Hi ECA Members

Hi ECA Members,

I'll be sending a monthly update of news and free events to you -- if you have items to include in the future, you can post things directly to our list serve, or you can send them to me for inclusion in a monthly update, next one December 1. As our list serve gets up and running, please have patience! We hope it will be a useful resource for all of us.

I hope you all had a Happy Halloween! Thanks to Cal Daggitt and the Edgemoor Club for helping host the ECA Halloween Party last night. Superman, Captain America, Princesses, Mini Mouse and some 70+ kids and their parents enjoyed the festivities. I am looking foward to seeing those kids and their families running on Sunday, Nov. 3 in the Edgemoor 5K Classic! Thanks in advance to our race directors Alysa Emden and Julie Doll for putting on the 16th race and helping our neighborhood raise money for Bethesda Elementary & Bethesda Library.

Best Wishes, Judy Gilbert Levey ECA President

Author Talks at B-CC & Bethesda Library Caroline Freeland Park Plans & Meeting Electronics Recycling Traffic Committee Social Events for the ECA The Compost Crew New Year's Day Brunch Halloween Candy Collections Magazine Drive to Support Tree Planting Volunteering Program at the Library

Author Talks -- at Bethesda Library Teens: Author James Dashner, 11/7 at 5:00 pm Children: Author Jeanne Petenatti 11/9 at 11:00 am Adults: Author Dan Morse, The Yoga Store Murders 11/14 at 7:00 pm Seth Goldman, Honest Tea Founder, 12/9 at 7:00 pm -- at BCC-HS Seth Goldman at B-CC HS, Nov 4 at 6:30 pm, books sold will support the B-CC Educational Foundation More information on Bethesda Library author talks and other library programs is at http://www.montgomerycountymd.gov/library/ Also, the library welcomes volunteers! Contact [email protected] to inquire about volunteer opportunities with library programs and its ongoing booksale.

Caroline Freeland Park Here's an update on the upcoming meeting and plans to renovate the "Giant" park: http://www.bethesdanow.com/2013/10/30/parks-preps-to-renovate-freeland-park/

E-Cycling Day @ Whitman High School Recycle your old electronics -- computers, TVs, small appliances -- Sunday, Nov. 3, noon - 4 pm at the Whitman High School parking lot. Drive up and volunteers will be there to remove stuff from your car. More details here.

Traffic Committee Please contact Susie Rosenbaum at [email protected] if you'd like to add more thoughts to the discussion about traffic/safety issues or you'd like to help research our options.

Social Committee New neighbor Danielle Ganzi Houck will be helping coordinate social activities for the ECA. Would you like to help her? Contact Danielle at [email protected]

The Compost Crew Check out compostcrew.com/edgemoor if you are interested in a special offer, trial run, of the Compost Crew service. Using this service can make a huge difference in what you are sending to the County landfills -- so much of our thrown-out food and organic waste (dog hair! oily pizza boxes!) can be composted. When 15 neighbors have signed up, the service can get started -- just 7 more to go.

New Year's Day Brunch An early warning to mark your calendars for the ECA Neighborhood Brunch, 10 am to 2 pm! Location to be announced. The ECA will provide Bagels, Juice, Water, Coffee & Mimosas -- you can bring your favorite dish to start the new year and share with your neighbors.

MoverMoms’ (www.movermoms.com) Treats-4-Troops project is back for the 7th Annual Halloween Candy Collection!! Make Halloween about more than just collecting/distributing/eating candy! Donate any/all to MoverMoms which will bring it to Boatsie's Boxes, which packs it in Christmas stockings forUSService men and women serving abroad: Saturday, Nov. 2nd, Bethesda-Chevy Chase High School (in driveway on East-West Highway) -- 1 pm to 4 pm -- Also, you can drop candy off in the Main Office ANY day through November 5 Walt Whitman High School (Whittier Boulevard in Bethesda) -- 1 pm to 4 pm

Magazines for Walter Reed Support Your Troops! Help B-CC CAN collect new or used recent magazines for patients at Walter Reed Army Medical Center. All magazines, not more than three months old, can be dropped off outside B-CC’s Main Office.

Tree Planting On Friday, Nov 1, flags will be put in the right of way spaces where new trees are going to be planted, thanks to the Friends of Edgemoor & the ECA. If you see one of those flags in your right of way, please leave it! It will be a guide for marking by Miss Utility and subsequent tree planting that will take place the week of November 9. If you have any questions about a flag in your right of way, please contact me at [email protected]. Also, if you have a tree in your right of way, planted in years past, that still has support wires, rabbit/tree protection or anything that might girdle the trunk, please remove the supports! Although they are critical for newly planted trees, they will eventually compromise tree health if left in place too long.

Vital Living Through Volunteering for 50+ Tuesday, November 19, 2:00 pm. at Bethesda Library. Learn How to Give Back to Your Community in This Lively Workshop! Explore Montgomery County Volunteer Center’s rich resources for finding volunteer opportunities. It’s all about the right match!