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Entrance Signs................2Officers Elected...............5Council News..................6Downtown Recycling......7

Summer inEast Bethesda

Fireworks!

Join neighbors and friends atthe grassy hillside of Lynnbrook Park to watch theannual display of fireworksfrom the Columbia CountryClub Tuesday, July 1st as itgets dark. The rain date isWednesday, July 2nd.

Activities Around Town!

Let us know what you think– What is your favorite thing todo or about summer inBethesda? Send in your replyby July 20

tonewsletter@ebca.org to haveyour ideas included in the nextnewsletter in August.

President’s Notebook

By Ilaya Hopkins, President

Representing the 1200 households North of East-West Highway, South of JonesBridge Road, East of Wisconsin Avenue and West of Columbia Country Club.

Neighborhood News

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We had hoped to have a nicerecap of the Annual EBCA YardSale in this month’s newsletterbut, alas, we must go to pressbefore the rescheduled event takesplace. Thanks to all for yourpatience and understanding. It isthe first time in my few years of being involved that we have had toreschedule a big event but theemail list and website proved aneffective means of communicatingthe change. Watch for moreupgrades to these communicationchannels in the coming weeks. Weare improving them to make iteasier to sign on, get informationand share it with one another.We did have a good turn out atthe May general membershipmeeting where we got a healthydose of climate change informationcourtesy of Dr. Lise Van Susteren.We also learned about Bethesda’sfirst LEED certified Silver buildinggoing up at the intersection of Wilson Lane, Arlington Road andOld Georgetown Road, proving thatone person, one change and onecommunity can make a difference.See the enclosed article for moredetails. After the presentations, we heldelections for the 2008-2009 slate of officers. The officers are the sameas the year we are currentlyconcluding with the exception of A.B. Carneal who is stepping in asRecording Secretary. As I havementioned before, it takes manyhands to keep EBCA at theforefront of the important issuesand activities impacting ourcommunity. If you are ready to getinvolved, please see the list of openings in this issue or let usknow your interests. Thanks toHeather Giuli for serving asNominating Chair for this year’selections.The second order of business wasa proposal to increase themembership dues. As EBCA’s onlysource of revenue, we rely on thesedonations to provide a full range of activities from social gatherings, toproducing and mailing thenewsletter, to upgrading ourelectronic communications. Theoptions on the table were: keep thedues at $10 per year per votingmember, raise dues to $15 per yearper voting member or to raise duesto $20 per year per voting member.By a majority vote, an increase to$15 per year per voting memberwas approved for the coming year,July 1st, 2008 to June 30th, 2009.Thanks for the participation todate. We’ll look forward to seeingyou this summer!Lise Van Susteren, psychiatristand Eastern Regional Director of the Climate Project, delivered athought-provoking presentation atthe May general membershipmeeting. Van Susteren was trainedby Al Gore in Nashville, Tennesseeto present the slide show whichbecame the basis of his Oscar-winning documentary film

AnInconvenient Truth

. Gore has sincetrained over 1,000 activiststhroughout the United States totake this slide show on the road topromote grass-roots support for the

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Neighborhood News

JUN/JUL 2008

East Bethesda CitizensAssociation, Inc.PO Box 41020Bethesda, MD 20824www.ebca.org

Neighborhood News

Jay Briar, Editornewsletter@ebca.orgDavid Kauffman, Sponsorshipsponsorship@ebca.orgIlaya Hopkins, PresidentDavid Saltzman, 1st Vice PresidentTori Hall, 2nd Vice PresidentJack Hayes, TreasurerHeather Giuli, SecretaryDan Fox, Immediate Past President Andy O’Hare, Crescent TrailMonica Hayes, EducationMarcie Sandalow, MembershipEleanor Rice, NIH LiaisonKevin Kraus, Parks & PlaygroundsSandy Spagnolo, Social EventsDorian Patchin, Website

What to do with all those babygoods? And dishes, and towels?. If you can’t make it to the EBCA community yard sale but you haveitems that are in decent conditionand need a new home, considercontacting A Wider Circle, a 501(c)(3), grassroots, nonprofitorganization that servesindividuals and families living inpoverty in the Washington, DCmetropolitan region. The mission of A Wider Circle is simple: to helpindividuals and families liftthemselves out of poverty. At theheart of A Wider Circle's work isthe realization that breaking thecycles of poverty requires morethan just the provision of basicneed items; it also requires arestoration of dignity and self-worth. You can drop off items at thedesignated location on River Roador call to arrange for a pick up.Please donate items that are ingood condition. This helps familiesto maintain a sense of dignity asthey start anew, and it allows theprogram to run cost-efficiently andeffectively.Here is a wish list is a list of items that the families servedrequest. The full list is available atwww.awidercircle.com.

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Beds without damage

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Bed frames with all the pieces

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Dressers

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Kitchen tables and chairs

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Strollers, chairs, cribs, car seats

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Infant and toddler clothing

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End tables and coffee tables

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Televisions

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Sofas and living room chairs

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Lamps

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Dishes, silverware, pots & pans

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Toasters and microwaves

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Fans & air conditioning units

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New cleaning products

Donate to

A Wider Circle

Have You Seen the Signs?

Perhaps you have noticed thenew entrance signs gracing manyof the entry points to EastBethesda. Here is the story of howthey came about. Before the ChevyChase Bank Company buildingstood at the corner of Wisconsin Avenue and East West Highway,this crossroads was home to arestaurant. When plans came outfor the high rise building, manyneighbors were concerned aboutthe traffic associated with an officebuilding. Chevy Chase Bank,therefore, worked with EBCA tosupport traffic calming measuresthrough a number of entrancesigns with the hope that if driversrealize they are in a residentialarea, perhaps they will be morecourteous and cautious or, betteryet, choose not to cut through atall. Around the same time, EBCA held a contest to design a new logofor the organization. ChormanRomano of Rosedale Avenuesubmitted the winning entry thatwas chosen at a generalmembership meeting. With thelogo that is now familiar to us fromour newsletter and website, thedesign of the entrance sign wasborn. This too was debated andvoted on at a separate EBCA general membership meetingwhere residents discussed what thesign should say.The vote supported what younow see: the logo with the largeletters of “Welcome” and “EastBethesda Citizens Association. Est.1931.”Our thanks go to former EBCA President Dan Fox and currentEBCA Treasurer Jack Hayes whospent many hours working withthe county to get permits andapproval for placement of thesigns. Thanks also go to ourneighbors who live adjacent tothese sites for supporting thiseffort. While these signs will notdeter all cut through traffic theywill help to identify ourcommunity. If you have anyquestions or concerns about thesigns, please contact Jack Hayes atJDHser@aol.com.