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2015 Spring Newsletter
Hollywood Shores Civic Association

P.O. Box 397, Hollywood, Maryland 20636
Together Our Community Can Do Anything!

Check out our WEBSITE! Regularly updated, it provides info on upcoming events and current issues.
You can find deed restrictions and By-Laws, “Work for Credit” program info, lifeguard applications, pool
rental form, newsletters, board meeting minutes, important phone #s, and informative links.
www.hollywoodshores.org or Check us out on Facebook @HSCA Shores
From the President Important Dates
We have some important dates coming up (see right Fri, Apr 10 @ 5:00 PM – Help Lorie and other board
column). members clean the leaves out of the pool
Spring Meeting, Sat, April 11 @ 10.00 am: Along Sat, Apr 11 @ 10:00 AM – Spring Meeting – Pool House
with the Meeting minutes, budget and stuff, residents Sat/Sun Apr 11/12 – Community Clean-Up Weekend at
share what’s new in the neighborhood. Come early and the pool house, dock area, and playground
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pay your membership so you can vote on important Sat/Sun Apr 25/26 – 2 Clean-Up Weekend
issues. Come join us for drinks (coffee) and snacks. Sat, May 23 @ 11:00 – Pool Opens
We need you: Your Hollywood Shores Board is Sat/Sun June 6/7 – Pool Open House (All Welcome)
down one member and we need you. Please consider Sat June 13th @ 8:00 –Yard Sale / Dumpster @ Pool
being a member on the board, call Lorie @ 301-373- **Watch the sign at Community entrance (and check our
5456 if you have questions and want to throw you name web site) for details and other events***

into the ring. There are many ways to get involved; Spring Meeting / Work Day
become a board member, help at work weekends or join All are Welcome! Please plan to attend. This is the
a committee, we encourage everyone to be active in our meeting where we discuss what’s going on in our
Community and lend a hand. Community and our plans for the summer. Specific
Work Weekends: Come as a family for the agenda includes: Minutes, Treasurer’s Report, Budget,
neighborhood work weekends. We have fun working Old/New Business, special projects, operating concerns
together and the sooner the pool is cleaned and painted and Elections. Other topics include past year
the warmer the water will be for opening weekend. accomplishments, “Work for Credit” program, and
There is work for everyone; check out the Work for committees. If you have questions, suggestions, or
Credit (WFC) program on page 2 to offset part of the concerns, bring them to the meeting to share and discuss.
cost of your membership. Remember, if you bring us a problem, bring us a
Upgrades: Last year we had a great season. We possible solution.
started by replacing the pool chemical feeder and broken Consider volunteering to serve on our Board. Come
diving board. Last Fall the Pool House Roof was early to pay your Lot Fees and Membership Dues and
replaced. John Payne organized the workers and tools, enjoy fellowship and snacks.
procured supplies and ensured the work was done
correctly. Because of their hard work, we now have a Community Clean-Up Weekends
sound beautiful new roof. This Year we will begin the It takes quite a bit of work to get the pool and boat
season with 8 new lounge chairs on our pool deck. ramp/dock/picnic area ready for the summer season, and
A hearty “Welcome” to our new neighbors, I hope many hands make it go faster and more fun. Activities
to meet you at the Spring Meeting. begin with Friday’s (April 10) pool leaf removal
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Yard Sale / Dumpster, Sat, June 13 @ 8:00: followed by two work weekends. Work to be done
Clean out your attic and closets come to the Pool House includes scraping, cleaning, litter and debris pick-up and
and sell your stuff. This is a free service for our painting those volunteers of all ages can do. More
neighborhood. Spring Clean and throw away the broken “adult” activities include pressure washing, caulking,
or unusable junk, we will be provide a dumpster. Sorry, landscaping, grinding, mechanical repair, etc. We need
the dumpster cannot be used for yard waste. Questions, the appropriate tools and volunteers to use them. We also
call Lorie @ 301-373-5456. need to feed the workers both weekends. Even if you
Check out the Swimming Lessons on page 3. can’t work, you can bring food! Volunteer to “Work for
Aqua Zumba Anyone? This class is open to all Credit” and offset your Membership up to $100!
age’s members only. Details will be at the Spring
Meeting. Questions call Lorie @ 301-373-5456. HELP – We need a heavy duty pressure washer for pool
clean-up. Call Lorie at 301-373-5456.