The Vuecrest View August 2023 Vuecrest Annual Summer Party & School Supply Drive - Saturday, August 12th 3P-6P In This Issue: Vuecrest Annual Summer Party Protect Our Lamp Posts Old Glory ROW Clean Up MyBellevue City Service App Keep Your Contact Information Current Calendar Items Vuecrest Book Club Meetings (Meeting in Person) Vuecrest Monthly Board Meeting (Remote Access Below) Wednesday, August 9th, 6:00P Vuecrest Annual Picnic Saturday, August 12th, 3:00-6P Vuecrest LIFE-Neighbor to Neighbor Don’t Miss the Vuecrest Annual Party! Fun for ALL Ages! Where: The esplanade on Park Road at the 8th Street entrance to Vuecrest When: Saturday, August 12th, 3:00P-6:00P What to Expect: We will have a taco truck, pizza, games, balloon creations, ice cream truck, and music! You supply the dancing. The rest is on us. Meet your neighbors, engage with your community! School Supply Drive: We will have special visitors from our Bellevue Police and Fire Departments and their super cool vehicles plus some Bellevue City Council Members, all up close and personal. This year, the Police and Fire Departments have asked for our help in collecting school supplies for our own Bellevue School District to help those in need. If you would like to contribute, please bring items (Most Needed: pencils, markers, notebooks, scissors, glue sticks, lunch boxes, pens, erasers, rulers, and calculators) to the party. The police department will collect the items in bins at the party location. If you are out of town and still want to contribute, please reach out to Neda directly at directors@vuecrest.net <mailto:directors@vuecrest.net> and she will be happy to coordinate a pickup or do the shopping for you! A special thank you to Li Wong for helping put this drive together to support our Bellevue community. Protect our Lamp Posts There are 99 lamp posts in our neighborhood and they were all cleaned, sanded, primed, and repainted in 2020. They look great now because we spent a tidy-bit of HOA money getting them back in shape. So, let’s prolong their “magazine-worthy-status” as long as possible. Please refrain from using the lamp posts for posting notices and, if possible, keep all plants about a foot away from rubbing against them. Thanks! Old Glory Thanks Jay Hawblitzel for replacing our well-seasoned flag with a fresh one. We appreciate your attention to the details. Long may she wave! The Right of Ways in Vuecrest Mark Mecham, our Landscape Committee Chair, has made sure that the right of ways through our neighborhood are trimmed up and useable. This is the West ROW between Hilltop and Vineyard. Thanks, Mark! MyBellevue City Service App MyBellevue is a mobile app that makes it possible for people to request services and access city news, jobs and social media easily with their smart phones and other portable devices. Here’s a link to get you there… https://bellevuewa.gov/city-government/departments/finance/mybellevue <https://bellevuewa.gov/city-government/departments/finance/mybellevue> Keep your Vuecrest Contact Information UP-TO-DATE Please make sure that your homeowner contact information, tenant information, and/or property management information is always up to date. Your information is not shared or distributed to any third party and is only used for your informational and safety benefit. Here’s how to update your information…Go to http://www.vuecrest.net/communicate/update-us <http://www.vuecrest.net/communicate/update-us>, Input your information, and click Submit. CALENDAR ITEMS: Vuecrest Book Club (Meeting IN PERSON) Vuecrest has its own Book Club and all residents are welcome to attend. We meet once a month at 7PM, usually on the first Monday, at various members’ homes. The VC Book Club has an “open-read” format, that is, there is no “chosen” book. We all gather to discuss what we had read since our last meeting. And for those too busy to read, feel free to come and enjoy the friendship and share a little wine and conversation with your neighbors. And you just might hear about a book you’d like to read in the future! Email Mara Pitkethly dtpit@uw.edu <mailto:dtpit@uw.edu> for details. Monthly Board Meeting (Remote) Wednesday, August 9th at 6:00P This month’s board meeting will be held remotely. To join the meeting use the link or dial-in information below. Everyone is welcome to join. Please let the Directors know at least three days in advance if you will be bringing any items for discussion so they may be included in the agenda. Topic: Vuecrest August HOA meeting Time: Aug 9, 2023 06:00 PM Pacific Time (US and Canada) Join Zoom Meeting https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84458562612?pwd=dUtBRE94cUVHRVRFQVozODhJUzZLdz09 <https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84458562612?pwd=dUtBRE94cUVHRVRFQVozODhJUzZLdz09> Meeting ID: 844 5856 2612 Passcode: 327263 One tap mobile +12532050468,,84458562612#,,,,*327263# US +12532158782,,84458562612#,,,,*327263# US (Tacoma) Dial by your location • +1 253 205 0468 US • +1 253 215 8782 US (Tacoma) • +1 346 248 7799 US (Houston) • +1 669 444 9171 US • +1 669 900 6833 US (San Jose) • +1 719 359 4580 US • +1 386 347 5053 US • +1 507 473 4847 US • +1 564 217 2000 US • +1 646 931 3860 US • +1 689 278 1000 US • +1 929 205 6099 US (New York) • +1 301 715 8592 US (Washington DC) • +1 305 224 1968 US • +1 309 205 3325 US • +1 312 626 6799 US (Chicago) • +1 360 209 5623 US Meeting ID: 844 5856 2612 Passcode: 327263 Find your local number: https://us02web.zoom.us/u/kc4A6cpnR <https://us02web.zoom.us/u/kc4A6cpnR> Vuecrest LIFE (Neighbor to Neighbor Communication) This space is available for your contributions. 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