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Brook MeadowsBrook MeadowsVolume2,Number10 www.brookmeadows.org October2007
The Official Publication of the Brook Meadows Homeowner's Association
Message from the BoardA Social Community Makes for a Healthy Community
Sixmonthsago,thenewBoardmadeacommitmenttorevitalizeBrookMeadowsHome OwnersAssociation by reachingout and asking each of us to be activeparticipantsinourcommunity.Therearemanywayseachofuscanbeactiveinourcommunity: volunteering to be a part ofthe administration of Brook Meadows,gettingtoknowwhatishappeningwithinour community, and to having a healthyrelationship with your neighbors. Eachaspectofinvolvementisveryimportantandisaloteasierandmorerewardingthanyoumaythink. Amajorcomponent todevelopingandmakingahealthycommunityistosupportan active social community. To interactsociallywithourfriends,andyourBrookMeadowsneighbors,isimportanttocreateahealthyenvironmentforeveryonewholiveshere.PreviousBoardsbegantheprocessthroughavarietyofcommitteesandeventssuchastheWelcomingCommittee,specialsocialeventsliketheHalloweenParadeforfamilies, theLadiesOrnamentExchangeandtheBrookMeadowsChristmasPartytonameafew.Therecentlyaddedevent,“LastTuesday”,hasbecomeafuntimetogatherwithourneighborsatapre-selectedlocal restaurant or tavern for pseudo“TGIF-like” gathering to socialize andhaveagoodtime.Ifyouhavenotbeentoa“LastTuesday”event,youhavemissedoutonagreattime,andsomegreatpeople.Goingforward,willbeformingtheBlockCaptainCommitteetoimproveneighbor-to-neighborcommunications. TheBoardwantstopressforwardwithall of these social events, to place more
importanceoneachevent,andtoaddmoretothesocialcalendartowillhelpbringustogether as neighbors and families. Solook forwardnotonly toevents like theHalloweenChildren’sParade,theLadiesOrnamentExchange,theChristmasPartyand Last Tuesday’s but also to specialgatherings like an Oktoberfest and aNeighborhoodFamilyBlockParty. Everything that we can do togetherwhetheritisbeingonacommittee,ontheBoard, supportingoneanother ina timeofneed,andsocializingtogether,canonlymakeusastrongercommunity.Astronger,more tightlyknitcommunityaddsvaluetoour lives, value toourneighborhood,andvaluetoourinvestmentinourhomesbecause everybody wants to live inNormanRockwell’sneighborhood. The key phrase to remember is that“Thisisnotadressrehearsal, this is therealthing”.Thisisourcommunity,theseareourhomes,theseareourneighbors…get to know them,make sure you aretheretosupportthem,and do not hesitateto join a committeefor the good of theneighborhood.Gettoknowyourneighbors;they can become lifelongfriends.Itisanhonortobeyourneighbor,Your Board of Directors
“Social” Statement Our Last Tuesday social gathering hasbecomequiteahit,withattendancereachingover twenty on a couple of occasions,includingevenduring themonsoonseasonofJune!Bythetimeyoureadthis,someofuswillberelishingthegoodtimewehadattheGaylordGlassCactusoutdoordeckwayback on September 25th. Man overboardindeed! If you haven't attended yet - never fear,there are more opportunities to do so.Comemeetyourneighbors,havefun,andifsomeonebites,thenbitethemback.TheLastTuesdayWeeksignswillbeoutasareminder,andyoushouldbereceivingemailswiththelocation.(StrongHINT:Weneedyouremailaddress).Theschedulefortherestoftheyearisasfollows:
October 30th - Duke's at 6:30PMNovember 27th - Lonnegan's at 6:30PM
Twoannualeventsareapproaching.TheHalloweenFireTruckparadewillbealittlelaterinthedaythisyear,pleasemakesurewehaveyouremailaddresstogetthenoticeoftimeandmeetingplace.TheAnnualWomen'sOrnamentExchangewillbehostedthisyear
bySusanWilsonandasallofyouknow, it is an eventthatislookedforwardtobytheentireneighborhood.Wewill also be notifying youof the Christmas party inthenextfewweeks.Pleasemakesurethatwehaveyourcorrect email address bysendingusaquickemailto:[email protected] Social.....out!
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Greetings to our new neighbors, the Williams!
The relocation ofWayport, Inc.’s corporate headquarters fromAustintoLasColinaswasthe“ticketback”totheMetroplexareaforChuckandPenneyWilliams.AsGeneralCounselforWayport,ChuckandhisfamilylivedinAustinfor10yearsfollowingamovetherefromPlano.HewasactiveinscoutingandwasthePresidentofWestlakeLacrossewhileintheAustinarea. PenneywasformerlytheExecutiveDirectorof theRapeCrisisCenterofCollinCo.Inaddition,shewasveryinvolvedvolunteeringfortheirschool,especiallyinfundraising.ShecurrentlyhaschosentobeafulltimeMomandaftersettlingin,intendstobeactiveagaininvolunteerismandtennisinourcommunity. TheyhaveaBlackLabnamedClayand2sons.Trippisenteringthe9thgradeatCovenantChristianSchoolandenjoyslacrosseandwakeboarding.Gusisinthe6thgradeatColleyvilleMiddleSchoolandspendsleisuretimeplayingvideogames,tennis,andlacrosse.Originally from Richmond, Va. and Babylon, NY respectively,Chuck and Penney “liked the look and size” of Brook Meadowsandmoved into4901GreenOaks inAugust. Wewelcome themtoourneighborhoodandlookforwardtotheirinvolvementinourneighborhood.
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Congratulations to our September yard of the month recipientsSusan and Dennis Kuruc. The Kuruc family moved to BrookMeadows in 1993. Dennis has worked atAEP Industries for 33years and is Vice-President of National Accounts. AEP is flexible packagemanufacturingcompanyspecializinginshrinkandstretchpolyethylene films. Susan is Lead Designer at Closet Factory. Theirdaughter,Jessica,isafreshmanatColleyvilleHeritageHighSchool. Upon completion of a beautiful, interior remodeling project,Dennisfeltcompelledtotacklethedauntingexteriorone.Wantingachange,butnotknowinghowtostart,hepulledoutmostoftheoriginalshrubberyin2005.ThissummerDennishiredMarkWilliamsatBloom’sLandscapingandtogethertheycreatedthemorenaturallandscapedesignDenniswaslookingfor.Thefrontyardwasvirtuallyablankslate toworkwith. Theyput innewBermudagrassandDenniscreatedthebeautifulaccentbedsaroundthecircledrive.Aprominentfeatureis thespiralvineobelisksthatarehometotwopeachCrossvineplants.Asthegardenmaturesthisfall,theyardwillbefullofvaryingshadesofgreen,burgundyandpink. Dennis’nextprojectisthebackyardwherehehasbeenpullingoutthephotiniasthathavelinedthelengthofthefenceformanyyears.Heiscurrentlyintheplanningstages,buthopestocreateabackyardretreatforthefamily.ThanksgototheKurucs’forhelpingBrookMeadowsstaythebeautifulneighborhooditis.
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