CONCORD, N.H. – Last July, the 69 households of the then-Brookside Village manufactured home community in Plainville, Mass. banded together to purchase the land beneath their homes for just over $3.5 million. They incorporated as Brookside Residents Association … More »
Some coping advice from one ROC leader to another The pandemic arrived early in 2020, lingered over the summer, and now we’re back in the thick of it. I don’t know about you, but I thought we would … More »
Last year, the Pew Research Center reported that most Americans are feeling that the political discourse has become less respectful, less fact-based and less substantive. The ongoing presidential election brings these feelings front and center and, as it … More »
This past year has been a real gift. I stepped back in time with all of the current knowledge and experience I now possess having run ROC USA® for 8½ years. I was able to return to what … More »
Good Day To All, Remember when you were a little kid and your parents woke you up to say you were going on a road trip today so get up and get dressed? My heart would fill with … More »
Can your community use a $2,000 grant? There are five such grants available to five communities in The ROC USA family in 2016. Do you need seed money to get started on a community center, or need furnishings … More »
Good Day to Everyone! Happy Friday to you. Well what a grand event day we had. Our Fun Fair Event went well, we had about 30 residents and children come and the vendors were great. I would recommend … More »
It was great to attend the gathering of the five Maine ROCs last Saturday. It’s always good to see old friends, Fay, Linda and Dawn – who attended the Community Leadership Institute last fall in Cincinnati – and … More »
This week residents are getting a gentle little nudge, a prod, a tiny push from Paul Bradley and from us – your always friendly ROC Association Directors – to provide some grassroots input as ROC USA works to … More »
Living in the home of the Seattle Seahawks as a 12th Man since I arrived in 1995,I am excited to say this football season has been a blast. Yet NOTHING takes the victory win over living in a … More »
