HACKBERRY CREEK MID-WEEK UPDATE!

January 4th, 2023

Happy New Year Hackberry Residents! We trust the holidays were good and you're already making progress on your New Year's Resolutions.

Special Note: Friday, January 6th will be Audri's last day here at Hackberry Creek. She has accepted a position closer to home and we wish her the best in all her new endeavors. If you'd like to stop by and wish her well before she leaves, she'll be in the office Friday until 5pm. We wish you well Audri!

This last Mid-Week update of the year includes information on...

• Women's Club Meeting - Get Organized! - January 17th
• New Hackberry Creek App for Residents
• Call for Volunteers for Your Committees
• Submissions for Next Issue of Hackberry Creek Living Magazine
• New Hackberry Creek Cookbook Project - Recipes Needed!

Have a great week and as always, if you have any questions, please call the Hackberry Creek office at 972-401-4946.

ORGANIZING with KATHLEEN CHAMBERS

Kathleen was born and raised in southern Arizona where she received her bachelor’s degree in Fashion Merchandising with a minor in Marketing from The University of Arizona. Fresh out of college, Kathleen began her career with JCPenny, bringing her to Dallas, Texas. She quickly transitioned from retail to wholesale and worked for seven years before becoming a stay-at-home mom.

Growing up, her parents owned a contracting company and Kathleen would often be at the office and in the field getting the custom homes ready for move-in. These years of hands-on experience taught her to be very handy with tools, how to manage paper, run an office, and work with subcontractors. The next milestone was marrying her sweetheart and after some time as a couple they started a family and a business. Kathleen continued to use her skills to raise their two children and help her husband run and manage the business.

Kathleen is a talented leader and can adapt her personality to work with all types of clients. Those who know her say she is cool and collected, funny, frugal, and loyal. These traits are helpful when working with people who are anxious about making decisions and moving forward. Kathleen is excellent at organizing small spaces and creating multipurpose areas. She knows how to work with small budgets and has an eye for decorating. Her education and life experience bring skills helpful to photographers, small businesses owners, those with cluttered garages full of tools, and clients wanting a creative space plan for closets.

Kathleen loves to exercise and spend time outdoors. She also enjoys scrapbooking photos and treasures from her family. She is skilled at picture organization and loves her annual weekend retreats to work on her scrapbooks and catch up with old friends.



Whether organizing a dream closet, a fresh trendy bedroom, a functional laundry room, or tidy but perfectly organized garage, Kathleen loves helping others fall in love with their home again. It is her goal to make clients happy.

The office continues to receive complaints from the Golf Course staff and residents whose homes back up to the course that individuals are trespassing on the greens, fairways and cart paths. Be advised that the entire golf course (cart trails, greens, fairways, water features) is private property and individuals are subject to trespassing citations from Las Colinas Association Security Patrols and/or the Irving Police Department if reported.

The only persons allowed on the course are members of the club and those actively playing.

Since the golf course is private property residents of Hackberry Creek are not permitted to walk, run, exercise pets or bike on the cart paths or anywhere on the course. The golf course is not a public area and is not open to residents for use of any sort.

Residents of Hackberry do not have permission to access the course unless they are a member of the club and actively playing golf.

Residents cannot play the course, use the greens, jump in just to play a few holes, etc. unless they check-in with the Club first. Even if you are a member of the Club you must check-in with the Club before any play - not checking in constitutes trespassing.

Please be sure to honor the private property rights of the Country Club and golf course areas. If you have a concern about trespassing, please report the issue to the Las Colinas Association or the Country Club.

We are happy to announce that Hackberry Creek now has its own resident's app for Apple and Android devices!

The app will allow you to contact the office, view other website members, utilize the forum and receive push notifications for important news and updates! The app does not have as many features as the full website but is still a great tool to stay in touch with neighbors and up-to-date with Association news! And, if you prefer the app language other than English, you can change that setting as well.

After downloading (links below) for your specific device, please follow these steps to get connected and logged in to the app:

1. Download the app for your device using appropriate link below or simply search "Hackberry Creek" to find it in the App Store or on Google Play. You should see the green Hackberry Logo and the name of the app is Hackberry Creek HOA App.
2. Open the App
3. In the far upper left of the home screen you will see a little round grey and white profile icon. Tap that icon.
4. You should see the Hackberry Name and logo and a button that says "Get Started". Tap "Get Started".
5. Enter your email address.
6. Click "Continue"
7. If you already are a member of the website registered with the email address you entered, look at bottom of screen and select "Already have a password? Log in". Skip to step 9.
8. If you are not already a member of the website, go to your email account and click on the link provided within 20 minutes. Be sure to check your Spam folder. Follow the instructions to create an account. Once you've received notification your account is approved / created, close and re-open the app and start again at step 2.
9. Enter your password (the one you use for the website) and click "Log In"
10. A pop up should appear asking you if you'd like to allow notifications. Select Yes to ensure you are notified of any alerts or messages instantaneously.
11. If you have landed at your profile page, you can update accordingly or push the back arrow in the upper left to go to the home page.
12. You're in!

From the app Home Screen you will find Important Announcements below the menu bar. If you scroll to the bottom of the page you will see a Members list. To follow the Association Manager or specific board members, find them in the members list and select follow so you will be notified anytime they post something. At the moment you can only search by first name be we are working on expanding that capability.

By selecting the Contact menu option you can send a message or click to call us at the office. You can also go to the full mobile version of the website.

The Forum is available on the app so you can read, comment on, or add a post. If none of the categories are visible or are grayed out - it means you are not logged in as a member.

The Galley page has photos from recent events.

To manage notification settings, click on the round, gray notification icon (a bell) in the far upper right side of the screen. Click the 3 dots in the upper right, select "Notification Settings". On this screen you can select what type of notifications you'd like to receive. We recommend at a minimum you elect to receive "Announcements" under the General category (first selection) so any important push notifications will be delivered immediately. Ensure notification are also enabled on your phone for the Hackberry App in your phone's notifications settings.

To change the app language to a language other than English, from the Home screen, press the small round profile icon in the upper left. On the My Profile page, select the gear icon in far upper right to go to the Settings page. Select App Language and choose your preferred language from 23 different options. Once changed the app will close and re-open. Note that any text in Announcements will still display in English but all other navigation text should appear in the language of your choosing.

Click the icons below to download your app! 

NEW YEAR - NEW OPPORTUNITIES TO SERVE!

Your Association is looking for volunteers for several committees! Here is a list of opportunities below and contact information for each Board Liaison and Committee Chairperson. Start the New Year off right by getting involved! You can email any of the contact people by clicking the buttons below for information on how to be a part!

Communications Committee

Finance Committee

Governing Documents Committee

Security Committee

INTERESTING STORY OR AWARD? TELL IT TO HACKBERRY CREEK LIVING MAGAZINE



Have you or someone in your family recently won an award, or have an interesting hobby, talent or interest that you would like to share with your neighbors? 

If so, we would love to include it in the next issue of Hackberry Creek Living Magazine. 

Have you taken a trip or had an adventure that you would like to share? Explore, Dream, Discover is the title of a regular feature about our residents’ travels that will run in Hackberry Creek Living. Hackberry Creek residents have visited many fascinating places, both in the United States and all over the world. 

If you are an aspiring author, we encourage you to write an article that you think your neighbors would enjoy reading. And, photos are always welcome! 

Please e-mail your submittals to Hackberry Creek Living Editor Nancy Miller at: studio.design1@hotmail.com. The submittal deadline for the February / March issue is January 10th, 2023. 

REPORTING COMMON AREA EMERGENCIES

If you see an emergency issue in the neighborhood please dial 911 first. If it is not an immediate health or safety threat and you need to contact the Association, the absolute fastest way to get a message to the Village Manager (within seconds) is to use the new Hackberry Creek HOA App.

If you've downloaded it and logged in, simply go to the CONTACT page and to the left of "Get In Touch" press the Message Button. The "Call Us" button calls the office phone and if it is not during business hours we will not receive your call.

By using the MESSAGE button your Village Manager gets an instant notification on his Village Cell Phone and Personal Cell Phone. See image below!

We Want to Publish Your Favorite Recipes!

We need your help to create a community cookbook of favorite family recipes. To contribute is simple and can be done online in just a few minutes! Here's how you can contribute... Find the special recipe that your family loves to eat and you love to make. Click the button below to fill out a simple form to submit your recipe. It's that simple! 

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To help us know how many cookbooks you may want to order, be sure to include that information as well. This project is being done at cost. We expect the books to cost approximately $5 or less. The final exact cost will depend on how many copies are ordered and the number of recipes submitted.

(If you'd like to help edit or assist with the project please contact the office!)

The Deadline for entering Recipes is Saturday, December 31, 2022 in order to have our cookbooks printed and available late January 2023. Please help us to make this project a success and enter at least one recipe before the deadline! 

Click The Button Below To Submit Your Recipes!