Association Awards
​RDMIA Wins "Most Unique" at 2016 Aptos July 4th Parade
The Rio Del Mar Improvement Association celebrated its 75th anniversary by participating in the Aptos 4th of July parade, aka The World’s Shortest Parade. With lots of hard work from Board Members, everything came together. Our float featured an upside-down humpback whale (a fun and serendipitous whoops!) serenaded with an awesome underwater whale soundtrack.
Our entry made us a shoo-in to earn "The Most Unique Award" bestowed by the Aptos Chamber of Commerce. The kids who came out to high-five the whale’s fin seemed to agree, too! Thanks to everyone who helped make us a winner!
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RDMIA Earns Award for Making Rio del Mar a Better Place!
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The Aptos Chamber of Commerce awarded the Rio del Mar Improvement Association (RDMIA) on October 30, 2015. This recognition of RDMIA’s work was not just for recent projects, including the Rio del Mar Entrance Sign, Flats Roundabout, and Esplanade landscape, but also acknowledges the association’s efforts towards making Rio del Mar a better place to live.
We were honored that two of our Board members, Melanie Freitas and Patrick Kelley, were nominated for the Woman of the Year and the Man of the Year award, respectively. If you knew how much each of them has done and continues to do for our community, we are sure you’d vote them #1.
Thank you to everyone who contributed to the 2014-15 Beautification projects, which resulted in this award!
