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CHILDREN'S PLAYGROUP
YARD OF THE MONTH
PHOTO ALBUM
BOOK
CLUBS
TENNIS AND BASKETBALL
BEAUTIFICATION
COMMITTEE
ANNUAL
INDEPENDENCE DAY PARADE
Mark your calendar for
THIS Saturday, July 3 @ 9:00 am to join the
parade! This is an 'all ages' event designed for
entire families to celebrate our wonderful country.
Dress yourselves, your little ones, and your
'transportation' (bike, trike, stroller, scooter, wagon,
etc) in patriotic Red, White & Blue.
Bring cold water and wear sunscreen. Children are invited too, but please supervise your kids
for their safety.
Questions? Email
social2008@stonelakes.net More details
including location are in your newsletter from Maureen
from late June.
FIREWORKS SHOW
The City
of Southlake will present its 2010 "Stars and Stripes"
event on Saturday, July 3 from 6:00 pm until 10:00 pm at
Town Square. There will be live entertainment
until 11:00 pm in Frank Cornish IV Park (by Brio's).
More detail are available here:
www.starsandstripessouthlake.com
"YARD OF THE MONTH"
Your
neighbor Claudene Blake has volunteered to act as head
of the Yard of the Month Committee. Her eye for
balance, color, texture, and attractive presentation
will be assets in this endeavor. If you are interested
in joining the committee to help decide which yard
should win the title each month, please let Claudene
know at
yardofmonth@stonelakes.net
HOA Secretary Vivienne
Reynolds has offered to help. Email
nominations or offers to volunteer to:
yardofMonth@stonelakes.net
LOCAL CLOTHING DRIVE JULY
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Now that the kids are finished with
school, this is a good time to go through their closets
and dressers to see what they have outgrown. If you are
interested in donating these items to charity, a nice
option has been brought to my attention.
For the past 20 years, Southlake
resident Dr. Gunnar West and his wife have made it their
mission to provide essential items to children in dire
situations in the Metroplex. It all started when Dr.
West learned that two of his patients, aged 6 and 7,
were living in a box.
"SouthWest Kids" is a non-profit 501c3 charity that
benefits abused, needy, and neglected kids in the
Metroplex. See their website:
www.dallassouthwestkids.com.
The charity has no source of income or any paid
employees. They depend on volunteers and donations. Last
year's financial donations totaled just three hundred
dollars.
Your tax-deductible donation can make a
huge difference in the lives of these kids. The
clothing drive welcomes items like these: New
underwear, socks, and pillows, used clothing, coats,
sheets, blankets, shoes in good condition, towels, and
cash or check donations. The kids also need toiletries
and school supplies. There will be a truck at
Bicentennial Park from 9:00 am until 11:30 am on
Saturday, July 10, and you can take your donations there
that morning. (Tax receipts are available at the
truck.)
If this timing does not work for you, your neighbor
Michelle Nolan is offering to stop by and pick up bagged
or boxed donations from your front-door area BEFORE July
10; just call her to arrange it. (Her number is in your
newsletter dated June 30, 2010.) Michelle will
then take all the donations she has collected to the
truck on July 10th.
The clothes will be given to the children on July 24.
They will "shop" for free clothing so they have
something to wear to school; they can get up to a large
plastic bag full of clothes.
Anything you donate will be appreciated. Contact
Veronica Miranda, executive director of Southwest
Kids at 214-330-7028 if you have any
questions.
If you have local friends that you think
may want to participate, would you please copy and paste
this section of the newsletter into a new email message
and send it to them? Thank you.
MARGARITA PARTY A HIT!
Thanks
to the Social Committee for putting together a
laughter-filled evening on June 19. Residents that
attended the party had a great time relaxing and making
new friends.
BUZZ WORD OF THE MONTH
WATER
Enjoy
cooling off in a pool, drink enough water to stay
hydrated, especially on long walks or jogs, and take
water for your dog when you walk him (and plastic bags!
ahem!!).
HOWEVER, be careful to limit your outdoor water
use by taking your car to a professional car wash, and
run your sprinklers ONLY between 6 pm and 10 am... and
ONLY on your days:
EVEN addresses: Wednesday and Saturday
ODD addresses: Thursday and Sunday
NEW POOL DIRECTOR
A big WELCOME goes
out to Steve Wurth, our new
Pool Director. You can reach Steve at
pool2010@stonelakes.net
Kendall Goodman gave his time
as the former director
to make sure every area of the pools, decking, and building were
in tip-top shape for your enjoyment. Kendall deserves MANY
THANKS for his dedication to all pool issues. We are
confident that Steve will continue in this diligent manner.
To review the
rules, please click
here.
Kelly Kozel is our volunteer contact for keys
and pool-party reservations. Thank you, Kelly, for helping
our community!
This annual
event at the pool was a fun celebration marking the end of
school year. Quite a few Stone Lakes residents attended,
and everyone had a good time.
Thanks to the Social
Committee for organizing this community event!
GARAGE SALE
Our springtime neighborhood-wide garage sale
event was a smash hit with shoppers! With beautiful
weather and lots of buyer-traffic, we had one of the busiest
mornings ever.
Good, useable leftovers can be donated to
Angel's
Attic in Grapevine (817-251-9451).
They now have a warehouse near
Dragon Stadium (Continental & Kimball) where the donations can
be taken:
Angels' Attic Donation Station --
2211 E. Continental Blvd. --
Southlake -- Tuesday-Saturday 10 a.m.-4 p.m.
Furniture can be arranged to be
picked up on Fridays with an appointment by calling
817- 251-9451.
There is also a Goodwill drop site on Rte 26 in Colleyville,
just across from the light at Pleasant Run/White Chapel Rd.
HELP ANIMAL RESCUE FOR
FREE
There are so many animal lovers in Stone
Lakes that the following should be of interest to most of you.
Please click here to visit the Animal Rescue Website and
click on the purple rectangle in the top right section of the
page. This triggers a donation of food from pet-food
manufacturers (and other advertisers) for neglected and
abandoned animals. You can click once EVERY DAY!
Please put the link above into your favorites and help them as
often as you can. It only takes a few seconds.
Thanks so much!
You can help spread the
word by copying and pasting these three paragraphs and
emailing them to several friends in your email address book.
It will only take a few minutes, yet it will make a real
difference in the lives of helpless animals.
BEAUTIFICATION COMMITTEE
This group is active again,
and we can expect a noticeable improvement in the appearance of
the common areas, especially at both entrances. Barbara
King is leading the effort, and she welcomes your assistance.
Do you have an eye for landscaping or gardening? Contact
Barbara at
Beautify@stonelakes.net
Teens can earn service hours
for certain tasks such as spreading mulch and weeding flower
beds.
CHILDREN'S PLAYGROUP TOP
This group is open
to Moms with kids of several ages; it is NOT limited to babies
and toddlers. The whole idea is to meet other mothers, get
helpful tips, & make friends for yourself and for your children.
If you do not have any children yet, but are expecting your
first, come join us! There is no fee for this program; it
is an informal group for fun interaction with others 'in the
same boat' as you.
We invite you to
join the Stone Lakes Neighborhood Children's Playgroup. The kids range in
age from not-quite-born to newborn and up, and the moms enjoy it
almost as much as the kids do. We meet on Friday mornings,
usually from 10:00 am until noon. Our favorite places include
local parks, playgrounds, each others' houses, and other
kid-friendly spots. Some members come every week, some only on
occasion. We look forward to welcoming you to the group.
IMPORTANT NOTICE!!! We also get together
for Moms Night Out every month or two (without the
kids!).
The location will vary each week,
so if you are interested, please contact the coordinator
for the details:
Lisa Chamberlain at
PlayGroup@stonelakes.net. If you prefer, use her phone number, which is
in your Stone Lakes Directory.
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4TH OF JULY
PARADE
CLICK
FOR PIX!
With the traditional Red-White-Blue
theme, families paraded through Stone Lakes on July 4, 2009. Children got a charge out
of the FIRE TRUCK, and they were able to meet
local firefighters.
Jennifer Blanchard took a few
dozen photos, and they are now online:
CLICK HERE
If you took pictures that
you'd like to share, email them to
maureen@stonelakes.net
for our online photo album. Thanks!
FALL FEST PHOTOS
The 2009 Fall Fest was on Saturday, November
14 by the neighborhood pool. Jennifer Blanchard and Hyon
Chin Keoughan worked tirelessly to create a festive atmosphere
with plenty of fun activities for everyone there.
A big thank you goes to James Keoughan of
Rd/Max Real Estate for sponsoring one of the ever-popular
bounce houses!
PHOTOS are here!
Thanks go to Jennifer for the pictures.
ANNUAL NEWCOMERS' SOCIAL
The Annual "Welcome the Newbies"
party was another enjoyable Stone Lakes event.
This, the 7th annual celebration being hosted by Ed and Monica
Richmond, included a nice variety of wines, appetizers,
music, and new friends.
Many thanks to Ed and Monica
Richmond for graciously hosting this Stone Lakes Tradition once
again!
KINDERGARTEN PHOTOS
Photos from the Kindergarten Round-Up and Back
to School Social are
HERE. Social Chair Jennifer Blanchard took many
cheerful photos to memorialize the event.
BUNCO GROUP
The Stone Lakes Bunco club is looking for some new members, both
permanent and substitute, to join in on the fun and
laughter. They meet in the neighborhood with rotating houses on
the 2nd Monday of each month. (The houses themselves do
not rotate, but the location of each party does!!... sorry, I
couldn't resist.)
Participation costs only $5, and they
will even teach you how to play! If you are interested,
please
contact
Beth Smietana.
SOCIAL COMMITTEE
We now have a few volunteers for the Social Committee. Director
Jennifer Blanchard works to coordinate several social events
throughout the year. You can reach her at:
social2008@stonelakes.net
MORNING BOOK CLUB
Check with Shelly Culbertson for info on the next meeting.
EVENING BOOK CLUB
Contact Jan Boland with questions about
the next meeting.
TENNIS AND BASKETBALL
Click for Detailed
Tennis Court Rules
&
Basketball Court Rules
Electric rates have risen, so it is IMPORTANT
to TURN OFF THE LIGHTS when everyone is finished using the
courts. The timer/control is north of the
main court entry gate. Also, for the preservation of our beautiful courts,
LOCK the GATES when you are finished playing tennis.
Linda Hayes oversees these facilities for Stone Lakes. If you would like
to reserve a court, you can sign up on the reservation schedule
inside of the courts, or just call Linda
before Sunday, and she will put your name down. (Refer to your Stone Lakes
directory for her number.) Your pool key
also grants access to the tennis courts. Questions?
Email Linda
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Calendar of
Events:
Sat, July 3: 9 am PARADE - Wear
your Red-White-Blue outfits and decorate your bike, stroller,
etc. More details
in your late June newsletter; check your email inbox. Email
social2008@stonelakes.net w/ questions.
Sat, July 10: 9 am Clothing Drive at
Bicentennial Park to benefit
www.dallassouthwestkids.com
See details here
Erosion Control: Q's and comments:
erosion@stonelakes.net
HOA BOARD / OFFICERS' MEETINGS
FOR 2010:
Unless announced otherwise, these meetings will take place at ReMax on
1709 on Monday evenings beginning at 7 pm. If you have an issue to discuss, email it to
HOAsecretary@stonelakes.net at least a week before the
meeting.
July 26 -
Officers
August 16
- Officers & Directors
September 20
-
Officers
October 18
-
Officers
Nov. 15
- Officers & Directors
December 13 -
Officers
Monthly: Yard of the
Month, Beautification Committee, Daytime &
Evening Book Clubs, Whiz Kids Quiz and
Art Exhibits, two BUNCO Parties, and weekly Children's' Play Group
Participation in the planning of our
events is both welcome and appreciated by everyone in the
neighborhood. Your involvement is what has made these events so
successful in the past.
If you are interested in helping or leading a committee please
email Jennifer at:
social2008@stonelakes.net
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numbers.
If your phone directory is
outdated, contact the manager of this directory, Laura
Evans, at
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ONLY go to registered homeowners of Stone Lakes.
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