RosenRaps: Susan by Maria at the Lion’s Club Meeting Jan 24, 2024 M: Susan, how did you come to live here? S: As a child, my parents bought property in 1957, and we came up for summers only. And then in 1971, my father built another house on the property, and […]
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Michelle Hughes, Paperwhites Blooming on a Winter’s Day, 2024. Open acrylic on canvas, 10×12 Michelle Hughes is a visual artist and the founder/director of Learning Arts Coaching & Consulting. If you would like to learn more about Michelle’s artwork and her other worthy endeavors, you can find her on Instagram […]
The Rosendale Heart & Soul Kids party was a blast! The event buzzed with excitement as enthusiastic Rosendalians gathered, crafting sock puppets and enjoying the antics of Rainbow the Clown. Parents and children alike enjoyed the opportunity to celebrate the friendliness that makes Rosendale such a special community. Attendees expressed […]
Dan by Maria Jan 24, 2024 M: So, Dan, how did you come to live in this area? D: When I finished military service in 1966, I came down to operate a branch of a milk distribution business. My father had the milk business distribution, and I operated the branch […]
We’re collecting your stories! Our first outing was to the Rosendale Farmers Market to collect people’s thoughts on “Postcards to Rosendale.” It was more even successful than we expected! People really enjoyed sharing with us, we met lots of new folks. We are planning to attend more at outdoor events […]
How We Get Things Done – Update Updated: Jun 21, 2023 Here’s our updated organization map. As you can see, there’s room for more folks to be involved in this exciting and fun community project. As we move into Phase 2 we will be adding lots of story gatherers, and story […]
Call for Local Support – May 2023 Pledge Drive! You are Invited to Support Rosendale Heart & Soul in our Mission To help shape the future of Rosendale by actively seeking the collective wisdom of all. Our Goals Why This, Why Now? What’s Coming Up? How Do I Learn More […]
Community Heart & Soul Success Stories Explaining what Rosendale Heart & Soul is can be difficult, because the process begins with questions – who lives, works and plays here? what do we care about? what can help make Rosendale a better place? It’s the answers those questions that provide the […]
How We Get Things Done To organize our group and meetings, we have chosen to practice sociocracy. It’s a newish form of governance, and it’s both inclusive and decisive. Check it out at these links:
RH&S Backstory Rosendale Heart & Soul is a grass roots community project begun in summer of 2022 based on Community Heart & Soul, a time-tested program developed by the Orton Foundation. The process is designed to nurture authentic vibrancy in our treasured town and to enable us to decide together […]
What’s a Hamlet? Do you know that the town of Rosendale has 14 hamlets? From the fascinating Rosendale Wikipedia entry: Engaging people in all the hamlets will be an important part of the Rosendale Heart & Soul program. Which hamlets do you live, work and play in?
Following is a summary of the Rosendale Heart & Soul program that will take place over the next two years. Everyone is looking forward to beginning Story Gathering, we have a bit more organizing to do first.