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Representing the 1200 households North of East-West Highway, South of Jones
Bridge Road, East of Wisconsin Avenue and West of Columbia Country Club.
AUGUST 2008
Volunteer Spotlight
Thanks to all the many individuals who help keep EBCA running and serving you, especially our many
committee and special project chairs. This month we recognize, from left, Sandy Spagnolo, Social Chair, Jay Briar,
Newsletter Editor, and Kevin Kraus, Parks & Playgrounds Chair. If you are interested in helping out in any of
these areas or others, please contact president@ebca.org.
Reminder: Trash pick-up will be one day later the week of Labor Day; Thursday for most readers.
The East Bethesda Citizens Association (EBCA) could not exist without you
and your support. Each year we rely on your annual membership dues to stay
in touch, host social events and work to maintain the quality of life we all enjoy
by living in such an exciting and welcoming area.
EBCA represents the over 1,200 households north of East-West Highway, south
of Jones Bridge Road, east of Wisconsin Avenue and west of Columbia Country Club. It is one of the
oldest and largest community associations in Montgomery County.
Close to 700 residents paid dues last year. This year we hope to top that number by encouraging at least
one person per household to contribute annual dues. We’ve already received a number of renewals and
look forward to publishing the member list in an upcoming issue of the newsletter. Dues paying
members vote on measures at general membership meetings.
At our last membership meeting, members voted to set annual dues to $15 per voting member. This will
allow us to continue to send out informative monthly newsletters, update our website, host meetings and
social events, and make sure the EBCA voice is heard in important talks about the future of our area.
In the coming year, we look forward to our annual Labor Day Picnic, the Halloween Parade and the
Community Yard Sale. There will also be other social gatherings announced via the newsletter. We’ll
continue to stay on top of issues of importance to our neighborhood and keep you informed through
meetings, the newsletter, emails and the website.
We look forward to seeing you at meetings and events and encourage you to share your feedback and
ideas with us. Be an important part of our community by supporting the association that works hard on
your behalf. Please fill out the form below [on the back] and use the pre-addressed envelope to send in
your dues today. We couldn’t do it without you.
Sincerely,
Ilaya Rome Hopkins, EBCA President
Membership Coupon
Return this form and your payment in the enclosed envelope to PO Box 41020, Bethesda, MD 20824.
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Bethesda, MD 2081__ What events would you like to attend?
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100 Best Places to Live and Launch
From CNN, Fortune & Money
EBCA
#5: Bethesda, Maryland
Labor Day Population: 59,475
Pro: Extremely well-educated labor pool
Picnic Con: D.C. traffic
Monday, September 1st “Bethesda boasts one of the country's best-educated
populations for a city of 50,000 or more: more than 80% of its
We hope all of you are having a great residents have at least a bachelor's degree. Low crime, rapid job
summer. Remember, our annual picnic growth and easy access...to airports and downtown
is on Labor Day from 2:00 to 5:00 pm. Washington…
EBCA is looking for a few good folks to “Three of the area's business innovation centers are within
help out on what has become our six miles of the town. Not only can tech startups rent the space
and share facilities..., the county will provide legal counsel
neighborhood’s biggest event. If you
through lawyers at the University of Maryland and fiscal
helped last year or just want to get advice from financial services companies. While some owners
involved in a neighborhood event, say that navigating Montgomery County's various regulations
please contact Sandy Spagnolo by can make launching tricky, the county eases the process for
email at spagnolo06@comcast.net or by eligible firms with tax credits for creating jobs, expanding, and
phone at 301-654-5946. We look - if you're an artist - simply living and working in Bethesda.
forward to seeing all of you on Monday, “The city also is a foodie hub, with over 250 restaurants.
September 1st. Every year, thousands of guests attend the annual Taste of
Bethesda festival…”