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September 2012

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ARTICLES

3 A LOOK AT THIS MONTH

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

5 MESSAGE FROM THE GM

Association members will have an opportunity to vote and elect two new Board members this fall.

6 FALL LAWN ENHANCEMENTS

Early fall is a great time to perform some basic lawn maintenance.

7 BOD MEETING HIGHLIGHTS

Read highlights from the August 21, 2012 Board Meeting.

8 COVENANTS UPDATE

Read about Brambleton's Design Guidelines revision update.

9 FAQ'S

Need to rent a facility here in Brambleton? Take a look at our most frequently asked questions regarding facility rentals. 12

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BRAMMYS

Guidelines Update

10 Kids Triathlon

Call for Candidates

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September 2012 Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

10 KIDS TRIATHLON

The First Annual Brambleton Kids Triathlon was a tremendous success.

12 BRAMMY WINNERS

Brammys are awarded to your fellow neighbors. Check out who won!

13 SUMMER EVENT WRAP UP

Summer is over, but there are more events on the horizon!

14 RECYCLE, RECORD, REWARD

15 BACK TO SCHOOL SAFETY

16 NEWS FROM THE DEVELOPER

Read about the most recent news from the Developer.

19 ANIMAL MEDICAL CENTERS

Now off ering holistic services!

20 STEP SISTERS' SCRAMBLE

Register for the fi rst annual Step Sisters' charity golf tournament and help raise money for a good cause.

22 UPCOMING EVENTS

24 FUSIONS CUISINE

Read about Brambleton Community Association's preferred caterer.

25 CHEERS TO ANOTHER YEAR!

26 SCHOOL NEWS

BWHS golfer and graduate receives honors.

30 IMPORTANT INFO TO KNOW

A look at this month.....

Farmer's Market

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Brambleton Kids Triathlon

VIP Luau

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Farmer's Market

3BCA Management Offi ce Closed

Community Center Pool - Last Day

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Doggone Wild Pool Party

Farmer's Market

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CovenantsCommitteeMeeting

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Board of Directors Meeting

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Residences at Brambleton Board Meeting

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Beacon Crest Pool - Last Day

Farmer's Market

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Residences at Brambleton ii Annual Meeting

Activities 19Committee Mtg. Residences at Brambleton ii BoardMeeting

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Farmer's Market

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Finance Committee Meeting

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Board. This may include biographical information, how long the nominee has lived in the community, commit-tee or other pertinent experience and goals for Brambleton.

All Candidate Profi les received by the deadline will be circulated to the members with the offi cial announce-ment of the Annual Meeting and through the Community Website, Newsletter, and Friday Flash. Quali-fi cations to serve on the Board are found in Article 5.3 of the Articles of Incorporation. Additionally, Articles 4, 6 and 8 of the Bylaws list in detail the duties, powers and responsibili-ties of Board members and Offi cers. Those considering their candidacy as Director should read these sections in order to become familiar with the role of a Board member. Perhaps most im-portantly, the nominees should be committed to serving the best inter-est of the entire community.

Sincerely,

Rick Stone PCAM, LSM General Manager

Call for Board of Directors CandidatesA MESSAGE FROM THE GENERAL MANAGER

Brambleton and the Association rely on volunteers to turn the develop-ment of Brambleton into the com-munity of Brambleton. Volunteers are essential and needed to help plan and execute events; coordinate races and triathlons; draft, recommend and adopt policies and procedures that aff ect our daily lives. Giving back to the community through volunteering at an event, as an advisory committee member or as a member of the BCA Board of Directors positively impacts the quality of life of every Brambleton resident, directly and indirectly.

While the Association is always re-cruiting for event volunteers and committee members, Association members will have an opportunity to vote and elect two new Board mem-bers this fall. Vice President Steve Wright’s term will be expiring in No-vember which will open up one of the two positions. In addition, the Asso-ciation will be adding and electing its third resident director (Class A Own-er). The BCA Articles of Incorpora-tion state that the Board of Directors shall include at least three directors which are Class-A owners after the

conveyance of the 3,500th lot or at its 10th annual meeting. As a result, all eligible Brambleton owners and residents will have the opportunity to further dedicate themselves and make a diff erence in the community by becoming a candidate for the next Brambleton Community Association Director. Please note that all Bram-bleton’s (Class-A Owner) Directors are decided through an election process as required by the Association’s gov-erning documents; Sections 5.2 and 5.3 in the Articles of Incorporation.

As part of the election process, in-terested owners must meet the eli-gibility requirements which include submitting a Nominating Petition. Nominating Petitions and election guidelines are available at the Bram-bleton management offi ce or can be downloaded from Brambleton’s Community Website (www.Bramble-tonHOA.com). Completed Nominat-ing Petitions must be submitted no later than Friday, October 5, 2012 by 5:00pm. Along with the petition, nominees are requested to submit a brief Candidate Profi le describing his or her interest in serving on the

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Rick Stone, General Manager

Fertilizer and Weed Control

Many products on the market supply both a balanced fertilizer with a weed control. The best time of year to ap-ply any fertilizer is in the fall, Octo-ber – November. This allows the root system to utilize the nutrients with-out causing top growth and builds a stronger stand of turf where the re-sults will show in the spring. As your lawn grows stronger and healthier, the need for weed control will be re-duced. More is not better in the case of fertilizers. Always follow package directions when applying these prod-ucts to assure that you do not “burn out” your lawn from over fertilization.

If you elect to use organic compost to enrich your lawn, commercial type fertilizers may not be needed.

If you employ a company to pro-vide these services be sure to ask them about their schedule and if they off er environmentally friendly alternatives.

Fall Lawn Enhancements

Grass Seed or Overseeding

Our area supports several turf grasses, but the best performing seed is a tall-type turf fescue. This is a larger seed stock that germinates during the cool seasons such as the fall. Tall-type Fescue will germinate best when the soil temperatures are between 50° and 65° degrees F, which is typically found in early to mid-September in Northern Virginia. The fescue grass-es, when planted properly, germinate within 10 to 14 days.

Fall is the best time to plant fescue and other cool season grass. Seed is most eff ective when it comes in direct contact with a soil base. Ideally, fes-cue seed should be spread after core aeration; and after organic compost application, if necessary. Apply your seed using a broadcast spreader or power slit-seeded available at rental centers. Seed should be applied per manufacture’s specifi cations located on the packaging.

Early fall is a great time to perform some basic lawn maintenance tasks that can improve the condition of your lawn the following growing season. Those lawn enhancing steps are core aeration, overseed-ing and fertilization.

Core Aeration

Core aeration reduces compaction and allows water and oxygen to get to the root system of turf grass. Soil compaction re-stricts the amount of wa-ter, nutrients and oxygen that root systems need to grow. Aeration, or de-compaction of the soil, is achieved by using a core-aeration machine, which pushes tines into the soil which will pull soil plugs out that average 2-3” long. The resulting plugs are left to decompose, giving organic matter back to the soil system. This practice relieves compaction, creating chan-nels for water

and oxygen to reach the root systems. Core aeration can also de-thatch lawns, creating another opportunity for allowing organic material to de-compose and return nutrients back to the soil.

ASSOCIATION MAINTENANCE

Core-aeration machine – the tines and resulting plugs

A cross-section example of how aeration aids in root development for healthier turf.

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Board Meeting HighlightsOctober 9th meeting, November 13th annual meeting, and De-cember 4th meeting.

• Reviewed the fi nal draft of the Common Area Classifi cation and Maintenance Standards. Adop-tion of the standards is planned to take place via email once input from Facilities & Grounds Meet-ing is considered.

• Adopted a resolution to set a cost schedule for providing copies of association books and records.

• Adopted complaint procedures resolutions as required by new state legislation.

• Reviewed and discussed design guideline revisions, set adoption

The BCA Board of Directors met on August 21, 2012 and took the follow-ing actions:

• Approved the June 5, 2012 Board Meeting Minutes.

• Approved the use of the Bram-bleton Community Center by the Toastmasters on a recurring basis.

• Reviewed a petition signed by several residents from the Bel-mont Trace neighborhood re-questing safety improvements on the trail connection to their neighborhood. As a result, the Developer has since adjusted the trail to improve conditions.

• Set upcoming Board meeting dates: September 11th meeting,

schedule and directed staff to solicit resident comments on the proposed revisions.

• Formally accepted maintenance responsibilities for the Belmont Trace property and authorized staff to send a letter to Loudoun County acknowledging accep-tance.

• Reviewed three trash & recycling collection proposals and selected AAA as the provider for the next 5-years. Directed staff to draft contract accordingly.

• Directed Armstrong to write off amounts on two accounts due to bankruptcy and an inability to collect.

Rick Stone, General Manager

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Brambleton’s Design Guidelines Revision Update

COMMENTS ON COVENANTS

As of their August 2012 meeting, the Committee has completed review of just over 400 applications, which rep-resents a 60% increase over the aver-age of the previous fi ve years applica-tion totals.

Though this trend is expected to con-tinue through the busy fall season, the Covenants Committee is set to review the latest draft revisions in ad-vance of their September 10th meet-ing and continues to seek resident in-put and ideas prior to publication for public comment.

Some of the Green initiatives the Committee will consider include standards for rain barrels and com-post bins, passive/drip irrigation, en-couraging the use of eco sensitive landscaping, native plants and earth friendly soil amendments and fertiliz-ers and consideration for alternative

Earlier this year, Brambleton’s Board of Directors directed the Covenants Committee to provide recommen-dations for revisions to the Design Guidelines for Brambleton. The Board requested that the Committee give special attention to developing standards to incorporate eco-friendly practices and equipment.

The Covenants Committee published a request for comments to residents and staff began working to draft re-visions. Several residents expressed their desire to see the Association develop standards for solar panels and there have been many inquiries regarding fencing adjacent to future Association Open Space.

Continued eff orts were diverted this spring and summer as the Associa-tion has experienced a boom year for applications submitted and reviewed.

energy devices.

In addition, the Committee will work to clarify and update the guidelines to refl ect the community standards and incorporate existing architectural re-quirements for new areas of the com-munity. The ultimate goal is create a user friendly and useful tool for Com-mittee members and residents.

Residents may submit information to the Committee via Covenants@Bram-bleton.org, by fax to 703-542-6266 or to the BCA Management Offi ce at 42395 Ryan Road, Suite 210, Bramble-ton, VA 20148 until March 13, 2012.

The Committee plans to review all input and submit recommendations to Brambleton’s Board of Directors at their regularly scheduled October 2, 2012 meeting with request for approv-al to publish for public comment.

Rosemarie Linder, Director of Resident Services

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COMMUNITY SERVICES

Facility Rental FAQ's

Q: Does Brambleton Community

Association off er space to rent for

parties, meetings, etc.?

A: Yes! We have two spaces avail-able for rent to Brambleton residents. The Community Center is located at 42645 Regal Wood Drive and has two fl oors. There is another small club room at 22650 Beacon Crest Drive available for rent to residents.

Q: What is the fee to reserve the

Community Buildings?

A: The Brambleton Community Cen-

ter is $100 per hour with a $500 de-posit and $75 cleaning fee. There is also a lower level conference room available for $25 per hour with a $250 deposit and $25 cleaning fee.

Beacon Crest Club Room is available for rent for $25 per hour with a $250 deposit and $25 cleaning fee. The Beacon Crest Pool, Bathhouse & Deck can be rented for $100 per hour with a $500 deposit, $75 cleaning fee and $20 per hour per lifeguard fee.

Q: How many people will the Com-

munity Buildings hold?

A: The Community Center will hold about 50-60 people seated and about 80-90 people standing. The lower level meeting room will hold about 10-15 people. Beacon Crest Club room will hold about 10 people.

Q: How do I pay for my rental?

A: The Brambleton Community As-sociation will collect two checks, one check for the rental & cleaning fee and one check for the deposit. You will get back the deposit check if there is no damage.

Q: What is included in the rental

fee?

A: The Community Center has six large round tables that seat about 6-8 people at each, 60 folding chairs and six large rectangle folding tables. There is also a small kitchen with a refrigerator and microwave. Beacon Crest Club room is supplied with a large table, chairs and mini fridge.

Q: How do I inquire/reserve a date

for my event?

A: Contact the Brambleton Commu-nity Association at 703-542-6263 and ask for Sarah Conrad or Beth Huck.

Sarah Conrad, Community Services Coordinator

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Kids Swim, Bike and Run in Support of a Great Cause

EVENTS AND PROGRAMMING

As witnessed this past Labor Day weekend, those goals were achieved. The inaugural event ran smoothly and was a tremendous success. Many of the participants have already been talking about doing it again next year!

" I want to thank you for orga-nizing such a wonderful event for the kids. As an educator of fi tness, health and wellness for kids, it is so nice to live in a neighborhood that promotes these things. Not only did this motivate the kids to work hard, but I believe it inspired a lot of the parents to get moving.

Thank you and your team of volunteers for all the hard work you put into mak-ing this event a success!" - Jodi Yates, Resident

What kid doesn't love to swim, bike or run? At least 178 young athletes in and around Brambleton showed the community just how much they do.

On Saturday, September 1st, the Brambleton Community Association hosted it's First Annual Brambleton Kids Triathlon. With fi tness and good health in mind, the Association be-gan planning the event with the fol-lowing goals:

• To promote the Brambleton Com-munity by ensuring a safe, high quality experience for athletes and their families;

• To donate monetary funds to a charitable organization;

• To encourage a fi t and healthy lifestyle for youth in and around Brambleton.

Watching the children work hard to-wards that fi nish line was indeed very inspiring. Every child poured their heart and soul into this event, most beaming with smiles from ear to ear.

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for 1.4 miles and run for 1 mile. Last-ly, the 12-14 age group had to swim 150m, bike for 2.25 miles and run for 1.75 miles.

It's hard enough just to swim for 50m, let alone, bike and run for a few more miles. Regardless of what distances the three age groups were expected to complete, all of the participants rose to the occasion and crossed the fi nish line on the Legacy Elementary School track. Finishers were award-ed with triathlon medals from Gold sponsors, Northern Virginia Ortho-dontics and from Special Olympics of Loudoun athletes.

Community support was evident at the Finish Line Festival where even non-participants showed up to cheer on our young athletes. Many volun-teers also came out, from both near and far, and we are so grateful for their willingness to lend a hand. They each played a critical role in the suc-cess of this event. From the swim, run and bike course marshals, to transi-tion area volunteers, set-up/clean-up, water stop and packet pickup, there was quite a bit of work involved in putting it all together. Without our amazing volunteers, this event would not have been possible.

Various local businesses also stepped up in support of the triathlon. We can't thank our sponsors enough for their generous contributions and commitment.

Thank you to our 2012 Brambleton Kids Triathlon Sponsors:

Title The Brambleton Group

Platinum Chesterbrook Academy

Gold Fitness Image Results Northern Virginia Orthodontics Swim Kids Top Kick Martial Arts Center

Silver Harris Teeter Kelly Insurance Sport Rock Climbing Centers Wegmans

Friends and Family

Arcola Pleasant-Valley Volunteer Fire Department The Studio

In-Kind Brambleton Kids Run the Nation Froots Go Bananas INOVA Legacy PTO Sport&Health Total Development Solutions

Proceeds from this event will directly benefi t the Special Olympics of Lou-doun, which is one of the most suc-cessful athletic programs in North-ern Virginia. Special Olympics is a non-profi t organization that provides training and competition in various Olympic-style sports. Training is free to the athletes. The average cost to train an athlete is $175 per season and is paid for by the local commit-tee. The program has grown greatly over the past four years and relies on fundraising activities throughout the year to support programs such as golfi ng, basketball, tennis, volley-ball, swimming, bowling, softball and more.

The Brambleton Community Asso-ciation is proud to have been able to provide Special Olympics athletes with the help they need and hope to continue to support their eff orts in years to come. We are equally proud to have provided our com-munity youth and their families with an event which promotes a fi t and healthy lifestyle.

We are very excited for the Bramble-ton Kids Triathlon in 2013 and hope that many more young Brambleton athletes join us!

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2012 BRAMMY Awards

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2012 BRAMMY Awards

Neighbor of the Year

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2012 BRAMMY Awards

Volunteer of the Year

Lynn Brizzi (tie)

2012 BRAMMY Awards

Volunteer of the Year

The Domenick Family

2012 BRAMMY Awards

Best Holiday Spirit

Liz Jackson

2012 BRAMMY Awards

Activities Committee Member of the Year

Tom Wegleitner

2012 BRAMMY Awards

Covenants Committee Member of the Year

Mike Brown

2012 BRAMMY Awards

Facilities and Grounds Committee Member of the Year

Mark Davis

2012 BRAMMY Awards

Finance Committee Member of the Year

Please help us in congratulating our BRAMMY Award winners!

Congratulations to all who were nominated! Start keeping a list of your nominees for next year. If you know any of the winners, make sure you tell them thanks for helping to make Brambleton GREAT!

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the BRAMMY Awards. Some stayed and danced the night away! Our VIP’s earned a fun night off ! You too can be a invited to this event next year by serving on a BCA committee, volun-teering and serving at least 10 hours at our community events, and by just being so awesome that someone nominates you for a BRAMMY award, and you make it in the fi nals. We look forward to continuing the BRAMMY awards.

Before we say goodbye to the warmer weather, we still have a few upcoming events that we would love you to be a part of. Doggone Wild pool party is Sunday September 9, from 4:00 - 6:00 p.m. at the Community Center pool, and the Neighborhood Camp Out is on September 29th. Fall Fest is also

The summer is coming to an end, and it was a great one! One Summer Kick-Off , one Teen Night, one Red, White, and BRAM Festival, one Float n’ Flicks, fi ve Summer Concerts, one Kids Triathlon, and one VIP Luau, all fi n-ished… done… complete! We hope you enjoyed them all!

It was great to end the summer hon-oring our most treasured: our vol-unteers, our committee and board members, and also our BRAMMY award nominees at our VIP Luau. While the weather forecast was not on our side, we were able to shift gears and move from the Beacon Crest facility to the Community Cen-ter. Our guests enjoyed a great luau themed meal, talked with friends, and cheered on each other during

just around the corner, and is sched-uled for Saturday October 6th.

Summer Events Wrap UpBeth Huck, Events and Programming Coordinator

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Age appropriate choreography and music are used in all classes

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Ballet/Jazz – This class is a great way to give stu-

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THINK GREEN

Recycle, Record & Reward!Community Association encourages all residents to actively participate in one of the most innovative recycling programs in America. All residents of Brambleton are eligible to par-ticipate in this simple and rewarding approach to recycling. Basically, the more we recycle as a community, the more reward points we receive.

Here is how it works: the recycling truck will collect all the comingled recycling materials (aluminum, card-board, newspapers, plastic, glass, etc.) in the RFID coded recycle toter; the material is weighed and based on the weight the community generates,

Over two years into the program and Brambleton residents continue to make an impact on our planet by par-ticipating in RecycleBank. The rate of recycling throughout Brambleton has doubled over the past two years due to the program and increased recycling toter size. In addition, the amount of litter from wind-blown newspapers, milk jugs and other re-cyclables has decrease signifi cantly by using the recycle toters that have the lids. Keep up the good work Brambleton!

If you are new to the community or just new to the program, Brambleton

residents are given reward points re-deemable at various merchants (CVS, Dick’s Sporting Goods, Bed Bath and Beyond, Panera Bread, Harris Teeter, just to name a few). The goal is to re-cycle more as a community, improve our wonderful environment and be rewarded for the positive actions taken.

If you are new to the community, new to the program or just need a refresh, please visit www.recyclebank.com to learn more about the program. Live Green!

Did you know...• There are 2,444 toters with RecycleBank (RB) RFID chips in the

community.• Of those RB toters, 2,076 residents or 84.9% recycle at least once

a month. • As a community, we recycled 54.96 tons of material last month.• Ten tons more material is recycled during December than the aver-

age month.• Brambleton has 1,277 or 52.3% residents registered and partici-

pating in the RB program.• 529 RB rewards were ordered by Brambleton residents in February.• There are 92,000 unclaimed points.

Join in on the RecycleBank craze, and register today! http://www.recyclebank.com/customer/account/create/

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Back to School Safety We ask for your consid-eration of the many par-ents and children head-ed to and from school and share the following courtesy tips:

• Use caution and care when driving through-out the neighborhood, especially in school zones. Avoid U-turns, spend an extra few min-utes to drive around the school drop off loop.

• Park with care to avoid blocking sidewalks, cross-walks, intersections and sight lines.

• Place trash and recycling con-tainers at the curbside on days of

The Loudoun County Sheriff ’s Offi ce will be conducting a Back-to-School Enforcement Campaign.

Now that the summer break has come to an end, Loudoun County Sheriff Mike Chapman reminds all drivers to watch for school-aged children walk-ing to and from school, as they may forget to watch for you.

During the next few weeks Loudoun Sheriff ’s Deputies will be conducting a Back-to-School campaign strictly enforcing speed and other traffi c violations in the area of elementary, middle and high schools through-out the county. The campaign is to ensure the safety and welfare for the children returning to school.

Loudoun Sheriff ’s Deputies will be utilizing RADAR, LIDAR, “Smart Trail-ers”, marked and unmarked cruisers, as well as the agency’s motorcycle unit. The Sheriff ’s Offi ce would also like to send a friendly reminder to all drivers to obey signals by law enforcement offi cers and crossing guards. By ignoring their signals, driv-ers put the lives of the children and crossing guards in danger.

collection to avoid blocking side-walks.

• Please review the timer settings on irrigation systems so walkers are not forced into the street to avoid getting wet.

• Take extra time to look for kids at intersections, on medians and on curbs

• Enter and exit driveways and al-leys slowly and carefully

• Watch for children on and near the road in the morning and after school hours

• Reduce any distractions inside your car so you can concentrate on the road and your surround-ings. Put down your phone and don’t talk or text while driving.

Sarah Conrad, Community Services Coordinator

Loudoun County Public Schools 2012-2013 Student Calendar

September 3: Holiday (Labor Day)

October 8: Holiday (Columbus Day)

November 2: End of the Grading Period

November 5-6: Student Holidays (Planning/Records/Conference Days)

November 21-23: Holiday (Thanksgiving)

December 24-January 1: Winter Break (Classes Resume January 2)

January 17: End of Grading Period

January 18: Moveable Student Holiday(Planning/Records/Conference Day)

January 21: Holiday (Martin Luther King Jr. Day)

February 18: Holiday (Presidents’ Day)

March 22: End of Grading Period

March 25-29: Holiday (Spring Break)

April 1: Student Holiday (Planning/Records/Conference Day)

May 27: Holiday (Memorial Day)

June 6: Last Day of School for Students/End of Grading Period

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dents and community groups. To date, there have been three public input ses-sions where the design team met with the community to present ideas, solicit feedback, and incorpo-rate shared concepts into evolving iterations of the master plan for the park. Detailed information about the public input sessions, including links to three proposed concept plans for the park, is online: http://ht.ly/csKs6

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Brambletonians Faster Speeds

Another reason to call Brambleton “home:” Verizon is off ering Bramble-

ton FiOS Internet service subscribers an upgrade in FiOS Internet speed of 50/25M, at no additional cost.

I AM MODERN’S “BEST OF

SUBURBIA”

Please join the Bramble-ton Group in con-gratulating Van Metre Homes who won Best Home Builder, Eclips and An-nalee’s Formals who won for Best Bridal Shop in I Am Modern Maga-zine’s “Best of Suburbia” 2012. Find out who all the winners were here: http://ht.ly/cWw4Y

Where is Brambleton?

The Brambleton Group has cre-ated an area map to make it easier

BRAMBLETON GROUP

News from the DeveloperThe Votes are in For Your Favorite

Brambleton Dogs

Voting took place on Facebook for the "Top Dogs" to be featured in Brambleton’s “2013 Pawsitively Brambleton” calendar! The calendars will be on sale this fall and proceeds will benefi t a local animal shelter. To view all the lucky winners, click here: http://ht.ly/d85D9.

Hanson Park Design Concepts

The design team developed a strat-egy to prepare the master plan and incorporate input from county resi-

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for those of you who do not know exactly where Brambleton is located in Northern Virginia. This map indi-cates area Hospitals, Park & Ride Lots, Metro Stops, Golf Courses, Parks and much more. The map can be found on our online library here: http://ht.ly/d859a

A Brambleton Story

The Brambleton Group has created a beautiful book on Brambleton for your viewing pleasure – please feel free to pass on to your friends, family

or clients. It includes information on Brambleton, Loudoun County, Virginia and Washington DC – we hope you enjoy reading it: http://ht.ly/d82qn

It’s a Wrap!

Keep your eyes out for the Virginia Regional Transit bus #249 -- GWU/West Falls Church route, Brambleton has decided to wrap it up! Here is the schedule for your information: http://ht.ly/cY2iL

Town Center Tidbits www.brambleton.com/towncenter

• Johnny Rockets is in association with Volunteers of America, a collection point for "Operation Backpack". Their mission is to help homeless children get the necessary items to go back to school. You can help by stop-ping by their restaurant anytime during business hours and drop off school supplies: backpacks, notebooks, paper, pens, etc. Last year, there were more than 8,000 new fi lled backpacks from drives across the country. Getting an education stands as the number one problem aff ecting homeless children, but our community can band together to provide the supplies they need to get an education every child deserves.

• Check out Blue Ridge Grill’s brand new website, now in-cludes their offi cial Facebook and Twitter pages – www.brgrill.com/brambleton

• Come celebrate Bella Ballerina’s 1st Birthday at their annual registration and dancewear sale on Saturday, September 1st - enjoy full face painting, arts and crafts, dance class, goodie bags, cupcakes and balloons. Bring a friend and earn a $50 gift card!

Town Center Tenant Anniversaries:

9/17 - Misguided Angels, opened in 2010

9/21 - California Tortilla, opened in 2006

9/22 - ReMax Gateway, opened in 2010

9/23 - Blue Ridge Grill, opened in 2008

Back-to-School Means Back to the

Dentist

With the start of the new school year upon us, Bloo Dental wants to re-mind everyone of the importance of good dental care and back-to-school dental exams.

"Children learn better when they have healthy teeth," says Dr. Haress Rahim, director of Bloo Dental.

Tooth decay is the second most common disease in the U.S. after the common cold, and is the single most common chronic disease of childhood. This disease — which aff ects how children learn to speak and chew food and causes countless numbers of emergency room visits — goes even so far as to damage self-confi dence and create ridicule from peers.

In addition, more than 51 million hours of school time lost each year due to tooth-related problems.

Regular checkups can help uncover problems that can be treated in the early stages, minimizing discomfort for a child and saving money.

Bloo Dental has appointments avail-able in September and October. To learn more about Bloo Dental and it's services, please visit www.Bloo-Dental.com.

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www.brambleton.com/homesales

Brambleton’s Sizzlin’ Summer &

Upcoming Public Events

Sundays, May through October – Farmer’s Market

September 24 – Brambleton Day

October 5 – Briar Woods Homecom-ing Parade

October 6 – Fall Festival

2012 Calendar: http://ht.ly/9zV8w or www.brambleton.com

CNN Money ranks Ashburn the #6

"Top-earning Town" in America

Wealthy Washington Redskins fans should be thrilled to live in Ashburn, since the team's training camp calls it home. Some of the players even hang their helmets here. CNN Article: http://ht.ly/d84st

Builder Buzz

• Van Metre’s Manor Series is almost sold out! Their Hals-well Model is now available for sale; please contact Jerry at 703.764.5478 for more info.

• Only 4 Homes Left at the Grand Vista Collection - Now Selling from the Noble Crest Collec-tion 23321 Morning Walk Drive, Ashburn, VA 20148 starting August 3rd. Please contact Tracy 703.327.0736 for info.

• The 3 brand new Pulte models at Trent Grove are under construc-tion and are expected to open in October. For info, please contact Kelly or Mike at 703.327.7583.

New Home Information Packet: http://ht.ly/ccg85 Model Home Map: http://ht.ly/ccB1L

Where the Jobs Are

Loudoun County leads the nation in job growth for the period of 2000 - 2011. Got data? Loudoun County does. Lots of it. With its expansive fi ber networks and a swarm of tech workers, it's a major traffi c hub on the East Coast. CNN Article: http://ht.ly/d7VJF

Rail Bridges in Tysons Finished

This Month

Hailed as a major milestone in the path toward a mid-summer 2013 construction completion of the long-awaited Dulles Corridor Metrorail Project, the last span of concrete seg-ments of the bridges for rail in Tysons Corner has been lowered into place by a 365-ton horizontal crane. Go to www.dullesmetro.com for more information.

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Animal Medical Centers of Loudoun · 42385 Ryan Rd. #112 · Ashburn VA 20148 · 703-327-8471

AMCL Now Offers Holistic Services 6 Days a Week! Chiropractic, Acupuncture, Herbal Therapies, and more

Please help us in welcoming Dr. Jessica Tartof to our Brambleton team.

Dr. Jessica Tartof, DVM, CVA, CVSMT is a highly accomplished and driven veterinarian with an interest in integrative veterinary medicine. In addition to routine and emergency small animal and equine medicine, Dr. Tartof practices acupuncture (dry needle, aquapuncture, moxa, electrostimulation), veterinary spinal manipulation therapy (chiropractic), and Chinese herbal supplementation. Dr. Tartof became interested in alternative therapies as a way of offering more options to her patients.

Dr. Tartof graduated from Ross University School of Veterinary Medicine, St. Kitts, West Indies, and completed her last clinical year at Louisiana State University School of Veterinary Medicine in 2002. She completed the requirements for the Education Committee for Foreign Veterinary Graduates in 2003. After practicing Western veterinary medicine for several years, she

decided to learn Traditional Chinese Medicine and acupuncture through the International Veterinary Acupuncture Society and received her Certification in Veterinary Acupuncture in 2011. In 2012, she furthered her education at the Healing Oasis Wellness Center in Wisconsin where she earned her Certification in Veterinary Spinal Manipulation Therapy and Certification in Animal Chiropractic by the College of Animal Chiropractors. She is currently working on her certification in Veterinary Chinese Herbal Medicine.

Dr. Tartof is an active member of the International Veterinary Acupuncture Society (IVAS), American Academy of Veterinary Acupuncture (AAVA), College of Animal Chiropractors (COAC) American Association of Equine Practioners (AAEP), American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA), and the Canine Therapy Corps, and the Pet Partners (both of which promote the comfort and healing of humans through therapy animal visits and assisted animal therapy).

Dr. Tartof is owned by two geriatric dogs, (Anastasia and Venus), Taylor the cat from St. Kitts, Piper, the blind Australian Shepherd therapy dog, and JS Fuerza the horse. In her free time she participates in the Association of Pet Dog Trainers (APDT) rally obedience, accompanies Piper (a certified therapy dog) on visits, horseback rides, and gardens.

There are many uses for acupuncture, chiropractic, and Chinese herbs in modern pet medicine. Acupuncture and chiropractic therapy can be used to help with pain management, back and neck issues, arthritis, hip dysplasia, hind end weakness, diarrhea, incontinence, performance issues and many other medical conditions. Chinese herbal therapy can be used for a variety of problems ranging from pain management, diarrhea, incontinence, cancer support therapy, and various other issues. If you think your pet will benefit from any of these therapies please contact us to set up a consult with Dr. Tartof.

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COMMUNITY NEWS

Step Sisters’ Scramble – On Course to Fight Breast Cancer

ulate zoysia fairways, natural grass ar-eas, bent grass greens and tees. Your partially tax-deductible registration fee will benefi t breast cancer aware-ness and research. To register, visit

http://www.active.com/golf-tourna-ment/bristow-va/step-sisters-scram-ble---on-course-to-fi ght-breast-can-cer-2012. Early registration ends on

Are you Tee'd off about breast cancer? So are we! So please join us on the golf course for the fi rst annual Step Sisters’ Scramble charity golf tourna-ment and help us raise money to fi nd a cure. The festivi-ties tee off at Bris-tow Manor Golf Course on Friday, October 12th at 9am and include green and cart rental fees, unlim-ited beverages, a post-tournament buff et and fabu-lous giveaways and prizes. A premiere Northern Vir-ginia golf course, Bristow Manor fea-tures four sets of tees, water on 12 holes and over 7,000 yards of immac-

September 15th, so don’t delay!

Not a golfer? There are other ways to support the Step Sisters’ Scramble. We are looking for various levels of sponsorships to make this event a huge success. One sponsorship level is to sponsor a hole. This is a great way to donate as an individual, fam-ily or even as a group of neighbors (“this hole is sponsored by Legacy Park Drive neighbors”, for example). Maybe you would like to sponsor a hole in honor, memory or support of someone. Whatever your sponsor-ship interest, from prize donations to title sponsor, we have various levels to meet your needs. If interested in learning more, please contact Angela at angelapfuentes@hotmail.com or go to www.stepsisters.org and click

Angela Fuentes, Step Sisters Team Captain

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local women and men, mostly from Brambleton, who joined together to support friends, neighbors and fam-ily who were diagnosed with breast

on “golf tournament” to fi ll out a sponsorship interest form.

The Step Sisters is a non-profi t, 501c3 organization started by a group of

cancer. Many of us, like myself, are survivors and fi ght for a cure so no one else has to experience the same diagnosis. One in 8 women has a chance of developing breast cancer in her lifetime. This staggering statis-tic is one we’d like to change. Every year we participate in the Avon 2-Day Walk and, in the spring, we hold our Brambleton Ribbon Run 10K/5K right here in the community. This October will mark the inaugural year of the Step Sisters’ Scramble. Over the past 5 years we have raised over $500K for this important cause, but we won’t stop until a cure is found.

We appreciate your continued sup-port and thank you in advance for taking steps with us to achieve our ambitious goal of ending breast can-cer. See you on the greens!

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Brambleton’s 8th Annual Fall Festival Saturday, October 6

1:00pm — 8:00 pm

Join us for Brambleton’s biggest party!

Rides and Amusements, Concerts, Kids Activities, Face Painters, Balloon

Artists, Food Vendors, Beer (No BYOB), Vendor Marketplace, Demos,

and MORE!

Schedule: 1:00 – 7:00 - Vendor Marketplace 1:00 — 2:30 – Rock Shop (Concert) 3:00 – 5:00 – John Luskey (Concert) 6:00 – 8:00 – Monster Band(Concert)

Prices:

Children 2 & under: Free Children 3 & up: $10

Adults: $5 $5 off per family for Brambleton /

Summerfield residents who show their pool pass

SPONSORSHIP OPPORTUNITIES ARE AVAILABLE!

Please email beth.huck@brambleton.org

or call 703-542-6263 for more information!

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LOUDOUN LIVING

Have you ever needed a caterer for a work party or a private gathering at your home? Choosing the right or wrong caterer can make or break your event. The food at any event is usually more important than any other element. Think back to a ca-tered event that you have attended. Do you remember the place settings or the centerpieces? You might, but I bet you will always remember good food!

Brambleton Community Association has partnered with Fusions Cuisine, LLC as their preferred caterer for 2012. This partnership was formed for many reasons. We have used Fusions for several of our events in the past, and they have never let us down. Our experiences with them has always been above par with other area caterers we’ve used. Not only is service exceptional, but their food is some of the best out there.

From Fusions’ website www.fusions-cuisine.com:

“Fusions Cuisine specializes in full-service, off -premise catering. We plan and produce one-of-a-kind events using unique and personal-ized menus. Our attention to detail is evident in every dish and our signa-ture food tastes every bit as good as it looks”

“James Thompson (executive chef ) blends culinary talent with artistry. A native Virginian, Fusions Cuisine was born out of James' passion for combining distinct fl avors from dif-ferent ethnic backgrounds creating a uniquely new American signature cuisine. His cuisine is ingredient-driven using the freshest available components with an innovative ac-cent of spices and herbs”

Fusions also has a barbeque divi-sion called Yummy Pig. Both Fusions

and Yummy Pig off er several diff erent suggested themed menus, and you can personalize your menu to meet your needs. Personal favorites from their menu would be the savory bread pudding bites, teriyaki glazed meat-balls, vegetarian samosas with pome-granate curry dip, and the lemongrass shrimp skewers. From their Yummy Pig menu, I love the teriyaki marinated beef tenderloin, chicken long rice, and rilled salmon.

Time and time again, Fusions has pro-vided excellent food and the highest level of professional catering service I have encountered. I think I would be hard pressed to fi nd a better quality of food combined with excellent service for a better value. Big or small, your event is sure to be a hit with Fusions on the job. Make sure you check out their menu for your next event at www.fusionscuisine.com.

Beth Huck, Events and Programming Coordinator

Fusions Cuisine: Brambleton's Preferred Caterer

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September 8 - I'd like to wish my husband Alexandr a happy anniversary! - Valentina

September 8 - Happy birth-day Casey!! Creative Au-thentic Sweet Enthusiastic Youthful and fun. Thanks for being the beautiful per-son that you are.

September 9 - Happy Birth-day Srishama!

ing and super Fabulous 5 year old. We love you! - Mom, Dad, Keegan and Declan

September 25 - Happy Birthday Babe, We love you!!

September 25 - "Happy 2nd Anniversary to my best friend & the love of my life. I'm blessed to share my life with you."

Love you sweetie, Starling

September 13 - Happy 9th Anniversary to my wonder-ful husband Brad. Here's to many more, and I am sorry I can't be there to "celebrate" but I'll be home soon! Love always, Jenn

September 17 - I would like to wish my wife, Kanchana, " H a p p y B i r t h d a y Sunshine"

September 24 - Ronan Mc-M a h o n , H a p p y B i r t h d a y to an in-c r e d i b l y thought-ful, excit-

September 10 - Happy 1st Wedding Anniversay to Robbie and Sabrina Sulli-van. You rock and we love ya! - Jenn n Brad

September 10 - Happy 8th Birthday to our sweet, thoughtful and funny Noah. - Love, Mom, Dad, Ryan, Maya and Jonah

September 10 - Happy 40th Birthday to Jason Wolff !

MILESTONES

Cheers to Another Year!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 communications@brambleton.org by the 20th of each month.

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Cheers to Birthdays, Anniversaries,, anSpecial Deliveries are celeebrateoften here in Brambletonn. Lesomeone know that you aree thinking of them.

Please send all submissioons tcommunications@brambletton.orgby the 20th of each month.

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BRIAR WOODS HIGH SCHOOL MUSIC BOOSTERS FUNDRAISERS

TAG DAYSeptember 8, 2012Members of the BWHS band program willbe coming around your neighborhood to talk about the upcoming events for the school year and asking for your support. Look for them on Saturday, September 8th

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BWHS Graduate - Player of the Year

Brambleton golfer and Briar Woods High School Graduate, Nicole Flores, recently won the Girls 15 - 18 division by posting a 6-over par 150 to take a

4 shot victory at the 2012 Mid-Atlantic Professional Golfers Asso-ciation (MAP-GA) Jr. Golf Tour Cham-pionship and clinched the Player of the Year honors. The tourna-ment was held at the

Kingsmill Re-sort - Woods Course in Williamsburg, VA from August 9 - 10, 2012.

She was also the runner-up in the

Girls 15-18 age group in the MAPGA 2012 Nordlinger Cup at Mount Ver-non Country Club on August 13.

Nicole is a 2012 graduate of Briar Woods High School, where she was a Team Captain and Most Valuable Play-er for the squad her senior year. She was the fi rst female member of the Briar Woods golf team to compete in the Virginia High School League State Girls’ Golf Championship, which she did three years in a row. She gradu-ated 10th in a class of 350 and is an AP Scholar with Distinction Awardee. Nicole will attend the University of Southern California (USC) this fall, majoring in Writing for the Screen and Television in the School of Cin-ematic Arts.

Victoria Flores, Resident

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Have you ever left for work and wondered if you left on an appliance? Wish that you could be outside with the kids while inside getting things done? Verizon Home Monitoring and Control can give you the peace of mind you have been looking for.

This innovative service will allow you to remotely access, control and monitor doors, windows, thermostats and appliances via a compatible smart phone and PC, and interact with your home through the FiOS� TV widget on your FiOS® TV. An energy reader will also allow you to view your energy usage in near-real-time and study energy consumption over periods of time.

To get started, you can order online at www.verizon.com/smarthome or call 1.800.501.1172.

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Does the monthly cost change if you add devices?

You can add as many Home Monitor-ing and Control devices as you want and still only pay $9.99 a month!

Is professional installation available for the Home Monitoring and Control equipment?

Most Home Monitoring and Con-trol products are designed to be self-installed. However, we recom-mend professional installation for some products, such as the Smart Thermostat or Energy Reader. If you require professional installation for your devices, you may seek your own licensed professional or visit www.In-stallerNet.com to learn about Install-erNet installation services.

What devices support the Verizon Home Monitoring and Control app? Supported smartphones:

• iOS 3.1 and higher (including iPhone 3G, 3GS/4, iPod Touch 3rd/4th Gen)

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For more information: please go to www.verizon.com/smarthome or call 1-800-501-1172.

Or visit the Brambleton Welcome Center to experience Verizon Home Monitoring and Control for yourself!

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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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Brambleton Community

Association

42395 Ryan Road, Suite 210 Monday - Friday 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. 703-542-6263(p) 703-542-6266(f ) HOA@brambleton.org www.brambletonhoa.com

Brambleton Community Center

42645 Regal Wood Drive Available for private rentals and community programming. Contact Beth Huck: beth.huck@brambleton.org

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, October 9, 8:15 a.m. Tuesday, December 4, 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 rosemarie.linder@brambleton.org.    

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:

September 19, 7:30 p.m.

October 17, 7:30 p.m.

Covenants Committee

Chair: Mike Dorrity

Upcoming Meetings:

September 10, 7:00 p.m.

October 8, 7:00 p.m.

Financial Advisory Committee

Chair: Mark Davis

Membership: Three seats open

Upcoming Meetings:

September 25, 7:30 p.m.

October 23, 7:30 p.m.

Grounds & Facilities Committee

Chair: Walter Berkey

Membership: One seat open

Upcoming Meetings:

September 18, 7:00 p.m.

October 16, 7:00 p.m.

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 HOA@brambleton.org or call 703-542-6263 for more infor-mation on joining a committee.

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Babysitter Directory

* The Association makes no represen-tations about these individuals except that they have given permission for their names to be published. We do not endorse or promote a single sitter. Please contact the specifi c person for his/her rates and abilities.

The BRAM Sitters list is always being updated, and if you would like to be added to our directory, feel free to call the HOA offi ce at 703-542-6263 Monday thru Friday from 9am to 5pm or email sarah.conrad@brambleton.org. Make sure you leave your name, age, any certifi cations, telephone number, and address for proof of residency in Brambleton.

Key

(B) Taken a Babysitters Course

(C) CPR certifi ed

(F) First Aid certifi ed

(N) Nanny or daycare experience

Name Age Telephone Number

Sydney Wayne (B) 14 703-327-8000

Max Wayne 12 703-327-8000

Mackenzie Long (N) 22 703-475-5353

Megan O’Sullivan (F,C,N) 22 571-233-7165

Ariana Abousaeedi (F,C,B) 14 703-732-6411

Casey Forbes (C) 15 703-327-3776

Kaitlin Scalzo 15 703-431-3974

Yvetter Goetlle (N) 44 703-327-3916

Maddie Presely-Wolff (C,B) 16 703-542-2691

Christian Jessup (C, B, F) 15 703-327-7890

Emily Sola (B,F,C) 13 703-863-3023

Bradley Ace (F,C) 14 703-327-3866

Malena Llanos (F,C) 15 703-728-6714

Erin Donahue (B,F,C) 12 703-439-7405

Megan Poole (N) 25 718-702-7133

Tanvi Rawat (C) 15 703-722-2839

Esha Rawat 13 703-722-2839

Alexis Haycraft (C) 15 571-436-1871

Larissa Perara (B,C,F) 17 703-728-1669

Madison Trent (B) 16 630-842-5997

Jade Morris (C) 16 703-327-9940

Alex Parker (F,C) 16 703-408-8747

Amanda Oja 16 703-722-2071

Audrey Haisley (F,C) 15 571-839-7355

Samantha Charlton (F,C) 15 586-850-1622

Bailey Moore (B,C,F) 15 571-527-6060

JP Castro 16 703-785-0528

Lauren Cohen (B) 13 703-327-6843

Whitney Kirkpatrick (F,C) 17 571-344-0594

Kristie Gogo 19 703-307-7555

Kirby Shultz 22 520-240-0427

Ashley Kucuk ( C ) 15 703-975-3892

Shaelyn Mullaney ( C & F) 24 540-533-3304

Samantha Lee 20 571-723-7500

Dina McAleer 21 703-722-2258

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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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