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CHRISOur neighbor Chris puts in a lot of time to our community. Give her a shout out!
C A N T E R B U R YT R A I L
March 2010
New Tampa Townhouse Community NewsletterCommunity happenings, notices, alerts and more...
BEING A GOOD NEIGHBOR IS EASY...THIS MONTH’S SPOTLIGHT IS ON ONE OF OUR WONDERFUL NEIGHBORS, CHRISTINE COURINGTON. SHE EXEMPLIFIES WHAT IT MEANS TO BE A GOOD NEIGHBOR BY JUST NOTICING THE SMALL THINGS. (this is where I
Chris has been instrumental in creating a
youth group that met on Tuesdays to assist the
parents in giving the children of the
neighborhood a positive afterschool experience.
She brought in a youth expert to teach the kids
about how to care for their neighborhood as well
as let others know what it good playing and bad
playing. Chris is attempting to cut down on the
loitering, vandalism and excess noise related to
children who play in the neighborhhood without
guidance.
She understands the need for community
activism as Chris has been a part of the police
force in her past. She has a breadth of
knowledge when it comes to citizen awareness
and involvement. A neighborhood is severely
threatened when there are not groups of people
who unite to show their intolerance for
neighborhood destruction. Chris is keenly aware
of what it takes to keep a community safe and
beautiful.
In addition to her support of the
neighborhood children, she also organizes a
Saturday garage sale that is held randomly for
the entire community. This promotes camraderie
and introduction for the other neighbors as well
as allows us all to do away with some
unnecessary clutter in our homes and garages.
Please take some time to say hello to
Chris, introduce yourself and thank her for the
effort she has made to do her part in keeping us
safe and bringing us all together.
NEW BEAUTIFICATION COMMITTEE STARTING
UP...JOIN US!!!
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Top 10 Reasons To Pick Up Your Dog's Poop
1.Tapeworms
2.Roundworms
3.Cryptosporidium
4.Salmonellosis
5.Giardia
6.E. Coli
7.Parvovirus
8.The smell
9.Poo on shoes
10.The flies (which could bring with them:
Shigellosis, Polio & Eye Diseases)
There has been a growing mound of dog
poop on the lawn until one pet owner decided
enough was enough and spent time walking
around and picking it all up. This type of
disregard for the property must stop. There are
several dog owners in the community and they
all wish to walk their dog without the threat of
tracking dog poop back into their houses or
exposing their canine friends to a host of
possible diseases.
It is not only good neighborly but also most
sanitary to pick up your dog’s poop. The poop
eventually returns to the earth but not without
first looking extremeley unsightly for a period of
several months and others having to view and
smell it.
Please take the time to use a pooper
scooper, recycle a grocery bag, or purchase dog
waste bags at your local grocery store in order
to eliminate this unsightly and extremely rude
habit.
Here are a few products you can purchase
if you want to make it a fashion do this year:
•FlushEze-just flush the whole thing.
•by PetHabitat
•BioBags-biodegradable and Compostable
•Cat liners too!
•Also get a waste bag holder
•be fashionable
DOGGY ETTIQUETE
Scoop the Poop!
How to be a good dog owner: There are no manuals for how to be a good parent, but there are many books out there on how to be a good dog owner. The problem is, not everyone takes the time to read it. Sometimes we need a refresher course or maybe we need small snippets to read rather than a big book. Here are some great principle on doggie ettiquette:•Provide healthy food, fresh water, adequate and clean shelter, veterinary care, regular grooming, daily exercise and lots of love.ALWAYS pick up your dog’s poop - it is not comfortable to step in.•Practice animal control to prevent unnecessary canine pregnancies –and shelter deaths in the community.•Maintain a good neighbor policy. Take the necessary precautions to keep my dog inside the house or within proper fences to avoid:
•Digging in the yard.•Frightening others or children•Annoying neighbors with unnecessary barking, aggressive behavior towards people, plants, other dogs and animals
•Put valid tags on your dog.Teach your dog how to act in a public place. Teach your dog to avoid barking unless he or a person is in a danger situation.Respect “keep your pet leashed or held” signals. •Walk your dog, not the other way around.You are legally and financially responsible for the actions of your dog under local and federal laws of this country.
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Do you know where your trash winds up?? Let’s Re-beautify Canterbury!!!In the past few years there has been an uptick of the amount of litter
strewn all over Canterbury Trail. It is seen all over the lawns, in the bushes,
the walk areas and even the pond which used to be a beautiful
landmark for the community. It is sad to see such a beautiful
neighborhood begin to look like a dump. Most of the
residence here work long hours and do not have time to
police the area on a routine basis. The HOA can only do so
much if the tenants of the community do not do their part. It
is important to hold each other accountable and if you see
someone destroying the property like littering, you should let
them know it is not tolerated. The children of the community also
spend an abundance of time combing the area and playing with random
items left after trash day.
There have been countless vultures who now visit the area weekly
to scavange on leftover items that have fallen from the cans.
Please do your part as a good neighbor and pick up trash
you see laying about. Also monitor your children and when
they are done playing give them a 5 minute clean up time to
walk the area and pick up their waste.
I am calling upon you all to assist in organizing a group
named CALL- Citizens Against Lots of Litter. It is a cute little
name that calls to action all of us in the community to not only police
the area, but to help clean it up. Watch for more information on this group.
Teach your children about waste and the environmentThe unexpected start of springIs a special take for granted thingIt creeps up like a cat on mouseThen shines throughout the lonely houseIt tweets, it hops it buzzes aroundYet, lies among the green grass groundA wrapper, can scraps of foodChewed packets, cartons, the list goes onThe start of spring has all gone wrongLitter trods the grassy plainPlastic bags the biggest painThe unexpected start of SpringCan’t always be a first class thing
COMMUNITY PRIDE ENVIRONMENT BEAUTIFICATION PROPERTY VALUE
CLEANLINESS
Researchers andexperience prove that litter attracts more litter. A clean community discourages littering and raises local living standards and quality of life.
Pretty doesntcome easy. The effort starts with you. One person, one day and one piece at a time.
Litter candecrease the value of your home and is a major indicator of neighborhood decline.
Litter isunsightly and dangerous. It can cause injury to people, pets and wildlife.
CALL
CITIZENS AGAINST LOTS
OF LITTER
LITTERBUGS BEWARE-CANTERBURY PRIDE!
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How to raise kids with strong character!
Adjusting your feedback to the age of the
child, mirror back what he or she is
experiencing. For example, you could say
"Wheee!" exuberantly in tune with an infant
breaking into a smile. Or you might sigh in quiet
sympathy with a teenage daughter who's
frustrated with one of her friends. Children come
to see themselves in large part through being
mirrored by their parents.
Accept your child's experience as it is; that
will help him accept it, too, which is necessary
for complete self-awareness. Separate what a
child is feeling inside, which is always alright,
from how he behaves, which can be good or
bad.
Accept that children are usually more
aware of themselves than they can put into
words; their verbal abilities lag behind their self-
knowledge.
In appropriate ways, describe your own
experience to your child, like "Well, mommy
feels both sad at missing you while you are in
childcare but also happy at being able to help
make money for the family." Get across the idea
that feeling two ways at once is normal and OK.
Take a moment at meals to be aware of
oneself and the food - perhaps combined with a
religious blessing - before diving in.
When something is bothering a child, try to
get him to describe his experience in age-
appropriate detail. Focus on her experience, not
the circumstances and what she ought to do.
Just that alone often helps a child feel better.
Read more: http://
www.familyresource.com/parenting/mother-
nurture/self-awareness-for-kids-and-
grownups#ixzz0fprF2Pbp
Places to take your kids for a breather: YMCA Fit ClubHunter’s Green Tennis ClubHome Depot-kids construction workshopsLibrary Reading eventsMOSI MuseumLettuce Lake ParkFlatwoodsBaseball GameConcert in the Park
see the newspaper or online at tbo.com
REMINDERS
I love to learn!
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AREA SCHOOL SCHEDULESwhere are your kids?
Send me your email!In order to preserve the earth’s precious
resources, the goal of this newsletter is to
go fully online.
So send me your email to receive this
newsletter via your computer rather than
print!
Subject Line: Canterbury Newsletter
SUBMISSIONS:• To include a story• news information• or other material• simply email me...
Special Thanks to:Angie Hill, Calum Mackenzie &Bridget
Houck (HOA Board of Directors)
http://www.mgmt-assoc.com/
community.php?id=24
CANTERBURY TRAILcross creek-tampa, fl 33647
Management Association
(813)433-2000
(877)626-2435
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Hillsborough County Public Schools 2009-2010 Student Academic School Calendar
Teacher Pre-Planning............................................. ..................August 17-24, 2009 Students’ First Day of School.......................................................... .August 25, 2009 Labor Day/Non-Student Day..........................................................September 7, 2009 End of First Grading Period..............................................................October 29, 2009 Veterans’ Day/Non-Student Day...................................................November 11, 2009 Thanksgiving Holidays/Non-Student Days.................................November 23 - 27, 2009 Winter Holidays/Non-Student Days.......................December 21, 2009 – January 1, 2010 Students Return to School................................................................January 4, 2010 End of Second Grading Period/1st Semester......................................January 15, 2010 Martin Luther King Jr. Day/Non-Student Day.......................................January 18, 2010 Teacher Work Day/ Non-Student Day................................................January 19, 2010 Students’ Day at the Fair (West Hillsborough County)............................February 5, 2010 Strawberry Festival (East Hillsborough County).......................................March 8, 2010 End of Third Grading Period...............................................................March 26, 2010 Spring Holiday/Non-Student Days.....................................................April 12-16, 2010 Students Return to School ..................................................................April 19, 2010 Conference Day/Non-Student Day.........................................................April 30, 2010 Memorial Day/Non-Student Day............................................................May 31, 2010 Last Day of School/End of Fourth Grading Period/2nd Semester..................June 10, 2010 Teacher Post-Planning .................................................................. June 11-14, 2010
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