Programs & Events
FRNNG hosts a variety of programs and events each year. Support your nonprofit neighborhood organization’s work with a tax-deductible donation by clicking here. Any amount big or small makes a difference!
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Minnehaha Creek Duck Race
FRNNG hosts the Minnehaha Creek Duck Race the first Saturday in May! Watch the ducks float down the creek and enjoy with food trucks, activities for all ages, music, and a raffle. Information on sponsoring ducks will be available early in 2024.
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Neighborhood Loan Programs
FRNNG funds home improvement, emergency deferred, and exterior and energy deferred home loan programs for residents in buildings with 1-4 units.
FRNNG partners with the Center for Energy & Environment to administer loans. Learn more below!
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Pets of FRNNG
Calling all pet people — dogs, cats, fish, birds, reptiles and everything beyond and in between! Click below to submit your pet(s) and check out our growing neighborhood showcase whenever you need a smile!
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Facade Grants
Eligible businesses, nonprofits and commercial property owners can get up to $5,000 in matching grant funds for exterior improvements through the City of Minneapolis and the Field Regina Northrop Neighborhood Group.
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Home Energy Squad Visits
FRNNG residents can access free or discounted Home Energy Squad visits to make free energy upgrades at home.
Click below to learn more and sign up through the Center for Energy & Environment.
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Creek Restoration & Buckthorn Removal
FRNNG’s Greening volunteers have been working to remove invasive buckthorn along Minnehaha Creek and do our part to preserve our shared green spaces, all without toxic chemicals or hard-to-use power tools. We’d love to have you involved!
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Just Deeds & Racial Covenants
The Just Deeds Project provides homeowners with the opportunity to learn about, acknowledge the harm caused by and discharge racial covenants recorded against their properties and reclaim their homes as equitable spaces.
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Neighborhood Events
FRNNG collaborates with McRae Park and other community partners on neighborhood events. Find info on upcoming events at www.frnng.org/calendar, Facebook, Instagram or by signing up for our twice a month e-News, Closer to Home, below!
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Business Directory
Our neighborhoods are home to a thriving and vibrant business community. Shop local and support our Field, Regina & Northrop businesses using our neighborhood business directory.
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Volunteer with FRNNG
Get involved with your neighborhood by volunteering with our Greening Committee (which meets monthly), on our Board of Directors, with events and more.
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Holiday Lights Tour
We hosted the FIRST-EVER Field Regina Northrop Holiday Lights Tour in Dec. 2023. Huge thanks to everyone who shared their home, apartment or business display!
Learn more below.
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Close to Home Print Newsletter
FRNNG publishes a quarterly newsletter that gets mailed to everyone address in the Field, Regina and Northrop neighborhoods.
Check out our Close to Home archives, going back nearly 20 years, below!