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February 10, 2010

1. Lake Desire Annual Community Meeting – 2/11/10 – 7:30pm at the Clubhouse – Come help plan events for the year or discuss current community issues.  We invited Officer Sam Shirley to talk about crime in the Fairwood area.  Contact Vi Anderson, 425-226-7005 or Heather Smith, Heather@smith.net if you would like to add a topic to the agenda.  All neighbors are welcome.  New officers will be announced from mail-in ballots. 
2. Lake Desire Memberships Due – Recently the annual newsletter went out to all residents.  If you did not get your printed version, please contact Heather Smith, Heather@smith.net and provide your address as some were not able to be forwarded. A big thanks to UPS Store in Fairwood for the free printing of the newsletter, and the Fairwood Flyer for paying for the mailing costs.  This helped out a great deal!  Please send your dues in to Lake Desire Community Club, c/o Vi Anderson, 17232 174th Ave SE Renton, WA 98058.

• $10 Membership Fee – Seniors (65 or over) or families who want to only receive community E-mails.
• $20 Full Membership Fee – Families who want to vote, receive E-mails, submit community e-mails such as lost pets, etc., and receive rental discounts.

3. Vote for Lake Desire Officers – (Deadline 2/11/10) – Members, please send in your ballots or bring them to the annual meeting so we can announce the officers for 2010 at the meeting this Thursday.
4. Emergency Preparedness Report – Back in July of 2009, we had a small forest fire on Echo Mountain.  This prompted some of the residents to start an Emergency Preparedness Team to see if we can be more prepared if something hit our local area. Thanks to Kathy Shertz for initiating the meetings, updating our resident information list and then turning over to Phyliss Miller, pamiller1234@aim.com, and Heather Smith, Heather@smith.net. We attended a ‘Map Your Neighborhood’ Community Meeting.  We have pamphlets available for all neighbors to pick up at our next Annual Meeting on 2/11/10 at 7:30pm.
5. Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) Training – Wednesdays, 3/31-5/19, 6-9pm & Sat. 5/22 8am-12pm. – Cost is $30 – Held at Fire Station #14 - Ages 18 & up. After a disaster, people should be prepared to take care of their own needs for a period of time until help arrives. The Renton Fire and Emergency Service Department offers CERT to teach individuals how to prepare their homes and neighborhoods to respond to disasters. Topics covered include personal preparedness, first aid, fire suppression, search and rescue, terrorism and team organization.  Instruction includes a combination of classroom and practical “hands-on” training. CERT graduates serve as their own “first responders” during the critical period after a disaster when existing resources are overwhelmed. For more information, call 425-430-6700 or visit http://www.rentonwa.gov/emergencies/default.
   aspx?id=18602.   Submitted by Phyliss Miller who will be attending this class, pamiller1234@aim.com.
6. Fairwood Flyer Offer – (Deadline extended to 2/28/2010) - This local paper provides monthly printed information for all the local HOA’s, and the current happenings. The normal subscription rate for individuals is $15. There is a special one time offer for Lake Desire residents, to order for $10—that’s 33% off the normal rate. But here’s an even better deal! If at least 50 Lake Desire residents are willing to subscribe, the rate will be lowered to $7.50 per year—50% off the normal price.  Residents just need to email your name and address to editor@fairwoodflyer.com by Thursday, February 28th.  Once they know how many are interested in subscribing, they’ll send you an invoice for the amount you owe, based on how many subscribe. If you have any questions, please call (425) 226‐2572 or send an email to editor@fairwoodflyer.com.     
7. Lake Desire on Facebook –Lake Desire now has a Facebook page: http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=
   157194250126. Submitted by Tammie Cook, codsky@aol.com.            
8. Women’s Work Out – Tuesdays 7:30-8:30pm at the Clubhouse.  Come get fit this year with your neighbors!  Contact Heather Stafford, Heather.Stafford@comcast.net  for details. 
9. Art Supplies– Thanks for all the donations to Ridgewood Elementary Art Program.  Shelly Gordon, shellysart@yahoo.com, the Art Director has plenty of supplies now to last her awhile.

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Lake Desire Clubhouse Rental
Contact Vi Anderson at 425-226-7005 or woods_inn@msn.com  for details.  Backup is Heather Smith, Heather@smith.net. The clubhouse features a full kitchen, tables and chairs to seat up to 40 people (max 60), and restrooms. Members receive a discount on renting the community clubhouse.  The normal rate is $75 to rent the clubhouse for the whole day or ($15 per hour- min. of 3 hours.) Members can rent the clubhouse at a discount for only $60 per day. Membership is $15 for the calendar year for individuals/families or $10 for senior citizens.

Heather Smith
Lake Desire Secretary
425-917-9533
Heather@smith.net or HeatherSmithNet@comcast.net