New Neighbors at Eagle Ridge

We have some wonderful new residents and neighbors who joined us in May! Please welcome the Hoffmans! They are excited to make Eagle Ridge Apartments their new home. The feature they love most about their apartment is their view of eagle lake. If you see them around our community, please join us in welcoming them to Eagle Ridge.

The Hoffman's recently moved to Eagle Ridge.

Donut Miss the Spring Breakfast!

Please join us for the annual Spring Continental Breakfast. For those of you hurrying off to work in the morning, there will be to-go boxes available. Everyone else is welcome to hang out and chat over coffee, juice, and some morning treats!

Spring Breakfast
Wednesday, May 7 from 6:45 - 8:30 a.m.
In your building lobby!

Choose Your Neighbors and Get $300 - Refer your friends and family to Eagle Ridge

With the busy rental season coming up, don't forget to let your friends, family, and co-workers know how much you love living at Eagle Ridge - you could get $300 if you refer someone to us and they move in. It seems that we always get a new influx of residents in the spring and summer, which is a popular time to move, and you will get $300 in free rent if you convince someone you know to move in and be your neighbor!

If you refer anyone to us, be sure to contact the rental office to let us know so we can give you your bonus when they move in. It's a win-win situation. The person you refer gets a great place to live, and you get to choose your neighbors by referring family, friends, and co-workers.

March For Babies - Get some exercise and do some good

Tomorrow the Maple Grove Hospital will be promoting healthy and strong babies in the community by sending a team of volunteers to participate in the March For Babies. Maple Grove Hospital employees, volunteers, friends, family and many other walkers will gather at Como Park in St. Paul for a two mile walking fundraiser.

The funds raised go to "support research and programs that help moms have full-term pregnancies and babies begin healthy lives." To learn more about this walk, and to sign up or donate, visit this link: http://www.marchforbabies.org/s_team_page.asp?seid=2035751

You can also register the day of the walk, just show up! If you would like to attend, here's where to go:

Location of Walk:  1199 Midway Pkwy St. Paul, MN 55103
Walk Distance: 2 miles
Registration Time: 9:30 AM
Start Time: 11:00 AM
Phone: (952) 835-3033

Ring Them Bells - Severe Weather Alarm Testing Today

You may hear the weather alarm sounding today, but don't be alarmed! The Minnesota Department of Public Safety will be conducting drills for severe weather by sounding the weather alarm twice, once at 1:45 p.m. and again at 6:55 p.m.. This is part of a wider effort know as Severe Weather Awareness Week. As we head into the warmer months, Minnesota will sometimes see severe thunderstorms, hail, straight-line winds, and yes, sometimes tornadoes. When there is severe weather and you hear those alarms sounding (and it's not a test) you should take shelter and seek additional information for updates about weather warnings.

For more information about Sever Weather Awareness Week you can visit this website: https://dps.mn.gov/divisions/hsem/weather-awareness-preparedness/Pages/default.aspx

The safety of our residents is very important to us, so please take a moment to read through our community guidelines for dealing with emergency situations.

Happy Earth Day!

Did you know that today is Earth Day? Earth Day is a popular global observance to raise awareness and appreciation of the environment. The idea for Earth Day began circulating in the 1960’s, when concerns about the environment began to rise in the United States. The first Earth Day was celebrated on April 22, 1970. It was designed as an environmental awareness program with its aim to educate participants about the importance of preserving the environment. In 1990, a global Earth Day was organized, and now is observed in more than 140 countries by 200 million people.

Earth Day 2014 will be celebrated in many ways. Common community activities include picking up roadside trash, planting trees, using recyclable containers for lunches, programs on conservation, recycling and more.

Eagle Ridge does several things to conserve our Earth’s resources: for example we use low flow toilets and shower heads to conserve water. Our care-taking staff works hard to make sure your home is free of unsightly trash. Recycling containers are provided for residents and you don’t even have to sort your recyclables -- simply put your recyclables in the bin! Recycling one aluminum can save enough energy to power a TV for up to 3 hours! Thanks for doing your part in saving our precious planet!

To learn more about Earth Day, visit www.earthday.org/

New Movie Titles in the Office

We have some new movie titles in the Eagle Ridge office - so stop on by and visit with the staff and pick out a movie for the weekend. Our selections change every month, and we have a good variety of films from different genres, which means you can find something that you like. Movies are just $1.00 for two days.

Here's our new releases:

Anchorman 2

Ender's Game

The Hobbit - The Desolation of Smaug

The Wolf of Wall Street