October2014newsletter

Community Association

Unity in Community

New Website Features

Halloween Safety

October 2014

Growing Families. Building Community. Connecting Life.Brambleton

Upcoming Events

Fall Yard Sale

10th Annual Fall Festival

Haunted House Tour

Photo Credit Stephanie Lee

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ARTICLES3 A LOOK AT THIS MONTH

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

5 MESSAGE FROM THE GM

Learn more about BCA's approach to keeping Unity in Community.

6 WEBSITE FEATURES

Visit www.brambletonhoa.com today to access new features or your account information.

8 COVENANTS

Visit the webpage to access design review guidelines, to download applications and more.

9 10TH ANNUAL FALL FEST

Enjoy this family friendly event which includes, food vendors, live music, parade, marketplace and more.

10 HALLOWEEN TIPS

Loudoun County Sheriff 's Offi ce off ers tips for Halloween night.

11 TEEN HAUNTED TOUR

Sign up if you dare!

5 Message from the GM

6 Website Features

16 Lace Up for Schools

Brambleton Community Association

Board of Directors

Kim Adams

President

Brian Viola

Vice President, Resident Director

Meryl Bisaga

Secretary/Treasurer

Tony Buffi ngton

Resident Director

Tom Gurganous

Resident Director

Pat Martin

Director

Ric Spencer

Director

Management Offi ce42395 Ryan Road

Suite 210

Brambleton, VA 20148

(p) 703-542-6263

(f ) 703-542-6266

[email protected]

www.brambletonhoa.com

Rick Stone

General Manager, PCAM, LSM

Christine Elansary

Communications

To advertise in the Brambleton Community Newsletter, contact Christine Elansary via email at [email protected] or call 703-542-6263.

The electronic community newsletter is published monthly by the Brambleton Community Associa-tion, distributed via email and can be viewed on our website.

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October 2014 Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

12 BRAMBLETON KIDS TRI

The third annual Kids Triathlon was a great success.

14 LOUDOUN BOS ELECTION

Resident Director Tony Buffi ngton runs for Blue Ridge District Supervisor.

16 LACE UP FOR LEARNING

Sign up to fun race for your Brambleton school!

18 NEWS FROM THE DEVELOPER

For all the latest information about

the development in Brambleton.

21 2020 COMMUNITY VISION

After more than 18 months of planning, the Developer has submitted their rezoning applications to the Loudoun County Planning Commission.

22 FAMILY FRIENDLY WINERIES

There are plenty of local wineries to explore this fall.

24 BWHS FALCON REGIMENT

Take a look at the BWHS Falcon Regiment's upcoming events.

26 LIBRARY PROGRAMS

Check out what's happening at the Ashburn and Gum Springs libraries this month.

27 IMPORTANT INFO TO KNOW

Association information that may come in handy.

28 IMPORTANT NUMBERS

A listing of our most frequently requested phone numbers.

29 BABYSITTER DIRECTORY

Here you can fi nd a complete list of available resident babysitters.

A look at this month.....

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Fall Yard Sale

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Farmer's Market

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Covenants Committee Meeting

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BCA Board Meeting

8 9 10 11

Fall Festival

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Farmer's Market

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Safety & Security Committee Mtg

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ActivitiesCommittee Mtg

16 17 18

Teen Haunted House Tour

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Farmer's Market

20 21

Grounds/Facilities Committee Mtg

22 23 24 25

26Farmer's Market

Town Center Trick or Treat

27 28

Finance Committee Meeting

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pia Drive site was closed. Many resi-dents expressed the desire for a new site which prompted staff to work on locating one, but residents impacted by this potential new site expressed concerns for the location and the overall review process. The Grounds & Facilities Committee and staff met, heard directly from residents and will provide this feedback directly to the BCA Board. Ultimately, the BCA Board will review all this information and do what they believe is in the best inter-est of the Association and entire com-munity.

Another situation that is before the entire community is the active and open investigation by the Loudoun County Sheriff ’s Offi ce (LCSO) to fi nd the individual(s) that are vandaliz-ing our community amenities and assets with disparaging racial mes-

Keeping the Unity in CommunityA MESSAGE FROM THE GENERAL MANAGER

Living in an urban community, such as Brambleton, off ers an attractive and rewarding lifestyle. With all of these benefi ts, there are also some challenges. How does a commu-nity as large, complex and diverse as Brambleton keep the Unity in Com-munity? The answer to that question is as complex and diverse as our com-munity is.

Today there are more than 4,200 homes with more than 16,000 resi-dents. To put this number in per-spective, Brambleton is larger than the combined total of these six Lou-doun County incorporated towns: Hamilton, Hillsboro, Lovettsville, Middleburg, Purcellville, and Round Hill. Brambleton is rapidly growing and has the potential to grow over the next 10 years to 9,000 homes or nearly 40,000 residents; that is nearly

the size of Leesburg. Our Bramble-ton neighbors are of many diff erent ethnic races, varying backgrounds, religions, family confi gurations, po-litical affi liations, numerous personal interests and aged from 0 to 100+. So how does a homeowners association keep the needs, interests, and desires of its residents while simultaneously acting on and balancing the needs of the entire community with its core responsibilities that are outlined in its governing documents?

This is a question that the Brambleton Community Association (BCA) Board and staff often fi nd asking them-selves and each other. The process with the search for a new site for the dog park was a good example of that balancing act. Simply summarized, there is a need to fi nd a home for a new dog park being that the Olym-

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BCA’s new website was designed to allow for full access to all Asso-ciation related content without any requirement to login or remember a password. You can explore ev-erything from amenities to policies with just a few clicks. We’ve pulled together an overview of some of the most highly visited pages be-low.

HOA Assessment Account Access

Online access to your personal assessment account is avail-able from the Quick Links at the bottom of the home page. This account information is password protected and if you have previously registered, your login and password re-

mains active. If you’ve never registered and would like to, just email our offi ce at [email protected] with your ad-dress and we’ll provide you with the quick and easy reg-istration information to get started.

Facility Rentals

Find out everything there is to know about hosting an event at one of Brambleton’s beauti-ful facilities. Learn about the amenities available at each facility and once you’ve nar-rowed down your selection, you can review pricing and even submit an online reser-vation request.

Notify Me

With a simple self-sign up, sub-scribe to email or text alerts on a variety of BCA topics. We’ll keep you up to date on news, events, meetings, and more.

Submit A Request

Report a Common Area con-cern, upload a photo, or re-quest attention to a service matter with just a few key-strokes. We’ll keep you up-dated with email progress re-ports.

I hope you fi nd a few minutes to stop by and take a look around the site and fi nd the tools that can help you connect with Brambleton Community Association.

New Website Off ers HOA Assessment Account Access and More

ASSOCIATION BUSINESS

Rosemarie Linder CMCA, AMS, PCAM - Director of Resident Services

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uniting residents of all ages through a diverse off ering of events, programs and recreational opportunities. A large portion of the budget goes to-wards the maintenance and upkeep of the grounds and facilities that resi-dents enjoys as they walk, jog, run, ride or drive through the commu-nity. Brambleton’s diverse off ering of services to its residents remains a strong sense and identity of our com-munity. You can’t have Unity without COMMunication. This year’s budget continues the Association’s commit-ment to communication by funding our website, newsletters, new home-owner magazine and other related items. And last but not least, a com-munity the size of Brambleton needs a professional staff that is dedicated and committed to unity within the community. There are plans in the 2015 budget to minimally expand the staff to keep up with the growth of the community so that the services off ered to the residents do not suff er or lessen as we grow.

So I’ve mentioned a lot about unity and how it’s important to our commu-

sages. This is unfortunate and BCA's Board has taken this situation very seriously. Acts such as this can’t be tolerated. In an eff ort to keep Unity in Community, the Board has off ered a $500 reward for information lead ing to the arrest and conviction of the individual(s) who are responsible for these acts. BCA and LCSO are actively working together to bring an end to this. Anyone with information about these acts of vandalism is asked to contact Deputy First Class R. Ortutay at 571-246-4156 or via e-mail at [email protected]. Callers wish-ing to remain anonymous are asked to call Loudoun Crime Solvers at 703-777-1919.

I just recently fi nished drafting the 2015 BCA Budget for the Board of Di-rectors to consider adopting for next year. In this draft budget, as well as past budgets, there are many items within the budget that helps keep Unity in Community. The items in the budget are as diverse as the com-munity. Brambleton has a strong Lifestyles Department which is dedi-cated to creating community and

nity. When preparing for this article I actually looked up Webster’s defi ni-tion of Unity and there were several meanings for the word but two stood out from my perspective as general manager. Those were 1) a condition of harmony; 2) a totality of related parts; an entity that is a complex or systematic whole. Our Community is certainly complex as it has numerous parts that are growing, changing, de-veloping on a daily basis. Those parts consist of residents, neighbors, board members, staff , the developer, ven-dors, the County, the State, common areas, amenities, events, programs, covenants, needs, desires, governing documents, processes, regulations, insurance requirements, legal re-sponsibilities, liability and many oth-er components that infl uences and impacts the make up our commu-nity. The daily challenge is how does one keep harmony between all these components in a manner that strives to make Brambleton the best com-munity for its residents. That is a chal-lenge that I take on daily but can’t do alone. I often fi nd myself tweaking or changing areas on a daily basis that I can positively impact. I don’t have all the answers, as I am only human, but I do strive to make Brambleton a better place tomorrow than it was to-day; and a better place the day I leave than the day I arrived. I challenge every Brambleton resident to do the same. If we all make conscious eff orts positively impact the components of our community each day, the harmo-ny in unity will continue to create a community unlike any other and we as residents of that community will be better off .

Sincerely,

Rick Stone PCAM, LSM General Manager

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Annual MEETING

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Wednesday, November 13, 2014Brambleton Corner Clubhouse - 6:30 PM Sign-In, 7:00 PM Meeting Start


Based Businesses can be accessed from this page.

The Association conducts three diff er-ent types of inspections: comprehen-sive, proactive and those for home resales. Details of which can be found on the Inspection page. The home page is where you can get answers to FAQ’s or Frequently Asked Questions that are received by my offi ce. And last but not least, you may access re-source documents I think residents may be interested in reviewing such as a sample plat or a sample complet-ed application. As always, I welcome hearing from residents and enjoy meeting in person as well. So if there is any lingering question after visiting the web site please don’t hesitate to contact the covenants team.

Covenants Website PagesCOMMENTS ON COVENANTS

being held on the second Monday of the month, such as there is in October 2014. The meeting is on October 6th which is the fi rst Monday in October in observance of Columbus Day.

If you access the Design Review page you will get an overview of the De-sign Review Process. You can also access pertinent documents such as a copy of the Design Review Appli-cation, Design Guidelines and Policy Resolution #5: Design Review Proce-dures and Guidelines.

The Covenants Administration page provides an overview of how and why we enforce the Governing Doc-uments. Located on this page are policy Resolutions ;4. Enforcement Policy, 6. Vehicle Policy and 7. Pet Pol-icy. These Resolutions are frequently referred to when en-forcing the Governing Documents. Another document that can be viewed here and is fre-quently referred to is the Property Mainte-nance Standards.

The Home Based Business page has all the information you would need if you were thinking about running a business out of your home. Ap-plicable documents such as Article 8- Re-strictions on Use of Lots and Common ar-eas, the Home Based Business Application, the Home Based Busi-ness Policy and Policy Resolution 10- Home

I hope by now that most residents have visited our new website. We have received lots of great feedback. All divisions of the BCA have worked hard to provide easy access to the in-formation that is requested on a daily basis. The word Covenant means agreement, rule, or understanding. Within Brambleton, the covenants are the rules by which the Association is governed. These Covenants for Brambleton are detailed in our Dec-laration, By Laws and Design Guide-lines. To access these documents you would go to the website www.brambletonhoa.com, drop down the Resident Services tab and on the left side click on Covenants.

When you arrive on the Covenants page you will see a brief overview of what Covenants means to Bramble-ton. Also located on this page is the Revised Design Guidelines for Bram-bleton. In the Design Guidelines you will fi nd detailed information on the requirements for exterior modifi ca-tions you may want to construct on your Lot. Located just below the De-sign Guidelines is the Design Review Application that you can print for your use. You will also fi nd contact information over to the right.

Next page is the Covenants Commit-tee. Included on this page you will fi nd an overview of the Committee. To the left you can access the pages for the other Committees that serve Brambleton residents. We advertise in the Friday Flash when Committee positions become available and on this page you can access the appli-cation for membership. The meeting calendar is also published there for your review. Please check the calen-dar for any deviations to the meeting

Elizabeth Stulga, CMCA - Covenants Manager

Residents are responsible for the daily operation of carriage lamps located on their property. If you are experiencing trouble after attempting to replace the bulbs, some suggestions to consider are:

• Check the contacts for the bulb. Over time, debris can collect in the fi xture and obstruct the contacts.

• Check the breaker or GFI switch associated with the fi xture. It could be that the breaker or GFI switch may need to be reset.

• The sensor may need to be replaced. Sensors typi-cally have a life span of a few years. Most national home improvement stores have them in stock or an electrician can perform the replacement.

• If these steps do not re-store the light to operation, an electrician may be nec-essary to further trouble-shoot the problem.

mailto:[email protected]


Swords, knives, and similar costume accessories should be short, soft, and fl exible.

Avoid trick-or-treating alone. Always walk in groups or with a trusted adult.

Fasten refl ective tape to costumes and bags to help drivers see you.

Examine all treats for choking hazards and tampering before eating them. Limit the amount of treats

you eat.

Hold fl ashlights while trick-or-treating to help you see and be seen. Always WALK, don't run from house

to house.

Always test make-up in a small area fi rst. Remove it before bedtime to prevent possible skin and eye

irritation.

Look both ways before crossing the street. Use established crosswalks wherever possible.

Lower your risk for serious eye injury by not wearing decorative contact lenses.

Only walk on sidewalks whenever possible, or on the far edge of the road facing traffi c to stay safe.

Wear well-fi tting masks, costumes, and shoes to avoid blocked vision, trips, and falls.

Eat only factory-wrapped treats. Avoid eating homemade treats made by strangers.

Enter homes only if you're with a trusted adult.

Never walk near lit candles or luminaries and be sure to wear fl ame-resistant costumes.

Take care when decorating; keep all decorations away from open fl ame and heat. Don’t block exits or

escape routes.

Instead of using real candles in your jack-o-lantern, use a fl ashlight, LED light or battery-operated candle.

Props, costumes and wigs should only be made from fl ame-resistant or fl ame-retardant materials.

Stay away from open fl ames and ensure kids know how to stop, drop and roll in the event their clothing

catches fi re.

The Loudoun County Department of Fire, Rescue and Emergency Management reminds citizens to stay safe this Halloween by following a few simple tips courtesy of the Loudoun County Sheriff ’s Offi ce:

Safe Halloween TipsSafe Halloween Tips

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Please take care not to block sidewalks

when placing waste containers out for

pickup.

Community Yard Sale

Saturday, October 4th, 8am- 12pm The list of participating homes will be shared

via our Friday Flash, Facebook and Website on October 3rd. You can also pick up a printed list Saturday morning at the Community Center.

For more info contact [email protected]


The Brambleton Corner Clubhouse & Pool was host to the Third Annual Bram-bleton Kids Triathlon. Despite some areas of construction in the neighboring routes, the course and location seemed to work out much better than the previous Community Center location. This year, the start and fi nish line were together, and the bike and run routes headed out in opposite directions. The new community trails were also used for biking and running.

Once again our youth athletes rocked the event with smiles on their faces, and had a great time doing it. Congratulations to all of the participants. We hope to see you all again next year!

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Photo Credit Gecko Photography


Loudoun County BOS ElectionGOVERNMENT RELATIONS

• Engaging with our representa-tives on all levels in support of keeping Brambleton’s kids in Brambleton schools and the on-going eff orts to keep the Dulles Cargo Road out of Brambleton;

• Communicating with Bramble-ton’s developer regarding the in-clusion of additional water play/splash-pad features to the design of our next pool;

• And perhaps most importantly, having maintained open lines of communication with residents, our Developer, and elected of-fi cials through Facebook, in-per-son conversations, event atten-dance, Resident/Board Member meetings, Newsletter articles, Board Member/Developer meet-ings, etc.

Having grown up near the Shenan-doah River in neighboring Clarke County, being a member of the Fu-ture Farmers of America and graduat-ing from Clarke County High School in the small town of Berryville, give me the confi dence that I can faith-fully represent the people of West-ern Loudoun including the Towns of Purcellville, Round Hill, Hillsboro and Middleburg. Having come from that environment, I fully support and re-spect their farms, wineries and vine-yards, breweries, Town Councils, the Rural and Transition Policy Areas de-signed to stop urban sprawl, the Rural Road Maintenance and Improvement Initiative, and the need for increased cellular and broadband coverage. As a currently appointed member of the Counties Heritage Commission, I also have an interest in working to identify and preserve our historical resources.

Dear Neighbors,

Serving Brambleton as a resident-elected member of the Brambleton Community Association’s Board of Di-rectors has given me the opportunity to meet, and to get to know many of you. So many have joined me in vol-unteering to make our community the best it can be by participating in community meetings, events and ac-tivities. It’s through speaking with my fellow Board members, residents, and neighbors at each of these venues, that it became clear to me that we need Brambleton-based representa-tion at the county level. To that end, I am running for a position on the Lou-doun County Board of Supervisors to become your next Blue Ridge District Supervisor. The election will be held in November 2015; and if elected, I’ll serve as your representative from January of 2016 through December of 2019.

Building on the successes of our cur-rent Supervisor and my personal friend, Mrs. Janet Clarke, I am com-mitting to work just as tirelessly as she has to represent the interests of our community and the greater Blue Ridge District. Supporting our eff orts in the fi ght against placement of the Cargo Road through Brambleton and initiating action on a much needed traffi c light at the intersection of Creighton and Belmont Ridge Road, has required the kind of tenacity and resolve that I intend to carry on. Su-pervisor Clarke recently announced that, for personal reasons, she would not seek re-election in 2015, and has endorsed my candidacy. She has en-couraged her supporters to do the same. I’m sincerely grateful to Super-visor Clarke for her past and future ef-forts as an advocate for Brambleton.

Working with BCA’s Board and staff over the past several years has led to a few of the accomplishments that I’m most proud of including;

• The creation of our Safety and Se-curity Committee;

• Approval and implementation of our Community Resource Offi cer Program;

• Working with residents, the LCPS system, VDOT and others to bring much needed safety improve-ments and an additional bus route for Creighton’s Corner El-ementary School;

• Working with Supervisor Clarke and VDOT to accelerate installa-tion of the now functional traf-fi c lights at the intersection of Creighton and Belmont Ridge Roads;

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My time as a Sergeant of the U.S. Ma-rines and as a law enforcement su-pervisor has given me the knowledge and experience to lead. My experi-ence as a member of the Brambleton Grounds and Facilities Committee, and resident-elected member of the Brambleton Board of Directors, has given me a working knowledge of how to get things done in Loudoun County and the importance of “ALL STAKEHOLDER” involvement. Lastly and probably most importantly, as the father of two amazing young boys being raised and educated in Loudoun County, I have a distinct de-sire to work extremely hard to make

this the best place in America to raise a family!

Although we are early in the process, this is an important time to garner support and raise a suffi cient amount of funds in order to show other po-tential candidates that we’re serious about winning this election. Those interested in supporting my cam-paign can do so by sending a check to:

Friends of Tony Buffi ngtonPO Box 4268 Ashburn, VA 20148

Those wishing to email me can do so at:

friendsoftonybuffi [email protected]

I look forward to earning your trust and support! In the days and months ahead I’ll be getting out meeting the people of our Blue Ridge District in order to hear your ideas, issues, and concerns and fi nd out what is most important to you.

Respectfully,

Tony

BUFFINGTONFOR BLUE RIDGE DISTRICT SUPERVISOR

A VOICE FOR THE COMMUNITY

TONY

Authorized and Paid for by Friends of Tony Buffington



Are you Ready to “Fun-Race” for Our Schools?

COMMUNITY

a spirit trophy to display for the year. Last year’s winner of the trophy was Legacy Elementary. Legacy is cur-rently in the lead for 2014, but there’s plenty of competition!

In addition to the 5k run/walk, the event also features the Mascot Mini-Mile “fun run” for younger kids. The event will be held rain or shine and begins with a pep rally at 8:10. Par-ticipants are encouraged to wear school colors to display their school pride. For more details, or to register for the race, please visit www.laceup-forlearning.com.

The 2nd annual Lace Up for Learning 5k & Mascot Mini Mile fundraiser will take place on Saturday, November 15, 2014. The event will benefi t all par-ticipating Brambleton schools while promoting healthy living and encour-aging school spirit. Over 1,000 par-ticipants, volunteers, sponsors and spectators are expected to gather at the Brambleton Town Center!

How does it work? Upon registration, each runner or walker designates a benefi ciary school. The level of funds raised for each school depends upon the amount of participants from that school. The event is designed to benefi t Legacy, Creighton’s Corner,

and Moorefi eld Station Elementary Schools, Stone Hill Middle School, and Briar Woods and Rock Ridge High Schools. In addition, local private schools attended by Brambleton resi-dents were invited to participate and The Boyd School and St. Theresa have elected to participate.

The event is open to all members of the community. Educators and administrators are encouraged to participate and have been provided with discounted registrations. As an added incentive, a $500 bonus will be off ered to the school with the high-est percentage of participants and volunteers. This school also receives

Photo Credit Aimee Otto Photography

http://www.laceupforlearning.com/

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Held at the Brambleton Corner Clubhouse

42255 Palladian Blue Terrace

Sunday, November 9th, 2014 from 9am - 4pm

Cost $95.00 (Includes The Official Safe Sitter® Babysitter's Handbook with Completion Card)

Course Content: Babysitting as a Business Infant & Child Choking Rescue & CPR Injury Prevention & Injury Management Behavior Management Safety for the Sitter Child Care Essentials (diapering, holding an infant, feeding, entertaining, etc.

Student Check-in starts at 8:45 am and class begins promptly at 9:00 am. Please have your child bring their lunch. This course will be taught by a Pediatric Intensive Care Nurse & Amer-ican Heart Association CPR Instructor and a High School teacher (the perfect combination!). Parents are encouraged to attend a closing ceremony at the conclusion of class, from 3:45 to 4:00 pm. Pre-registration and payment is required and space is very limited.

Please register via the website: www.frontlinescpr.com.

Brambleton Safe Sitter Course

for Ages 11-14

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Photo Credit Suzanne Robertson

The 2015 Pawsitively Brambleton

Dog Calendar Top Dogs!

The Brambleton Group was over-whelmed with the great response of dog photos, receiving over 75 entries for the 2015 Pawsitively Brambleton

Dog Calendar. Congratulations to our top 13 dogs!

Town Center Tidbits www.brambleton.com/towncenter

• Papa Tony's Trattoria is now open and proudly serving classic Ital-ian cuisine and wood fi red pizza! Make your reservation today and be sure to "like" their Facebook page for their latest news.

• Kids Yoga at Sport&Health – Ages 5 - 10; Thursdays 5:30 - 6:15 PM, yoga comes to life in this fun and creative class! The uses of ani-mated poses and basic stretch-ing exercises promote strength, fl exibility, coordination and body awareness. Breathing and visu-alization techniques teach kids how to focus, relax and develop self-control.

• Verizon FiOS is Now Playing the

News from the DeveloperBrambleton Goes for Gold for

September

Brambleton has gone gold this month for Childhood Cancer aware-ness! Thank you to the Long family and other Team Mathias #12 sup-porters who placed all the gold ribbons throughout the Brambleton Town Center!

BRAMBLETON GROUP

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from the upper $500s to upper $700s*

• Townhomes = priced from the lower $400s to mid $500s*

*Prices, terms, conditions subject to change.

New Home Information Packet – http://ht.ly/ccg85

New School Year, New School:

Rock Ridge High’s First Day

Rock Ridge High School halls fi lled with eager faces on Sept. 2. That day, there was no hierarchy in which the freshmen were lowest on the totem pole. Everyone – freshmen, sophomores, juniors, teachers – were

SEC Network – Tune in to see this new network on channel 75/575. For details, click here.

• The Brambleton Farmers' Mar-ket has been extended through Sunday, November 23rd.

Builder Buzz

www.brambleton.com/your-home/modelhomes

• Need a new home now? View a list of Brambleton's Quick Deliv-ery homes here.

• Did you know that there are now 18 new home models open for touring in Brambleton? View our latest Model Home Map here.

• Average Base Price of a Single-Family home in Brambleton = $685,210*

• Average Base Price of a Town-home in Brambleton = $489,126*

• Single-Family Homes = priced

in their fi rst day at a new school. It was, after all, the school's inaugural day. Stay up to date with all the latest news for Rock Ridge High School here or on Facebook here.

StoneSpring Hospital Center

Update

Stone Spring Hospital is moving along quickly and is anticipated to stay on track for their December 2015 opening.

StoneSpring Hospital Center will have 124 beds – 104 medical/surgi-cal beds, 10 Intensive Care Unit beds, and 10 Labor-Delivery-Recovery-Postpartum beds. The $147 million, 230,000-square-foot facility will provide comprehensive inpatient, outpatient, surgical, and diagnostic services. It will feature an MRI and CT, 14 Emergency Room bays, seven operating rooms, and a cardiac cath-eterization lab.

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http://www.brambleton.com/new-homes/quick-delivery-homes-for-sale.html

http://issuu.com/brambleton/docs/modelhomemap2013

http://www.loudoun.k12.va.us/rockridge

https://www.facebook.com/pages/Rock-Ridge-High-School/817994714882366?fref=ts

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2012-2020 Community Vision Update – After more than 18 months of planning, discussing, evaluating and revising, the Developer is ready to move forward with the 2020 Vision and submit-ting these applications to the Loudoun County Planning Commission in September. We would like to thank you for your comments and participa-tion in this process. We still have several hurdles to overcome and with your help we hope to successfully add many of the elements that were discussed during the community wide meet-ings. Of particular note, the fi rst applications will include a new high school, middle school and expediting the 3rd elementary school. For further information, please visit the webpage. Comments are welcome to be submitted to [email protected]



Family Friendly WineriesChristine Elansary, Communications Coordinator

LIFESTYLES

It's a special place where hand-craft-ed Virginia Wine pairs with friends & family. Find fun in exploration, relax-ation, and conversation. Our winery and the beautiful Piedmont country-side are your perfect backdrop for a truly memorable day.

My kids had a great time playing in the dirt at this one! Defi nitely bring tractor trucks for the young ones and maybe even a change of clothes. Yes, they were all fi lthy at the end of the day, but it was a blast. There was also plenty of seating indoors and out, and scenery was nice. If you own a dog, this is a great place to bring them too. Plenty of dog bowls, treats and other canine friends to meet. My favorite wine was the 2010 Cabernet Franc.

Cana Vineyards and Winery – Cana Vineyards and Winery is located in the beautiful Loudoun County coun-tryside, nestled between the his-toric towns of Aldie and Middleburg.

Fall is one of my favorite seasons, and one of the things I love about fall in Loudoun County is visiting local wineries. Nothing beats a beautiful crisp day complete with fall foliage, food, wine and good company. If you haven’t visited a winery yet, make sure you put that on your list for this fall. My family has visited many local wineries over the years and continue to explore what others have to off er. Having four children ranging from 3 ½ to 11 years old, there are a few fam-ily-friendly favorites I’ve enjoyed that work well with kids of all ages.

I usually look for family-friendly open space, nice views and the opportu-nity to bring your own food. The key is to get to the winery right when it opens to get the best spot. I also like to pack enough food to last through-out the afternoon. Wineries typically open at 11:00 AM on the weekends, so we usually bring a picnic lunch and afternoon snacks. Live music usually starts after lunch and is a nice touch.

For my younger kids, I pack their fa-vorite toys (don’t forget the bubbles). The older kids usually bring a football or soccer ball. Often times, we meet up with friends so all the kids come up with outdoor games to play.

Here are a few that I’ve visited with descriptions from their websites. These all met my criteria and were a lot of fun.

Barrel Oak Winery – BOW (acronym for dog lovers) is more than a winery.

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land. Not only will they be providing wine tastings of their fi ne Virginia wines but will off er you a glimpse of the rich Virginia heritage with wine-making techniques from the Civil War era, historical buildings & artifacts.

When we visited, it was during a Hal-loween event so there were activities for the kids, including a scavenger hunt. The ambiance and historic feel-ing of the property was warm and inviting. The tasting room had nice charm as well, and their staff was re-ally friendly and accommodating.

Their Merlot and Peach wines were pretty tasty.

There are plenty more wineries to vis-it that are close by and family-friend-ly. If you have a favorite you'd like to share, send an email to [email protected].

Cana's tasting room is situated on a picturesque hillside. The porch and patio aff ord visitors a comfortable place to enjoy Cana wines while tak-ing in the beauty of the surrounding Bull Run and Blue Ridge Mountains. Our second fl oor tasting room aff ords a similar view of the mountains.

The views are beautiful, and the tast-ing room is equally beautiful. There is plenty of space to sit inside and out-doors, with plenty of land for the kids to run around and play.

I lean more towards red wine, but I really enjoyed their 2013 Pinot Gris. Their 2010 Tempranillo was my favor-ite.

Doukenie Winery – Nestled in the foothills of the Blue Ridge, on the edge of Virginia DC’s wine country.

This is a smaller winery, but I enjoyed

the cozy feel. My older kids had a good time fi shing at the pond and skipping rocks. While my young-est had fun pre-tending to fi sh,

he enjoyed the farm animals on the property the most.

I found the 2013 Viognier and Pinot Grigio pretty good, and I really like their 2010 “Le Vin Rouge” everyday wine.

The Winery at Bull Run – Travel back in time at their scenic, working farm vineyard in an authentic 1860's set-ting. The Winery at Bull Run adjoins over 5,000 countryside acres of the historic Manassas National Battlefi eld Park providing you with a beautiful vista of preserved 19th century farm-

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BWHS Falcon Regiment is UnderwayHelisa Whitley, Publicity Coordinator

SCHOOLS

• Visit www.BWHSMusicBooster.org for the most current calendar of events.

Heading to Orlando

The Briar Woods Bands will perform in the halftime of The Russell Ath-letic Bowl in Orlando, FL, televised on ESPN in December. They will also per-form at Universal Studies

The BWHW Band Booster’s Associa-tion off ers a variety of easy and fun ways to help support this exciting trip and all music related activities for the students throughout the year.

2014 Fundraisers

Citrus Sale

Fresh Fruit from Florida Indian River Groves

• To order visit fruitorder.com and enter Organization ID 322826

• Orders Taken Sept 15- Oct 24

• Produce orders will deliver in No-vember, in time for the holidays

2014-3015 Discount Card

• Savings card featuring over 30 lo-cal vendors

The Briar Woods Falcon R e g i m e n t M a r c h i n g Band kicked off its season performing at the fi rst foot-ball game of the season on

August 29. The band will spend the fall season competing in marching band contests and continuing to sup-porting Briar Woods football team. The Falcon Regiment is known for its non-stop energy and plays a wide as-sortment of spirited stand tunes at all football games. This season’s contest show is a sure crowd pleaser, “THE FI-NAL BELL” – The Music of ROCKY

Come and cheer on The Falcon Reg-

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Contests:

• 10/18 - JMU Parade of Champi-ons - Harrisonburg, VA

• 10/25 - VBODA Marching Band Assessment - Patriot, HS, Nokes-ville, VA

• 11/1 - US Bands Championship - Annapolis, MD

• 10-20% Discounts

• Good through April 30,2015

Falcon Gear

• Fly your school pride with a Fal-con Garden Flag

• Beat the cold with New Fleece Headwarmers

• And Much More!

Visit BWHSMusicBoosters.org for in-formation on any of these fundrais-ers and the latest Briar Woods Band news. The Briar Woods Music Boost-ers would greatly appreciate your support.

Briar Woods Director of Bands,

Duane Minnick, in the News

Mr. Minnick has been named a Gram-my Music Educator Award quarter fi nalist. The award was established to recognize individuals who have made signifi cant and lasting contri-bution to music education. For more information about this honor and to view videos on Mr. Minnick’s the per-sonal history and philosophy on mu-sic education visit www.BWHSMusic-Booster.org.

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October's Ashburn and Gum Spring Library Program Highlights

“Like” us on our Facebook page and get our recent updates.

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Gum Spring Library

Painting the Night Fantastic: A Novel Wine Tasting, November 1, 7:00 – 10:00 PM. For ages 21 and up.

• Join the Friends of the Gum Spring Library (FROGS) for an elegant evening featuring: Guest speaker local tile artist Joan Gardiner, live and silent art auction. Local and international art, Door prizes, Wine tasting and light hors d'oeuvres. For tickets, visit gumspringlibrary.blogspot.com

Short Film Event: Washington West Film Festival, Saturday, Oct. 25, 1:00 PM. A family-friendly short fi lm pro-gram featuring selections from the Washington West Film Festival. Winning fi lms from the 9th Annual Teen Film Competition will be shown. Popcorn will be served! http://wwfi lmfest.com/

Tween Craft Connection, Wednesday, Oct. 29, 7:00 PM, Ages 9 - 11. Registration required.

Pumpkin Patch, Thursday, Oct. 30, 4:00 PM, For all ages. Free tickets distributed starting at 3:30 PM

Parent Workshop: Every Child Ready to Read: Books for Beginners, Monday, Oct. 20, 7:00 PM. Registration required.

Choctoberfest for Chocolate Lovers, Saturday, October 18, 2:00 PM. For teens.

Science Saturday, Animal Science with Loudoun Wildlife Conservancy Saturday, October 4, 2:00 PM. For teens.

Your Finances: How to Financially Prepare for College with Financial Planner Pamela Sams, Thursday, Octo-ber 2 at 7:00 PM

Job Seekers: Professional Self-Assessment with Graziella McCarron, PhD., Tuesday, Oct. 14, 7:00 PM

I'm Too Busy to Be Well with Susan McCormick, M.S. of the Wellness Connection, Thursday, Oct. 30, 7:00 PM

Ashburn Library

Your Finances: Common Sense Guide to Financial Success with Patricia Robson of Primerica, Thursday, Oc-tober 9, 7:00 PM. For adults.

Be A Kid Again! Thursday, October 16, 7:00 PM. For adults & their children.

Diwali Festival of Lights: Music and Dance presented by the Mudra Arts Center. Sunday, October 19, 2:00 PM. Experience Indian cultural heritage through singing, music and dance. For all ages.

Percy Jackson Heroes Weekend. For ages 8 & up.

• Saturday, October 11, 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM. Summer Camp Craft-in.

• Saturday, October 11, 2:00 – 4:00 PM Greeks vs. Romans.

• Sunday, October 12, 1:00 – 3:00 PM. Prepare for Battle.

Ghosts, Shades of Our Past with Paranormal Investigator and Author Walt Gavenda.

• Ashburn Library: Thursday, Oct. 23, 7:00 PM.

• Gum Spring Library: Sunday, Oct. 12 at 2:00 PM. For adults.

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Important Info to KnowRESIDENT RESOURCES

P.O. Box 11983 Newark, NJ 07101-4983

Trash Collection

Trash: Tuesdays & Fridays Yard Debris: Tuesdays (March - Dec)

Recycling: Fridays AAA: 703-818-8222 www.recyclebank.com

BCA Drop Box

A drop box is available after hours and is located outside of the Brambleton Communi-ty Association offi ce building, located at 42395 Ryan Road.

Residents may drop off archi-tectual applications, commit-tee applications, etc. Assess-ments will not be accepted.

Neighborhood Watch

If you see something suspi-cious or criminal, immediate-ly call LCSO at (703) 777-1021 or 911 if it is a crime in prog-ress.

Subscribe to the resident sponsored B_Alert@Bram-bleton FB page to be linked to the group that is focused and concerned about safety

Brambleton Community

Association

42395 Ryan Road, Suite 210 Monday - Friday 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM 703-542-6263(p) 703-542-6266(f )

[email protected] www.brambletonhoa.com BCTV, FiOS Channel 489

After Hour Emergency

Contact

To report a concern after nor-mal business hours, please call 703-385-1133.

Board of Directors

Meetings

Board of Directors meetings are held at the BCA Manage-ment Offi ce located at 42395 Ryan Road, Suite 210.

Upcoming Meetings

Tuesday, October 7, 8:15 AM

Tuesday, Dec. 2, 8:15 AM

Assessment Mailing

Address

Brambleton Community Association

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and security within Bramble-ton.

Notary Service

Available by Appointment Only - please call 703-542-6263.

Notary service is free to Bram-bleton residents for the fi rst two documents, with a $2.00 fee per document thereaf-ter. Non-residents will be charged $2.00 per document.

Photo ID required.

Witnessing on documents will not be provided by the Brambleton Community As-sociation.

Virginia notaries are not au-thorized to certify true copies of birth, death or marriage certifi cates. Only the Division of Vital Records/Statistics may perform such a certifi ca-tion.

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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 (FSR) 703-385-1133

Summerfi eld Condo (CMC) 703-327-4818 703-542-5845 (f )

Town Center

Brambleton Welcome Center 703-542-2925

BCA Services AAA Recycling & Trash Removal 703-818-8222

RecycleBank 888-727-2978

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

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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Babysitter Directory

* The Association makes no representa-tions about these individuals except that they have given permission for their names to be published. We do not endorse or pro-mote a single sitter. Please contact the spe-cifi 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 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM or email [email protected]. 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 NumberSydney Wayne (B,C) 17 703-303-6555 Megan O’Sullivan (F,C,N) 25 571-233-7165 Ariana Abousaeedi (F,C,B) 16 703-732-6411 Megan Scalzo 15 703-946-0125 Christian Jessup (C, B, F) 17 703-327-7890 Emily Sola (B,F,C) 15 703-863-3023 Bradley Ace (F,C,Infant C) 16 703-327-3866 Malena Llanos (F,C) 17 703-728-6714 Erica Llanos (B,C) 12 703-542-7363 Erin Donahue (B,F,C) 14 703-439-7405 Esha Rawat 16 703-722-2839 Alexis Haycraft (C) 17 571-436-1871 Audrey Haisley (F,C) 18 571-839-7355 Bailey Moore (B,C,F) 17 571-527-6060 Lauren Cohen (B) 15 703-901-0028 Kristie Gogo 21 703-307-7555 Kirby Shultz 22 520-240-0427 Ashley Kucuk (C) 17 703-975-3892 Shaelyn Mullaney (C,F) 25 540-533-3304 Dina McAleer 21 703-722-2258 Christin Hensley 15 703-327-5151 Carly Hensley 13 703-327-5151 Sophia Travers (B,F,C) 13 703-822-3041 Melissa Abboud (B,C,F) 19 703-474-2631 Jessica Abboud (C) 17 703-300-8483 Andrea Abooud 15 703-300-8483 Daniel Abboud 13 703-300-8483 Hailey White (B,F,C) 14 703-327-3529 Antonia Pelligrini (B,C) 12 703-786-7212 Eve Thompson (B) 12 443-632-6584 Rachael Bissett 16 703-507-9426 Olivia Bissett 14 703-508-0602 Jessica Koch (B) 13 703-327-4767 Hanna Weinstock 13 571-442-7893


CommitteesActivities Committee

Co-Chairs: Amber Colatosti, Liz Jackson

Membership: Open

Upcoming Meetings:

October 15, 7:30 PM

November 19, 7:30 PM

Brambleton Kids Care

Chair: TBD

Membership: Open

Upcoming Meetings:


Covenants Committee

Chair: Mike Dorrity

Upcoming Meetings:

October 13, 7:00 PM


Financial Advisory Committee

Chair: Mark Davis

Membership: Open

Upcoming Meetings:

October 28, 7:30 PM


Grounds & Facilities Committee

Chair: Walter Berkey

Membership: Open

Upcoming Meetings:

September 16, 7:30 PM

October 21, 7:30 PM


Safety & Security Committee

Chair: Dave Pavlik

Membership: One Seat Open

Upcoming Meetings:

October 14, 7:30 PM


Technology Ad-hoc Committee

Chair: Paul Raven

Upcoming Meetings:

Scheduled as necessary

* All Association Committee meetings 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 visit http://www.brambletonhoa.com/com-mittees or contact [email protected], call 703-542-6263 for more information on joining a commit-tee.

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November 2014NEXT MONTH

We want to hear from you!Interested in submitting a community ar-ticle for consideration?

Please send an email to [email protected] for more information.

Contact Us

42395 Ryan Road, Suite 210

Brambleton, VA 20148

703-542-6263 (p); 703-542-6266 (f )

[email protected]

Official BCA Communications

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