A collaborative effort by Friends of Mt. Rubidoux, Mission Inn Foundation & Museum, and the Riverside Land Conservancy to ensure that the peak of Mt. Rubidoux property is substantially preserved in its current state, reasonably maintained, and kept accessible to members of the public for their enjoyment.
Totally Mt. Rubidoux
thank you Event Sunday, May 19th at white park
We hope you can all join us. Totally Mt. Rubidoux would not have been successful without you and we would really like the opportunity to say thank you and for us to all celebrate together.
totally Mt. Rubidoux is the Successful Bidder!
On April 11th at approximately 10:00 am Totally Mt. Rubidoux won the public auction for the .43 acres atop Mt. Rubidoux with a bid of $10,500.
This effort would not have been successful without the commitment of the community and the outpouring of support. We were joined by many of you and thank you for that.
CONGRATULATIONS RIVERSIDE! Our Serra Cross is safe.
Totally mt. rubidoux
In response to a claim that the Serra Cross that resides atop Mt. Rubidoux is in violation of separation of church and state, our Riverside City Council has voted to sell the 0.43 acres at the top of Mt. Rubidoux at public auction. With ownership of the property in private hands, the threat of legal action against the city is removed.
Three of Riverside’s non-profit organizations, Friends of Mt. Rubidoux, Mission Inn Foundation, and the Riverside Land Conservancy have joined together to lead the effort to purchase the property and maintain it in its current state, in perpetuity. Each of these organizations individually preserves our history and the elements of our community.
Our Goals
Collaboratively, “Totally Mt. Rubidoux” has set out to accomplish several goals:
- Represent the Entire Community
- Preserve access to Mt. Rubidoux
- Preserve our heritage and our story
- Raise funding for the purchase* and maintenance of the Peak of Mt. Rubidoux
- Preserve the open space of Mt. Rubidoux
All of this equates to keeping Mt. Rubidoux and our story whole and intact.
As a community member you can help to preserve our history and ensure the future of our story:
- Stay Informed - Please sign up to be kept informed.
- Join Us - Volunteers are needed! Use our volunteer form to let us know how you would like to get involved or submit your fundraising event so we can help let people know about it
- Spread the Word - share the story, the developments and information. Here is a downlable flyer for you to share. Also, like us on Facebook and follow us on Twitter
- Donate to the fund
Members of Totally Mt. Rubidoux are available to come and speak to your group.
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Yard Signs Are Available
Totally Mt. Rubidoux yard signs have arrived and are available for $5. They can be picked up at Tilden-Coil Constructors main office located downtown at 3612 Mission Inn Avenue (the corner of Mission Inn Avenue and Orange St). We will also have them at the Walk With the Animals event on March 16th at Fairmount Park. All proceeds go towards the effort.
T-Shirts Are Available
Totally Mt. Rubidoux t-shirts are ready!
Bid Documents Release
The City of Riverside has released the bid documents
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It is what we do - together
When I first started dating my husband, about 20 years ago, we use to stroll up the mountain together chatting and getting to know eachother. I thought this guy must be crazy taking me out for a walk instead of the movies! It was just something he did. After we got married we began running up the mountain together. Well, he ran, I walked really fast after him. When I got pregnant, I walked up just about everymorning including the day he was born! Now, the three of us still make the trip up the mountain together. Its what we do. I hope my son will remember our trip up the mountain and be able to make his own memories at the mountain.
"All the way to the cross"
I lived at the foot of Mt. Rubidoux when my grandchildren were growing up. They loved going out my back gate directly onto the path up the hill, and taking that long walk upward. One day when my grandson was five, on one of those climbs, I became tired and wanted to go back down, he replied "No, Nana, I want to go all the way to the cross." The cymbalism was not lost to me. Naturally we ascended to the cross!
...in the spring of 1969. I was a member of Troop 5...
My first experience on Mt. Rubidoux occurred in the spring of 1969. I was a member of Troop 5, Riverside County Council, Boy Scouts of America.
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Endorsers
Other community endorsers
Preserving our history and our open space is crucial to the development of our continued story and requires all of us as a community to do this. Thank you to the following groups that endorse “Totally Mt. Rubidoux” and the efforts to save our history. Would your group like to offer its support by being an endorser? Contact Us.
- Tilden-Coil Constructors, Inc.
- The Riverside Historical Society
- Artesian Design
- Riverside African American Historical Society
- IW Consulting Engineers
- Security Bank
- Source Studio
- The Grove Community Church
- Word of Life Ministries International
- Uptown Kiwanis
- Temple Fitness
- Blackshear Fitness
- Riverside Bicycle Club
- Fr Josiah Trenham, St. Andrew Orthodox Church
- Inland Empire Racewalkers
- All Saints' Carden Academy
- FX Signs
- San Bernardino Diocese
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