May News - Lake Desire Community
May 15 Updates
1. REMINDER: Tomorrow is Roadside Clean Up and Clubhouse Project Day - Saturday, May 16th at 9am at the Boat Launch and Clubhouse
We will be gathering neighbors together on Saturday, May 16th to pick up trash along the roads as we do twice a year, as well as do projects at the Clubhouse. We would really appreciate your help, so please join us and contribute to our Lake Desire Community!
Roadside Cleanup – meet at the Boat Launch at 9am
Bring your gloves and we will provide King County bags and safety gear. If you cannot make it on the morning of, please feel free to pick up trash separately sometime before Monday, May 18th , tie it securely so no animals can get into it, and place by the tree at the Clubhouse. Adopt-a-roads will pick up the trash sometime that week. Thank you, in advance, for helping to keep our neighborhood clean. If you are driving by on Saturday morning please watch out for a local Daisy Scout Troop who are volunteering to clean up our neighborhood road as their community service.
Clubhouse Project Day – meet at the Clubhouse at 9am
Please bring shovels, wheelbarrows and hard rakes for spreading gravel and digging an opening at the top of the septic in order to reduce cost when we have it pumped this spring. Do you have a high school student who needs community service hours in the area? This is a great opportunity for them to contribute to the community and get those hours signed off. Questions about the cleanup and project day? Please email staffordlkdesire@gmail.com .
2. Lake Desire Crafts and Rummage Sale – NEW DATE Saturday, June 20th
Lake Desire Community Craft and Rummage Sale – Saturday, June 20, 10 am-5 pm, at the Lake Desire Community Club Center (18118 172nd Ave SE, Renton, WA 98058). Got Money? Want less stuff? Do you make things others might want to buy? Then consider selling at this year’s Lake Desire Craft and Rummage Sale. The sale will take place rain or shine (sale will be held indoors if it is raining), with set up beginning at 9 am. If you want to sell, then email Dorothy Paun (to.e@comcast.net ) and let her know about the following:
1) What you plan to sell. What kinds of second hand items (see list below for ideas after point 4) or craft items (describe what you have to offer). We are collecting this information to better advertise the sale and draw more visitors.
2) Do you hope to rent a LDCC table? The cost is $10 to rent a table. There are only five tables to rent, first come first serve, so reserve soon with Dorothy to guarantee a table. Others participants should bring their own table or bring a ground cover for displaying items for sale.
3) Giving back. All participants will be asked to donate 5% of their sales proceeds to the Lake Desire Community Club. Volunteers (see point 4 below) will have their 5% donation waived.
4) We need five volunteers to: 1) make signs saying LAKE DESIRE COMMUNITY CRAFT AND RUMMAGE SALE, Saturday, June 20, 10 am-5 pm (four signs for Petrovitsky-each direction at both entrances plus directional signs plus directional signs guiding people from The Parks, Trovitsky Park, Woodside, and E. Lake Desire entrances, 2) put up the signs around 8 am on June 20, 3) take down the signs after the sale (on June 20), 4) pick up any trash left behind, and 5) make arrangements with a donation agency to pick up unsold items on Monday, June 22. Please email Dorothy if you want to participate and can help with signage or arranging the donation agency pick up. VOLUNTEERS, (see pint 4 below) WILL HAVE THEIR 5% DONATION WAIVED.
SECOND HAND ITEMS
art work, art and craft supplies, auto, bath supplies, bedding, books, clothing and shoes, collectibles and antiques, cooking and dining, decorative household items, equipment (specify), food, furniture, holiday items, music and movies, office supplies, pet supplies, plants, sporting goods, storage, tools, toys, yard and garden supplies
CRAFT ITEMS
Please specify
3. Making Summer Plans? Don’t forget the Annual Lake Desire BBQ at the Clubhouse on Tuesday, August 4th.
Items for the newsletter? Do you have any items for the newsletter? Feel free to submit them to Heather Stafford at staffordlkdesire@gmail.com .
Lake Desire Greetings – Do you have a new neighbor? A new baby in the neighborhood? Our Lake Desire Greeter, Susan Hill, would like to come by and greet them. Please contact her at bellafloragirl@yahoo.com .
Lake Desire Clubhouse Rentals– Contact Heather Smith, Heather@smith.net , 425-917-9533 . Backup is Heather Stafford staffordlkdesire@gmail.com . Pictures and a calendar for availability can be found at http://www.lakedesire.org/rentals.html
Best Wishes!
Heather Stafford
Lake Desire Vice President
May 5 Updates
1. Thanks to all who participated in our Annual Spring Plant & Seed Swap last Saturday. We had another great turnout – check out the Lake Desire website at http://www.lakedesire.org/ for a picture of the plant starts that were shared. We will look forward to hearing how everyone’s gardens fare and another swap in the Spring of 2016.
2. Roadside CLEANUP and Clubhouse Project Day on Saturday, May 16th at 9am at the Boat Launch and Clubhouse We will be gathering neighbors together on Saturday, May 16th to pick up trash along the roads as we do twice a year, as well as do projects at the Clubhouse. We would really appreciate your help, so please join us!
Roadside Cleanup – meet at the Boat Launch at 9am
Bring your gloves and we will provide King County bags and safety gear. If you cannot make it on the morning of, please feel free to pick up trash separately sometime before Monday, May 18th , tie it securely so no animals can get into it, and place by the tree at the Clubhouse. Adopt-a-roads will pick up the trash sometime that week. Thank you, in advance, for helping to keep our neighborhood clean.
Clubhouse Project Day – meet at the Clubhouse at 9am
Once a year we get together to work in and around the Clubhouse. We will be spreading gravel and digging an opening at the top of the septic in order to reduce cost when we have it pumped this spring. Do you have a high school student who needs community service hours in the area? This is a great opportunity for them to contribute to the community and get those hours signed off. Questions about the cleanup and project day? Please email staffordlkdesire@gmail.com.
3. King County – Fairwood – Town Hall Meeting TONIGHT - Tuesday, May 5 at 7 pm at Ridgewood Elementary School
Please join King County Council member Reagan Dunn, King County Sherriff John Urquhart and other County Officials for a town hall meeting and Community Service Area open house. This is a great opportunity to chat with our County officials about any questions or concerns you have about the area.
This is a great opportunity to hear status on the Park Lights, McGarvey Park logging, and also to bring up any neighborhood concerns about the nesting Osprey at Petrovitsky Park. Looking forward to seeing a strong Lake Desire showing at the meeting, see you there!
4. Lake Desire Community Club is celebrating its 35th Anniversary this year! A hearty thank you to our officers, board members and club members, present and past, who help to make this community strong!
5. Ladies Hiking Group - we will be starting up the season of hiking with the women’s hiking group this Wednesday, May 6th at 6:15pm. We will move the time later as the days grow longer. Per usual, please meet at the end of W. Lake Desire. Questions? Please contact to.e@comcast.net. See you there!
6. Lake Desire Crafts and Rummage Sale – Saturday, June 6th
Got Money? Want less stuff? Do you make things others might want to buy? Then consider selling at this year’s Craft and Rummage Sale on June 6 from 9am – 2pm. Tables can be rented (limited number of tables, so reply quickly!). If you want to participate in this year’s sale, then email Dorothy Paun (to.e@comcast.net) and let her know:
1) What you plan to sell. What kinds of second hand items (see list below for ideas after point 4) or craft items (describe what you have to offer). We are collecting this information to better advertise the sale and draw more visitors.
2) Do you hope to use a LDCC table? There are a limited number and will be assigned to those who email a request first. Others will be notified to bring their own table or bring a ground cover for displaying items for sale.
3) To increase visitor traffic this year, signage will be more extensive than in previous years. We need five volunteers to: 1) make signs saying LAKE DESIRE COMMUNITY CRAFT AND RUMMAGE SALE, Saturday June 6, 9 am-2 pm (four signs for Petrovitsky-each direction at both entrances and directional signs between Petrovitsky and the LDCC), 2) put up the signs around 8 am on June 6, 3) take down the signs after the sale (on June 6), 4) pick up any trash left behind, and 5) make arrangements with a donation agency to pick up unsold items on Monday, June 8. Please email to.e@comcast.net if you want to participate and can help with signage or coordination.
SECOND HAND ITEMS
art work
art and craft supplies
auto
bath supplies
bedding
books
clothing and shoes
collectibles and antiques
cooking and dining
decorative household items
equipment (specify)
food
furniture
holiday items
music and movies
office supplies
pet supplies
plants
sporting goods
storage
tools
toys
yard and garden supplies
CRAFT ITEMS
Specify
Questions about the Craft and Rummage Sale? Email to.e@comcast.net.
7. Making Summer Plans? Don’t forget the Annual Lake Desire BBQ at the Clubhouse on Tuesday, August 4th.
Items for the newsletter? Do you have any items for the newsletter? Feel free to submit them to Heather Stafford at staffordlkdesire@gmail.com .
Lake Desire Greetings – Do you have a new neighbor? A new baby in the neighborhood? Our Lake Desire Greeter, Susan Hill, would like to come by and greet them. Please contact her at bellafloragirl@yahoo.com.
Lake Desire Clubhouse Rentals– Contact Heather Smith, Heather@smith.net , 425-917-9533 . Backup is Heather Stafford staffordlkdesire@gmail.com . Pictures and a calendar for availability can be found at http://www.lakedesire.org/rentals.html
Best Wishes!
Heather Stafford
Lake Desire Vice President