March 2020

Resident Newsletter

www.fortgordonfamilyhomes.com | Telephone: 706-772-7041

Dear residents,

Delivering an exceptional living experience for every resident who calls our community home is our top priority. For our team this means March 5 providing a safe, quality home, well-maintained community amenities, Shamrock sun catchers craft responding promptly to your service requests and resolving them quickly, completely and consistently delivering the highest level of March 6 customer service. Popcorn Friday As always, if you have any questions or concerns, we want to hear from you! Please contact our community office at 706-772-7041 or March 19 [email protected]. Ladies craft: spring wreaths Warm regards,

Samantha Daher Community Manager Happy Saint Patrick’s Day!

Irish fun facts… Also known as the Feast of Saint Patrick, this Irish holiday is 1. The color used to celebrate Saint Patrick’s Day was originally blue. celebrated every year on March Wearing green has become a staple of Saint Patrick’s Day, but the 17, which is thought to be the holiday was originally associated with the color blue. It’s thought that anniversary of the death of Saint the shift to green happened because of ’s nickname “The Patrick, a 5th-century Romano- Emerald Isle,” the green in the Irish flag and the shamrock, or the British Christian missionary and association with clover. Green ribbons and shamrocks were worn as bishop. This holiday is celebrated early as the 17th century. globally more than any other 2. Legend says that each leaf of the clover has a meaning: hope, faith, national festival and festivities love and luck. That last one is why four-leaf clovers are considered so usually include parades, music and lucky! lots of green. 3. There are 34.7 million U.S. residents with Irish ancestry. This number is more than seven times the population of Ireland itself. Have a great Saint Patrick’s Day!

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There’s still time! Submit your application for the Daylight Saving Time Balfour Beatty Communities Foundation 2020 begins March 8! scholarship program today Don’t forget to spring forward and set your clocks an hour Don’t miss your opportunity! The annual Balfour Beatty Communities Foundation scholarship program will be accepting applications for the ahead at 2 a.m. on March 8 for 2020/2021 academic year until March 19, so be sure to fill out your the beginning of Daylight Saving application today. Time. While this time change means the sun will rise a little All residents, including spouses and children, who live at Fort Gordon later in the day, it also means Family Homes are eligible to apply. we’ll have more sunlight in the Residents who are planning to attend or are already attending an evening – and that summer is accredited college or university on a full-time basis in the fall of 2020, or right around the corner! are enrolled in a program of study designed to transfer directly into a four-year program, can apply for a scholarship award which range from $1,000 to $2,500. Exceptional submissions can potentially earn a larger Visit the Self-Help Store amount. Fort Gordon Family Homes’ Self- The criteria used to evaluate applicants includes: Help Store has common household items available for • Academic performance residents at no charge. • Community involvement Equipment can also be borrowed • Extracurricular activities • Financial need for work around your home.

Applications must be submitted at www.bbcommunitiesfoundation.org. Items may include:

Good luck! • Push lawn mowers • Touch-up paint

• Filters Try some this month! • Light bulbs Visit the store located at Building March is the month to celebrate Saint Patrick’s Day and #4404 on 2nd Ave. everything about it. We wear green, enjoy parades, look for pots of gold at the end of rainbows and search for four- Hours of operation: Monday, leaf clovers. How about adding new Irish cuisines to that list for a more Wednesday and Friday from 10 authentic feel this month? Here is a list of traditional Irish dishes to try to a.m. to 1 p.m. make ramp up your St. Patrick Day celebrations: If you have any questions Corned beef and cabbage, Irish soda read, cabbage and , Irish brown regarding self-help, please , , blaa bread, (mashed potatoes with kale or contact the community cabbage), boxy (potato pancakes) and bubble and squeak, to name a few! management office at 706-772-7041 or What do you eat to celebrate Saint Patrick’s Day? [email protected].

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Delivering an exceptional living experience is our top priority Family Housing Resolution Process

We are committed to making sure your living experience with us is nothing short of exceptional. If you have a suggestion, concern or complaint, we want to know about it so we have the opportunity to make things right. Following is our three-step resolution process:

Identify Issue

Contact our local We want your living experience here management/maintenance team. to be truly exceptional. If you have any questions, concerns or issues we Fort Gordon Family Homes need to address, please do not Management Office: 706-772-7041 hesitate to contact us right away. Maintenance: 706-772-9562 www.FortGordonFamilyHomes.com Community Manager: Samantha Daher Incomplete or Not Satisfied? Contact Management Community Management Office: Escalate the issue to our coporate 706-772-7041 management team. Facility Manager: Balfour Beatty Communities David Cross BB Cares Helpline: 877-253-6988 Maintenance/Service Requests: 706-772-9562

Issue Unresolved

If expectations are still not being met, contact the Army housing office.

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