Roseville Cares Week 2025
Gather a group together to do good in Roseville in February
The first week of February, nonprofit organization Do Good Roseville is hosting a week of community service projects called Roseville Cares 2025. The goal is to inspire individuals and groups in Roseville to commit to doing acts of kindness the week of February 1–9.
“Sometimes people want to do good but they don’t know what to do, or they don’t know when to do it,” Kathy Ramundt, cofounder of Do Good Roseville, said. So that’s why she created an opportunity for people in Roseville to follow through on that desire to do something good in the community.
Ramundt is partnering with Barb Bergseth from the Roseville Area Optimist Club’s Character Development Initiative to make the week a reality. They got together in November to brainstorm ways their organizations could do good in the community.
“We know that Roseville is a community where caring actions happen year-round,” Bergseth said. “Roseville Cares was created out of an idea for a week of caring that would bring together Roseville area stakeholders—individuals, schools, business, government, faith groups, and civic, service and youth serving groups—to carry out caring actions in the community during a specific time.”
They decided to plan the week to coincide with Roseville Area High School’s Charity Week, which is happening February 3 to 7.
“One of Do Good Roseville's guiding principles is Sooner is Better,” Ramundt said. “We don't wait to do something when it's perfect because that's not possible. The first time we do anything it's a learning experience.”
RAHS has chosen Face to Face, a Saint Paul medical and mental health clinic for youth, to focus on for their Charity Week. The will also be gathering food for a food shelf, according to Carrie Ardito, director of communications for Roseville Area Schools.
During Roseville Cares Week, 9th and 10th grade AVID students will be making approximately 150 Valentines to be delivered with flowers donated by Wish of a Lifetime to residents at Roseville Senior House on Valentine’s Day.
How to Participate
Do Good Roseville is curating a list of community service ideas on their website. Volunteers can pursue the list and choose something to do, or come up with their own idea. No sign-ups are required—all they ask is for you to send Ramundt an email to let her know what you’re planning to do then take photos and share about it on social media using the hashtag #RosevilleCares2025. You can also email photos to Ramundt at kramundt@hotmail.com.
The hope is that groups that already exist will use this week as the catalyst to organize a project.
Roseville Cares Week kicks off on Feb. 1 from 1:00 pm to 3:00 pm with a Family Service Fair at Anpetu Teca Education Center. This event features stations with hands-on activities for kids and families that will benefit others, such as making Valentine cards for seniors, help make fleece blankets for My Very Own Bed, or put together catnip toys for Pet Haven. The list continues to grow.
The Do Good Roseville website also includes a developing list of project ideas that volunteers can get involved with during the other days of Roseville Cares Week.
“Our goal is to inspire and spotlight caring actions in the community. We hope Roseville Cares is a spark for people to ‘care it forward’ and prioritize caring every day,” Bergseth said.
