Laurel Creek - June 2015

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June 2015 Official Newsletter of the Residents of Laurel Creek Volume 2, Issue 6

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Dear Laurel Creek Residents,We are pleased to introduce ourselves as your new Management Company effective May 1, 2015.Established in 1993, Crest provides management services to over a hundred (100)

associations throughout Harris, Fort Bend and Galveston Counties. With a staff of 50 managers, accountants and support staff, Crest will coordinate the services of your community and provide expert and detailed attention to your needs.

Crest is part of the elite group of community association management companies that have earned the Accredited Association Management Company (AAMC) designation from the Community Associations Institute. The AAMC designation demonstrates our commitment to professionalism, customer satisfaction, and continuing education.

Crest strives to hire and maintain managers educated in Association Management. We focus on a team concept to ensure that the needs of each property owner and Board member are met on an individual basis.

The team members dedicated to the Laurel Creek Neighborhood Association, Inc. are as follows:

Jennifer Petras - Community Manager, 281-945-4655, [email protected] Ms. Petras should be contacted for maintenance items, contractor issues and Board requests.

Courtney Chiodi - Assistant Manager, 281-945-4623, [email protected]. Ms. Chiodi should be contacted for deed restriction violations and architectural control matters.

Dianne Broyles - Community Accountant, 281-945-4619, [email protected]. Ms. Broyles should be contacted for payment and accounting matters.

We can be reached at 281-579-0761 Monday thru Friday from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. If for some reason we are out of the office or unavailable; your phone call will be returned within 24 hours. We look forward to working with each of you!

Sincerely, Carolyn Bonds, CEO, PCAM, Crest Management Company AAMC

Bill Higgins, Vice President, CMCA, Crest Management Company AAMC

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COMMUNITY CONTACTS

NEWSLETTER INFO

IMPORTANT NUMBERS

BOARD OF DIRECTORSAnn Murphree ........................................................ PresidentKristah Slate .....................................................Vice President Linda Porras-Pirtle ...................................................SecretaryJonathan Deluca .......................................................TreasurerGreg Mangess .............................................. Director at Large

To reach a Board Member, please email [email protected]

Crest Management .............................. [email protected] ManagerJennifer Petras ................................. [email protected] Before You Dig ............................................................... 1.800.DIG.TESS ..................................................................1.800.344.8377Street Light Outagewww.centerpointenergy.com (Have light number) .....................................................................713.207.2222Texas Department of Public Safety Crime Service ............................................ http://records.txdps.state.tx.usPolice Information If you witness a crime or suspicious activity call Pct. 4 Constable ........................................................ 281.376.3472 or 911Cy Fair Volunteer Dept. (Ambulance) ....................................... (Non-emergency) 713.466.6151Poison Center ..................................................................1.800.222.1222Please remember: We do not live in the City of Houston but in Harris County. Inform the emergency operator of this to assure a more prompt response.

Street Light Outages Centerpoint ..................................................713.207.2222 ............................................. www.centerpoint.com/outage

You will need the 6 digit from the pole

EDITORRoxanne Martinez ........................... [email protected] .....................................................................832.678.4500Erica Melendez [email protected]

NEWSLETTER PUBLISHERPeel, Inc. ......................... 888-687-6444, www.PEELinc.comAdvertising ................................... [email protected]

Your pet must be on a leash while off your property.

Please be a responsible pet owner and pick up after your pet.

LEASH LAWS FOR HARRIS COUNTY

If your dog is frequently outside in your yard for several hours, please ensure that your dog does not bark incessantly. Noise caused by barking dogs can be a source of stress and impact one's health and relationship with your neighbors. Noise pollution is proven to cause heart disease, high blood pressure, and stroke, is a general threat to health and wellness and impacts the quality of sleep by disrupting sleep cycles. Chronic stress can lower your immunity to all diseases.

Barking Dogs


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SUMMER Celebration

Laurel Creek Water Wars Community Event

When: Friday, June 5th at 7 pmWhere: At the Gazebo Park

Bring your water guns, towels, and lawn chairs! Prepare to get wet and have a blast with your neighborhood friends!


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Any Laurel Creek resident may submit articles for the Peel newsletter. Articles may be submitted to Sterling by the 5th of each month for inclusion in the newsletter for the following month. All articles are subject to review.

Article SubmissionExterior

ImprovementsBecause Laurel Creek is a Deed Restricted Community, any

changes that you wish to make to the exterior of your home must first be approved by the Architectural Control Committee (ACC). This includes roofing, decks, swimming pools, fence replacement, painting – even if you are re-painting using the same color, tree removal, door re-staining, etc. For a complete list, or if you have any questions about a planned project, please contact Sterling at 832-678-4500. Exterior Improvement Application forms are available online at Sterling’s website at www.sterlingasi.com.

The ACC members are volunteers who act as quickly as possible to review each application; however please remember that they have 60 days to render a decision. Please do not start any work until you have received written approval from Sterling.

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The Benefits of Hosting Span BordersTraveling the world and experiencing new cultures is something

many dream of but few are able to do. Hosting an Ayusa exchange student provides the opportunity to experience the world while bringing other benefits to their family and local community.

For schools, opening their doors to an exchange student provides their students the opportunity to experience new cultures and expand their understanding of the global society. Not only will students be able to expand their circle of friends, they will be able to reference different perspectives of world events. The new perspectives that both local and exchange students gain through the exchange experience are invaluable for the ever-expanding global community.

Ayusa exchange students are eager to learn and participate in school and community programs. They take their role as ambassadors for their country seriously. Ayusa students are not simply bystanders to their program year; they are active participants looking to make a difference in their host school and community.

Aysua exchange students are strong academic performers, well-rounded, and open-minded. Prospective students go through an extensive interview process in their home countries and are

evaluated for maturity, strength of goals, leadership skills, and academic background. Ayusa honors all school enrollment standards, academic requirements and student placement criteria specified in school or district policies.

Host families also reap the benefits of opening their home by sharing their America. When they share with their exchange student, they are also able to see America with fresh eyes through the student. Families often learn new things about the U.S. and have different perspectives after hosting. The experiences and memories that are shared during the program last a lifetime and span international borders.

For more information about hosting a high school foreign exchange student, please contact your local representative Vicki Odom at 832.455.7881 or [email protected] or Ayusa at 1.888.552.9872 or by visiting the website at www.ayusa.org.

ABOUT AYUSAAyusa is a non-profit educational organization that promotes global

learning and leadership through foreign exchange and leadership program programs for high school students from around the world. Ayusa offers unique, richly personal cross-cultural experiences for students, volunteer host families, schools, and local communities.


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Summer Cross Country Training for Kids

The Northwest Flyers Youth Cross Country Team is now registering for summer training in preparation for the fall cross country season. Boys and girls ages 6 – 18 may participate. For information contact: Coach Eric Wentworth at [email protected] or 281-961-6603; Coach Scott Basinger at [email protected] or 713-855-8555. Website is www.northwestflyers.org.


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DROWNING IS PREVENTABLE

NOBODY IS DROWNPROOFWATCH & KEEP KIDS IN ARM’S REACH

LEARN MORE: www.colinshope.org/RESOURCES

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Children under the age of�ve are often at highest risk.

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DROWNING IS THE NUMBER ONE CAUSE OF ACCIDENTAL DEATH FOR CHILDREN UNDER FIVE, AND A LEADING CAUSE FOR CHILDREN AGES 1 - 14.

13 Texas children have already lost their lives to drowning in 2015

CONSTANT VISUAL SUPERVISION

LEARN TO SWIM

WEAR LIFE JACKETS

MULTIPLE BARRIERS AROUND WATER

KEEP YOUR HOME SAFER

CHECK WATER SOURCES FIRST

PRACTICE DRAIN SAFETY

BE SAFER IN OPEN WATER

LEARN CPR

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