NOVEMBER 6, 2019 | NEWSLETTER
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Shop the Rock for a better community
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Improve your community by shopping the Rock this holiday season! By choosing to spend your money at businesses in Round Rock, you help build our community through sales tax. The half-cent economic development portion of sales tax has resulted in $582 million worth of projects to support Round Rock’s growth since 1997.
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Outsmart package pirates this holiday season
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Package thefts tend to rise during the holiday season, so let the Round Rock Police Department be your front porch as you do your online shopping this year! Ensure secure delivery of your packages by shipping them to the Round Rock Police Department starting Nov. 8. It's all part of our award-winning Operation Front Porch program.
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Fire Department provides home surveys during neighborhood events
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The City of Round Rock’s Neighborhood Services Division and the Round Rock Fire Department teamed up this fall to make our neighborhoods safer. During neighborhood cleanup events, the Round Rock Fire Department has been providing free home safety surveys that include checking for working smoke detectors, appliance recalls and installation of new smoke detectors and stovetop fire suppression devices. Recently, the City has focused on providing these neighborhoods cleanups in areas that have high rates of service calls to the Fire Department.
The holidays are a perfect time to ensure your smoke alarms are in working condition. Be sure to follow these tips:
- Install smoke alarms inside each bedroom, outside each sleeping area and on every level of the home.
- Test smoke alarms at least once a month using the test button.
- Make sure everyone in the home understands the sound of the smoke alarm and knows how to respond.
- Never paint smoke alarms. Paint, stickers, or other decorations could keep the alarms from working.
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Police help families in need with Operation Blue Santa
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Round Rock Operation Blue Santa is a non-profit organization established in 1978 by volunteers and employees of the Round Rock Police Department and other City departments. The program delivers toys and food to more than 1,600 in need each year. Operation Blue Santa is supported entirely by community donations — learn how you can help below.
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City earns achievement for financial reporting
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The City of Round Rock was awarded the Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in Financial Reporting by the Government Finance Officers Association for its most recent comprehensive annual financial report. The attainment represents “a significant accomplishment by a government and its management."
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Beaujolais Nights brings global event to Round Rock
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Thursday, Nov. 21
5 — 9 p.m.
Centennial Plaza
301 W. Bagdad Ave.
It’s an award-winning festival! It’s also a global celebration in the name of wine — Round Rock’s Beaujolais Nights! Partaking in tradition nearly 70 years old, Round Rock will crack open the first bottles from this year’s Beaujolais Nouveau harvest at the same time as the rest of the world — on the Third Thursday of November. We'll be uncorking this unfussy French wine under the twinkling stars at a live jazz soirée with food music, wine and fun, all for gratuit (that’s French for free!).
This year's event is for adults ages 21 and up, and a reserved area will be available with covered tables/chairs for purchase.
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Experience open air art at PopUp Art Walk
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Saturday, Nov. 9
10 a.m. — 3 p.m.
Prete Plaza
221 E. Main St.
Join us for the free Round Rock Art Walk, featuring local artists and their creativity by transforming Downtown Round Rock into a living, breathing art celebration. Local artists will be displaying their wonderful hand made art in an open air environment, and there will be plenty of vendors with gifts for the holidays.
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Create an identification kit for your child at RRPD
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Saturday, Nov. 23
9 a.m. — noon
Round Rock Police Department lobby
2701 N. Mays St.
One of the most important tools for officers to use when searching for a missing child is readily-available and up-to-date identifying information, such as a high-quality photo and fingerprints. RRPD will be helping you make a Child ID Kit with photos, fingerprint cards and other information in a packet that you can give to first responders if your child is ever missing or involved in an emergency.
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Police, Army invite public to join Hike for Hunger
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Saturday, Nov. 16
10 a.m.
U.S. Army Round Rock Recruiting Center
2000 South IH-35, Suite M-2
The Round Rock Police Department will once again team up with the U.S. Army to sponsor the Hike for Hunger Food Drive benefiting the Round Rock Area Serving Center. Participants will hike 2 miles from the U.S. Army Round Rock Recruiting Center to the Round Rock Area Serving Center carrying rucksacks filled with food. The public is encouraged to join the hike alongside men and women of the Police Department and Army.
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Help 'Fill the Cop Car' with food for Serving Center
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Saturday, Nov. 9
Noon — 6 p.m.
Several participating locations (see below)
Before the Hike for Hunger, Round Rock Police Department and the U.S. Army will be at several stores collecting donations of nonperishable food items for the Round Rock Area Serving Center. Representatives will be at the following locations:
H-E-B, 250 University Blvd.
H-E-B, 1700 East Palm Valley Blvd.
H-E-B, 3750 Gattis School Rd.
H-E-B, 603 Louis Henna Blvd.
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Music on Main
Wednesday, Nov. 13
6 — 8 p.m.
Prete Plaza, 221 E. Main St.
Don't miss your last chance to get your groove on this year at the final Music on Main! Bring a lawn chair or blanket and the entire family. Check out the variety of dining options on Main Street, grab a bite from food vendors on-site or pack a picnic basket to enjoy the evening of fun and music!
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Hometown Holiday
Starting Saturday, Dec. 1
Evenings
Downtown Round Rock
Downtown Round Rock’s Hometown
Holiday light extravaganza will begin
twinkling to life in the evenings starting Saturday, Dec. 1. Don't miss a special evening as Christmas Family Night takes over downtown at 6:30 p.m. Friday, Dec. 6, with activities and music for the entire family.
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