City to host Resident Appreciation Day June 3
The City of Cedar Rapids invites all residents to attend Resident Appreciation Day at the Downtown Farmers’ Market on Saturday, June 3, from 7:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
Residents will be able to:
- Take the City Manager’s 1-Bag Challenge
- Talk with staff from City departments and learn more about City services
- Meet mascots Otto the River Otter, McGruff the Crime Dog, Yardy and Curby
- Get a refreshing glass of Cedar Rapids’ award-winning water
- Have children fingerprinted by Police Department volunteers
- Explore City vehicles including a fire truck, police squad car, boom truck, leaf truck
- Meet with City Heroes including firefighters, police officers, public works other staff who serve the City in instrumental ways
- Enter a drawing to win a free family pool pass (value over $200), enter a drawing to win a golf outing (value over $200)
- Win prizes, play games and receive give always
At 10:00 a.m., the Cedar Rapids City Council will announce the five 2017 Five Seasons Citizenship Award winners on the main stage near the intersection of 3rd Avenue and 2nd Street SE. The Five Seasons Citizenship Awards program is sponsored by the University of Iowa Community Credit Union, which will provide two prizes for each of the five winners: an engraved clock and a $1,000 donation to the charity of the winner’s choice.
