This 3-part series is offered by Rochester Hills Public Library and Rochester Area Youth Assistance to help your family stay safe, healthy and aware of cyber issues.
Cyber Safety, Cyber Bullying & Cyber Smarts
Register for one (or all!) of the sessions: Cyber Safety (Jan. 31, 2012), Cyber Bullying (Feb. 8, 2012) and Cyber Smarts (Feb. 16, 2012).
For more information call Sarah at the Rochester Hills Public Library: 248-650-7146.
More details about the programs can be found at the Rochester Hills Public Library website or by viewing the Cyber Sessions Information Flyer.
Chrissa is a friendly girl who learns how to stand up for herself and others. This free event will help your daughter find creative ways to stop bullying and will show her what it means to be a good friend. After viewing the movie, a short discussion will be held followed by a friendship activity.
For girls grades 3 through 6
DATE: May 4, 2012
TIME: 12:30 TO 3:30 P.M.
LOCATION: Rochester Hills Public Library
500 Olde Towne Rd., Rochester, MI
Space is limited. Registration is required. Call 248-656-3558 to register or for more information.
The 38th Annual Youth Recognition Banquet will take place in the spring 2012 at the River Crest in Rochester Hills. Nominations are now being accepted.
You can download the 2012 Youth Recognition Information Form and the 2012 Youth Recognition Instructions from our website.
The 2011 37th Annual Youth Recognition Banquet – “On a Positive Note” – was held March 29, 2011 at the River Crest. Forty-five youth were honored at the event for their contributions and accomplishments in their community. A $500 Judith Coats Memorial Scholarship was awarded to senior Suzanne Trigger, Lutheran High Northwest. Nominations are now being accepted for the 2012 banquet. Photos from the 2011 banquet can be viewed here under “RAYA Banquet.”
TEEN LIFE SKILLS GROUP
FOR GIRLS AGES 11 to 15
Rochester Area Youth Assistance
3200 W. Tienken Rochester Hills, MI
(Located inside Adams High School in the Performing Arts Center – Room #204)
This free, 4-week session will include interaction and discussion about:
- Developing techniques for girls to stand strong in the face of adversity.
- Effectively dealing with bullying, “mean girls,” gossip, etc.
- Strategies for resisting peer pressure.
- Developing healthy coping strategies and inner strengths.
Group Facilitators: Pamela Strzalkowski, LMSW & Katrina Edmon, MSW Candidate
Sponsored and presented by ROCHESTER AREA YOUTH ASSISTANCE
Registration is required. Call 248-656-3558 to register or for more information. Further information is available on the Girls Stand Strong brochure.
Good news! RAYA can now accept donations online using the secure services of PayPal. The news even gets better. You don’t need a PayPal account to make your donation. PayPal accepts major credit cards, too!
Your donations are very important to the continued success of RAYA. Without your help many of our programs would be unfunded and at risk youth in our area would suffer as a result. When deciding how to spend your charitable dollars please consider making a donation to RAYA.
Thank you!
Rochester Area Youth Assistance (RAYA) is a non-profit organization of volunteer citizens, assisted by a professional full-time counselor. Our goal is to strengthen youth and families and to reduce the incidence of delinquency, abuse and neglect through volunteer involvement.
Some of our programs include scholarships for before and after school care, summer camps, family education, parenting classes, mentors plus and a youth recognition banquet. Professional counseling is also available to youth and families in the Rochester School District.
Platinum $1,500
This includes yearlong recognition as one of our major sponsors and your logo on all of our programs for every event. There are at least three fundraisers per year, our annual report, and a youth recognition banquet. Your logo will also appear on our website recognized as a major sponsor and on our scholarship application. The platinum level also includes a scholarship issued in your name.
Gold $1,000: This includes your logo on our annual report, at the youth recognition banquet, and our fundraising events.
Gold $1,000
This includes your logo on our annual report, at the youth recognition banquet, and our fundraising events.
Silver $500
This includes your logo on our annual report and at the youth recognition banquet.
If you are interested in sponsoring RAYA, you can Annual Community Sponsorship Application and return it to our office when complete.
RAYA is a 501C3 organization supported by the cities of Rochester, Rochester Hills, Charter Township of Oakland, Rochester Community Schools and Oakland County Circuit Court-Family Division. 100% of your donation goes to support children in our community directly through our scholarships, programs and events.
Published June 11, 2009, the fifth book of photography from City Photos and Books, Inc. features the beautiful and historic town of Rochester, Michigan, located in northern Oakland County.
According to author Rod Arroyo:
“Rochester is one of the great small towns in Michigan. It offers a dynamic combination of rich history, quality growth, and vibrancy that encompasses downtown, other business areas, and the neighborhoods. This is a walkable community. Whether it is a downtown sidewalk, the Paint Creek Trail, Rochester Municipal Park or a neighborhood sidewalk, people are walking, biking or running in and around the City every day.”
The Rochester book is available at:
- Lytle Pharmacy
- 340 Main Street
- Rochester, Michigan 48307
- Haig’s of Rochester Fine Jewelry
- 311 Main Street
- Rochester, Michigan 48307
The book can also be ordered from CityPhotos or Amazon, but we encourage you to buy the book locally if possible.
A portion of the proceeds benefit Rochester Area Youth Assistance. We thank Mr. Arroyo for both a beautiful book highlighting our great town as well as his generous offer to donate a portion of the proceeds to RAYA!
RAYA would like to extend a thank you to all members of the community who turned out to support us at the Celebrity Server event at the Rochester Hills Big Boy.
The event was a great success and the monies collected will be put back into the community to strengthen our youth and families.
Special thanks to all of the workers and especially our celebrity servers who helped make the event a great success.
On May 19, 2009 we will be having a fundraising dinner at the Big Boy restaurant on Rochester Rd. at M-59.
- Date & Time
- Tuesday, May 19, 2009
- 5:00pm – 8:00pm
- Big Boy
- 3756 S. Rochester Rd at M-59
- Rochester Hills, MI
- Phone
- (248) 852-5540
Proceeds from the dinner, which includes all cash tips left by customers as well as 10% of the entire evening dine in and carry out proceeds, will be donated to RAYA.
Your dinner will be served to you by a local celebrity. Take this opportunity to have a great meal, rub elbows with local celebrities, and donate to a great cause! In addition to dinner, there will be a 50/50 raffle as well as a traditional raffle with some great prizes.
Please pass the word to your friends and family and save the date. Your participation is crucial to having a successfull event!
Charter Township of Oakland
City of Rochester
City of Rochester Hills
Rochester Community Schools
Circuit Court Family Division
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