Sponsor Armatage Summer Jam
Showcase your company’s name to thousands of neighbors and community members at Armatage Summer Jam! The event will include six food trucks, a live band and other family friendly activities and games. To make this event a success, we are looking for local businesses to sponsor and are offering a wide range of options to support at various investment levels.
By sponsoring the event, you’ll have the opportunity to reach the Armatage community through event advertising including our local newsletter (reaches nearly 5,000 residents), website and social media. Additionally, there will be acknowledgement of sponsors at the event on August 6. To learn more about the sponsorship opportunities available, please click here.
Support Local Businesses
Several Penn Ave businesses were vandalized or burglarized this past weekend. You can help by shopping local and supporting Sparrow Cafe, Dreadlocks for Dingoes, Cindy’s Barber Shop and any other business you know that sustained damage.
New Washburn Tot Lot Pollinator Garden
The ANA is so excited to announce that we have received grant funding from the State of Minnesota’s Lawns to Legumes Neighborhood Demonstration Program and the Minneapolis People for Parks Foundation to fund a pollinator garden at the Washburn Tot Lot! The new garden will be installed along the alley to provide a safe, beautiful barrier that will benefit our community and local pollinators.
Community engagement will begin this fall with a pop-up event at the Washburn Tot Lot on Saturday, September 17 from 10:00–11:30am and and we anticipate the new garden will be completed in May 2023 with our partner, Metro Blooms.
All Are Welcome Here Lawn Signs
Get your All Are Welcome Here lawn sign to support your neighborhood organization and proudly spread the message that ALL are welcome in Armatage!
Signs + stakes are $20 each and your tax-deductible donation goes to supporting the ANA’s work in the community. Order online here.
Free Summer Meals for Kids & Teens
Kids and teens 18 years old and younger can receive nutritious meals and snacks free of charge at parks (including Armatage Park!), libraries, other community spaces this summer!
Visit https://cws.mpls.k12.mn.us/community_park_menus to find community sites or download the Free Meals for Kids app. These free meals and snacks are part of Minneapolis Public Schools’s participation in the federally funded Summer Food Service Program (SFSP). Photo credit: Star Tribune
Library Social Justice Book Club
Did you know that the Hennepin County Library System has a Social Justice Book Club? Come together virtually with others in the community who are interested in diversity, equity, and inclusion, and in transforming perceptions. For each book chosen, you will talk about the book and its relevance to us now. Hosted by the Golden Valley Library and held virtually (and there are plenty of ebook copies available to check out for free).
This month’s event happens on July 25 and features An Indigenous Peoples’ History of the United States by Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz. You can sign up for this event here: Social Justice Book Club | Events | Hennepin County Library (bibliocommons.com)
Take Climate Action and Equity Plan Survey
Minneapolis is working to reduce the impact of climate change. With a 10-year update to the 2013 Climate Action Plan, the City needs your help to meet its ambitious goals: eliminating carbon emissions and improving the daily lives of residents, particularly those most impacted by changes in our climate.
Fill out the Climate Action Plan survey, contact us at sustainability@minneapolismn.gov.
Every Other Week Yard Waste Collection
Yard waste collection is now every other week due to a Solid Waste & Recycling staff shortage. Please plan to….
- Leave properly prepared yard waste at your curb or alley line until it’s collected if you can.
- Call the Solid Waste & Recycling office at 612-673-2917 if your yard waste has not been picked up for more than two weeks.
For more details and a map of the changes, visit https://www.minneapolismn.gov/resident-services/garbage-recycling-cleanup/yard-waste/yard-waste-collection-map/
Create Meals, Not Waste: Join the Stop Food Waste Challenge
We love food, which leaves us wondering: why do we let so much of it go to waste? About 40% of food is wasted somewhere along the supply chain, and you may be surprised to learn that much of that food waste happens at home. Here in Hennepin County, we throw away enough edible food each year to fill Target Field 1.5 times!
Join Hennepin County’s online Stop Food Waste Challenge to learn easy, practical skills that will help you stop wasting food, put more money in your pocket, and create a healthier environment. Even better, taking steps to reduce food waste is one of the most important actions we can take to address climate change.
The challenge goes from August 1 through August 31. Join the challenge now at hennepinfoodwaste.ecochallenge.org.
Minneapolis Music & Movies in the Park
Enjoy free movies, music, performances, art and games outdoors this summer with the Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board, Hennepin County, and the Peavey Plaza Performing Arts Series.
- Minneapolis Parks: find the map and calendar for Minneapolis Music and Movies on the Park Board website. There will be a movie or concert happening somewhere in the Minneapolis park system every single day through Labor Day.
- Downtown: Enjoy yard games, art, and special activities at Hennepin County Government Center South Plaza or join in trivia nights and outdoor movie nights at Target Field. Learn more at mplsdowntown.com/gooutside.
- Peavey Plaza: Green Minneapolis is hosting a series of free music, dance and theater performances at performing arts presentations at Peavey Plaza every week from June thru September. Find the calendar of events on the Green Minneapolis website.
Home Help MN – Apply by August 17
If you’ve fallen behind on your mortgage, property taxes, insurance, association fees or lot rent because of COVID, you can now to apply for the State’s Home Help MN program. Visit https://homehelpmn.org to learn more and get your application started.
COVID-19 Vaccines and Testing
Vaccines: find vaccines for kids ages 6 months and up and boosters at mn.gov/vaccine (click on the Vaccine Locator Map). Learn more about boosters here.
Free Rapid Tests: order free rapid tests at https://www.covid.gov/tests or at https://mn.gov/covid19/ Ordering takes just a couple minutes.
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The Armatage Neighborhood Association works to make Armatage a place where all are welcome, empowered, and connected through safety initiatives, community-building events, environmental work, advocacy and communications that keep you informed and engaged.
Big or small, EVERY donation matters! Give today at www.givemn.org/organization/Armatage-Neighborhood-Association As a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, every donation to the ANA is tax-deductible and eligible for an employer match.