Announcing the First Annual Villages of Woodland Springs Turkey Trot 5K & 1-Mile Fun Run … Benefiting your health and the Princess Alexa Foundation! Please visit http://vowsrun.athlete360.com to get additional information and to register.
Date & Time
Saturday, November 21, 2009
7:30 AM : Packet Pickup & Late Registration
9:00 AM : 5K & 1-Mile Fun Run Start
Location
Starts and ends at the VOWS Lamington/Bray Birch Amenity Center
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Submitted By: Marc A. Valenti
Safety & Security CommitteeHere in VOWS we experience theft from motor vehicles and from our homes and other on site structures. As a member of the Safety and Security Committee I have done some research regarding solutions to this problem. It appears some, if not most of the break-ins are crimes of opportunity. As homeowners we need to reduce the opportunity that the criminally minded person might have. Our committee along with the Maintenance and Pool Committee have been successful in installing lighting in most of our common areas that in the past were affected by criminal behavior. We have been very fortunate and the vandalism and theft to those illuminated areas have reduced drastically.
Please consider utilizing the existing lighting that surrounds your house to the maximum. Ensure that all street lights are working and please report any inoperative street lights immediately to the management company. You can report the inoperative lights by sending an email to Justin.lahue@premiere.communities.net, and give him a very specific location so he can report it to the power company.
You can also purchase timers that will operate your exterior lighting. They have programmable motion sensor timers that when installed and utilized become an excellent way to knock out the opportunity for the criminally minded. The person committing the crime prefers to do their work in the dark and shadows, so a well-lit driveway and yard can make your house a less appealing target. If you do install this type of system, please be courteous and ensure that the light does not shine into any neighbor’s window(s).
A motion sensor hooked up to the outdoor lights is an easy way to get the best of both worlds. Not only do lights turn on when anyone with nefarious intent approaches, but they also welcome you home in the evenings, so you don’t have to worry about leaving a porch light on and again running up the energy bill.
Northwest ISD is in great need of additional volunteers to read to district elementary students during the Third Annual Northwest Reads Event, designed to inspire lifelong readers, Friday, October 30, 2009 from 9:30 to 10:00 am.300 volunteers are needed this year to read children’s books to Northwest students in grades PK-3. Participants are encouraged to speak with the children about their professions and how they enjoy reading as adults. If you are interested in participating at any of the ten Northwest elementary schools still in need of volunteers, listed below, please provide your name, address, telephone number, and email address to Rachelle Cooper, NISD Partners in Education Specialist at rcooper@nisdtx.org.
For more information, you may call 817-215-0172.
Campuses in need of volunteers:
Beck, Clara Love, Granger, Hughes, Justin, Lakeview, Nance, Peterson, Sendera Ranch, Seven Hills
Kay Granger Elementary 2009 Yee Haw Festival will be held Saturday, October 31st from 11:00am to 2:00pm at Kay Granger Elementary 12771 Saratoga Springs Circle. The invitation is extended to the entire community. There will be a cake walks, bounce houses, a teacher desert auction, a silent auction and tons of fun for the entire family. All proceeds will be used to support the school, parents and volunteers. We hope that you will join us and create some fall fun for the community.
For information call Meredith Merritt 817-431-3935.
Kay Granger Elementary PTA
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