Avery Ranch Living March 2017 A Social Publication Exclusively For The Residents Of Avery Ranch
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6 Avery Ranch Living • March 2017 March 2017 • Avery Ranch Living 7 Staff & Resident publisher's note Contributors
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Payee: Avery Ranch Owners Association, Inc. Address 1: c/o GrandManors Address 2: 2633 McKinney Avenue #130-502 City/State/Zip: Dallas, TX 75204-2581 Coach Jayne Eric & Joyce Peterson Jeanne Kramer Lily Zhou Jordan Danz Your Name Here Account/Reference#: Customer ID (this was mailed to you) Resident Contributor, ARTC Resident Contributors Resident Contributor Resident Contributor Resident Contributor Resident Contributor Thank you for taking a moment to review this information and to get your new account set up. If you still have questions, please email [email protected].
8 Avery Ranch Living • March 2017 March 2017 • Avery Ranch Living 9 avery ranch hoa Story by Gavin Staats, HOA Resident Director, Resident of Morningside Teaching Austin to Dance Since 1947 Benefit Partner Program
The Avery Ranch Homeowners Association has a Benefit Partner Program that allows companies preferred access to our residents and the facilities that fall within our boundaries. Any company that participates in this program will be required to offer a minimum 5% discount to Avery Ranch residents. The Avery Ranch HOA will protect our residents through regulations that hold the partners accountable. If, for example, the partners do not remain current with their dues, they will be required to provide prorated refunds. Partners will also be required to include only residents in their first event, but they may include up to 50% non-residents in subsequent events. The partners may schedule and pay for facilities three months in advance only when the facilities are available, as residents get first priority on reservations. Partners will also be required to provide proof of insurance, which will protect our Association. Finally, partners are required to advertise in official Avery Ranch communications and media.
Some of our current Benefit Partners include: For both types of Benefit Partners, the application process • Learning Cycle Tutors: Mike Shenk, is very much the same. It all begins with an email request to Swing Into Spring! [email protected], www.learningcycletutors.com [email protected]. An application form will be • Soccer Shots: [email protected], www.soccershots.org provided listing all required documents based on the partner- • Camp Gladiator: Roy Davis, [email protected] ship type. Upon receipt of necessary documentation, the Avery campgladiator.com Ranch Board will review the application. The process can take • Renewal by Anderson: Barry Friedman, anywhere from 15 to 45 days depending on the timing of the [email protected], www.renewalbyandersen.com next Board meeting. All Benefit Partner applications must be • Close 2 My Home: [email protected], approved by the Avery Ranch Board. Close2MyHome.com • Front Door Fitness: Janelle Green, [email protected], If you have a question for our HOA Board of Directors, please email [email protected] and we'll get your question answered in an yourtrainer.com/fitness-training/texas/austin/janelle-green upcoming issue of Avery Ranch Living. Private Lessons & Group Classes • Baylor Scott & White: [email protected], No Experience Required BaylorScottandWhite.com Singles and Couples Welcome • Pet Sitting: [email protected] • Girl Scouts: [email protected] • Kids Cooking Class: Chandra Cheij, [email protected], healthyhandscooking.com/instructor/Chandra-Cheij • Young Life: Kimberly Redd, [email protected], roundrock.younglife.org • Club Mojo: [email protected], www.clubmojoaustin.com Taught by Professional College-Degreed Instructors • Solid Rock Bootcamp: [email protected] Register by April 1st to Receive Camp Discount! • Sportball: [email protected], www.sportball.us • Avery Ranch Living: [email protected], Featured Camps: www.AveryRanchLivingMagazine.com • Beauty & the Beast • Costco: [email protected], www.costco.com • The Little Mermaid • Maleficent Recently, the Avery Ranch Homeowners Association also made • Sleeping Beauty available a Nonprofit Benefit Partner Program. This program • 101 Dalmatians requires applicants to be nonprofit organizations. They must Ballroom • Frozen Country Western provide their 501 and tax exempt forms as proof of their status. Latin In this program, facilities within our boundaries will be available • Matilda Swing at discounted rates. Participating groups must be comprised of • Teen Beach Party Kids & Teen Classes at least 80% residents. Finally, just as with the for-profit Benefit Wedding Preparation Partners, these groups are required to provide proof of insurance. Camps Include: Musical Theater, Hip Hop, Drama, Some of our current Nonprofit Benefit Partners are: Storytime Ballet, Jazz Schedule Your Complimentary Lesson Today! Girl Scouts Troop 818: [email protected] • For more information visit www.averyranchdance.com/camps-summer 512.454.7663 | texdance.com • Girl Scouts Troop 40444: [email protected] • Girl Scouts Troop 40427: [email protected] | 13945 Highway 183 N. Suite C-1, Austin, TX 78717 10526 W. Parmer Lane, Suite 505, Austin, TX 78717 [email protected]
10 Avery Ranch Living • March 2017 March 2017 • Avery Ranch Living 11 WhyLove we making a difference
Volunteers: Richard Kline, Elizabeth Bradner, Jeanne Kramer, Before photo of the playroom After the playroom was made over into a bedroom Barbara Stillwell, Sandy Earnhart and Jonathon Todd
Avery Ranch Residents Assist the Austin IAHSP Jeanne Kramer Story by Jeanne Kramer, Chapter to Help Victims of Domestic Violence Resident of Parkside
Annually, the Austin Regional Chapter of the International Association of Home Staging Professionals participates in World Wide Staging Service Avery Week during which we partner with a nonprofit organization to offer our time and talent to give back to our community. This year, we were excited to partner with the Texas Advocacy Project to help a deserving family who survived domestic violence. Our goal was to transform several rooms in Ranch the home to give the family a wonderful surprise at the reveal. We worked with some of the family's existing furnishings and added in some of our own selections (which were purchased with donations or donated by members of the Chapter) to make this project a success. We also reached out Story By Jordan Danz, Resident Of Granite Shoals to the community to request the donation of new and gently used handbags. Volunteers at the Texas Advocacy Project outfitted each handbag with the Project’s toll-free, domestic violence legal line to help provide a critical tool to break the cycle of violence—access to legal services.
ur story begins in Southern California. We were a change, to get away, to start fresh somewhere. “How about The homeowner who received our makeover was nominated by the two young parents with our newest addition, a Texas?” we asked, never really thinking the answer would be yes. Texas Advocacy Project. She had courageously made the decision Do you work in a charity that you’re passionate boy named Rocco. Working hard to afford the to contact the Texas Advocacy Project to protect herself and her about? Do you have neighbors who have rolled up their sleeves to make a difference in our community? basics of living, we watched every paycheck We moved to San Antonio in September of 2014, and a year later five children from continued abuse. With help from the Texas Ad- If so, we want to hear from you! Simply email come in and go out on the same day. We needed we were asked to move to Austin for work. A little unsure and ner- vocacy Project, she has obtained a divorce, a new career, and a new [email protected] to share your story. O vous about yet another move, we decided we would take a leap of home. And now she has made it her mission to give back by leading faith. Not knowing the area very well, we took the first nice house the Handbags for Hope program for the Project. we could find. We settled into Avery Ranch in September of 2015. “Mom, where’s the window... did it break?” The following month, we were blessed with our second child, our Parkside resident, Jeanne Kramer, owner of ReStyle Home daughter Indie. When the busyness of life with a new baby settled, Staging and president of the Austin Regional Chapter of Home “Haha! No, it ’s just CLEAN.” we finally had time to get out and appreciate the neighborhood. Staging Professionals, put the word out to Avery residents to - Jyotsna Paul, Resident request handbag donations, and she was overwhelmed by the We didn't realize it at the time, but Avery Ranch was the ideal response. Over 150 handbags were collected for donation to the OFFICIAL BENEFIT PARTNER OF THE AVERY RANCH OWNERS ASSOCIATION place to raise a family. There were tons of kids for our kids to Handbags for Hope program! play with, and lots parents that understood the baby/toddler lifestyle. We quickly found that our weekends were being spent After a full day of making over the living room, master bedroom, ¿Hablas Español? at local playgrounds, the pool, or even one of the many schools in girls’ shared bedroom, boys’ shared bedroom, and turning the the area. Avery Ranch was the perfect place at half the price of former playroom into a bedroom to allow the teenage boy his Group Spanish Classes for K-3rd in Avery Ranch what we were used to back in Southern California. very own room, the Home Staging Professionals’ final surprise with Ilena Goodkin, B.A. with 20 Years of was to present the boxes full of donated handbags to the home- Educational Experience We fell in love with Avery Ranch because of our neighbors and owner. We wanted her to know that not only were we happy to friends. The majority of them are not from Texas either, so we get help turn her house into a home for her family, but we also sup- Tuesdays from 5:30 p.m. - 6:30 p.m. to explore this great city together. We love that this area has al- port her effort to give back to the Project. $25/Session • 4 Sessions Each Month lowed us to accelerate in our careers while still being able to have Hosted In-Home by an Avery Ranch Resident a work/life balance. We love that our children are growing up with Her response through tears was, “I LOVE IT! THE KIDS LOVE IT! Questions? [email protected] other kids of the same age. And we love that we were able to find YOU ALL DID A WONDERFUL JOB!” Thank you for everything. It a church (Gateway Church) in which to learn, grow, and share our feels so wonderful to see the kids enjoying their rooms, AND there SPACE IS LIMITED! MAXIMUM OF 8 STUDENTS PER CLASS. faith with others. The people here are nice, friendly, and outgoing. have been moments of quietness in the main part of the house.”
Our private tutoring services feature custom-designed academic enrichment for your child in the comfort and privacy of your own home. My wife Tina and I, look forward to many more years in the area. Thank you to all who contributed to this project: Academy Sports Your child will have a 1-to-1 learning experience with a hand-selected We are blessed to have found a place that has surpassed all we and Outdoors, Home Depot, Sam's Club, KBS Designs, Highland 10% o services for Avery Ranch Residents tutor holding a Masters or PhD with proven career success. could have asked for. If you see us out and about, please say hello. Lakes Staging, Plethora Décor, Jonathon Todd Staging and De- LearningCycleTutors.com • 512-595-0538 We are always excited to meet new friends and neighbors who sign, The Staging Guy, Barbara Stillwell, Realtor, Affinity Staging, will all be a part of our Texas story. and ReStyle Home Staging. 12 Avery Ranch Living • March 2017 March 2017 • Avery Ranch Living 13 We are the Zhou family and we live in the Glenfield neighborhood of Avery Ranch. My name is Lily. I am originally from China, but I’ve lived in the U.S. for 20 years. I meet your never imagined that I’d travel thousands of miles across the Pacific Ocean to live on the other side of the world, possibly for the rest of my life. But my parents paved the neighbors way. They were both university professors in China, and then my dad became an exchange faculty of NYU back in early1980s. They wanted their children to experience the world and attain the best education. With that purpose, both my sister and I came to U.S. for our continuing education. It wasn’t an easy path, but it was worth every Story by Lily Zhou, effort. I remember back when I was a student and we drove across the country with no CA in the car… during the summer. We didn’t know how to defog the window, Resident of Glenfield so we couldn’t see. By the time we stopped, we were surprised to discover that we were at the side of a cliff! There were a lot of bittersweet moments during our journey here in the U.S. They were wonderful experiences that make for special lifelong memories. Now, I am proud to say that this is my home.
I have worked for high-tech companies for many years and my cuts in order to have a fresh start for the new year. Many homes current position is at Dell as Global Commodity Manager. With are decorated with special banners in red and gold, the traditional two kids, our challenge is to maintain a balance between family representations of happiness and prosperity. One very fun tradi- life and work responsibilities. I love Dell, and they have provided tion is to give small red envelopes filled with “lucky money.” These a high standard of living by putting family first and being sup- envelopes are given to children by their family and friends. portive. As our CEO says, “We care a lot more about the quality of work than we do about where you are doing it.” I have had the We appreciate Avery Ranch Living magazine, as it provides us the opportunity to work with many wonderful, talented, and support- opportunity to meet more of our neighbors. We wish our neigh- ive people who have become lifelong friends. bors, friends, and co-workers a happy 2017! We often think about what happiness is. When we are little, happiness is an object and Our family is blessed to have two beautiful and healthy twin girls, we are happy when we get it. As we grow up, happiness becomes Natalie and Haylee. Being a mom is one of the best things that’s a target goal and we will be happy if we achieved it. But as we ever happened in my life. I have learned to be more patient, posi- become more mature still, we realize that happiness is within and tive, and helpful. I have learned to improve every aspect of myself it comes through wisdom and faith. in order to be a good example for the children. They are our future. We can impact our future by being better ourselves and by If you and your family would like to appear on the cover, simply email bringing a positive attitude to the world. [email protected]. NOTE: We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, national origin, color, sex, age, veteran status, or disability. All are welcome to contribute! Natalie and Haylee started kindergarten at Rutledge last year. Our nanny Courtney did a fantastic job at providing great care and teaching the girls. She and her family became part of our fam- ily. We were wondering how the girls would adapt to their new school after spending so many years with Courtney. We were very pleased with the school and their mission. Both Natalie and Haylee love their school and their teachers. I like their kindergarten goal, which is to let kids be kids. I personally love that at this age homework is not mandatory. We love seeing our kids just playing and learning and being happy. As a full-time working mom, my ability to volunteer at the school is limited. But there are so many amazing moms out there helping with school activities, PTA, fun- draising, and helping teachers and students—you name it. I am so The Zhou Family thankful to them. It is a great community we live in. get to know Our culture teaches us to respect elders. Our parents have been living with us for some years now. My dad (pictured here) is cur- rently 81 years old. He is still very active and learning the English language through Life Bridge Job Corps around the corner from Avery Ranch. They provide free classes in life skills, such as job readiness skill training, GED/adult basic education tutoring, English as a second language, sewing classes, and more. Our fam- ily makes good use of their services; we feel connected to many devoted and amazing people who serve our communities.
This year we celebrated the Chinese New Year as usual. I remem- ber when I was a kid, this was my favorite time of the year… just like Christmas. There are many traditional activities. We clean our homes, get new clothes, paint our doors, and even get new hair- 14 Avery Ranch Living • March 2017 March 2017 • Avery Ranch Living 15 sponsor spotlight Her own children have attended schools within the Round Rock What area of homes in Austin holds the most sentimen- and Leander ISDs since 2003, so she is intimately familiar with tal/emotional value to you? the schools in these districts, and she knows how important the Downtown Austin. We purchased two condos downtown (right rating system is. next to each other) in anticipation of my daughter graduating.... We'll be empty nesters this year. We are selling our home in the Now, in 2017, Susan is enjoying her newly formed relationship suburbs, knocking down a wall, and making one big condo to go with Kuper Sotheby’s International Realty. start our new empty nest chapter in life.
“It’s a breath of fresh air to be in an environment that fits my If not you, who would you be? style of business. I’m excited about the people, the professional- I'd be Oprah. I would hold Super Soul Sundays in MY backyard ism, and the other realtors in the office. Most importantly, they too! She’s modern and has the ability to speak to all people every- offer an in-house marketing team to assist me in marketing my where in the world. She uses her power for good. listings in multiple online sites like the New York Times, the Wall Street Journal, and the Austin Business Journal, to name a few. What's your favorite housewarming gift to give? I like to put together a photo book using the professional photos Having an online presence for all of my listings is key, and the I took of the home we sold. I give it to my clients at the closing of tools to reach out to an international audience is now within my their new home. I get a lot of ooohs and awwws on that! reach. Today, I have the tools to make quick sales happen for my clients who are putting their trust in me to market their home. I’m What's your favorite room in a home? THRILLED about 2017!” The family room!
Pictured L to R: Son, Nick Pray 19, student at UT Dallas. Husband, Jason Stiles, executive in the hospitality business. Susan holding Pocket, the newest addition to the family. Daughter, Proust Questionnaire: What is your present state of mind? Arden Pray 17, senior at Round Rock High School, will attend UT Dallas in the fall. Son, Austin Pray 23, owner of Corelaunch LLC and student at UT Dallas. What is your favorite occupation? Confident and hopeful for the future. Real Estate! Yea! What is your favorite motto?" What is your favorite pastime? Think like you have it, and you will have it." It's a Latin phrase Get To Know Sharing a meal with my children. All of them, or just one; that I remind my children of often. This motto could apply to doesn’t matter. material things, but most importantly, I’m referring to happiness, health, and wellbeing. What is your chief characteristic? Susan Stiles: My ability to last long term. In relationships and jobs. Susan Stiles, Broker Associate A Steward For Homes Kuper Sotheby’s International Realty In Central Texas What is your idea of happiness? www.SusanStilesRealty.com When all three of my children are giving me attention at once. [email protected] Whether it be in a conversation or during an activity. direct 512-577-4200
usan Stiles purchased her first home at the young age “Each day and each new client is like a treasure hunt! They tell of 23 and now knows that she was lucky to have every- me what they’re looking for, and we team up to go find it! It’s Increase Your Home’s Value with a New Kitchen, Bathroom, or Home Addition S thing go according to her expectations. Looking back, exciting, fun, and rewarding.” she remembers that her realtor would point and she would sign. No one attempted to explain the documents or teach her how the The 23-year-old inside of Susan will always have a soft spot for home-buying process worked. Instead of guiding Susan to make first-time homebuyers, but as she builds her business, she finds her own enlightened decisions, the realtor opted for her. that most of her clients are now beyond that first home… it’s their second, third, or even fourth! Susan’s favorite clients are During the purchase of her second home, Susan realized that those who have her on speed dial and have complete trust in TOP BENEFITS OF HOME REMODELING: there was a system to home buying, an order around helping and her judgment. • Increase the Value of Your Home educating people so that they’re a part of the home-buying pro- • Enjoy a More Comfortable Living Space cess. The partnership that arises between homebuyers and their “It’s so flattering to me that my clients are professionals in their realtor is a top priority for Susan. respective fields, but they still seek MY advice when it comes to • Lower Your Utility/Maintenance Costs real estate. Sometimes, I have to pinch myself when I realize how Did you know that you can recoup up Now a realtor of 14 years—with her broker’s license coming this rewarding my career choice is to me.” to 90% of your home improvement year—Susan is thrilled to lead others using her established and investment when you sell your home? proven process of new home discovery and buying. Her wisdom and Sellers, especially, will feel the impact of Susan’s presence as a 100% know-how, acquired through hundreds of sales and years of experi- listing agent. She garners the highest price possible and the best SATISFACTION CALL BRANDON ZUEHLKE, OWNER ence, ensure that all her clients are delighted with their results. terms available, and it’s because she knows the area SO well. GUARANTEE www.preeminentcontracting.com • 512-669-9975
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In what will seem like the blink of an eye, Chandilvel Are you ready? Do you have a plan to fund Avery Ranch Tennis Club has proudly selected Karthik Chandilvel from their college education? I can help... and Parkside as this month’s Athlete of the Month. Karthik is 13 years old, has Call been playing tennis for 3 years, and attends Meridian World School. 512-906-7898 for a free consultation. He joined the tennis club in the fall of 2015 and was one of the very first members to compete on ARTC’s Junior Team Tennis, The Mavericks. The forehand groundstroke and slice are his Jyotsna Paul If you'd like to feature your Independent Agent & Resident of Avery Ranch favorite shots, especially when he hits them for winners! child in an upcoming issue of www.atxlifehealth.com | 512.906.7898 | [email protected] Avery Ranch Living, simply email Tennis is a very challenging sport and that is what excites [email protected]. Life Insurance • College Planning • Disability Income • Travel Insurance • Long Term Care Karthik the most. He believes that he improves with every shot and that ARTC has given him a great opportunity to improve through weekly practices and match play.
“One of the things I really respect about Karthik is that when we are working on a particular shot that he is having trouble with, he will always ask me to feed him that one extra ball so that he is Worried about the future of Obamacare? able to really integrate the muscle memory. It demonstrates his Call me. I can help. commitment to improving.” —Coach Jayne When he is not practicing tennis, you may find him on a basket- ball court, in a swimming pool, or perfecting his skills in tae- kwondo. Karthik is also an excellent student, achieving the A or AB honor roll each semester.
As for tennis advice, Karthik encourages every player to keep prac- ticing and never give up. Eventually, you will perfect your shots.
ARTC Calendar / News • Registrations are now open for our spring session which begins March 20, 2017. There is still time to register on www.averyranchtennisclub.com. • Scoop It Up Night! Tennis fun for the kids, date night for the parents. No tennis experience required. All equipment pro- vided. Check out our next scheduled event on ARTC’s website. “It’s personal for me. I almost lost my vehicle and my home because of • ARTC is looking for a 2017 Camps and Special unexpected medical expenses. I vowed to understand the pitfalls of Events Coordinator. health insurance and help others avoid potential financial disaster.” • To book a tennis court reservation, log on to www.averyranchhoa.com, scroll down the bottom left- Tory L. Wilson, Licensed Insurance Agent hand corner, and click on Tennis Bookings. 737.600.6025 | [email protected] | MrWilsonConsulting.com 22 Avery Ranch Living • March 2017 March 2017 • Avery Ranch Living 23 Your Best and don’t get paid what they have com- TEXAS HOMEOWNERS BEWARE! ing to them. I’ve been able to educate Safest Choice homeowners on how a roof is sup- When a roof must be replaced due to an in- 5. Cancellation. (2) If this policy has posed to be installed per manufactur- surable loss such as hail, the homeowner is been in effect 90 days or more, we may not ers’ instructions. I then show them responsible for paying the insurance policy cancel this policy unless: (c) you submit a that their insurance carrier is not deductible. Beware when a roofing company fraudulent claim. replacing their roof appropriately. As or roofing salesman states that they can a licensed adjuster, I can quote policy help with all or part of your deductible by So, do not be misled. Any roofing company during second inspections in order to offering a “yard sign advertising allowance” or salesman that approaches you with any get a roof paid for properly. or a “rebate” from the insurance proceeds. of the above scenarios should be strictly THIS IS FRAUDULENT. avoided. If the roofing company or sales- My advice? Always pay your own man is willing to lie to an insurance com- deductible. Some roofing companies In order to accomplish the allowance or pany regarding the actual replacement cost commit fraud by offering to help rebate, the roofing company must submit of the roof, what would stop them from with your deductible with yard sign (or ask you to submit) a fraudulent invoice lying to you? Further, you have to wonder advertising or a rebate from the in- to the insurance company showing that the what the roofer is willing to leave out of surance proceeds, and then they send first check and the deductible have been paid. the roof replacement if he does not receive a fraudulent invoice to the insurance This is done so that the insurance company money from the insurance company? Do company. Without realizing the seri- will release the full depreciation. Without you really want to take a chance with your ousness of the situation, you can be- realizing the gravity of the situation, the most important investment, your home? come an accomplice to this insurance homeowner (you) can be enticed into being fraud. If you have suspicions about an unwitting accomplice to insurance fraud. If you are approached by someone a roofing company, you should avoid offering to commit insurance fraud, that company, and report any fraud to The concealment or fraud verbiage below please report it anonymously to the Texas the Texas Insurance Commission. is contained in your homeowner’s policy: Insurance Commission: Section I and II – Conditions Alexis Roofing… your best 2. Concealment or Fraud. This policy Texas Insurance Fraud and safest choice. is void as to you and any other insured, if Toll-Free Hotline you or any other insured under this policy 888-327-8818 Alex Arredondo, Owner has intentionally concealed or misrepre- Alexis Roofing sented any material fact or circumstance, Insurance fraud is a crime and www.alexisroofing.com made false statements or committed fraud punishable by law as a Class A [email protected] relating to this insurance, whether before Misdemeanor or a Felony. get to know sponsor spotlight direct 512-577-9098 or after a loss. Alex Arredondo Of Alexis Roofing
Hello Avery Ranch! I am Alex Arredondo of Alexis and work as a roofer for my brother- She asked me why I was making Roofing LLC. I grew up in Lubbock, Texas. In 1986, in-law. The projects took 1-2 days to money for someone else when I could I got out of the Marine Corps and moved to Austin. complete. From that summer forward, work for myself. I started my roofing I have a wife named Virginia, and we have a daugh- I was hooked on roofing. company two days later. ter named Alexis who gave birth this past August to her baby, Noah. In 2000, I was working as a claims The first hail storm I worked, I adjuster and doing small remodels on utilized my adjuster license and my When I was 12 years old, I spent the summer in the side. My mother-in-law asked me skills to help homeowners who were Dallas working with my cousin in concrete. Work to remodel her living room, kitchen, not being paid damages incurred was hard. The projects took weeks to complete. and formal dining area. She was so during the storm. Over the years, I’ve The following year, I decided to stay in Lubbock impressed when I finished the work. seen this happen a lot; homeowners
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FOCUSED Sunday, March 19 Neighborhood Classic & Custom Car Show HEALTH Presented by N2 Publishing Randall's Parking Lot in Crystal Falls CARE from 11:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.
Scott & White Clinic - Avery Ranch 3/15/2017. offers family medicine for adults and Saturday, March 25 children, in addition to women’s health 3rd Annual International services and an onsite laboratory. Massage Festival of Colors and acupuncture are also available. Saturday, April 1 Presented by Avery Ranch Social Committee Morningside Amphitheater To learn more about us, visit Cedar Park Heritage Fest from 4:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. clinics.sw.org or call & BBQ Cook-Off 512-310-4700 Presenting Sponsor: Smokey Mo’s BBQ for an appointment. Milburn Park – 1901 Sun Chase Blvd. from 1 – 5 p.m.
Open: Monday–Friday 8 a.m.–5 p.m. 10526 W. Parmer Lane, Building 4 Austin, TX 78717 Saturday, May 6 Down & Derby at Ranch Austin Presented by Tru-Skin Dermatology Proceeds Benefiting The Shade Project Saturday, April 8 Purchase your tickets at theshadeproject.org Scott & White Healthcare accepts most major insurance plans, including Medicare. Spring Egg-Stravaganza! Presented by Avery Ranch Social Committee Physicians are employees of Scott & White Clinics, an affiliate of Baylor Scott & White Health. ©2015 Baylor Scott & White Health. SWCLINIC_234_2016_3.66X10 tm Morningside Park from 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
32 Avery Ranch Living • March 2017 March 2017 • Avery Ranch Living 33 Jailbreak Your 401(k) Getting Busy Families Back to the Dinner Table I did it. So can you. Event Calendar Please follow the HOA on Facebook for the latest information!
March Date TBA* | Monday, April 10 Friday, March 10 | Friday, April 14 Avery Ranch Board of Directors – Monthly Meeting Avery Ranch Business Referral Networking Meetup Presented by the Avery Ranch Home Owners Association Presented by Avery Ranch Living Where: Check www.averyranchhoa.com for location Where: Foxhole Culinary Tavern When: 6:30 p.m. When: 1:00 p.m. Description: Topics include old and new general association busi- Description: If you desire to grow your business by reaching other ness, covenant enforcement, and budgeting/assessments. Execu- business owners in and around Avery Ranch, please join us once a HOMEMADE, MADE EASY ® tive session topics may include contract negotiations, enforcement month at the Avery Ranch Golf Club for a great meal, a fabulous key- actions, confidential attorney communications, matters involving note speaker, and some serious B2B networking. Everyone is welcome, “One hour of meal assembly in the store equals a month of the invasion of owners’ privacy, personnel matters, litigation, and/or so just bring your business cards, a guest or two, and a generous heart. healthy, homemade meals on our dinner table. We love matters involving parties who have requested confidentiality and the Seating is limited, so please RSVP at meetup.com/ Dream Dinners. It has made our lives so much easier!” - M.T. Board has agreed to honor those requests. For a detailed agenda of Avery-Ranch-Business-Referral-Networking-Meetup. Did you know that you can the meeting, please visit AveryRanchHOA.com. Agendas are posted NOTE: We've just merged our meetup with the Brushy Creek Area Make Time.Make Dinner.Make Memories. legally access monies in your 401(k) without incurring 72 hours before each meeting. Business Referral Networking Meetup. Be sure to RSVP early to reserve 512.401.2800 • DreamDinners.com • 12129 RR 620 your spot as seating is limited. income tax consequences?
March 25, 2017 Here’s my why... 3rd Annual International Festival of Colors what’s yours? Presented by Avery Ranch Social Committee When my son was diagnosed Where: Morningside Amphitheater with autism 6 years ago, as a When: 4:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. • Asset Protection single father, I had to look at Description: Come see Hawaiian, Mariachi, and Bollywood dancers money dierently. Knowing I had to provide financially for my with DJ Ash and more. The evening will culminate with the throwing Proudly Serving Travis, Williamson, amd Burnet Counties Since 2004 • Sustainable Gains son after I was gone completely of colors (organic, lung-safe, compostable, and water-soluble powder) YOUR HEALTHY HOME STARTS HERE • Tax Advantages changed the game for me. I to energize us and bring color into our lives. R.S.V.P. by March 15. Email • Cash Liquidity made it my life’s mission to [email protected]. decode the matrix... to help • Arbitrage myself and others take advan- April 8, 2017 tage of the underground rules Spring Egg-Stravaganza! Egg Hunts, Train Rides, Family Fun, Oh My! • Special Needs that typically only the wealthy Presented by Avery Ranch Social Committee • SSI Maximization are allowed to participate in. Where: Morningside Park Now, years later, I’ve helped When: 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. • 401(k) Jailbreak countless other families create, accelerate and preserve wealth Description: Come comb through the M.A.C. grounds for colored • QP Tax Rescue eggs to fill your basket. The eggs will then be exchanged for a fabulous with these secret strategies. goodie bag. We hope to include train rides, clowns, and extra special en- “Gus helped us get our nancial a airs tertainment. Egg hunts will begin promptly at 10:00 a.m. and 11:00 a.m. in order and has given us peace.”
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