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Volume 4, Issue 4

April 2017

Perry Bean Executive Director

Diana Williams

Housing Programs Manager

Marilyn Minor Executive Assistant &

Finance Specialist

Carey Schatzer Housing Counselor

Ed Thiebe

Development Director

Chris Stringfield Maintenance Supervisor

Curly Caporuscio

Maintenance

(727) 461-0618

There are no office

closures for April 2017

Office closures, severe weather

bulletins, and important notices are posted on CSF’s

Facebook page.

Happy Spring! We’ve certainly been enjoying some nice weather this year. I don’t know about you, but I’ve been spending more time outdoors and opening my windows as much as I can at home. I have a new neighbor, Karen, who was doing some yard work. The work she did was beautiful, and I really appreciate how nice it makes the neighborhood look. She actually has a pond right at the front of her property that is very peaceful to look at. Unfortunately, she started the work at 7:30 on Saturday morning! She had chain saws and wood chippers going all day, all weekend. I was really frustrat-ed because I wanted to enjoy my weekend outside. I thought about yelling over the fence or going over to tell her to stop the noise but I didn’t. Instead, I put myself in her shoes and calmed down when I looked at things a little differently. I got to thinking about how easily it would have been to just go over and have an altercation. I’m glad I didn’t. This got me thinking about be-ing a good neighbor. Here are a few tips I have for you when dealing with neighbors…

Introduce yourself to your neighbor. When I was younger, we used to take cookies to new family. Who doesn’t love fresh baked chocolate chip cookies?

Take a deep breath and count to 10 before saying or doing anything if your neighbor is annoying you. This has saved me many times from making a donkey’s behind out of myself.

Ask yourself if the annoyance is really worth getting worked up over. Remove yourself from the annoyance.

Talk to your neighbor. Get to know them. They may not even know they are bothering you, and you may need their help someday.

Keep noise levels down, especially after 10:30 pm. One of my neighbor’s has a truck with a loud bass. ANNOYING!

Be mindful of where you park your car. Don’t you just hate when someone parks so that the sidewalk is blocked?

If you are going to have a party, let your neighbors know. Parking may become a problem if a lot of extra cars are in the lot. Warm Regards,

4/10

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Important Resident Reminders

Pets

The rental lease prohibits pets to

enter or reside within CSF

properties or to be on the premises.

Pet sitting is also prohibited

Lock Outs

CSF will provide residents with

lock out service during business

hours at no charge. The resident

requesting lock out assistance will

be required to show a photo ID to

CSF staff. For lock out

service after hours or on holidays,

you may contact a locksmith at

your cost. The resident will be

responsible for any damage incurred.

Pier 60

Sugar Sand

Festival

Dental care for Low-Income,

Uninsured Adults

727-216-6155

1008 Woodlawn St

Clearwater

The Community Dental Clinic provides basic dental services to the uninsured adult community in upper

Pinellas county. Patients are qualified based on their income and their location of residence. The

Community Dental Clinic currently offers: dental x-rays, dental hygiene, fillings extractions,

dentures / removable appliances, & patient education

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Clearwater Summer

Camp 2017 “The

Place to BE!”

Camp Dates: May 30

thru August 4, 2017*

(Dates will follow Pinellas

School calendar.)

Camp Hours:

7:30am-5:30pm

Camp Fees: $90 with

a Recreation card/

$100 without a card

per weekly session.

JWB Camps are $30

for the summer for

those who qualify.

Registration begins in

March 2017

Clearwater Camp

Locations

Countryside Recrea-

tion Center, 2640

Sabal Springs Dr. (727-

669-1914) Elementary

and Middle School

Camp (Children

entering grades 1-8)

Long Center, 1501 N.

Belcher Rd. (727-793-

2320) Elementary and

Middle School Camp

(Children entering

grades 1-8)

North Greenwood

Recreation & Aquatic

Complex, 900 N. MLK,

Jr. Ave. (727-462-6276)

JWB Camp for chil-

dren ages 11-17

Ross Norton Recrea-

tion & Aquatic Com-

plex, 1426 S. MLK, Jr.

Ave. (727-462-6025)

JWB Camp for

Elementary children

ages 5-8, and Mid-

dle School chil-

dren ages 9-12.

Earth Day at

Moccasin Lake 4/22/2017

10:00 AM - 4:00 PM

Moccasin Lake Environmental

Education Center

2750 Park Trail Lane, Clearwater, Florida 33759 Workshops, presentations, music, vendors, food and fun will make up this Earth Day

event. Discover what plants are best to have to attract native wildlife in your yard,

and meet the center’s birds of prey. Find honey and other products made locally

by your neighbors, and take a walk along the scenic trail to Moccasin Lake. The

event and parking is free. This is a family-friendly event.

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CSF Community Connection

MAINTENANCE STUFF

Please do not put aluminum foil inside the bottom of the oven or line the stove top’s drip pans.

If you have a faucet that is dripping, please let us know as tightening the handle will not resolve the

issue. Additionally, please report toilets that will not shut off as soon as possible.

If you have submitted a maintenance request and the issue has resolved itself prior to a technician

arriving, please let us know otherwise you will be assessed a service charge.

Service calls are completed in the order in which they are received. If your request is submitted in

the morning, or as early in the day as possible, maintenance will be better able to address your re-

quest the same day.

Healthy Living Series Date & Time

Healthy Eating on a Budget April 3

6:00 to 7:00 pm

Surviving Parenthood July 17

6:00 to 7:00 pm

Women’s Health: Understanding

Your Needs

October 6

6:00 to 7:00 pm

Home Essential Series Date & Time

Home Maintenance—Not Just for

Pros

May 15

6:00 to 7:00 pm

Down & Dirty Gardening August 21

6:00 to 7:00 pm

Powerful Savings—Energy

Efficiency & You

November 6

6:00 to 7:00 pm

CSF’S Road to Independence Workshop Series

Location: FYI Center 1516 S Prospect Ave

Register @ csfhome.org

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CSF Community Connection

Community

Denise Fox 4/3

Kaneisha Gervelus 4/3

Vandester Jalaber 4/3

Anthony Swanson Jr 4/3

Steven Geneux 4/3

Mariah Craig 4/5

Tiara Merritt 4/7

Britany Sanders 4/8

Anthony Patterson 4/9

Charley Williams 4/9

Anthony Williams 4/17

Armetta Davis 4/19

Charles Williams 4/23

Toni Goforth 4/23

Joshua Martin 4/28

Kimberly Rayner 4/29

If we have missed your

birthday, please let us know!

To send an anonymous

tip via text message

to the Clearwater Police

Department, text the

keyword CWPD and your

tip to 847411 (Tip411)

Join us in sending

Ronnie Brundage

well wishes as he

leaves for the Air

Force! Please keep

him in your

thoughts as he

goes forward to

serve our great

country.

Giant Easter Egg Hunt 2017

Sunday, April 16, 2017 11:00 am - 2:00 pm

Coachman Park, Downtown Clearwater,

Free, with a small charge for some rides and refreshments

This is a wonderful event for the whole family that you don’t want to miss! The kids will love

the petting zoo, pony rides, bouncy house, giant blow up slide, face painting, live enter-tainment, and more, plus the main event—

the Easter EggHunt—which happens exactly at 12:30 pm.

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Sept

em

Lake Bellevue

Community Association

Residents in our Lake Bellevue area

properties are invited to attend the

Lake Bellevue Community Associa-

tion’s monthly meetings. These

community meetings are held the 1st

Wednesday of the month and begin

at 6p.m. The meetings are held at the

Ross Norton Rec Center located at

1426 S M.L.K. Jr Ave

Clearwater, FL 33756.

Electronic Waste Disposal Day

4/26/2017

7:00 AM - 3:00 PM Solid Waste Complex -

Campbell 1701 N Hercules Ave

Clearwater, Florida 33765

Don’t know what to do with your old TV? Bring it to the city of Clearwater’s monthly Electronics

Collection Day. Clearwater residents with proof of residency (a utility bill) may bring unwanted electronics to the recycling drop-off center for free disposal. Hazardous electronics accepted include TVs, monitors, laptops, power supplies,

CPUs, cell phones and other devices with rechargeable batteries.

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Find us Online

Countryside Library

Saturday

4/29/2017

1-3pm

Learn infant and child CPR

techniques from the City of

Clearwater Fire Department

Monday

4/17/2017

3:30pm-4:30pm

Main Library

Learn how to sew a button,

balance a checkbook,

unclog a toilet, and make

grilled cheese with an iron.

It’s how to become a grown

up in quick one-hour

increments.

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