Dear Friends and Neighbors, Thanks to your support, 2018 has been another productive year at Grandmont Rosedale Development Corporation (GRDC)! Our Community Connections Breakfast in October provided an opportunity for GRDC supporters, business owners, community development advocates, and Grandmont Rosedale residents to come together to share a delicious breakfast, and to hear an insightful panel…
“Harold is the essence of a community representative. He calls to let residents know about anything that is happening in the Grandmont #1 neighborhood.” “Harold is truly concerned about our neighborhood as evidenced by the work that the does for all of us.” “He works tirelessly to keep our neighborhood safe and informed. He is…
With help from volunteers from the Ford Accelerated Action Day and Grandmont Rosedale residents, GRDC will be installing a rain garden on the south end of the parking lot at the North Rosedale Park Community House on June 5. The Michigan native plants will help alleviate parking lot water run-off and add beauty to the…
Our Spring 2015 Grandmont Rosedale Community Champion is Vicki Holmes. A resident of Minock Park since 1983, Vicki is a powerhouse volunteer and neighbor in every sense. Over the years she has given back to the community in many different ways including serving as President of the Minock Park Block Association, as a board member…
GRDC’s Trash Talkin’ has again begun its monthly meetings of conversation and light litter pick up, but this year it’s a little different. In order to spruce up as much of Grandmont Rosedale as possible, the Trash Talkin’ volunteers are meeting at a different location. The June 27 Trash Talkin’ meeting place is at our…
Submitted by Kathy Garret For a couple of days during the first summer of GRDC’s Beautification Task Force, Vicki Holmes’ backyard looked like a wedding was about to take place. There were 50 rose bushes and “I don’t know how many flats of flowers” waiting on her back porch. Volunteers from all five neighborhoods came…
Contributed by: Amy Kuras A beautiful garden is a gift to the people who see it – it is effort, sweat and time made manifest, transformed into something delightful to charm anyone who passes by. That’s true for Mark Flanders’ garden on West Outer Drive. The 34-year resident of North Rosedale Park has spent the…
In an effort to reduce litter and illegal dumping in the community, the Grandmont Rosedale Beautification Task Force is launching an anti-litter campaign called “Love Where You Live” (LWYL) on March 23. Modeled on a successful campaign in England, LWYL aims to inspire, encourage, and enable us to make where we live, work, and play…