Rose Park News

I have lived in this neighborhood for 30 years, and each year, as the mornings begin to get cooler I think about our garden. My parents grew more than we needed usually, and each year I remember sharing the crop with neighbors and friends.Though our houses may be small (I prefer to say “responsible”) our lots are fairly large for a neighborhood with such urban proximity. These large yards allow us to cultivate gardens that can benefit others. In addition, we have folks in our neighborhood who paint, bake, sew, build, etc. that should all have a local outlet to share their talents with the rest of us, for a reasonable fee

We at RPR are looking for a half dozen volunteers to head up the Rose Park Farmers Market Committee. Over the next several months the committee will meet to discuss the scope and size, location, marketing, permits, and potential offerings for the summer of 2011’s Rose Park Farmers Market. If you are interested, please drop us a line at roseparkrevival@gmail.com We think this idea is a perfect fit for our community! Please help us make it a reality by helping us get it off the ground. Thanks in advance for your support!

Thanks,  Kevin Rogers

Chief Operations Officer–Canyon Sports

kevinr@canyonsports.com

(801)359-2673 Ext. 106

Salt Lake County’s CAT Program (Community Access to Technology) is  currently recruiting Volunteer Literacy Tutors for their free Literacy Program at Northwest CAT Lab.   Salt Lake County CAT operates free computer labs for the public, at four locations in the Valley:

Northwest CAT Lab     1300 W 300 N, SLC    801-793-8737

Central City CAT Lab  615 S 300 E, SLC    801-559-1563

Redwood CAT Lab   3100 S Redwood Road, SLC  

                                          801-618-8419

Copperview CAT Lab  8446 S Harrison St., Midvale

                                        801-559-1506

The program is offered Mondays/Wednesdays from 4:00 to 5:00 and 5:00 to 6:00 p.m.  The time commitment would be 1-2 hours, twice a week, for 10 weeks.  Tutors would spend 20-25 minutes reading with a child, and 20-25 minutes helping them with computerized learning games during each session. 

At the close of each 10-week session, the kids, families and tutors attend a special graduation event.  Each child receives a completion certificate, is invited to address the crowd, and given literacy-related gifts, etc. Games and refreshments complete the evening.

Interested? Roger Ranney, CAT Program Manager, can be contacted at rranney@slco.org, or by calling 801-455-8268.  Support your community, volunteer!