2019 Highlights

  • Continued our Neighborhood Happy Hours, every other month, and are engaging with new residents who have some great ideas for future events.
  • Awarded 97 residential and 2 business Safety Rebates
  • Supported Armatage Park’s Fire & Ice Skating Party (and brrrr was it cold!)
  • Launched the brand new Armatage Neighborhood Mini Grant program in April! Read about our 2019 grantees here.
  • Worked with Kelly O’Neal – Keller Williams to host a Free Shredding Event at Armatage Park in May.
  • Had an awesome, zero waste Annual Meeting & Board Elections to hear from elected representatives and elect ANA Board Members.
  • Green Team:
    • Hosted a Hennepin County Fix-it Clinic at Armatage Park on March 13.
    • Organized a Donation Drive event in April, where residents brought household items for donations to Armatage Park and volunteers collected, sorted and delivered 117 boxes/bags of reusable items to 12 different nonprofit and/or socially responsible organizations.
    • Hosted self-directed Green Garden Tour to showcase neighborhood rain gardens, backyard chickens, urban food gardens, and great backyard compost set-ups.
    • Held a Neighborhood Clean-up as part of the City-wide Litter Be Gone clean-ups on October 6.
  • Collaborated with our friends at the Kenny Neighborhood Association on the Kenny/Armatage Garage Sale on May 31 & June 1.
  • Over 500 people joined us to eat popcorn, drink lemonade and watch the Princess Bride for the annual Movie in the Park.
  • In partnership with Metro Blooms, worked with 17 Armatage residents to install rain and native gardens. The ANA subsidized this program, bringing the cost per garden down to $250-$450 and offered an additional need-based grant.
  • We hosted nearly 1,000 neighbors at our annual Summer Festival on August 9 with music, food trucks, bounce houses, a magic show, art activities, vintage and green car show, lawn games, demos and more. It was a zero waste event, with nearly every discard getting recycled or composted!
  • The ANA celebrated the official opening of the Washburn Tot Lot’s new playground on August 22 with music, bubbles and free popsicles.
  • Supported Armatage Park’s Halloween at the Park event in October by sponsoring the event and handing out glow necklaces while getting feedback on our funding plan (see below).
  • Held a Pop-up Play Date at the Washburn Tot lot in November with warm drinks and cookies (another chance to weigh in on the funding plan below)
  • Completed a $228,500 City Plan Modification to put remaining neighborhood funds under contract. Over 160 neighbors weighed in via survey, in-person events, and over email to give their feedback on how the funds should be allocated. The final approved plan is available at https://armatage.org/neighborhood-funding-plan/