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Holiday Clean Up Week

Now that the holiday season chaos is over, it's time to rest. But all the holiday decorations are still up! And who wants to haul a Christmas tree to the curb? Well, that's where R+B@Home comes in! From Monday, January 3rd to Friday, January 7th R+B@Home will be visiting each property to haul away donations, trash, Christmas decorations, and yes, Christmas trees. We'll also be offering a discount on cleaning services scheduled for that week! Schedule a cleaning service between January 3rd and January 7th and get $10 off! The schedule and pricing can be found below: Pricing (includes pick-up and disposal) Full "moving boxes" filled with miscellaneous items (Christmas lights, wreaths, old toys) - $10 per box Christmas trees (Monday through Thursday only) - $20 Electronics (televisions, computers, printers, video game consoles) - $35 per item Large Furniture (sofas, recliners, dining furniture) - $50 per item Paper Shredding - $10 per banker's box Pickup Schedule Monday, January 3rd Prospect Pointe, Misty Cove, Hartwell Drive, and Hartwell Court Tuesday, January 4th Anthony Drive, 520 N. Neil Street, State Street, Clark Street, 506/508 White Street, Healey Street, 408 S. Prairie St., Prairie Place, 510 Elm Street, 211 Springfield Avenue, and Green Street Wednesday, January 5th Stonegate Village Thursday, January 6th Crowwood Pointe, Westwood Village, and Ginger Creek Friday, January 7th Final pick up day for all properties * All donations will be taken to Salt & Light or Habitat for Humanity ReStore If you would like to book a service, visit the R+B@Home website or contact us at [email protected] . .blog a { text-decoration:none; color:#fb6c30; font-size: 14px; } .blog ul { font-size: 14px; } .blog p { font-size: 14px; }

'Tis the Season to Help Our Community

.blog a { text-decoration:none; color:#fb6c30; } .blog { font-size: 14px; } .blog h4 { padding-bottom: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; } Why Our Residents are THE BEST Over the years we have been blown away by the generosity of our residents. Every November you donate a mountain of toys to Toys for Tots , piles of cards for senior citizens living in care facilities, and when we asked you to sew masks for C-U Public Health, Christie Clinic, and Carle Foundation Hospital you delivered ! Since we know our residents are so giving, we want to help provide as many opportunities to support our community as we can. Our Rent Credits Fundraiser is Back Last year we decided to give every resident the opportunity to participate in C-U at Home's annual fundraiser, One Winter Night, by offering $25 to either take as a credit towards rent or donate to C-U at Home and have us match it. We raised $15,650 for C-U at Home and gave $5,850 to residents . It was incredible witnessing the generosity of our residents, so we've decided to do it again! One Winter Night Each February One Winter Night provides an opportunity for our community to learn about homelessness, raise awareness for our friends without an address, and experience a bit of what it might be like to be outside, overnight, in the coldest part of a Central Illinois winter. Participants commit to spending 12 hours outside in a cardboard box in downtown Champaign on the first Friday in February, as well as raising at least $1,000 to help C-U at Home continue doing all they do to help our community throughout the year. How You Can Help If you are a Royse + Brinkmeyer resident, fill out this form to claim your credit and tell us whether you want to take the credit or donate it to C-U at Home. If you donate your credit to C-U at Home, we''ll match it. That's $50 towards supporting the most vulnerable in our community! If every Royse + Brinkmeyer resident donates, we will have helped fund a $75,000 donation to reduce homelessness! If you aren't a R+B resident and want to donate, or just want to donate more than your credit, you can donate directly to C-U at Home here . Our Interview with C-U at Home Our Director of Property Management sits down with Rob Dalhaus III, Director of Development and Community Outreach for C-U at Home, to discuss C-U at Home's mission, impact, and how we're partnering to support the homeless in Champaign-Urbana.

That's A Lot of Toys!

Each year the Toys for Tots program collects new and unwrapped toys and delivers them to underprivileged children. In 2020 the program distributed 53,509 toys to 5,544 children in Champaign County alone. Our residents blow us away every year by donating more and more toys for underprivileged kids. This year was no exception, we were amazed to see the MOUNTAIN of donations that were packed up and given to the Salvation Army to deliver by Christmas. We counted 411 toys! We are so proud of our community for coming together and showing such generosity to those in need. It warms our hearts every year. As a thank you, we raffled off one month of free rent and $100 in R+B@Home Services . And our winners are.... ONE MONTH FREE RENT: Roxanne from Prospect Pointe $100 for R+B@Home: Leah from Clark St. .blog a { text-decoration:none; color:#fb6c30; }

Help for the Holidays

THIS JUST IN: Santa's Elves are Overloaded this Year If Santa delivered gifts that need to be assembled, installed, or wrapped before Christmas (or after), or if you need help getting your home ready for the holidays, we want to offer our R+B@Home Elves* to help you get the job done! R+B@Home Elves here to help with anything you might need. Not sure what our elves can do for you? Here are some ways we may be of help: Gift Wrapping - $25/hr For the holidays we are now offering gift wrapping! Have all of your gifts wrapped beautifully by R+B@Home staff! This service costs $25/hour with a 1 hour minimum. Wrapped gifts can be picked up within 48 hours. (subject to change if demand is high) Grocery Pickup - $12.50/30 minutes Let us brave the holiday madness for you! Order your groceries and we will pick them up and deliver them right to your door. We also offer grocery shopping services at $25/hour Furniture Assembly - $75 We've all been there. No one likes assembling a new dresser or bookshelf, so let us take care of it! Our maintenance staff will come and assemble any common ready to assemble furniture: bed frames; couches; bookshelves; etc. Wall Hangings Trying to spruce things up for the season? Let us help! We can make sure things are hung level and avoid any damage to your walls. Plus we won’t charge you for the holes when you move out! Smart Device Set-Up Got a new smart device like a smart thermostat or smart lightbulbs and plugs? We can set it up so you can avoid the hassle! Whatever you might need--just ask! **R+B@Home Elves are actually human, and can only do so much--services are available while elves have openings.

Holiday Reminders

Even though we are all celebrating a little differently this year, the holidays are always a busy time! We would hate for you to miss out on the opportunity to help make someone's holiday season a little brighter... including yours! We have a few opportunities for our residents to spread the holiday spirit this month! Rent Credit/Matched C-U at Home Donation Deadline December 10th Royse +Brinkmeyer would like to show support for our friends without an address this winter. With the pandemic looming and unemployment increasing, we've decided to offer a $25 credit toward our residents' rent! But we'd also like to give our residents the opportunity to support those less priveleged. So we are giving residents the option to donate their credit to support C-U at Home and their mission of serving the most vulnerable homeless in our community. For every credit donated to C-U at Home Royse and Brinkmeyer will match with another $25 donation! These funds will help support C-U at Home through their upcoming event, "One Winter Night" . Residents interested should email Maureen Peck and let her know whether you would like to accept the credit or donate it to C-U at Home. We support our residents either way! Together we can make a difference! Toys for Tots Toy Drive Deadline December 11th Each year the Toys for Tots program collects new and unwrapped toys and delivers them to underprivileged children in Champaign County. If you would like to participate you just need to buy a NEW toy, and drop it off, unwrapped, at our main leasing office (211 W. Springfield). From there, toys will be distributed through Lite Rock 97.5 to the Salvation Army. For every new toy you bring in you can enter a name in our drawing for FREE RENT! Happiness for the Holidays Card Campaign Deadline December 12th In light of the pandemic people in nursing homes, retirement facilities, and long-term care may not get to see family members or friends this holiday season. Join us in helping Mix 94.5 spread some holiday cheer to the residents of local care facilities this season! Buy a holiday card (or make your own) or have the kids color a cute holiday picture (free printable coloring pages) and drop it off at our main leasing office (211 W Springfield) by December 12 for a chance to win a gift card to a local business! First Place Winner - $50 gift card for the resident who submits the most cards/coloring pages. Second Place Winner- $25 gift card for the resident who submits the most creative cards/coloring pages. Royse + Brinkmeyer will deliver the cards to Mix 94.5 who will distribute them to residents in local care facilities just in time for the holidays! Christmas Caroling December 14th-17th Look out for Santa's elves. It may be one, or two, or even three. You'll recognize them as staff of R+B. We'll be decked out in red and green, as we bring you our best caroling! Here's when and where you can expect to see (and hear) us. Feel free to step outside your door, out on your balcony, or come to the nearest property to listen or even join in! Monday, December 14th We will be caroling at Prospect Pointe from 4:00pm-5:00pm. Tuesday, December 15th We will be caroling at Stonegate Village from 2:00pm-3:00pm. Wednesday, December 16th We will be caroling at Prairie Place and State Street from 11:00am-11:30am and Ginger Creek from 1:00pm-2:00pm. Thursday, December 17th We will be caroling at 520 Neil from 11:30am-12:00pm and at Westwood Village from 4:30pm-5:00pm. We have the best residents and hope to bring a smile to your face during this holiday season!

Toys for Tots Toy Drive + Rent Raffle

Make a Child's Dream Come True, Plus a Chance at Free Rent for You! Each year the Toys for Tots program collects new, unwrapped toys, and delivers them to underprivileged children in Champaign County. If you would like to participate, buy a NEW toy and drop it off, unwrapped, at our main leasing office (211 W. Springfield). From there, toys will be distributed through Lite Rock 97.5 to the Salvation Army. For every new toy you bring in you can enter a name in our drawing for ONE MONTH OF FREE RENT! Drop Off Dates November 23rd - December 11th