CTCA TIPS: APRIL 2009

APRIL MEETING: Will be held on Thur. April 2^nd at Cindy Arters house at 132 Bradley Ave. All are welcome

BLOCK CAPTAINS NEEDED

We still need captains for Temple Drive, 200-300 blocks of Bard and 100 block of Spohn Road. This is a very rewarding opportunity for you to take an active role in our community. If interested please contact Bev Piscitelli 610-670-1009 or email [email protected].

Here is a list of Block Captain responsibilities:

1. As part of the Sunshine Committee, you notify the Sunshine Chairperson (Anne Larky 610-927-0820) of any new neighbors, hospitalizations, obituaries and birth announcements.

2. Ask your neighbors to support our fundraisers- Daily Lottery in February and Kauffman's Chicken Barbecue in May.

3. Donations for Thanksgiving Baskets. Update community telephone directory every three years.

SUNSHINE NEWS

Flowers were sent to Becky Miner of Huyett Dr. Becky is recovering from a recent hospitalization.

If you know of a neighbor who has been hospitalized, has had a death in their immediate family or better yet, a new baby, PLEASE let me know. .

Anne Larky ([email protected]) or 610-927-0820.

TIPS DELIVERY

Thank you to those who volunteered their time and energy to deliver the Tips. Listed below are the months and volunteers for those months as well as any open dates.

      April: Amanda & Alyssa Arters

      May: Gabrielle Dziuba & Elana Weinheimer

      June: Chaedon and Shalynne Laman

      September: Marissa & Jared Kramer (Spohn Rd.)

      If you are interested in delivering on a particular month, please contact Anne Larky at 610-927-0820 or email at [email protected] Please leave a detailed message with a call back number so we can confirm. The Delivery Person & their helper each earn $20 for delivering the Tips. The deadline for the May Tips is April 20^th.

ADDITIONAL HELP. . .

I’m still happily taking names of any kids in the neighborhood looking to earn some cash while helping their community with the chores we are too busy (or just unable) to do.

We’re looking for babysitters, snow shovelers, grass cutters, leaf-rakers, etc. YOU HAVE NEIGHBORS WHO NEED YOUR HELP!!

Please email Anne Larky at [email protected]. (Or call me at 610-927-0820) Please provide your name, address, and phone number along with the service(s) you can provide. Also include your age if you’re a babysitter. (YOUR customers would probably like that.)

Kathryn Lambert:

14 years old (15 in July) 9th grade 

304 Bard Ave. (610)-670-1304

Services: babysitting (Red Cross certified)

Yard work including: weeding beds, dandelions, planting flowers, raking, mowing, spread mulch, etc. shovel snow

Walk dogs, walk or feed pets when on vacation

Joseph Lambert:

7th grade 304 Bard Ave. (610)-670-1304

Services: Yard work including:  weeding beds, dandelions, planting flowers, raking, mowing, spread mulch, etc., shovel snow

Walk dogs, walk or feed pets while on vacation

Lauren Glass

14 years old.

Experienced babysitter

Red Cross Certified

610-670-0708

610-451-4104 (cell) 

CTCA MEMBERSHIP DUES

It is that time of year again; time to request your $15 membership fee, which is now due. Why should you become a member? Because your membership fee pays for..

-the utility bill for the playground that your children or grandchildren may use

-the Easter Egg Hunt

-the Santa Run- It's nice to receive a knock on the door from Santa's helpers

-Discounted Arena Football tickets

-The Sunshine Committee- We are able to send flowers to our neighbors in their time of need

-The Christmas Bowling Party, this year it was FREE of charge to all CTCA members; something fun and FREE during the holiday when everyone is watching their spending. Next year we may not be able to provide this event free of charge.

Besides these benefits there is also fundraising that takes place that your membership fee helps to support:

• The BBQ during the Annual Yard Sale

• The February Lottery.

THE CTCA IS AN ORGANIZATION THAT BENEFITS THE COMMUNITY WHERE YOU LIVE!!

CTCA DUES ARE DUE!

Please mail your payment of $15.00, payable to CTCA, P.O. Box 2052, Sinking Spring, PA 19608

FEBRUARY LOTTERY WRAP-UP

The CTCA Lottery sale went very well this year – we sold 528 tickets in total. We would like to thank Beverly Piscitelli for her terrific coaching to the new leaders Cindy Zimmerman and Jeanne Bartlett. We would also like to thank all of our block captains who sold tickets and to the additional volunteers who helped sell tickets this year. They are:

Amy Godwin, Beth Chapin, Beverly Piscitelli, Bobbi-Jo High, Carol Hasson, Cindy Arters, Cindy Zimmerman, Daisy Nelson, Jackie Raab, Jeanne Bartlett, Joan Gilden, Mike Pinder, Sue Sanner, John Kozak, Karen Chelius, Lori McGovern, Mary Drennen, Mary Frebel, Mary Glass, Michele Rittle, Nancy Voight, Noel Loder, Pat Blessing, Pat Rakowiecki, Rob Santoro, Rory Ulrich, and Sue Sanner.

 Our top three sellers were Jeanne Bartlett, Beverly Piscitelli and Mary Frebel. The winner of our $50 drawing for sellers who sold more than 20 tickets was Mary Drennen. Congratulations Mary!! We had a large number of winners this year – great news in this economy for our winners! And we also had something very rare happen this year – twice! Two of our winners won on the same exact number twice in the same month! Larry B. Kline and Michele Rittle were doubly lucky – Congratulations Larry and Michele!!!

Did you know that nearly 25% of our ticket sales were to people living outside the CTCA? Many of our sellers sold tickets to their friends, co-workers, and family members. Keep in mind you do not have to be a block captain to sell tickets, we are always looking for people to help us sell more. If you think you can sell even 5, 10, 15 or more tickets for us next year we would love to hear from you! Please contact us at the e-mail addresses below!

Cindy Zimmerman Jeanne Bartlett

[email protected] [email protected]

USED INK CARTRIDGES UPDATE

THANKS TO ALL WHO HAVE GENEROUSLY DROPPED OFF THEIR USED INK CARTRIDGES!! SO FAR WE HAVE RECEIVED $30.00 TOWARD OUR NEXT BOX OF PRINTER PAPER AND I STILL HAVE ENOUGH FOR ANOTHER $30.00 REWARD. STAPLES WILL ACCEPT UP TO 10 CARTRIDGES A MONTH. KEEP THEM COMING!! THIS IS A BIG HELP TOWARD REDUCING OUR “TIPS” COSTS. I WILL STILL HAVE THE DROP-OFF BOX ON THE PORCH (237 KEATS DR)

THROUGH THE SUMMER AND MAKE “STOCK-UP” PAPER PURCHASES AS NEEDED. AS LONG AS THE NICE LADY AT THE TWP. BUILDING DOESN’T MIND, I CAN CONTINUE TO PRINT THE TIPS IN A “READ-WITHOUT-YOUR-GLASSES” FONT (AND STILL SLEEP AT NIGHT).

THANKS, LAURA. . .

ATTENTION ALL DOG OWNERS:

Now that spring is here and summer around the corner, this is a friendly reminder to be considerate of your neighbors and keep your pets confined to your property and not allow them to roam. If you are out walking your pets, please clean up after them. Also, no pets are allowed in the playground area or on the ball field.

KAUFFMAN’S CHICKEN BBQ:

DATE: Saturday, May 16^th

TIME: 10:00AM to Noon

WHERE: Spring Township Building Parking Lot

PRESALE COST: $5.00 ($6.00 on the day of the sale) which includes ½ chicken and a baked potato

DEADLINE: Thursday, May 7^th

Block Captains will have the tickets for pre-purchase sales in April. We must presale 500 chickens for Kauffman’s to come. I need 4 volunteers to help me between the hours of 10:00AM and Noon. We will be providing a delivery service to the homebound due to an illness or disability. Delivery will be around 12:15PM. Please inform your Block Captain or call Beverly @ 610-670-1009 if you need this service. Also call me if you need tickets or can volunteer for those two hours.

THIS IS ONE OF OUR BIGGEST FUNDRAISERS SO YOUR SUPPORT IS DEEPLY APPRECIATED.

Thank You.

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MARK YOUR CALENDAR!!!!

CORNWALL TERRACE ANNUAL YARD SALE

Saturday, May 16, 2009

8:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.

Please donate 10% of your proceeds to CTCA, Box 2052, Sinking Spring, PA 19608

Envelopes will be distributed on the day of the sale.

YOUR PERSONAL ADS:

FREE Composter Bin -- for all you garden enthusiasts who are also wanting to be ecologically minded but also discreet (looks nice).  This is a cone-shaped, black, heavy plastic bin, complete with slats for air circulation--I originally received free by attending a seminar on Composting at the Berks County Cooperative Extension.  I am no longer using it because I have more composting material than it holds, in order to properly decompose.  Call Brenda at (610) 678-1660.

Rebecca McClure, CRNP

Certified Registered Nurse Practitioner/Women's Health for over 25 years.

Nurse Practitioners provide the same overall women's health care issues, with the advantage of increased time for the patient. This allows for more intimate care, necessary education and personal follow-up.

I provide care for General Gyn annuals and or problems, specialize in high risk obstetrics and have a special passion working with teen-agers. All girls should have their first Gyn exam by the age of 18, sooner if problems or concerns.

I am a part of the practice of EZCW, located in the Doctor's Office Building at the Reading Hospital in Suite 365.

I am now accepting new patients.

Hours: Tuesday, Wednesdays and Thursdays from 8:30-4:30.

Appointments: 610-370-2500. You will be answered by a "live" operator who will assist you. Just inform her that you would like to set up an appt. with Becky McClure.

I CAN’T ALWAYS PROMISE THIS, BUT. . .

IF I HAVE ANY EXTRA SPACE, I WON’T WASTE IT.

SHORT PERSONAL ANNOUNCEMENTS CAN FILL SOME OTHERWISE WASTED PAPER. . .DEFINITELY FIRST COME-FIRST POSTED.