PO Box 326 King George, VA 22485

Newsletter #1 March 2014

Eden Estates Recreational Club, Inc.

PO Box 326, King George, VA 22485 Find Eden Estates Pool on Facebook and http://edenestatespool.blogspot.com/ Pool Phone: 540-775-9955
two guests. These special passes can be picked up from the lifeguards starting June 1, 2014. For any membership that is not paid in full by May 31, 2014 the assessment fee will be $325. PLEASE NOTE: The 2014 Membership Form and assessment fee must be received and on file at the pool before the member may swim due to liability reasons. Fees need to be mailed to Treasurer, Debbie Albert. Please complete the information form attached to verify your current address and include with your payment. Please remember you are required to sign in your family and any guests. The EERC uses this information to monitor that our pool is being used by members in good standing. Lifeguard Applications The EERC Board will consider applicants for employment as lifeguard, swim instructors, and head lifeguard for the season. Applicants need not be pool members to apply. Those interested in applying for these positions should email to Steve Tarrell (steven.tarrell@gmail.com) by April 7, 2014 and include a letter of application stating qualifications, experience, and current certifications. If there are specific days and times that you are not

Welcome to the 2014 Pool Season. King George has had tons of winter weather this year and it is hard to think about warmer times when the pool will be very inviting to us all, it will be here before we know it. That being said, the EERC has undergone a few changes while the leaves and snow has been falling outside. EERC Board of Directors President Steve Tarrell Vice President Ryan Hower Secretary Yvonne Richard Treasure Debbie Albert Lifeguards Steve Tarrell Lessons and Activities Coordinator Yvonne Richard Maintenance Ryan Hower Annual Assessment The EERC Board of Directors has set the annual assessment fee for the 2014 summer season at $300 if payment is postmarked by May 31, 2014. While this is a slight increase from last year, the board determined that this was necessary due to the loan that was taken out to complete the bathhouse renovations. We have decided that for each membership that is paid in full prior to May 31 will get a special bonus pass for

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available along with any vacations you plan to take, please also include this in your letter. If you have any questions about the positions, please contact Steve Tarrell at 540-709-7173. Pool Schedule Starting on May 24, 2014, the pool will open (weather permitting) on weekends and holidays. Beginning on June 13, the pool will be open 7 days a week (weather permitting) through Labor Day. Our opening time on June 13 will be 6:00 PM. Normal pool hours will be 1:00 9:00 PM every day except home swim meets and Wednesday nights. Regular Wednesday hours will be 1:00 6:00 PM. If no parties are scheduled, the pool will remain open until 9:00. On days when we have home swim meets the pool will close at 4:30. These dates will be posted online and at the pool as they become available. Adult Swim During normal pool operating hours, every hour on the hour (except 1:00) there will be an adult swim for 15 minutes. During this time swimmers ages 18 years and older may use the pool at their own risk. Each adult in the water may have one child in the water with him/her. The end of the night Adult Swim gives adults an opportunity to enjoy lap swimming and gives our guards the extra time needed to close the pool properly.

Night Adult Swim is for ages 18 years and older (no one under 18 may swim, even with supervision), and will be held from 9:00-9:30 PM every evening the pool is open. Swim Lessons Look for the sign-up sheet during the beginning of June at the pool! Swim lessons are free to members. Swim lessons are open to non-members (based on available space) at a cost of $45 per child/session. The swim lesson dates will be as follows: June 16 June 27 June 30 July 11 July 14 July 25 July 28 August 8 EERC Special Events We would like to try to hold some special activities such as Family Night, Pre-Teen Evening, and Teen Nights. The EERC Board would love help in organizing these types of activities and getting the word out to the pre-teens and teens. If you are interested in helping, please contact EERC Activities Coordinator Yvonne Richard via email yvonnerichard1@gmail.com. Family Pizza Night Come out to celebrate the end of school year and the official start of summer hours on June 13 at 6:00 pm. Our first family night will be Pizza Night! The cost of will be $3.00 per slice. Drinks will be available for purchase. All those attending are asked to bring a side

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or dessert to share. Information on ordering will be sent via email on May 24, 2014. We are planning to do several Pizza Parties this summer to help with the bathhouse loan. If you are interested in helping, please contact Yvonne Richard. Sale of Stock The EERC Board of Directors has authorized the sale of stock at $200 per share. If you know of someone who wants to join, please have him or her contact our President, Steve Tarrell at 540-7097173. According to our bylaws your stock will be cancelled if your annual assessment is not paid in full. If you no longer wish to remain a member and are interested in selling your stock, please contact Steve Tarrell for your options. Please help get the word out to our community that we have stock for sale and pool members are not required to live in Eden Estates. Pool Parties Pool parties are welcome on Wednesdays from 6:30 10:00 PM and on Saturdays and Sundays from 11:00 1:00 PM. The pool must be rented for a minimum of 2 hours for parties. Pool party rates are $35.00 per hour for up to 50 people and $45.00 per hour for over 50 people. Fees must be paid with the pool party reservation form. An adult stock holder who will be responsible for the activity must be present for the entire party.

Call or email Yvonne Richard to book your date as early as possible to ensure that we will have staff available to make your celebration the best it can be. At this time we will not take requests for specific lifeguards to work during parties. Caregiver Membership If you are a member employed as a caregiver and you would like to bring the children you baby-sit to the pool, a Caregiver Membership can be purchased for $40.00 per child. The Caregiver Membership entitles the child to have pool privileges only when they are under your supervision during normal babysitting hours. Babysitter Membership If you are a member and a non-member will baby-sit your children for the summer, a Babysitter Membership can be purchased for $40.00. The Babysitter Membership entitles the babysitter pool privileges only when they are supervising your children during normal babysitting hours. Please note that the babysitter or caregiver must be at least 14 years old to bring children to the pool. Pre-Opening Maintenance Days Ryan Hower, Maintenance Coordinator, has announced that there will be one maintenance day to get the pool ready to open for the 2014 season. Saturday, May 3, 2014 from 1:00 - 5:00. Please come out to help get your pool ready for the 2014 season. Any family coming to help on this day will be given one six-guest pass as a thank you for volunteering.

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Guests & Passes Registered guests are welcome at EERC with an adult member/sponsor. Guest passes are $3.00 each or 6/$15.00. These passes are available for purchase when paying your annual assessment or from the lifeguard on duty. If you have guest passes from previous seasons they may be used during the 2014 season. A guest is anyone not listed as a family member on your membership information form. A pool member must accompany all guests at all times. If the guest is under 14 years old, he/she must be accompanied by a pool member 14 years or older, or an adult guest. Food Lion Fundraiser Do you and your friends shop at Food Lion? If you answered yes, you can raise money for the pool without costing you a dime. Really, by purchasing Food Lion gift cards from EERC. How this works is: say you purchase a $100 Food Lion gift card from EERC. You go to Food Lion and purchase $100 worth of groceries in as many trips as you want. The card does not expire and you do not have to keep track of the balance. Food Lion will sell EERC the cards at a 5% discount so that gift card made the pool $5. Cards can be purchased in any amount. Debbie will be placing an order on the 15th of each month. Look for an e-mail or just let her know what you want to order. If you have any questions give her a call at 540-2884646 or fcadba@gmail.com EERC is Going Green! All newsletters will be sent via email this season. We ask that you save the

newsletter to your computer and complete the 2014 Membership form (attached). Please print the form and return by mail to EERC at EERC, PO Box 326, King George, VA 22485. Installment Payments Offered The EERC BOD is pleased to offer installment payments of annual dues to members. Members interested in taking advantage of this offer should contact Treasurer, Debbie Albert to discuss. Board Meetings Members are always welcome to attend our board meetings. The next two meetings are tentatively set for April 13 and May 18. Please contact a board member for the date and time so the board can ensure a quorum. EERC BOD meeting minutes and Treasures report are always available. For a copy of either, please contact EERC BOD secretary, Yvonne Richard. Annual Membership Meeting This years annual membership meeting is scheduled to take place on Sunday, August 24, 2014 at 5:00 PM. The purpose of this board meeting is to review the 2014 season, elect a Board of Directors for the season and to address any other matters that must be voted on by the shareholders. Eden Estates Board of Directors Contact Information President and Lifeguards Steve Tarrell 540-709-7173 steven.tarrell@navy.mil steven.tarrell@gmail.com

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Vice-President and Maintenance Ryan Hower 540-656-6875 howerrm@gmail.com Secretary, Lessons, and Activities Yvonne Richard 540-273-4150 Yvonnerichard1@gmail.com Treasure Debbie Albert 540-288-4646 fcadba@gmail.com Eden Estate Eels Swim Team The EERC is happy to host the Eden Estate Eels Swim Team again this season. The Eden Estate Eels compete in the Rappahannock Swim League (RSL). We encourage all members to become

members of the Eden Estate Eels Team. The swim team is a fun and supportive group of swimmers and parents. For more information, contact the Eden Estate Swim Team President, Mary Jones at 540-775-2426. The Eels can also be reached via email and Facebook. Their email is eels.swim.team@gmail.com