September 30, 2018 Mystery Theater Fundraiser In This Issue Letter from the President, page 3 • Steak Roast, page 4 • Midnight At The Masquerade Mystery Theater, page 5 • Reverse Raffle And Auction, page 6 • Calendar of Events back cover The Rosedale The Rosedale Tattler is a publication of the North Rosedale Park Civic Association. Established in 1924, the North Rosedale Park Civic Association is a community organization that promotes the interests and welfare of North Rosedale Park residents, maintains park facilities for community use, advocates for necessary public improvements, and enforces building restrictions and ordinances within North Rosedale Park. North Rosedale Park • September 2018 • Volume 93 • Issue 9 • Detroit Michigan Tattler
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September 30, 2018
Mystery Theater Fundraiser
In This Issue
Letter from the President, page 3 • Steak Roast, page 4 • Midnight At The Masquerade Mystery Theater, page 5 • Reverse Raffle And Auction, page 6 • Calendar of Events back cover
The Rosedale
The Rosedale Tattler is a publication of the North Rosedale Park Civic Association. Established in 1924, the North Rosedale Park Civic Association is a community organization that promotes the interests and welfare of North Rosedale Park residents, maintains park facilities for community use, advocates for necessary public improvements, and enforces building restrictions and ordinances within North Rosedale Park.
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Letter from the PresidentGreetings, neighbors.
If you missed the Rock/Pop/Jazz Concert a few weeks ago, you missed a great time and great music. Many thanks to director James Martin for pulling this together. We are hoping to make this an annual event, so keep your ears open for the next opportunity.
I hope you have noticed some additional improvements taking place at the Community House. As I write this column, the concrete has been laid for the new plaza and we expect the Charles McGee sculpture to be erected and the engraved bricks to be installed by September 7th. We also expect additional landscaping and lighting to be put in place at the Plaza in the near future. A picnic is planned for the opening on September 9th. See page 4 for the notice. In addition, improvements funded by the Kresge Grant have started on the Soccer fields. The most obvious being the new goalposts and new equipment that will be used by Rosedale Soccer this Fall. The old goal posts have been used since the late 1980’s – they certainly needed replacement. Additional improvements will be made to the fields. The Playscape and the Baseball field improvements will be implemented over the next year.
I want to thank two of our long-time volunteers who have played an important role in our community for at least 4 years. Judy Barkey, with the assistance of her husband Mark, has been our faithful distribution manager for the home delivery of the Tattler in North Rosedale. The Barkeys have been in charge of dividing the 1600 or so Tattlers each month into separate packets for each carrier, distributing those packets to the carriers, filling out check requests for the stipend paid to the carriers, and distributing the checks to each carrier. In addition, Judy would find new carriers as needed, instruct them, and monitor the carriers’ performance to make sure the Tattlers were getting delivered as soon as possible to each home in the Park. We all owe Judy & Mark a great debt for the many hours they have spent serving the community in this low profile, demanding role and we have been lucky to have them handle these responsibilities for so many years. It is volunteers like this that really make our Association possible. Thanks for all your work, Judy and Mark!
Volunteers and grants help us to do many good things in the neighborhood and at the Community House and Park, but fundraising is still necessary to help cover our regular expenses and to supplement the grants we are obtaining. We have three important fundraisers coming up this fall – each of which will be great fun and help us reach our goals.
• The annual Steak Roast on Friday September 14 is one of our most popular annual events. It is an opportunity to connect with our neighbors and friends, find out what they did this summer and have a great dinner for just $30. Beverly Frederick has done a super job of leading the committee organizing this event, so come on out and enjoy this great tradition. Contact Susan Steigerwalt at 313-549-9523 for tickets or go on line at nrpca.org/steakroast.
• A new fun & fundraiser is the Mystery Theater on Sunday, September 30th. You can spend a Sunday afternoon solving a mystery put on by a professional group of actors with a lot of interaction with the audience. See details on page 5.
•Finally, on Saturday, November 3, the NRPCA Board and the Legacy Committee is sponsoring a Reverse Raffle, Silent Auction and Dinner. We had the last one of these in 2015 to raise funds and celebrate the new addition to the Community House. We are bringing it back to raise funds to help complete the Kitchen renovation and the replacement of our 60-year-old furnaces, which have been on their “last leg” for the last 20 years. Both these projects are key parts of the renovation of the Community House so it can continue to be the center of the community for many more decades, and the Reverse Raffle will be a lot of fun, even if you don’t win the $5,000 prize! A maximum of 200 tickets will be sold for the Reverse Raffle – so your chances of winning are much greater than with most raffles. A $100 ticket will give you a chance to win the $5000 and provide a great catered dinner. Additional dinner tickets will be available for $35. Please put this critical fundraiser on your calendar and call me for tickets at 313-255-7214. See more details on Page 6.
Finally, for the last 30 years, the Grandmont Rosedale Development Corporation (GRDC) has been a valuable supporter of North Rosedale and the wider Grandmont Rosedale neighborhood. GRDC has renovated many homes in North Rosedale, sponsors the Farmers’ Market and provides many resources to support the Vacant Property Task Force and the Safety Committee work that improves our neighborhood. GRDC is having a fundraising Community Connections Breakfast at 7:30 AM on Thursday October 4th at the Community House. Community residents pay a reduced price of $30 if they access tickets through the link in the NRPCA e-blast or call 313-387-4732 x104 and tell them you are a resident.Hope to see you around the Park!
Bill Frey
Meeting Announcement- NRPCA Board of Directors Tuesday, September 11, 2018
6:30 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.North Rosedale Park Community House
18445 Scarsdale, Detroit, MI 48223North Rosedale Park Civic Association Board of Directors meetings are open to the public. If you would like to be added to the agenda
Family Movie Night with NRPCAMark your calendars, Movies in the Park is back.Familes are encouraged to bring chairs, blankets and sleeping bags. Concessions available.
September 20, October 18, and December 28. North Rosedale Park Community House, 18445 Scarsdale, Detroit, MI 48223Now Showing:
Plaza Grand Opening Weekend September 8, 2018, 12:30 p.m.
Plaza & Sculpture Dedication
September 9, 2018, 2:30 p.m. Pack-your-own-Picnic
Open Mic and Dramatic ReadingsNRPCA Member-Only (Free Entry)
Family Friendly*Spirits Welcome*no grilling; *bring own chairs or blankets*Rain or Shine Event NRPCA Community House, 18445 Scarsdale, Detroit, MI 48223
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The Legacy Project, NRPCA’s six-year effort to upgrade the North Rosedale Park Community House, moved another step forward with the receipt of a $150,000 grant from the State of Michigan to convert the present warming kitchen into a commercial kitchen. We are grateful to Senator David Knezek and State Representative Sherry Gay-Dagnogo for their efforts in making this grant possible. Board, committee and neighborhood representatives hosted Knezek and Government Committee Chair Jim Stamas on June 1 at the Community House, making a strong case for the public benefits of the project. The new kitchen will be available not only for community events and rentals but also to food entrepreneurs who are seeking affordable and convenient access to kitchen facilities for their emerging catering and food businesses.
From left: Board member Theresa Glenn, NRP resident Ian Watts, NRPCA President Bill Frey, Representative Sherry Gay-Dagnono, Grandmont resident Alex Derdelakos, GRDC Executive Director Sherita Smith, Senator David Knezek, Legacy Project Chair Marsha Bruhn, Kitchen Committee Chair Cheryl Buswell, Committee Member Tess Tchou
NRPCA RECEIVES $150,000 GRANT FOR KITCHEN UPGRADE
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SAVE THE DATE!REVERSE RAFFLE & AUCTION
NOVEMBER 3, 2018 Get ready to raffle at one of the most entertaining and exciting nights of the NRPCA year! Socialize with your friends and neighbors, enjoy a catered dinner, and have the opportunity to win $5,000, right here in the Community House!
Tickets are $100 and include dinner; only 200 will be sold. Extra dinner can be purchased for $35. One person on each ticket must be present to win.
Beer and wine will be available for purchase.
Don’t miss one of the best events of the year! Call Bill Frey for tickets, 313-255-7214.
Saturday, September 22, 2018 @ 9:30 a.m. Meet at the North Rosedale Park Community House
18445 Scarsdale, Detroit, MI 48219Email [email protected] for details
Fun Litter Pick Up ClubSeptember 9, 2018
Meet at Always Brewing Detroit @ 9:00 a.m.
Make a Difference DayOctober 6, 2018
Nominate a long-standing resident in the North Rosedale Park to help perform a task that has become too difficult for them to perform
around the house or in their yard.Email [email protected] for details
September 24, 2018 6:30 p.m.
Community discussion on suicide awareness and prevention. September is suicide awareness month. *Light refreshments *Childcare volunteers needed
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COMMUNITY CONNECTIONS BREAKFAST
Thursday, October 4, 2018
North Rosedale Park Community House18445 Scarsdale, Detroit, MI 48219
The theme of the breakfast is “Opportunity Communities.” Several speakers representing the business, residential, and philanthropic communities will lead a discussion on just what it takes to create a residential and business community that people seek. To purchase a ticket to the breakfast, go to www.grandmontrosedale.com.
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