Dunn Loring Woods Civic Association (DLWCA) May 2012

PRESIDENTS MESSAGE

Our annual DLWCA membership
meeting is coming up on May 15 at
Thoreau Middle School. We will elect
new officers. Please consider serving
on the board and contributing to the
Dunn Loring Woods Community. There
will be some changes on the board this
year. At the meeting, we will also
announce the winners of the 2nd Annual
DLWCA Scholarship and hear from
Linda Smyth, our Providence
Supervisor.

This year our annual yard sale will be
held on Saturday, May 19
th.
Were
hoping to avoid the hot weather we
usually have in June.

Hope to see you at the membership
meeting on May 15
th
at Thoreau Middle
School.

Ken Quincy

NEIGHBORHOOD WATCH
If you would like to volunteer for
Neighborhood Watch, please call Mark
Hann, our Neighborhood Watch
Coordinator at (703) 489-9463. Now is a
great time to get out and get some fresh
air as you drive around the
neighborhood.

The success of this important program
depends on volunteers and Mark will
appreciate your help.


Annual DLWCA Membership Meeting
May 15, 2012
Thoreau Middle School
7:30 p.m. Lecture Hall
Guest speaker Linda Smyth,
Providence Supervisor
Election of officers Door Prize
Names of scholarship winners
announced!

Lantern Deliverers Needed
A Lantern deliverer is needed for DLW
residences on Drexel St. The McCullen
family has been doing this job but is
moving away from DLW. We will miss
them but wish them well. We are also
looking for alternates to help out with
deliveries on other streets during
vacation time. It doesnt take much
time, is good exercise and another way
to meet and greet your neighbors.
If you are able and interested in
assuming this important job on Drexel
Street or serving as an alternate, please
contact Pat Stout at 703-573-9293 or
Kathy Arpa at 703-205-9041.



Dunn Loring Woods
Annual Community Yard
Sale
Saturday, May 19
th

9:00 a.m. 1:00 p.m.
Rain date, Sunday, May 20th
Our annual DLW community yard sale is
coming up on Saturday, May 19th, with a
rain date of May 20
th
. It will be
advertised in the Washington Post and
local Vienna newspapers. Residents
participating in the yard sale should also
put up bright signs pointing to their
street.

DLWCA ANNUAL
ELECTION
The annual election of
DLWCA officers and
board members will
take place at the
May 15 DLWCA membership meeting.
Please give participation careful
consideration and contact any of the
board members, officers or committee
leaders listed in your new DLWCA
directory for information on any
position that may suit your interests.
We are also looking for a co-editor of
The Lantern newsletter. If you have a
computer, good writing, editing and
graphic skills and want to meet new
people, this may be something you
would like to do. Serving as a volunteer
in the DLWCA is a rewarding way to
contribute to your community and make
a difference, and it doesnt take a lot of
time.

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May 15 Membership Meeting to
Feature Providence
Supervisor Linda
Smyth >>>
Providence Supervisor
Linda Smyth will be the
featured speaker at the
May 15 membership
meeting to be held at
7:30 p.m. in the Lecture
Hall at Thoreau Middle School. Supervisor
Smyth will address development activities at
Tysons Corner and Merrifield, including the
DL-Merrifield Metro Station, along with
other activities and issues that affect or will
affect Dunn Loring Woods and its residents.
Supervisor Smyth will allow time for
questions from the audience.
The May 15 membership meeting is one you
do not want to miss. Plan to attend and
learn firsthand about whats happening in
and around DLW and in the County that can
affect your way of life.
Also on the meeting agenda will be the
names of the DLW scholarship winners and
election of officers. If you are interested in
participating in the DLW Civic Association
as a board member, officer or in another
capacity, please contact any board member
or officer listed in your directory.
Volunteers are needed and it is a rewarding
and enjoyable way to serve your community.
Come out and meet the winners of
our 2012 DLWCA Scholarships. If
you have a rising son or daughter who
will graduate from high school next
year, please bring them to the
meeting to meet these outstanding
students.




ISLAND REPORT
Thanks to the following for their many
hours of volunteer work in beautifying
the community islands:
Gallows & Cottage: Linda Ryan
Cedar & Cottage: Jo Ann Donnelly
Cedar & Bowling Green: John Andonian
We are working to rebuild the garden at
Gallows Road. The progress is a bit slow
and is hampered by the hard clay and
stones that got churned up by the
utilities crew when they installed the
new traffic light and gas-line access
panel. This year, in addition to the
Burgundy Barberry shrubs, we are
trying a few Peach Drift Roses. They are
a relative of the Knockout Rose and are
supposed to be low growing and
carefree. This will be a real hardiness
test for them. You will also see some
annuals to add season-long color. We
chose White Lantanas for their drought
tolerance and multi-toned Calibrachoas
(aka Million Bells & Super Bells) for
their low, spreading habit. Once we get
the bumps smoothed out and the mulch
spread, it will look almost normal again.

CONGRATULATIONS
Our own Board Member Kathy Arpa was
elected 2
nd
Vice President of the Virginia
Federation of Chapters of the National
Active and Retired Federal Employees
Association (NARFE) at their 58
th

annual state convention in Richmond on
April 23. Kathy is a past president of
the local NARFE Chapter 1116 (Vienna-
Oakton).



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DLWCA COVENANTS
(May be found in the 2012/13 Directory)
As we drive thru the neighborhood we are
seeing more and more For Sale Signs,
Under Contract and the newest sign
Coming Soon. This is a good time to
remind you of a couple of the DLWCA
Covenants for new owners and a reminder
for present owners planning on selling or
not selling.
# 15 These covenants are to run with the
land and shall be binding on all parties and
all persons claiming under them for a
period of 10 years from the date these
covenants are recorded, after which time
said covenants shall be automatically
extended for successive periods of 10 years
unless an instrument signed by the majority
of the then owners of the lots have been
recorded agreeing to change said covenants
in whole or in part.
#14 All residences carports, lots and yards
shall be maintained in a neat and attractive
manner so as not to detract from the
appearance of the neighborhood.
#9 No fence shall be erected in the front
yard of any lot in this subdivision.
#11 No lot shall be used or maintained as a
dumping ground for rubbish, trash, garbage
or other waste. Rubbish, trash, garbage or
other waste shall be kept in sanitary
containers. All equipment for storage or
disposal of such materials shall be kept in a
clean and sanitary condition. Sanitary
containers may only be in public view on day
prior to and day of collection.
These rules taken from the 1998 covenants
found in the 2012-2013 DLWCA Directory



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CURRENT 2012 DLWCA ASSOCIATION BOARD
Position Name Email address Phone
President Ken Quincy ken_quincy@hotmail.com 703-573-7919
1
st
Vice President Melvin Rose 703-573-2076
2
nd
Vice President Frank Piazza Fp_brklyn@hotmail.com 703-204-4701
Treasurer Elfie Herlihy 703-560-4776
Recording Secretary Penny Demo 703-560-7922
Corresponding Sec. Wayne Comer wayneatty@aol.com 703-698-9852
Directors Eleanor McCann
(3 yr.)
Jamcc1@cox.net 703-560-5674
Bill Moffett (2
yr.)
703-5605151
Kathy Arpa (1 yr.) mkarpa@hotmail.com 703-205-9041
Neighborhood Watch Mark Hann mkhann@verizon.net 703-489-9463
Membership Pat Stout Nanabumpa2545@aol.com 703-573-9293
Island Care Neal McKinney nmckinney@cox.net 571-215-6979
Hospitality Mary Ann Festa 703-560-2991
Editor: The Lantern Jean Moore jeancookplus@gmail.com 703-560-4650
Co-editor: The
Lantern
Kathy Arpa mkarpa@hotmail.com 703-205-9041
Webmaster Stephen Bates Stephen.bates@gmail.com 202-730-9760

Slate of Officers for 2012-2013
President Ken Quincy
1
st
Vice President Melvin Rose
2
nd
Vice President Frank Piazza
Treasurer Elfie Herlihy
Recording Secretary Penny Demo
Corresponding Secretary Wayne Comer
Board of Directors:
Kathy Arpa (3 years)
Eleanor McCann (2 years)
Bill Moffett (1 year)
Dunn Loring Woods Website http://www.dlwca.org