Rise Young Professionals Host Happy Hour 11.5.2015

Join the Rise Young Professionals Board on Thursday, November 5, 2015, from 6 PM to 9 PM at Urban Chestnut Brewing Company’s GROVE BREWERY & BIERHALL for a happy hour party. The price of admission covers all you can drink of 4 styles of tap brew and appetizers. This is an opportunity to network, have some great food and drink, and contribute to Rise’s revitalization efforts in the  St. Louis metropolitan area.

TICKETS ARE $30.00 FOR THE GENERAL PUBLIC, AND $25 FOR MEMBERS OF ANY ST. LOUIS YOUNG PROFESSIONAL GROUPS AND RISE YOUNG FRIENDS.
Click here to get tickets.

What: 2015 Rise YP Happy Hour

When: November 5, 2015, 6 PM to 9 PM

Where: Urban Chestnut Brewing Company’s GROVE BREWERY & BIERHALL 

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A huge thanks to our exclusive architect sponsor:

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Trivers Associates, an exemplary architecture firm. Trivers’ vision is to foster a culture of passionate, diverse, creative people who design projects that thrill clients, advance communities and inspire us.
100 N Broadway # 1800, St. Louis, MO 63102
www.trivers.com.

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Lemay Chamber Awards – Fantastic Community Spirit

On Wednesday, October 14, 2015, Rise received the Community Service Award from the Lemay Chamber of Commerce at their annual awards dinner. Stephen Acree, President of Rise, accepted the award on behalf of the organization. The event was held at Orlando’s Event & Conference Center in South County. The event was well attended, but the thing that really made it special was the enthusiasm and strong community spirt the students, businesses, and police demonstrated in their acceptance speeches. Congratulations to the Lemay Chamber of Commerce!

The list of Awardees is as follows:

COMMUNITY IMPACT AWARDS
Pavilion at Lemay, St. Louis County Parks & St. Louis Economic Development Partnership

COMMUNITY SERVICE AWARD
Rise

ABOVE & BEYOND AWARDS
Dr. Kevin Carl, Hancock Place School District
Reginald Scott, Lemay Housing Partnership

AMBASSADOR OF THE YEAR
Amy Yan

YOUTH IN SERVICE AWARDS
Lucy Kebler, Notre Dame High School
Renaissance/StuCo, Hancock Place High School

COMMERCIAL BEAUTIFICATION AWARDS
Century Credit Union – David’s Hair Studio
Dowling Auto Body – Southtowne Dental
Orlando’s Event & Conference Center
St. Louis County Police – Smoothie King
St. Louis Economic Development Partnership

Koch Elementary builds community and playground:

Brian Hurd, Rise Technical Assistance Program Manager, recently joined his fraternity Alpha Phi Alpha in volunteering to assist in the construction of a playground for Koch Elementary School. Please check out this awesome report showcasing student involvement and community-building revitalization here in the St. Louis Metro Area:

2015 Rise Up Festival Video

Warm greetings, friends of Rise!

We here at Rise Community Development want to share this wonderful video shot and produced exclusively to highlight the amazing artists, musicians, sponsors, and YOU – our supporters – that contributed to making the 2015 Rise Up Festival a huge success.

If you couldn’t make it out this year Rise hopes this teaser showcasing all the fantastic elements that come together to revitalize and lift our communities convinces you to visit next year’s Rise Up Festival for tasty local eats, an inclusive representation of the St. Louis arts and music scene, family-friendly fun, and to find out what Rise is all about.

(Hint: It’s about making St. Louis an even better place to work, play, and live!)