december 2012 community newsletter

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Holiday Open House

Santa Holiday Coalition Tour

Community Association

BCA Staff Changes

Snow Plowing

December 2012

Growing Families. Building Community. Connecting Life.Brambleton

2 Brambleton Community Association Newsletter December 2012

ARTICLES

3 A LOOK AT THIS MONTH

Preview all the meetings and events taking place in the month of December.

5 MESSAGE FROM THE GM

BCA staff looks forward to another successful year in 2013.

6 SNOW REMOVAL

The responsiblity of snow and ice management falls on several diff erent parties.

7 BCA STAFF CHANGES

Changes are taking place due to the growth in Brambleton. Take a look at the BCA staffi ng chart.

8 COVENANTS UPDATE

Read about snow and ice removal on resident lots.

10 REASONS TO CELEBRATE

Community Lifestyle Manager, Beth Huck has much to celebrate about this holiday season.

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Holiday Decor

Snow Removal

8 Resident Reminders

Looking Forward to 2013

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December 2012 Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

11 HOLIDAY OPEN HOUSE

This year's Holiday Open House is scheduled for December 8, 2012.

12 POND SAFETY

Please use extra precaution around the water features in Brambleton this winter.

13 SANTA TOUR

Check out the Santa Stops during the Santa Tour.

14 NEWS FROM THE DEVELOPER

Read about the most recent news from the Developer.

18 HOLIDAY DECOR

Visit a number of local farms selling wreaths, Christmas trees and other holiday decor.

19 CHEERS TO ANOTHER YEAR

See who's celebrating a milestone this month.

20 BWHS MARCHING BAND

The BWHS Marching Falcons are having a great year.

22 IMPORTANT INFO TO KNOW

Refer to this page for important Association information.

24 COMMITTEES

Looking to get involved? There are several committees looking for members.

25 ROVING DINNER

You are cordially invited to attend the community's fi rst Roving Dinner.

26 IMPORTANT NUMBERS

A look at this month.....

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Santa Holiday Coalition Tour

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Residences Board Meeting

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Board of Directors Meeting

5 6 7 8

Holiday Open House

9 Joint 10Residences Board Meeting

Covenants Committee Meeting

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16 17 18 19 Activities Committee Meeting

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BCA Offi ce Closed

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BCA Offi ce Closed

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Ringing in the Hope Walk/Run

Covenants Design Guidelines Review Reminders:

12/11/12 - Public Comment Period closed.

12/14/12 - Final draft revisions forwarded to the Board with recommendations from the Covenants Committee.


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year and preparing for 2013. The 2013 budget and assessments have been passed. All BCA owners who do not participate in Armstrong’s Direct Debit program will receive 2013 Cou-pon Booklets within the fi rst week of December. BCA owners using their personal banks or other fi nancial in-stitutions are reminded to change the amount paid to refl ect the assess-ment change for their January pay-ment.

Lastly, I would like to wish every Brambleton resident a safe and won-derful holiday season.

Sincerely,

Rick Stone PCAM, LSM General Manager

BCA Staff Looks Forward to Another Successful Year in 2013

A MESSAGE FROM THE GENERAL MANAGER

I can’t believe how fast this year has passed and all that was accomplished in 2012. Brambleton had another re-cord year for new home sales with more than 450 home closings in 2012. In addition to keeping up with the record sales, BCA staff has been busy much of the year developing a strategic plan for the Association, designing a new website, enhancing community lifestyles and improving overall operation and administrative procedures and effi ciencies. In all, I see that 2012 has been a year of suc-cessful growth for the Association and community.

I would like to thank and recognize Director and Vice President Steve Wright for his eff orts and dedication to the community over the past three years during his term on the BCA Board. Steve has worked hard while on the Board to successfully man-age the Association’s growth as the

community has grown over the past three years. Steve continually recog-nized and balanced residents’ desires and needs with the overall mission of the Association. He has also been very supportive of staff , for which I am very appreciative and thankful. It has been a true pleasure to work with Steve over the past several years.

I would like to congratulate and wel-come Directors Brian Viola and Tony Buffi ngton to the BCA Board. Brian and Tony were elected to the Board at this past November’s Annual Meet-ing. They will both serve a three year term. I look forward to working with them on the continued success and management of the Association. The addition of Brian and Tony to the Board along with Director Tom Gur-ganous, completes the makeup of the Board with a total of seven directors, three of which are resident elected.

BCA staff is busy closing out the 2012


Rick Stone, General ManagerSnow Removal in Brambleton

tice will increase the amount of asphalt plowed, increase the effi ciency of the operator and reduce possible damage that can occur to personal property.

Brambleton Community Associa-

tion: The Brambleton Community Association (BCA) is committed to prompt snow and ice management on the common areas and common drives in sections of the community that have been fi nal paved and are no longer under construction. Please report all common area and common drive relat-ed concerns to [email protected].

Developer: The Brambleton Group or Developer will perform snow and ice management on all future VDOT streets that have been constructed but not yet accepted by the state, and on all common drives that have not been fi nal paved and accepted by BCA. Please report these concerns to [email protected] so they can be assessed and reported to the develop-er accordingly.

VDOT: Virginia Department of Trans-portation (VDOT) will perform snow and ice management on public streets (those that have been topped with the fi nal coat of asphalt and released from bond). These streets typically have

Are you ready for winter? Do you know who will be plowing your street this year? Do you know who is respon-sible for shoveling the sidewalks? The responsibility for snow and ice man-agement falls on several diff erent par-ties, depending upon the location and ownership of the property, stage of construction and other determining factors.

Homeowners: Townhome and Single-Family homeowners are responsible for shoveling snow on their driveway and the sidewalks on and adjacent to their property. This includes the VDOT sidewalk or common area sidewalk in front of your property. Once the side-walk has been cleared of snow, the use of non-corrosive, environmental-friendly material, such as sand, should be applied for traction purposes. Do not apply salt to concrete sidewalks and driveways aprons. The salt can damage the concrete or shorten the useful life of the concrete. Residents are responsible for damage to side-walks as a result of salt applications.

*Please Note: Brambleton residents can assist the snowplow operators by park-ing in driveways or designated parking spaces during snowstorms. This prac-

a 4-digit number on the street name sign. Please address all concerns re-garding the below streets to VDOT at 1-888-383-7623.

Residences and Residences II Condo-

miniums: There are several organiza-tions responsible for the snow removal throughout the Residences. Unit own-ers are responsible for clearing the driveways that serve their unit. The condominium associations are respon-sible for clearing all sidewalks serving each building (Concerns to: [email protected]). The Developer is re-sponsible for clearing and treating the common streets throughout the Resi-dences. BCA is responsible for clearing hard surfaces around the Beacon Crest Pool and the trails and sidewalks along Ryan Road and Belmont Ridge Road. To simplify this, all concerns should be sent to [email protected] and will be addressed accordingly.

Summerfi eld Condominiums: The Summerfi eld Condominium Asso-ciation is responsible for clearing and treating all common hard surfaces on the property. Please forward all ques-tions and related concerns to Joanne Mazzarella at 703-327-4818 or [email protected].

ASSOCIATION MAINTENANCE

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Rick Stone, General Manager

Association Staff ChangesThe Association is going through some staffi ng changes to keep up with the growth of the community.

• Beth Huck has been promoted to the Community Lifestyle Manager. In this roll she will continue to serve as the primary events and programs planner/coordinator. She will also take on additional responsibilities related to facility and park management and coordination.

• Sarah Conrad will be changing rolls from her current position as Community Services Coordinator to Covenants Administrator. In this position Sarah will provide administrative support and inspections for the Covenants Department. She will also serve as backup to the front desk.

• Kelley Brown has been hired as to fi ll a newly created Events & Programming Administrator. Kelley will support Beth Huck with planning and implementation of community events and programs.

ASSOCIATION BUSINESS

General ManagerRick Stone PCAM, LSM

Director of ResidentServices

Rosemarie Linder CMCA,AMS

Covenants ManagerElizabeth Stulga

Covenants AdvisorSarah Conrad (30hrs)

Covenants InspectorJohn Mulford (20hrs)

CommunicationsCoordinator

Christine Elansary(20hrs)

Residents ServicesAdmin/Front Desk

Open

Director of Lifestyles &Operations

(Position filled by GM)

Events & ProgramsCoordinator

(filled by B. Huck)

Events & ProgrammingAdministrator

Kelley Brown (20 30hrs)

Maintenance TechnicianStan Swart

Maintenance TechnicianMauricio Coreas

Community LifestylesManagerBeth Huck

ArmstrongManagement Financial

Services

2013 STAFFING CHART


for snow removal vehicles.

To reduce the problem of snow be-ing plowed back into driveways, snow should be shoveled to the right of driveways or into yards rather than into the street.

Ice can make for extremely dangerous conditions for pedestrians and driv-ers. Please treat icy areas on sidewalks and walkways with ice melting treat-ment to prevent falls. Remember that bridges freeze before roads so pay extra attention when approaching a bridge. Drive slow and in low gear if necessary. Watch for children playing or walking in streets.

Snow and Ice Removal Reminders and Responsibilities

COMMENTS ON COVENANTS

heavy snow from driveways and sidewalks.

• Keep an eye on elderly neighbors and assist them whenever pos-sible with snow removal from their sidewalks, driveways and walkways.

• Help the local post man and clear snow from in front of group mail-boxes.

• Help fi re and rescue personnel by removing snow from fi re hy-drants to allow easy access.

• Park your cars in your driveways or garages and store trash cans in garage to allow easy street access

The Old Farmer’s Almanac says that the Washington DC area will see pe-riods of snow beginning December 15, 2012 and continuing on through the winter with some heavy storms predicted.

Private driveways, entrances and sidewalks are the responsibility of the residential owner or occupant for snow removal.

Visit the link http:/ww.servicemagic.com/ar t ic le.show.snow-remov-al.8939.html for some snow shovel-ing tips to keep you free from injury.

In addition, consider these tips:

• Take extra care when removing

Elizabeth Stulga, Covenants Manager

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AAA Trash & Recycling Holiday Schedule:

As the busy holiday season quickly approaches, AAA Trash & Recycling would like to remind Bramble-ton residents of the holiday collection schedule for the remaining part of 2012.

Christmas Day, Tuesday, December 25th and New Year’s Day, Tuesday, January 1st: There is no trash or recycling services on Christmas Day & New Year’s Day. Trash will be serviced on Friday, December 28th and Friday, January 4th.

Christmas Tree Removal:

Christmas Trees will be removed on your normal yard waste removal day for the fi rst two weeks in January 2013. The dates will be Wednesday, January 2nd and Tuesday, January 8th. Trees in excess of 8 feet in length need to be cut in half in order to be removed by crews. After Friday, January 11th, trees will be removed with the trash.

Brambleton Community Association Holiday Schedule:

The Association Offi ce will be closed on Monday, December 24th and Tuesday, December 25th in observance of the Christmas holiday. Residents with urgent needs or requests please call Armstrong Management at 703-385-1133. The offi ce will re-open Wednesday, December 26th at 9:00 a.m.

Loudoun County Public School Holiday Schedule:

Loudoun County Public Schools will be closed December 24th – January 1st. School will resume on Wednesday, January 2nd.

Holiday Schedule RemindersHoliday Schedule Reminders


‘Tis the Season: Reasons to CelebrateEVENTS AND PROGRAMMING

ence from her time working with the Events team at the Loudoun Cham-ber of Commerce, as well as, various volunteer jobs she has held over the years. We are excited to add her to our already awesome staff !

#2 – I’m celebrating growing in my role here at BCA. If you didn’t notice, my title has changed, from Events and Programming Coordinator, to Com-munity Lifestyles Manager. I argued for my title to be Director of Fun, but didn’t think the Board would buy into that one, so Community Lifestyles Manager will do just fi ne. My new ex-panded role will include taking on a more active role in the management of the all things parks and recreation, and management of our community facilities. I will still be as involved as ever in the planning and execution of our many community events and programs.

I love this time of year! So much to be thankful for, and so much to cel-ebrate! It’s a time to come together with friends, families, and coworkers to eat, drink, and be merry…. regard-less of what you are celebrating! We are ending a year that for all intents and purposes was a success and per-haps for no other reason than we sim-ply survived! Let’s celebrate! Here are a few reasons I am celebrating this year!

#1 – I’m celebrating the addition of a new staff member to the Lifestyles Department. Help me in welcoming Kelley Brown, our new Events and Programming Administrator. She will be assisting in the day to day details of our events and programs, as well as providing some additional back up to the front desk area on occasion. She will be starting on December 3rd, and comes to us with great experi-

#3 – I’m celebrating the comple-tion of a great year that unfortunately started out pretty rough, because of some health issues, that I will spare you the lengthy details. Our events have continued to grow, and for the most part, the weather was great so we only had to reschedule a few things. The Activities Committee and I continue to come up with new ideas on how to make our current schedule of events even better! I am so thank-ful for this committee of dedicated and hardworking ladies (we welcome men to join us anytime!) as well as the many hardworking volunteers!

So whatever your reason for cele-brating this year, I hope this holiday season brings many wonderful new memories and a blessed time with your family and friends! Celebrate re-sponsibly and stay safe.

Beth Huck, Community Lifestyles Manager

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HHoliday Open House Saturday December 8, 2012

11:00am—5:00pm @ the Brambleton Town Center Welcome Center

Santa! Come See Carolers!

Carriage Rides Rudolph!

Dance with

Make A Holiday Craft!

Eat

Some

Holiday

Snacks!

Get Your Face Painted and have a

Balloon Twisted!

Email [email protected] for more info.

Tree and Menorah lighting at 5:15pm


Brambleton has numerous ponds and water features throughout the community. While they bring a cer-tain charm and beauty to the com-munity, they come with safety risks. As temperatures start to drop, the Association asks all parents to re-view these safety concerns that are related to open water features with their children. Neighborhood ponds are aesthetically pleasing but contain hazardous conditions if basic safety practices are not followed. Please educate your children on these haz-ards and observe the following safety practices when near a neighborhood pond or other body of water during the winter:

• Frozen ponds should never be used for recreational purposes. Do not skate, play, ride, or step foot on a frozen pond.

• If you observe someone on one of

Brambleton’s frozen ponds, please take the initiative and remind them of the hazards and prohibited use of the pond. Immediate action is necessary to prevent a hazard from becoming a tragedy.

• If the individual(s) remain on the frozen pond, please report the in-cident to the proper authorities depending upon the day and time. Brambleton Management Offi ce during business hours (M-F, 9am-5pm) or Loudoun County Sheriff ’s Offi ce after business hours, on weekends and on holidays (703-777-1021).

• If a person, a pet, or personal item accidentally falls through the ice DO NOT FOLLOW!! You could be-come a victim too.

• If someone does fall through and you are alone, instruct the victim to

KEEP CALM while you CALL 9-1-1 immediately. Hypothermia can start immediately and can cause exhaustion or unconsciousness in only a few minutes.

• It is important to let the rescue crew know the victim's age, cir-cumstances of the incident, time it occurred, and where the victim was last seen. This information will help the rescuers assess the type of rescue needed.

• If you are with other people make sure that someone stays on the shore next to the victim while an-other CALLS 9-1-1. Try to keep an ongoing conversation with the victim in order to keep them calm and to aid in the rescue.

• Of course the best safety mes-sage is to STAY AWAY FROM FRO-ZEN PONDS.

Wintertime Pond SafetySarah Conrad, Community Services Coordinator

Brambleton Board of Directorsand

Association Staff

Wishes you and your family awonderful Holiday Season and

prosperous New Year!

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Brambleton Winter Chess Camp When: December 26th – December 28th, 9am-4pmWhere: Brambleton Community Center, 42645 Regal Wood Drive, Brambleton, VA 20148Cost: $180 for full day, $105 for morning only (9am-12pm), $105 for afternoon only (1pm-4pm)What: Spend a week playing and learning about chess from the Silver Knights chess coaches! Our coaches are highly-rated professional chess instructors. We have taught tens of thousands of children, including the 2008 national champions for first and second grade and the 2009 national kindergarten champion. Campers are broken up into groups by skill level, so we accept anyone from total beginners up through experienced and highly-rated tournament players. Each camper receives a T-shirt and a tournament-style chess set. Activities include learning openings, tactics, endgames, studying master games, playing games against fellow students, and analyzing the students’ games. Campers will take periodic breaks for snacks and fresh air, and full-day campers have lunch and recess from 12:00 – 1:00.

To register go to www.silverknightschess.com. For more informationcall (703) 574-2072 or email [email protected]

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Comments:


Food Network, and a small presence on the Xfi nity online site that runs through Comcast. How many of your neighbors can you spot?

Thank You for Making Small Busi-

ness Saturday a Huge Success!

The Brambleton Town Center Associ-ates would like to thank everyone who supported the local Brambleton businesses on Small Business Satur-day on November 24th. “Once again Small Business Saturday exceeded all of our expectations for the second year in a row. Last year, we had a tremendous rally of support, but this year our business increased by 20% on this one symbolic day. We saw lots of familiar faces, loyal custom-ers, friends, neighbors, fellow small business owners, as well as dozens of shoppers who were just discovering us for the fi rst time. As the creator of Go Bananas, I am overwhelmed with the kind words people had to

say about our store, our products, our staff and our services. I want to be sure our community knows how appreciative my family and I are for their support, not only on Small Busi-ness Saturday, but throughout the year. It is because of their year long support that we are able to turn our open sign every morning.” says Mary, Owner at Go Bananas Toy Store. “Saturday was great, we had about a 20% increase over the previous year!” commented Kim, Owner at Misguided Angels. Continue to fi nd BTC tenant deals on the Facebook Town Center tab (www.facebook.com/brambletonview).

Dog Calendars Now Available

Brambleton announced the release of their fi rst ever Brambleton dog calendar, “Pawsitively Brambleton,” available now at the Builder Show-case and Welcome Center. Bramble-ton will accept donations to Friends

BRAMBLETON GROUP

News from the DeveloperMeet our newest Hometown

Heroes

Brambleton residents who selfl essly volunteer their time with the Arcola Fire Department. We sincerely thank you for keeping our family, friends and neighbors safe! http://www.you-tube.com/watch?v=RFzi9Wm8wc0

Brambleton Town Center

Commercial

Have you seen the Brambleton Town Center commercial? Check it out on Brambleton’s YouTube channel, and be on the lookout for it airing on CNN, USA, Fox News, A&E, OWN, CNBC, MSNBC, Bravo, Hallmark,

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of Homeless Animals (FOHA) in ex-change for the 2013 calendar. Read more here: http://ht.ly/fCrzU

Enter to Win a $1,000 Holiday

Shopping Spree

The Brambleton Town Center’s $1,000 Holiday Shopping Spree Drawing runs through December 6th. Enter to win a $ 1,000 shop-ping spree for yourself and a $1,000 matching donation to a local school of your choice at any Brambleton Town Center retailer. No purchase necessary to win.

The Spirit of Giving Bike Giveaway

Brambleton announced the Spirit of Giving and Model Home Bike Giveaway Sweepstakes. Brambleton Town Center’s newest tenant, Bicycle Outfi tters, has teamed up with Brambleton to give away 19 bikes from November 13 through Decem-ber 20, 2012, seven of which will be given away in Brambleton’s builder model homes and the remainder through weekly contests. Read more here on their blog: http://ht.ly/fcit4 and be sure to follow Brambleton on Facebook here www.facebook.com/brambletonview.

Town Center Tidbits –

www.brambleton.com/towncenter

• Facebook Specials Tab is LIVE on www.facebook.com/bramble-tonview. If you are looking for

any special off ers from the Bram-bleton Town Center tenants, be sure to fi nd them here under the Brambleton Town Center tab!

• Bicycle Outfi tters is now OPEN!

• Go Bananas has launched our "Pennies From Heaven" com-munity outreach for victims of Hurricane Sandy. Look around your house, your car, anywhere loose change might be hiding and bring it into Go Bananas. We'll be collecting loose change through Christmas Eve. Then, all the money will be donated to the American Red Cross. We hope you'll join us in the spirit of this very easy outreach for those who truly need our help this holi-day season.

• Nick's Corner Grill...a taste of the Mediterranean is excited to feature these upcoming weekly specials: Mondays: Buy 1 Gyro Entree, Receive 50% off second Gyro Entrée; Tuesdays: Kids Eat Free Per Adult Entree Purchase; Wednesdays: Half Off Select Wines with purchase of 2 En-trees; Thursdays: Coming soon! Live Acoustic Music 9:00 p.m. – Close; Fridays: D.J. Xenia 9:30 p.m. – Close; Saturdays: Begin-ning November 17, live Bel-lydancing Shows at 8:00 p.m. & 10:00 p.m.; and Sundays: Happy Hour at bar all day until 9:00 p.m.

Town Center Tenant Anniversaries

12/1 - Scotto’s Rigatoni Grill opened in 2006

12/1 – La Cucina Italiano opened in 2011

12/1 – Sweet Frog opened in 2011

12/7 – Insight Eye Optique opened

in 2009

12/18 – The Next Step Fine Footwear opened in 2007

Builder Buzz – http://www.bram-

bleton.com/your-home/model-

homes

• Grand Opening of Van Metre’s brand new series, the “North Star Collection” took place Saturday, December 1st – stop by their Ponds model and fi nd out more from Jerry or call 703.764.5478.

• Pulte’s Grand Villa and Win-chester’s brand new Townhome models are anticipating opening this winter in the Emerald Ridge neighborhood.

• Look for Brambleton’s brand new ad in the January/February issue of New Homes Guide.

Why Brambleton? http://ht.ly/fchkn

New Home Information Packet – http://ht.ly/ccg85

Model Home Map: http://ht.ly/fcbVE

SAVE THE DATE

Holiday Shopping Spree – Novem-ber/December

Spirit of Giving Bike Giveaway Sweepstakes – November/December


early October displayed a new full-scale mock up of cars it has ordered as part of the largest investment in Metro’s fleet in the system’s history. The Dulles Corridor Metrorail Project has ordered 80 of these cars. Read more in their October Newsletter: http://ht.ly/fcfFS or go to www.dull-esmetro.com for more information.

'Tis the season for giving and there is no better gift to give than a healthy smile. Unfortunately, the holidays tend to be a time when people consume greater amounts of sugary treats and drinks as well as become distracted from their dental care.

Dr. Haress Rahim, director of Bram-bleton's Bloo Dental, off ers the following tips to help ensure that your teeth will be with you for those future holidays.

1. When traveling to a friend or family member's home for a holiday meal, party or overnight visit, don't forget to pack a spare toothbrush, toothpaste and fl oss.

2. Keep the sweet cocktails and

December 8th - Holiday Open House & Holiday Carriage Rides

December 31st – Ringing in Hope NYE Charity Run/Walk

2012 Calendar: http://ht.ly/fcbXx or www.brambleton.com

Falcons Halt Raider Attack, Win

45-0 to Cap Perfect Regular

Season

The Briar Woods High School football team wrapped up its third straight Dulles District football title and the school’s fi rst ever 10-0 regular sea-son with a dominating 45-0 win at Loudoun County Nov. 2 in Leesburg. Loudoun Times Article: http://ht.ly/f2rT2

A Quick Peak at Future Metrorail

Cars

A preview of new railcars for Metro and the new Silver Line shows the next generation of railcars. Metro in

non-alcohol drinks to a mini-mum. Not only can excessive sweet drinks cause weight gain but they can also result in tooth decay. Having a glass of water between sweet drinks is a simple way to control your intake.

3. Candy canes and other hard candies are in abundance during the holiday season; unfortunate-ly, hard candy (and your great aunt's fruit cake) can damage teeth when chewed and has a tendency to get stuck between your teeth where it can feed on bacteria. Be extra careful when eating hard candy and remem-ber to brush and fl oss afterwards.

4. Make dental care part of your holiday gift giving. Festive toothbrushes make great stock-ing stuff ers for the kids and help encourage good dental hygiene.

Dr. Rahim also suggests jump-start-ing the new year by getting your annual exam and cleaning on the calendar now.

More information about Bloo Dental is available by calling 703-327-5533 or visiting www.bloo-dental.com.

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Do you want to receive a nomination for a BRAMMY this year for Best Holi-day Spirit, or just want your home to look its best this Holiday Season? We have done some investigating on the best places to buy fresh trees, greenery, wreaths, and other holiday décor.

Check out these local Loudoun holi-day hotspots!

2012 Holiday Tree Farms

Badlands

Blue Ridge Tree and Berry Farm

Buttonwood Farm

Country Loving Christmas Trees

Day Star Farm

Joe's Trees

Loudoun Nursery - Bellwether Tree Farm

Lowelands Farm

Middleburg Christmas Tree Farm

Milltown Creek Tree Farm

Pruitt's Little Farm

Snickers Gap Tree Farm

Stonehaven Farm

Tannenhof Tree Company

Ticonderoga Farm

2012 Holiday Floral Products

Abernethy & Spencer Greenhouses

Crooked Run Orchard

Ellmore's Garden Center

Layng's Flower Farm

Monroe Technology Center

Holiday Lights

Need some help hanging Holiday lights? Here is a link of a company that off ers services to hang lights for you! Many landscaping companies off er services to hang Christmas lights also.

www.wehangchristmaslights.com

Beth Huck, Community Lifestyles ManagerTrees, Wreaths, and other Holiday Décor

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December 1 - Happy 2nd Birthday to the love of our lives! Love Mommy, Daddy, Ryan, Noah and Maya

December 2 - Happy 4th Birthday Luke! You are a great dog and you keep us all smiling. Enjoy your birth-day steak.

December 2 - Happy Birth-day Giulia! We love you SO MUCH! Mommy, Daddy and Tommy

To the greatest Daddy and Husband, Jeff Armstrong - Have a very Happy Birthday. We hope you have a special year and we love you so so so much. Hugga Buggas. - Madelyn & Ethan Arm-strong, Mama too...

Happy Birthday to our De-cember Girls! Presley

5! Their third brother is due any day now. - Kelly and Tom Peter

December 16 - Happy 8th birthday Jaime. Have tons of fun! We love you! - Dad, mom & Vanessa

December 3 - Happy 9th Birthday to Ryan Marlovits.

December 22 - Happy birth-day to Mike Marlovits!

December 4 - Happy Birth-day Victor Mendes!!!

Happy 2nd Birthday to Christian on December 4 and Happy 18th Birthday to Benjamin on December

MILESTONES

Birthdays, Anniversaries, and Special Deliveries are celebrated often here in Brambleton. Let someone know that you are think-ing of them.

Please send all submissions to [email protected] by the 20th of each month.

Cheers to Another Year!


Will Ghrist to Perform in U.S. Army All American Marching Band Briar Woods High School Music Boosters

of the elite band dur-ing an assembly on Wednesday, November 7th, in the Briar Woods High School audito-rium. His entire family was in attendance. The award winning Falcon Regiment, his band fam-ily, performed the Briar Woods Alma Mater.

Ghrist has been a dedi-cated musician since he started play-ing trumpet in the 6th grade. He was a member of the Stone Hill Concert and Jazz Bands. Will has been active in the Briar Woods Falcon Regiment Marching Band his entire high school career, as well as the Concert, Jazz Bands and playing marching cym-bals in the Winter Drum Line. He was a member of the All District Jazz En-semble, Wind Ensemble and Orches-tra. He has held numerous leadership positions in the band and is currently

Briar Woods High School senior trum-pet player, Will Ghrist, was selected to play during halftime of the 2013 U.S. Army All-American Bowl at the Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas. The game and halftime show will be televised live on NBC at 1 p.m. EST on January 5, 2013. The U.S. Army Band recognizes the top 125 high school senior marching musicians and col-or guard members from across the country.

Ghrist became an offi cial member

Band Captain. Ghrist performed with the Jersey Surf Drum and Bugle Corps last summer.

In addition to his impressive musical accomplishments, Ghrist maintains a 4.20 GPA at Briar Woods and volun-teers at INOVA Loudoun Hospital.

Band Director, Duane Minnick, de-scribed Will as, “an outstanding kid,” during the ceremony. Mr. Minnick said, “Will, you inspire me on a daily basis.” Minnick also mentioned that even when he was a student at Stone Hill Middle School, Will had the deter-mination and serious look of a senior.

Ghrist said during the ceremony, “BWHS Band has been a second fam-ily to me.” He also mentioned that his grandfather, who served in WWII, told him to keep doing what he loved, playing music.

Ghrist hopes to attend Louisiana State University.

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Briar Woods’ Kenny Kuhn Selected to the

VA All State Jazz Band

Kenny Kuhn, a junior tenor saxophone player from Briar Woods High School, was selected to be a member of the Vir-ginia All State Jazz Band. Kenny is one of only two saxophone players in Virginia to make the elite 23 member ensemble. Kenny will perform with this prestigious group at the VMEA Music Convention in November.

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Briar Woods High SchoolSymphonic Band andSymphonic Winds

HolidayConcertDecember 18, 2012

7 p.m.

Briar Woods H.S. Auditorium

Restaurant Night

December 4

5 – 9 p.m.Proceeds from the food sales

will go to support the BWHS band

programs.

New to Briar Woods!Tri M National Music

Honor Society

Induction CeremonyDecember 17th 7 p.m.

Falcon Regiment Wraps upSuccessful Season

On November 10th, the BWHS FalconRegiment, under the direction of DuaneMinnick and Falconaire Head CoachAntares Leask, competed in the U.S. BandNational Championship at theNavy/Marine Corps Memorial Stadium inAnnapolis, MD. Performing their “StarTrek” show, with 50 bands in competition,the band finished with a strong 5th placehonors. Mr. Minnick stated, “the bandhad their best performance of the seasonand in many ways this has been our mostsuccessful season ever.”

The success comes along with asuperior rating at the US BandsAssessment in October, the highestrating the band could earn.


sure to give your street address and the pole number when making the call.

Domionion Power

Call 1-866-DOM-HELP (1-866-366-4357) to report an outage.

Neighborhood Watch

If you see something suspicious or criminal, immediately call LCSO at (703) 777-1021 or 911 if it is a crime in progress.

Subscribe to B_Alert@Brambleton to be linked to an active FB group fo-cused and concerned about safety and security within Brambleton.

Notary Service

Available by Appointment Only - please call 703-542-6263.

Notary service is free to Brambleton residents for the fi rst two documents, with a $2.00 fee per document there-after. Non-residents will be charged $2.00 per document.

Photo ID required.

Witnessing on documents will not be provided by the Brambleton Commu-nity Association.

Virginia notaries are not authorized to certify true copies of birth, death or marriage certifi cates. Only the Di-vision of Vital Records/Statistics may perform such a certifi cation.

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42395 Ryan Road, Suite 210 Monday - Friday 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. 703-542-6263(p) 703-542-6266(f ) [email protected] www.brambletonhoa.com

Brambleton Community Center

42645 Regal Wood Drive Available for private rentals and community programming. Contact Beth Huck: [email protected]

After Hour Emergency Contact

To report a concern after normal busi-ness hours, please call 703-385-1133.

Board of Directors Meetings

Board of Directors meetings are held at the BCA Management Offi ces, lo-cated at 42395 Ryan Road, Suite 210.

Upcoming Meetings

Tuesday, December 4, 8:15 a.m.

Tuesday, February 5, 8:15 a.m.

Assessment Mailing Address

Brambleton Community Association c/o Armstrong Managment P.O. Box 11983 Newark, NJ 07101-4983

Do You Need to Apply?

Our offi ce regularly receives appli-cations for decks, patios and fences. Please note that an application is also required for play equipment,

Important Info to Knowawnings, and for smaller projects like changing the color of paint on your front door.

Submit completed applications to the management offi ce at 42395 Ryan Road, Suite 210, Brambleton VA 20148, via fax to 703-542-6266 or to [email protected].

As the Covenants Committee meets once per month, it is important to submit all of the required information with your application so as not to de-lay review of your project.

Need Mailbox Repair?

Black Mailboxes - Call Main Street Mailboxes at 703-753-5521.

Weathered Bronze Mailboxes - Call Dominion Electric Supply Company, Erin Schwartz, at 703-631-8100.

Trash Collection

Trash: Tuesdays & Fridays Yard Debris: Tuesdays (March - Dec)Recycling: Fridays AAA: 703-818-8222

BCA Drop Box

A drop box is available after hours and is located outside of the Bram-bleton Community Association offi ce building, located at 42395 Ryan Road.

Residents may drop off architectual applications, committee applications, etc. Assessments will not be accept-ed.

NOVEC

Please contact NOVEC at 1-888-335-0500 for any street light outages. Be

RESIDENT RESOURCES

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CommitteesActivities Committee

Co-Chairs: Amber Colatosti, Liz Jackson

Membership: Open

Upcoming Meetings:

December 19, 7:30 p.m.

January 16, 7:30 p.m.

Covenants Committee

Chair: Mike Dorrity

Upcoming Meetings:

December 10, 7:00 p.m.


Financial Advisory Committee

Chair: Mark Davis

Membership: Three seats open

Upcoming Meetings:


Grounds & Facilities Committee

Chair: Walter Berkey

Membership: One seat open

Upcoming Meetings:


Technology Ad-hoc Committee

Chair: Paul Raven

Upcoming Meetings:

Scheduled as necessary

* All Association Committee meet-ings are held at the BCA Management Offi ces, located at 42395 Ryan Road, Suite 210. Location and date changes will be announced in the Friday Flash.

Please contact [email protected] or call 703-542-6263 for more infor-mation on joining a committee.

VOLUNTEER

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What is this all about? You have probably heard of a traditional progressive or roving dinner where a different course is served in each home and the guests move together from one house to another. We are going to mix it up a bit... This year, we will do 3 rounds of hors d'oeuvres (tapas) with the menu & theme to be determined by each host and co-host. Each course is meant to be simple and will have between six and eight couples per home. You will not be with the same couples all evening so it is a great way to meet other people in Brambleton. Everyone will come together in the

Community Center (on Regal Wood Drive) for the final dessert course.

The tentative schedule for the evening is as follows:

6:00 p.m. to 6:50 p.m. ~ Course #1 ~ Tapas, round 1



9:00 p.m. to 11:00 p.m. ~ Course #4 ~ Dessert

We need a firm commitment from all couples who wish to attend before beginning assignments, so line up your babysitters now! Sign up at: http://tinyurl.com/ctjpyfo or email [email protected] with any questions.

The Brambleton Activities Committee Cordially Invites You to a:

Roving Dinner

February 9


Important NumbersCOMMUNITY CONTACTS

Community Management Contacts

Brambleton Community Management Offi ce 703-542-6263 703-542-6266 (f )

Residences at Brambleton (AMS) 703-542-6263

Summerfi eld Condo (CMC) 703-327-4818 703-542-5845 (f )

Town Center

Brambleton Welcome Center 703-542-2925

BCA Services Verizon

- Activation/Account Changes/Billing/Disconnect

(M - F, 8:00 a.m. – 8:00 p.m.) 800-501-1172

- Repair 888-553-1555

- Questions/Assistance w/ Verizon.com 888-669-9901

- Assistance w/ Suspension of Service 888-338-9333

RecycleBank 888-727-2978

AAA Recycling & Trash Removal 703-818-8222

Utility Contacts

Dominion Electric - North of Ryan Road 888-667-3000

NOVEC - South of Ryan Road 888-335-0500

Miss Utility 800-552-7001

Washington Gas 703-750-1000

Water/Sewer: Loudoun Water 571-291-7880

County Contacts

Emergency: Fire/Rescue/Police 911

Animal Care & Control 703-777-0406 540-882-3984 (f )

Building Permits 703-777-0220

Post Offi ce, Ashburn - 44715 Prentice Drive 703-406-6291

Sheriff : Non-Emergency 703-777-1021

Sheriff : Traffi c Hotline 703-771-5798

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