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informed about
neighborhood 10:00am Parade starts —
events and activi- Gather at Chestnutwold
ties. Elementary School for our
march to Elwell Park
Send an email with
“Subscribe” in the
10:20am Best Patriotic
subject line to
Volunteer Coordi- Decorated Wagon,
nator Bill Gardner Stroller, Bike, Scooter
at wingardner Contest begins at Elwell
@earthlink.net Park

11:00am National Anthem

and Flag Rasing
INSIDE 11:15am Field Games This is our version of the tra- think the weather is question-
THIS ISSUE: begin ditional neighborhood 4th of able, please check our web-
July Event. Please plan to site at www.sabanews.org to
List of Officers 2 Until 1pm Games, food, attend and bring your nieces, verify whether or not things
and Key music, face painting and nephews, grandkids, and of are a go. If you would like to
other fun activities course neighbors. The event help us in putting on this
Volunteers is on for the 4th of July only. event and volunteer, please
There is no rain date. If you see Page 3 for more details.
Volunteer 2
Opportunities

Events 2-4
New SABA Logo … Website Poll Results
Gift and Dona- 4
tion Form We were very fortunate to
have Ken Keagy, a resident of
our neighborhood and graphic
SABA Notes 4 artist, develop several updated
logo options for SABA. Dur-
ing our monthly meetings, we
could not reach a consensus
on which one would best rep-
resent our Association. We
elected to narrow the field to
the top three, and posted a
poll on our website. Voting
has since ended and the logo
to the left came in with a
commanding lead.
If you would like to know
more about Ken Keagy’s
company, you can visit his
website at
www.simmercreative.com.
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Officers and Key Volunteers
Acting President, Ed Magargee,
610.649.5946, 802 Cricket,
emmagargee@aol.com
Treasurer, Nancy Telford,
610.649.1805, 805 Aubrey,
nancy@wt3.com
Assistant Treasurer, Katrine Sutton,
ksutton14@verizon.net
Volunteer Coordinator, Bill Gardner,
610.896.0774, 2938 Berkley,
wingardner@earthlink.net
Public Relations Liaisons,
Peter Jensen and Terry O’Connor,
610.642.2072, 840 Cricket,
peter@peterjensen.com,
terry@terryoconnor.com
First Annual Easter Egg Hunt
Kristine Aylmer was SABA’s
coordinator for our First An-
nual Easter Egg Hunt at Nor-
mandy Park. Kristine was
even able to make the right
connections to have the
Easter Bunny himself make a
special appearance. While I
did see Kristine prior to the
event, for some strange rea-
SABA Monthly Meetings - 2nd Wednesdays
We attempt to maintain a
schedule of meeting the 2nd
Wednesday of each month,
starting at 7:30 p.m. and
normally ending by 9:00
p.m.
During the school year, we
hold our meetings in the
first room to the left of the
main entrance at Chestnut-
Haverford Township Civic Council
Liaison, Bill Davis
610.649.1603, 2909 Rising Sun, wcdav-
isjr@yahoo.com
Web Master, Douglas Muth,
webmaster@sabanews.org
Recording Secretary, Kristine Aylmer,
610.212.2706, 942 Rising Sun,
aylmerfudge@yahoo.com
Current Vacancies:
- President
- Corresponding Secretary
OTHER VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES
Block Captains — Hand-deliver flyers
and newsletters (4 - 6 per year)
son she went missing just
prior to the arrival of Easter
Bunny. Her husband Daniel
did an excellent job
at hosting the actual event
with megaphone in hand.
The event was well attended
and served as an excellent
model for future events.
wold Elementary School .
During times when the
school is not available, we
either meet at the house in
Normandy Park or Stoley’s
Tavern (Normandy Bar)
across the street.
Everyone is welcome and
encouraged to attend these
meetings. We need active
2
Newsletter Coordinator/Contributors —
Develop our semi-annual newsletter
The Green Thumb Team — Assist with
planting and garden maintenance at
Normandy Park and spring/fall planting
events
Stream Clean-Up Coordinator — Two
annual clean-ups at Pont Reading
Creek
Special Events Coordinators —
Annual events include 4th of July,
Luminaria Night, Easter Egg Hunt,
Music in the Park, Yard Sale
See www.sabanews.org for
details ...
New this year:
Easter Egg
Hunt at
Normandy
Park
members to keep the organi-
zation going strong. If you
are not sure as to whether or
not a meeting is scheduled,
check the Events Calendar
on our website or look for
meeting announcements via
the e-mail list.
www.sabanews.org.
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Review - April 4th Normandy Park Cherry Tree Dedication
On Saturday, April 4th, the
community of South Ard-
more and Ardmore Rotari-
ans met in Normandy Park
for the dedication of three
Kwanza cherry trees as a
gift from the People of Ja-
pan, as a gesture of good-
will from the Rotary Club of
Tokyo.
The other 22 trees received
were planted in the Garden
for the Blind in Wynnewood
Valley Park, Haverford Col-
4th of July Celebration - Call for Volunteers
Elwell Field, 7/4/09
10:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.
This is the BIG neighborhood
gathering! It takes about 30
volunteers to make the day
run smoothly. We start our
parade promptly at 10:00am
at Chestnutwold Elementary
School and march to Elwell
Field. See Page 1 for a de-
tailed schedule of events.
5K Run and 1 Mile Walk / Run Fundraiser
It was suggested that SABA
consider organizing a 5k run
and 1 mile walk/run as a
fundraiser after the Chestnut-
wold PTO recently held the
Chestnutwold Chase. It was
both fun and very success-
ful. Several people in the
neighborhood have ex-
pressed interest in helping
organize this event, which
lege Arboretum, and Loomis
Elementary School in Mar-
ple-Newtown.
Rotarian Steve Shreiner and
his staff from Shreiner Tree
Service donated their pro-
fessional services in obtain-
ing and planting the trees.
Rotarian Dr. Douglas Klepfer
gave a presentation on the
history of the Rotary horti-
cultural exchange program,
which began in the early
Volunteers are still much
needed for the following:
• Judges for the always
hotly contested “Best
Decorated” competitions
• Photographer
• Ticket Table
• Treasure Table
• Set-up/Clean-up
would probably be held in the
fall. There will be plenty of
opportunities to help as we
begin to plan for the event.
Even if you don't volunteer to
help, get your walking/
running shoes ready as this
promises to be fun for every-
one. The funds raised will
support SABA activities and
plans for further neighbor-
3
1970s with Ardmore Rotary
establishing an American
Dogwood Park of 300 trees
planted in the Imperial Gar-
dens of Tokyo. In 2005,
Ardmore Rotary donated an
additional 200 trees to the
park in the spirit of interna-
tional cooperation and re-
spect between the coun- We need
tries. The Japanese Rotari-
ans said that “The Spirit of more than 30
the Flower binds the world
together.”
volunteers
every year to
produce the
4th of July
Event.
Please
Volunteers can sign up for
specific time slots and will consider
have plenty of support to
make their efforts a success. signing up
Please consider helping this
year.
this year.
To sign up, please contact :
Ed Magargee at
emmagargee@aol.com or
610.649.5946
hood improvement, such as
possibly working on the
house at Normandy Park.
With questions, suggestions
or to volunteer, e-mail
Kristine Aylmer at
aylmerfudge@yahoo.com.
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SABA NOTES - Spring 2009:

Review - Yard Sale, Saturday, May 16

Plans were finalized and all was set but the weather was not great. The early morning drizzle seemed to keep many
shoppers and some sellers away from both the park and their front yards. As the weather cleared, the flow of people
picked up a bit but the turn out was lower than in previous years. We will have another yard sale again next spring. If
you have any feedback or suggestions, please share them.

Ongoing - Community Garden at Normandy Park

We hope to plant a small community vegetable garden at Normandy Park like last year for anyone to tend to or enjoy
through the summer. Feel free to stop by, pull a weed or two, and grab a quick bite to eat. In fact, any time you are at
Normandy Park, you are welcome to pull weeds from the garden beds. Remember, every little bit helps.

Coming up - Creek Clean-up with Chestnutwold PTO, Sunday, June 14, 3:30pm - 5:00pm

The first creek clean-up of the year will be led by the Chestnutwold PTO on Sunday June 14. Every year, the creek
looks a little better with less total trash and more signs of healthy life. Right now, the creek is in need of this cleaning so
this event will be very productive and satisfying. SABA will lead another clean-up in the summer and/or fall. Everyone is
welcome to help, but it is not recommended that younger children get into the creek because some of the rocks can be
slippery or have sharper edges. Gloves are a good idea, and you should wear appropriate shoes that can get really wet.

Important (see Page 2 for details) - Nominations for officers and other key volunteer positions

We are especially looking for individuals interested in becoming the next SABA President. Some individuals have of-
fered to help with the newsletter, and that is greatly appreciated. The newsletter is the one method we have to be as-
sured that we contact every house in the neighborhood. Many of our past block captains have confirmed their availabil-
ity for this year, but we do have some holes to fill for covering the entire neighborhood. We still have a need for help with
some key positions and always appreciate your efforts to support SABA activities. Please consider volunteering some of
your time, no matter if it's a little or a lot, to get involved in some of the many activities that make our community such a
great place.