fairy lights, and the organ will call out favorite tunes. But this year, Meadow Brook Hall's annual Holiday Walk, November 25 through December 22, will go beyond beautiful decorations. For the 40th anniversary of the Detroit area's classic Holiday Walk, the estate will go "unplugged" with the theme "The Games People Played."
Remember life before iPads and Xbox?  From card games to board games, Lincoln Logs to Tinker Toys, visitors will see original games from the Meadow Brook collection. Also, on exhibit for the first time a rare carved-ivory chess set owned by the Wilson family. Learn about many of the cherished games we know and play today that have long and varied histories and their ability to bring people, especially families, together - making them enduring and popular pastimes.

New this year! Over the bridge and through the woods, visitors will stroll down the decorated path to tour Knole Cottage (weather permitting).  On Monday evenings for a special treat, join us for family game night and a unique craft in the Coach House. Then follow the soft glow of lanterns down the illuminated path to Knole Cottage for evening tours.  On the weekends, to make your visit a little sweeter, children of all ages can decorate a delectable holiday cookie to take home. Children can also participate in a coloring contest for a chance to win a just published Meadow Brook Hall coloring book.

The month's festivities also include tours, a pickle hunt, a chamber music concert, breakfast with Santa, an elegant holiday tea, a swinging Starlight Stroll and more.

MEADOW BROOK HALL'S 2011 Holiday Walk includes several special events:
*    Free visit with Santa at Knole Cottage, December 10 and December 11
*    Breakfast with Santa, December 11 and 18
*    Chamber Music Concert, December 11
*    Supper with Santa, December 12
*    Holiday Tea, December 13 and 20
*    Starlight Stroll, December 15

The cost for the both the Breakfast and the Supper events is $30 for adults and $25 for children. Cost to attend the tea is $50 per person.  Tickets to the Starlight Stroll are $75 per person and include an elegant strolling dinner, live musical entertainment, touring and more. Reservations are required for all Holiday Walk special events, excluding the free visit with Santa.  To make a reservation call (248) 364-6263 or purchase tickets online at www.meadowbrookhall.org.

THE GAMES PEOPLE PLAYED is open to the public from Friday, November 25 through Thursday, December 22, 2011. Tour hours are Tuesday through Sunday from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. (last admittance at 4 p.m.), and Monday from 11 a.m. until 9 p.m. (last admittance at 8 p.m.) Tickets are $20 for adults, $5 for children 17 and under (accompanied by an adult); children age 2 and under are free. On Tuesdays and Thursdays seniors age 62 and older will receive $5 off admission. All tours are self-guided and reservations are not required.

Meadow Brook Hall is fully self-funded, relying on special events such as the annual Holiday Walk for the preservation and interpretation of this significant historic estate. For more information about the Meadow Brook Hall Holiday Walk call (248) 364-6200 or visit meadowbrookhall.org. 

Rochester, MI (December 8, 2011) - The Rochester Junior Woman's Club (RJWC) is actively seeking new members! RJWC is a volunteer service organization which has been a part of the Rochester community for more than 50 years.

RJWC is committed to supporting numerous area charities and non-profit organizations through hands-on volunteering as well as fund-raising. Since its inception, the Rochester Junior Woman's Club has donated more than 1 million hours of community service and raised more than $760,000 to support the local community.

Members of RJWC have helped found many institutions in the Rochester community; Rochester Community House, Crittenton Hospital, Rochester Hills Public Library, Rochester YMCA, Older Persons Commission (OPC) and the League of Women Voters all were started with the support of club members.

The group also provides hands on support to the Paint Creek Center for the Arts, Rochester Hills Museum at VanHoosen Farm including the annual Stonewall Pumpkin Festival, the Older Persons Commission, and Dinosaur Hill Nature Center. We also provide two scholarships annual through the Greater Rochester Community Foundation.
In addition, recent fundraisers have benefitted Rochester Area Neighborhood House, Rainbow Connection, Rochester Community House, South Oakland Shelter, Meadowbrook Hall Garden Club, Rochester Hills Museum, Meadowbrook Center for
Learning Differences, Paint a Miracle, Blessings in a Backpack, Rochester PTA Council's Rachel's Challenge Program and the Stoney Creek Schoolhouse Interpretation at the Rochester Hills Museum at Van Hoosen Farm in addition to an annual fundraiser for the Crittenton Hospital Auxiliary.

Proceeds from this years fundraising events will go to benefit Avon Players, Friends of Dinosaur Hill and Rochester Symphony Orchestra (RSO).

The next fundraising event for the club will be their annual Spring Luncheon and Boutique Shopping Event which will be held on Saturday, March 24, 2012 from 10:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. at the Royal Park Hotel at 600 East University Drive in Rochester. Tickets are $40 per person and tables of 8 or 10 are also available. For questions or to order by phone please call Cyndi at 248 636 1022 or email catoupin@comcast.net. You can also print an order form from their website at www.rhpl.org/rjwc.

Rochester Junior Woman's Club welcomes new members all year long. Meetings are held the third Thursday of every month, September through May at the Rochester Community House at 7:00 p.m.

For more information about the club, membership, or orientation meetings please contact Jennifer Hyvari at 248 770 8073 or dolittle2748307@yahoo.com. You can also visit their website at www.rhpl.org/rjwc or follow them on Facebook at "Rochester Junior Woman's Club." 

Pet of the Week - Marley