The Great American
Bake Sale
his will be the seventh consecutive year that The Commons
has hosted “The Great American Bake Sale” in conjunction with the All Fairlington
Fourth of July Celebration and Parade.
Over the past six years our volunteers’ efforts have raised more than
$4,000 for "Share Our Strength," a non-profit organization dedicated
toward ending childhood hunger in America.
Long-time Commons resident Cathy Malin is the contact
point for the Great American Bake Sale, and can be reached at
703-931-9260. Cathy needs the assistance
of your baking services. You do not need
to be an expert to participate, and every cookie, muffin and brownie can make a
difference. Please assist by preparing
home baked treats including cookies, brownies, muffins, loaf cakes, pies, or
other baked goods – but please, no frostings or fillings. Volunteers are also needed in the sales booth
on July 4th – that one small hour of your time spent helping to sell
baked goods can make a difference!
The sale takes place in the North Fairlington Community
Center Parking Lot on Friday, July 4th beginning at 9:30 a.m. Baked goods can be delivered beginning at
9:00 a.m. So, come on out, meet your
neighbors, and support this very worthy cause.
And, if you can, please volunteer to help with baking, set up, and
selling by calling Cathy!
The Pool is Open!
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Saturday, May 23rd, the Fairlington Commons Swimming Pool opened for
the 2009 swimming season.
This
year’s successful opening was largely due to the efforts of Co-Owner and Board
Member Bernie Weaver and the dedicated efforts of a team of Commons volunteers
including Jim Sharpe, Andrew Brodhead, and Kingsley Chan who assisted with pump
room repairs and facility cleanup and Kathy Spitz, who once again assisted with
production of recreation passes.
Supporting
our team of volunteers in their efforts were Contractors Patrick McCloskey, who
installed the new roof on the Pool House; Billy Anderson, who got the water
flowing again after a long, cold winter; and Ed Murphy of Metro Motor and Pump,
who reconditioned our pump motors.
Even
with the efforts of everyone mentioned, our pool would not have opened without
the extraordinary support of High Sierra Pools, whose team of dedicated
professionals worked Mother’s Day Sunday to help ready our pool for operation
and ensured our compliance with the Virginia Graeme Baker Act, the new federal
law intended to ensure swimming pool drain safety. Another first this year was Arlington
County’s mandatory pre-opening inspection, a hurdle that we passed with a
perfect score – and to Sierra’s knowledge, the only pool to pass with no
discrepancies!
Getting
the gate open that first day was a big accomplishment and one that everyone who
participated should be proud of, but there is another accomplishment that is
shared by our entire community. Five
years ago, Marina Panaiotova and Andrey Kostov were our lifeguards. They returned home to Bulgaria, married, and
shared stories of their wonderful experiences in our community with
friends.
One
of those friends was Nadya Ivanova, who decided that she too would travel to
the U.S. and, if possible, work at Marina and Andrey’s pool and meet all of the
people she had heard so much about. So,
the next time you are at our pool, say hello to this year’s lifeguard, Nadya
Ivanova!
Eglin Establishes HOT
Lanes Website
xpressing concern over the rapid
pace of the I-95/395 HOT Lanes Project, Delegate David Eglin has established a
web site for citizens to obtain information and express concerns. Delegate Eglin is concerned that residents
are not sufficiently informed about the details of the project to be able to
ask the right questions of project staff and that the project, as currently
envisioned, will have an adverse impact on traffic, pollution and the quality
of life in our community. The website
address is:
http://www.DavidEnglin.org/HOT_Lanes
The
site also contains links to information about the project, including a chart
depicting proposed changes to the Shirlington Circle and a link to the
Arlington County Board's January 27th resolution regarding the
project. The time to speak up is now.
Litterbugs and Squirrels
ost
residents respect our community and help keep it clean and attractive, but a
collection of empty beer cans was recently observed adjacent the bench and
bushes along the path near the 4600 block of S. 34th Street. Somerset Landscaping removed the trash, but
there was more in its place a few days later.
Littering
our community is unacceptable and will not be tolerated. There is some evidence that the latest
incidents involved underage drinking, making it more serious. Residents are asked to be observant, and if
you note this or any other suspicious behavior, to call the Arlington County
Police. The only way to stop the
litterbugs is to hold them accountable.
And the assistance of residents in picking up litter is always welcome.
Many of
you may have noticed that our squirrels are becoming fatter, most likely
because they have been gorging themselves on garbage that is being placed
curbside for pickup well in advance of designated times. Residents are reminded that trash is not to
be placed out for pickup prior to dark the previous evening and that it must be
curbside by 7:00 a.m. the morning of pickup to ensure that it is picked up.
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Fairlington
Commons Board of Directors
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President
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John Sinks
E-mail jsinks@comcast.net
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931-2660
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Vice President
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Christine Sivigny
E-mail CSivigny@hotmail.com
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Secretary
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Bernie Weaver
E-mail WeaverBW@comcast.net
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671-7024
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Treasurer
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Arvy Myers
E-mail Arvy.Myers@gmail.com
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At Large
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Jim Sharpe
E-mail Grosharp@msn.com
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