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Island Creek Community Association
March 2017
Spring is here in three weeks!
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Welcome to your March 2017
Island Creek Express
!
If you did not receive the last edition of the
Island Creek Express just c
lick
here
to see it!
This newsletter is for the residents of Island Creek. If you received this newsletter in error, or don't want to receive future editions, we sincerely apologize. You can unsubscribe at the link at the bottom of this page.
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Need help?
Do you need help with an Island Creek community question or issue? Help is only a click away! You can send an email to Cindy Wade, our on-site community manager, by clicking
here.
Please make sure we have your current email address! Update it here!
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Island Creek Express - March 2017
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Please Slow Down!
We would like to remind all residents that
Island Creek has a community-wide speed limit of 15 m.p.h. on all community streets!
So when you're driving around Island Creek, please be sure to slow down! We are all in this together, and need to keep the safety of our families first and foremost while driving in our community.
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Community Shredding Day is Coming!
Free Shred-It Day! Island Creek invites our Landsdowne & Hawthorne neighbors to join us for a free Shredding Party on
Saturday, April 29th from 9 am until 11:00 am in the Island Creek pool parking Lot.
Coffee, donuts and bagels will be served. Come on out and meet your neighbors while you safely dispose of your documents!
We thank Landsdowne for hosting this event in the past, but they were unable to host it this year.
T
wo of our long time residents Patrick Holland (Embrace Home Loans) and Ania Cress (Keller Williams Realty) generously offered to sponsor this hugely popular event.
Thank you Patrick and Ania!
We hope you will join us! You benefit -- the environment benefits, too. Patriot Shredding (
www.patriotshredding.com) will be on site to offer professional, hands-free, high end shredding of any and all document destruction needs. The process is fully automated. Turning your documents into confetti. Start cleaning the file cabinets now.
This is a totally free event. You provide the “stuff” … we provide the shredding. Help cut down on ID theft by shredding all documents you no longer need.
- Acceptable materials for shredding include paper (staples and paper clips are OK), CD’s, floppy discs.
- Not acceptable: binders, hard drives, garbage, cardboard boxes, etc.
If you have a question about whether an item is accepted or not, please email Ania Cress at
AniaCress@KW.com or Patrick Holland at
pholland@embracehomeloans.com
New Fairfax County Website Needs Feedback!
Many of you have likely used the Fairfax County government
website.
Over the last few months, the county has been building a new website to better serve you.
They now have a draft preview of what a new county government website might look like. And they want your feedback! Here's how to help provide feedback:
1.) Please visit this
page.
2.) On this page you'll see four example pages to review.
3.) Provide your feedback! Consider taking the quick first impressions survey, the more in-depth survey and/or the site map survey.
So check it out and give your thoughts!
Community snow reminders and tips
(Let's hope it doesn't snow...)
Snowfall of nearly any accumulation can affect our services and routines, such as trash collection, parking and just getting around the community. Click
here and
here for helpful guides on what to expect when we get snow, how it can impact trash pickup, plowing guidelines, and what you can do to help.
Fairfax County winter tips
Fairfax County has an online resource with many tips and information on handling the winter weather. These range from freezing pipes, hypothermia, snow, power outages, heating assistance and other safety tips. You can check it out
here.
Pond safety
P
lease remember that the community pond is not for ice skating. Even at the coldest temperatures the ice on the pond is not frozen deep enough to support the weight of a child for any length of time. Falling through the ice can result in hypothermia or worse.
Please talk with your children and educate them on risks of ponds. Please notify them that the community pond is off limits.
If you observe children on the pond, please contact the Fairfax County Police non-emergency number at 703-691-2131.
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Add or update your email address
Want to provide us with your email address? Need to update your email address? You can do that
online
! Please also visit your community website at
www.islandcreek.org
!
Ideas are welcome!
And, if you have an idea for improvement to your newsletter, your Board of Directors would love to hear from you! Please send your ideas, comments and questions to:
communitymanager@islandcreek.org.
Make a difference for Island Creek!
Be a volunteer for a committee! It takes just a little of your time and is a great way to make a difference in the community. Just
email Cindy Wade for more information. There's no obligation...we promise.
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Classifieds and services roster
Call for Services
Island Creek Management maintains a list of community members willing to provide services to other members of the community; such as baby sitting, pet sitting, yard work and snow shoveling. If you are interested in providing these types of Fee for Service activities, please email our
Community Manager with your contact information. See the
current list for details. You should also view the
Services Rules and Regulations.
You can check out the current classifieds on the community website
here.
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It's Spring Fling Time!
The Annual Island Creek Spring Fling will be held on Saturday, April 8 (rain date April 15).
10:00 am-10:30 am - Egg Hunt
10:30 am-1:00 pm - Petting zoo, face painter, balloon twister, bubbles and more!
Please note that the egg hunt begins promptly at 10:00 am! We will have the tennis court set up for ages 5 and below to hunt for eggs. Ages 6 and up will hunt for eggs around the clubhouse.
This event can't go off without the support of volunteers. Specifically, we need help with the following:
---Monday, April 3rd, 6:30pm, clubhouse – filling plastic eggs with candy & treats at the clubhouse.
---Saturday, April 8th, clubhouse:
- 8:00am-10:00am – Set up and hide eggs
- 10:00am-1:00pm – any block of time to help during the event
- 1:00pm-1:30pm- clean up.
If you have any kids needing community service hours, this is a great event for them to help out with!
If you can volunteer (any amount of time), please e-mail Karen at IslandCreekSocialCommittee@yahoo.com
Island Creek Community Ladies Game Night
The next Community Ladies Game Night is scheduled for Friday, March 10. Light snacks and refreshments will be provided. If possible please bring any games that you enjoy playing, we want to have fun! Please RSVP to Ania Cress at
Acress82@gmail.com
.
Game nights for 2017 are scheduled for: 3/10, 4/7, 5/12, 6/16, 7/21, 8/18, 9/15, 10/20, 11/17 and 12/15.
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Annual Spring Community Yard Sale
The annual Spring Community Yard Sale will be held in the Island Creek clubhouse parking lot on Saturday, April 22nd, from 8:00 am to 12 noon with a rain date of Sunday, April 23rd, from 9:00 am to 1:00 pm.
In order to reserve a space, send an email with “Garage Sale” in the subject line to Bernadette at
flowergirl70@cox.net
. Please include your address and contact number.
Spaces are limited to Island Creek residents and assigned ahead of time on a first-come first-serve basis. If all the slots in the parking lot are filled, you will be assigned either to a sidewalk space or a space on the grassy area surrounding the clubhouse. Residents may also set up outside their homes to sell too!
The clubhouse parking lot will close at 5:00 pm on Friday, April 21st and any cars left in the lot will be towed. Residents may come early Saturday morning to set out their stuff before the yard sale begins at 8:00 am.
There will be a large banner at the community entrance the week of the sale and ads will be placed in the Washington Post and a listing posted on Craigslist.
Time to clean out your cupboards and closets of all your unused and unwanted items! That something old that you are about to throw out just might be someone else’s treasure.
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Wednesday, March 1, 2017
Covenants Committee Meeting
Wednesday, March 8, 2017
Island Creek Board Meeting
Friday, March 10, 2017
Sunday, March 12, 2017
Daylight Savings Time Starts
Monday, March 13, 2017
Grounds Committee Meeting
Wednesday, March 15, 2017
Finance Committee Meeting
Thursday, March 16, 2017
Carrdinal Place Board Meeting
Tuesday, March 28, 2017
Condos at Island Creek Board Meeting
Saturday, April 1, 2017
HOA Dues Due
Monday, April 3, 2017
Egg Stuffing for Spring Fling
Wednesday, April 5, 2017
Covenants Committee Meeting
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Island Creek facts!
Did you know that the three Boards of Directors in Island Creek meet regularly to handle the business and management needs of the community? All three Boards usually meet at the main pool clubhouse at 7 p.m. on the following schedule:
- Island Creek Board - third
Wednesday of every month
-Carrdinal Place Board - third
Thursday of every month
-Condominiums at Island Creek Board - fourth
Tuesday, every other month
Check the Community Calendar above for the next meeting date for each Board. Our question below seeks to find out if you've ever attended a Board Meeting. Feel free to chime in and we'll report the results next month!
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Have you ever attended any of the Board Meetings in Island Creek?
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