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May 2008
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Above, is a bee's nest that was removed by our very brave maintenance staff
from a tree that was located close to the Gatwick Square Tot Lot the week of
May 1st. Click on the above picture to enlarge it for better viewing.
Annual Portrait
Fundraiser Notice
Ashburn Volunteer
Fire Department
20688 Ashburn
Road Ashburn, Virginia 20147 (703) 729-0006
Representatives
of the Ashburn Volunteer Fire & Rescue Dept. are currently in the process of
conducting the Annual Door to Door Fundraiser.
The donated funds
will go toward updating needed equipment and training for the volunteers to
better serve the community. The suggested donation is $50.00 per family, but
will gratefully appreciate whatever you can give.
Everyone who
participates will receive a complimentary 10 by 13 Professional family
portrait to be taken at the station.
They noted that the representative (s) will have an ID and
will show the homeowner a letter from the Fire Department w/information on the
fundraiser. In nicer weather, they may also have an AVFRD tee shirt and
hat on. We know that we will not contact everyone at the most convenient time
and we ask that folks forgive us for the interruption. We have the
fundraisers keep the presentation very short and hope that we can just take a
few minutes of someone's time in order to ask for their help. The fundraiser
will usually make 3 passes on a street before moving on.
Please help up
maintain the high quality of service now provided for our community by giving
generously.
A receipt will be issued for all cash collected,
however, checks are recommended. Please make you check payable to:
Ashburn Volunteer Fire & Rescue (AVFRD)
Note: If you have
any questions, please call the Station at (703) 729-0006 or Ed Williams at
240-675-6582.
THE AVFRD IS A
NON-PROFIT VOLUNTEER ORGANIZATION
AND NEVER
SOLICITS BY PHONE |
Properly Dispose of Household Hazardous
Waste Saturday May 31
The Loudoun County Office of Solid
Waste Management will host a Household Hazardous Waste (HHW) collection
event from 8:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. on Saturday, May 31, 2008, at Northern
Virginia Community College, 1000 Harry Flood Byrd Highway (Route 7) in
Sterling.
Typical HHW items are
oil-based paints/stains/varnishes, paint thinners, old fuels including
gas/oil mixes, kerosene, and diesel fuel; and cleaners such as oven
cleaners, drain cleaners, bathroom cleaners, and all purpose cleaners. Other
HHW items are scouring powders, mothballs, mildew removers, metal polishes,
rust removers, wood preservatives, furniture polishes and waxes, and pool
chemicals. Fluorescent bulbs are also accepted.
Used motor oil,
antifreeze, automobile batteries and propane tanks will not be accepted at
any HHW collection events. They can be recycled year round at the Loudoun
County Solid Waste Management Facility. Also, latex or water-based paints
are not a hazardous waste. Dry or solidify left over paint for disposal with
your household garbage.
For more tips on
proper paint disposal, identification of HHW or the complete 2008 HHW event
schedule, visit the county website at
www.loudoun.gov/hhw
or call the Office of Solid Waste Management at 703-777-0187.
Starting on the 18th,
(weather permitting) many townhome streets will receive spot asphalt
repairs. No parking areas or spaces will need to be closed off to complete
this work.
Click here
for more information. Note: this work should be completed (weather
permitting) in about a week's time.
Please click here to
review the upcoming maintenance items which involve some road and parking
lot closings.
Click
here to access the Ashburn Farm Resident Survey (in Adobe Format).
Residents that respond to the survey by June 30th will be entered into a
raffle.
The winner of the raffle (selected randomly from the
responses received) will receive a $50.00 gift card. Only 1 survey
per household is accepted. Survey responses can be anonymous if
desired, and these responses will be tallied into the results, however,
anonymous responses cannot be included in the raffle.
Fill out the survey and mail it
to:
Ashburn Farm Association -
Survey
21400 Windmill Drive
Ashburn, VA 20147
You can also drop it off at the
Association Office or use place completed surveys in the drop-box located in the parking
area in front of the building. Thank you for your cooperation.
Total Surveys received to date:
65
Above is an example of some of the flooding
that took place in Ashburn Farm during the storms experienced the weekend of
April 20th/21st.
The Trail (which runs from the
tunnel under Ashburn Farm Parkway - which runs parallel to Windmill Drive
and resides next to the stream) is currently flooded in parts due to debris
washing from the stream onto the trail due to the heavy rain. Our
Maintenance crew is working on getting this area cleaned up at the current
time.)
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If you are interested in a
summer job as a lifeguard (both staff and sub list), contact Casey at
703-488-9962.
Crystal Aquatics will be
holding lifeguard training courses this spring and throughout the summer.
For more information you can visit their website at:
www.crystalaquatics.com
New signs have been
installed for common areas such as Tot Lots and Basketball Courts.
These signs prohibit use of these facilities after dark. Anyone seen
using these facilities after dark will be asked to leave the area
immediately or it will be considered trespassing. Neighboring
homeowners are asked to call the Loudoun County Sheriff's department to
report activity on Tot Lots and/or Basketball Courts after dark.
Common Area Grass Treatments
Our landscaping service is
currently in the process of spraying a post emergent weed control
application in the common areas and down the parkways. This work will
continue until completed.
The Ashburn Farm
Tennis Committee is trying to put together a list of available tennis
players in our community that can be accessed via this website .
If you are interested in participating in
this list, please send your name, contact number(s), when you are available
to play, and your rating (be it self-rated or you have been assigned a
rating by a tennis instructor) to
tennis@afhoa.net.
When the list is up and running, we will be
sending emails to everyone on the list with a direct link.
Also, the Committee is beginning weekly
tennis socials on Saturday mornings at 8:00.
This will be a great chance for anyone and everyone interested in tennis to
come out and play singles, doubles, or mixed doubles. The Tennis Committee
will supply coffee and some breakfast snacks, but everyone is encouraged to
also bring along any food or refreshments as well for a bit of a breakfast
potluck. This will be a great way for tennis players in Ashburn Farm to
meet and network with each other, and set up hitting times at your leisure.
Our first open social will be May 10th. If
you are interested, please email tennis@afhoa.net so we can have an idea of
how many individuals will be there and how much food and drink to get.
Lastly, if you are interested in the tennis program in Ashburn Farm, please
consider joining the Tennis Committee.
We are always looking for people with good ideas and a love of tennis.. So
let’s hit the courts!
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