What’s Inside!

• Upcoming Events

Our Gift To You

Holiday Decorations

Energy Saving Tips

• Community News

Happy Holidays

Issue Resolution for Residents

PERKS Card Program

• Living Green Tips

Proudly serving the residents of our El Centro Community. December 2014

Lincoln Military Housing

Community Newsletter

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Happy Holidays!

This December, Santa's Helpers at Lincoln have a fun-filled month planned. Santa is counting on Lincoln's employees to bring you festive events and goodwill! They have been planning events and activites throughout the year to provide you and your family winter fun with food, crafts,

and the gift of the holiday spirit. The Community Services team, your District Office Staff, and your Maintenance Teams will makes this a very special holiday season. We don't want you to miss out - look through this newsletter for the Our Gift To You event details!

Happy Holidays from Lincoln!

To our wonderful residents, Lincoln would like to thank you for your service to our country. We appreciate the sacrifices your family makes year-round. During this holiday season, it touches our hearts even more deeply, and we want to make the holidays as magical and special for you as possible. We hope you'll join Lincoln for the many events and activites this December, and allow us to bring holiday cheer to you and your family

Upcoming EventsOur Gift To You

This holiday season, Lincoln Military Housing wants to show our military families how much we appreciate you by throwing a holiday celebration. Please join us for a

delicious dinner along with family photos. Families will enjoy “bingo” games with prizes. Kids will also have a special prize that they can pick out.

All family members must be listed on the Page 2 and live in housing to attend the event. No extra guests will be allowed.

Date: Tuesday, December 16th Time: 6:00 PM- 8:00 PMLocation: Mirage Club Lottery Began in NovemberLottery Ends: Tuesday, December 9th at NoonTo Enter The Lottery: visit www.lincolnmilitaryresident.com Contact: Diana at dpastenes@lpsi.com with any questions.

Energy Saving Tips

Holiday Decorations

It’s that time of year again to gear up for a happy holiday season. While you get ready to pull out your tinsel and toolbox, please remember the Lincoln guidelines for holiday

décor. Holiday lights can be on display between the hours of 5:00 PM and 10:00 PM from October 21st until the second week in January. After the approved time period for holiday décor has passed, all lighting should be removed and stored properly.

Please keep the following guidelines in mind when spreading holiday cheer with lights and decoration:

• To ensure everyone’s safety, please avoid overloading circuits and/or overusing extension cords.

• Before you pull out the ladder, remember that decorations on the roof or above the first floor roofline are not allowed.

• Lighting should be turned off when no one is home. • All lights and decorations need to avoid damage to the home.

For example, nails/screws/tacks should not be used – please use gutter clips or a similar clip device to affix exterior lighting.

• You are welcome to decorate your front shrubbery but lawns need to remain clear for normal maintenance.

Lincoln and the Community Services Team wish you a very happy holiday season!

Would you like to lower your monthly energy usage? Keep these energy saving tips in mind:

• Replace your old holiday lights with Light-Emitting Diode (LED) light strings. Although they cost more initially, LEDs use a fraction of the energy of traditional holiday lights and they last up to 20 years.

• Plug your indoor and outdoor lighting displays into a timer set to run during the earlier evening hours. Per housing guidelines, holiday lights are authorized for use between the hours of 5:00 PM and 10:00 PM from Thanksgiving Day until the second weekend in January.

• Rather than adding more lights to your tree, try enhancing the existing lighting with tinsel, mirrored ornaments and other reflective items.

Holiday Tree DisposalPlease place your holiday tree next to the trash cans. Trees will be picked up on regular trash days, up to two weeks after Christmas. If you dispose of your tree after two weeks, please take it to your local recycling center. To find the recycling center near you please visit www.earth911.com and enter your zip code.

Community News

Perks Card Program

The Perks Card Program is designed to reward those residents who regularly

attend Lincoln’s wide variety of events. Residents are given a stamp on their card at each event they attend. Only six stamps are needed to fill the card, so remember those Perks Cards every time and read your newsletters so you can mark your calendars for any upcoming events! You can obtain a new Perks Card at any Lincoln Military Housing event. You can turn in a filled card to your Community Services Coordinator or the District Office.

Community Services Department858-505-4136

• Diana Pastenes, Community Services Coordinator, ext. 228, dpastenes@lpsi.com

• Cindy Farless, Community Services Director, ext. 223, cfarless@lpsi.com

• Courtney Ludwig, Community Services Administrative Assistant, cludwig@lpsi.com

El Centro District Office

(760) 352-2110 3041 A Second Street, El Centro, CA 92243

• Sendy Lopez, District Manager, slopez@lpsi.com• Joana Reyes, Assistant Manager, joreyes@lpsi.com

• Marcelino Martin Del Campo,Maintenance Supervisor, mdelcampo@lpsicom

• Robert Acuna, Service Technician• Hecmarzachary Mata, Service Technician

• Elizabeth Garibaldi, Porter

Roadside America 888-895-1744Lincoln Military Housing is not responsible for information

from other organizations.

Issue ResolutionFor Residents

The following should assist you with resolution of an issue should something occur at your home that causes you dissatisfaction with Lincoln Military Housing:

1. The first step is to contact your District Office and relay the issue to them and give them the opportunity to resolve it.

2. If the issue is not resolved to your satisfaction contact the District Office again and ask to speak to the District Manager. In almost every case the District Manager can solve the issue.

3. If the issue is still not solved after speaking to the District Manager call the Lincoln General Management Office (GMO) at 858-874-8100 and ask to speak to the Regional Property Manager for your specific District.

4. In the unlikely event the Regional Property Manager cannot satisfy your request contact the GMO again and ask for the Regional Vice President of Lincoln Military Housing.

5. At this point if the issue still remains, you will need to contact a Navy Supervisor at the Housing Office at Naval Base San Diego. 619-556-8443, dial prompt 6, followed by a second prompt 6, and ask to speak with a Housing Supervisor.

Congratulations to our December winner of a $50 Gift Card!

The Mcquire familyPlease visit the District Office by December 15th to pick up your prize

Happy Holidays!On behalf of the El Centro District Staff, we would like to wish all our Lincoln families a happy holiday season! Thank you for the sacrifices you make throughout the year! We are happy to have you in our community.

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Making a difference this holiday season can include volunteering, donating to an organization, or helping out another military family; but don’t forget about the environment too! Here are some tips to do your part throughout the holidays.

•Userealdishesandflatware,insteadofservingfoodonpaperorStyrofoamatholidayparties.Iftherearen’tenoughtogoaround,use recycled paper products, recyclable, and reusable plates. Inexpensive cloth napkins are also a great alternative and are fancier. Choose darker colors to help disguise stains. This can become a year round ritual saving you green while living green.•Sendane-cardwithaphotoofyourfamilyandaholidaywish,orane-viteifyouarehostingaparty,insteadoftraditionalgreeting cards. You may also create a website with holiday wishes, news, and images and email the link to friends and family.•Reducewrappingbymakingitpartofthepresent.Putgiftsinabasket,terracottagardenpot,orreusablebag.Useribbontotieabow on larger presents instead of wrapping the entire package. Americans throw away 25% more trash during the Thanksgiving to New Year’s holiday period than any other time of year.•UseLEDlightsinsteadofconventionallights.Ituses15%oftheenergyofastandardincandescentlightandisbrighter.•Lookforgiftswithanenvironmentalmessage:refillablethermos,anaturebooks,itemsmadefromrecycledmaterialsorproductswith rechargeable batteries.•Insteadofmore“stuff”forthekids,startasavingsaccountforthem,andwatchitgrow.Itteacheschildrenthevalueoffinancial conservation. •Honorgiftrecipientswhoalreadyhaveeverythingbygivinggiftstoothers.Sendfarmanimals,seed,orcleanwaterandhealthcareto people in developing nations. Check out these organizations with gifting options: The Heifer Project (www.heifer.org), the Rainforest Alliance (rainforest-alliance.org), the African Wildlife Adoption Center (www.awf.org) and the Alternative Gifts Foundation (www.alternativegifts.org).

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