Sarah graduated cum laude from Woodward Academy.  In addition to receiving the 2007 Woodward Spirit Award, Sarah has been continuously active in athletics and art.  In 2005, Sarah took 1st place in her category at the statewide AAU gymnastics competition, prior to shifting to pre-professional dance.  Sarah also received the 2010 second place award for her sculpture from the Georgia Statewide High School Ceramic Arts Symposium.  Sarah will attend the University of Pittsburgh this fall as one of 110 freshmen accepted into the University's Nursing Program.
    Sarah lives at 1020 Byrnwyck Road and is the daughter of Ruth Kanfer and Phil Ackerman.

Brett graduated with honors from Pace Academy.  He was the Captain of the Varsity baseball team, member of the National Honor Society, a National Merit Commended Scholar and the recipient of the East Cobb Baseball Academic Scholarship.  During the summer, Brett will spend his time as a camp counselor and will attend the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in the fall.

Brett lives at 779 Byrnwyck Road and is the son of Dan and Lisa Epstein.

Bobby graduated from Wesleyan and will attend Hampden - Sydney College in Virginia to play lacrosse.  While at Wesleyan, Bobby played football and lacrosse.  In 2009, Bobby helped lead Wesleyan to the Class A State Football Championship.  In 2010, he was named Georgia Sportswriters Association Class A Defensive Player of the Year and was a consensus First Team All State Linebacker as both a junior and senior.  He was named to the All State Lacrosse team in 2009.  Bobby was a student government representative, a member of the 2010 Homecoming Court, on Year Book staff, and participated in Wesleyan mission trips to El Salvador, the Dominican Republic, and the Gulf Coast. 


Bobby lives at 1045 Byrnwyck Road and is the son of Skip and Cyndi Fulton.

Alexandra graduated from Marist School where she was an Honor Roll student. She will attend Washington and Lee University in the fall and be a member of the Lady Generals Swimming team.  While a senior at Marist, as captain of the Girls Swim Team, she led the Lady War Eagles to their 4th consecutive state championship.  She also served as a Damascus retreat leader and was a member of Peace by Piece, an organization aimed at facilitating understanding among young people of different religions.  Alexandra is also well known as the swim coach of the Byrnwyck Blue Dolphins. 

Alexandra lives at 787 Byrnwyck Road and is the daughter of Glen and Susan Viers.

Wow!  The turnout for the annual meeting was the highest that I can remember.  Thanks to all who took time to come.  The following people were elected as Board members for the coming year:  President- Tom Halaburt, Secretary- Lisa Alexander, Treasurer- Dick Hartung, Community- Rebecca Williams, Safety- Bill Meers, Tennis- Ed Johnson, Social- Tamara Schwartz, Grounds & Membership- Stephanie Meers, Covenants- Libba Pickett and Suzette Snell.  The pool position is still open and we are looking for someone who wants to do their part for the neighborhood.

In the approved budget, we are set to break even as we continue to ensure that we balance the goal of maintaining the grounds and pool as well as keep the dues to a level that covers our costs.

We currently have 141 residents who are members of the Byrnwyck Community Association, leaving 18 households who are non-members.  We would love to have everyone join the BCA to support our neighborhood to keep it beautiful and the property values strong.  We also welcome back our outside members as this is a great way for neighboring families to join our parties, the swim team and its a great way to market our neighborhood to potential buyers. 

We were also presented with an update from the Renovation Committee.  We are lucky to have a talented group of neighbors step up and take time to organize ideas and options for an overall renovation of the grounds. As you know, we have 10 acres of common ground by the pool that really is a jewel within our neighborhood. Over the years, there has been increased interest in upgrading the facilities but as you can imagine, upgrade means different things to different people.  The intent of the Renovation Committee was to come up with a plan to start the discussions, with the goal of eventually having a neighborhood vote.  We also recognize that the renovations are going to cost money, which is a sensitive subject and one that the Board will ensure that we have full transparency.

Do we have a mandate to move forward with the renovations?

In our last survey, 68% of the vote suggested that we improve the bathrooms.  The challenge will be to bring other features up to code as well.  We believe that there is a majority of members who want to do something....the key is defining the something. 

Nanette Retires - Pool Board member needed

After 6 years of dedication to the pool and our neighborhood, Nanette Vaughn has decided to step down as the board member who oversees the pool operations. Nanette has been a strong advocate for the pool and worked closely with our pool management company to make our pool such a great asset.  We are lucky to have her as a neighbor.  Thank You Nanette for your many years of service!

We are looking for someone to take the lead in overseeing the pool area and coordinating with our pool management company.  Please contact me if you would be willing to help with this job.

Tom Halaburt

posted the proposed plans by the pool for everyone to come see.

We have done a lot more work on reviewing preliminary budgets, and have reviewed our bylaws to clarify the voting procedure as we expect to hold a vote this summer.  We have also calculated some financing options based on a project in the mid-six figures.  We are preparing full information packets, which you should look for in your mailboxes in the coming days.  We look forward to speaking more with everyone in the BCA as we move forward on making some decision.

Social News:  Camp Byrnwyck is proud to host 30 children in its third year! We've got all kinds of fun arts and crafts, tennis and swim fun planned.  And, we're pleased to provide meaningful summer jobs for several of our neighborhood teenagers.  See you there!

Please plan to join us on Sunday, July 4th for a fabulous Independence Day pool party!  We'll fire up the grills until the fireworks light up the sky.  5pm - 8pm at the pool. 

And - JUST ANNOUNCED - we have OMB (Old Men in the Basement) "Unplugged" booked for our summer wind-down party on August 14th.  This wonderful local band (including Byrnwyck's David Heaton) will host a "Chastain-style" concern for our last get-together of the season - it's an event not to be missed.

From the Treasurer: Most of you have mailed in your dues, but if you haven't, Treasurer Dick Hartung has agreed to extend the deadline from Memorial Day to Saturday, June 5th. Please send your check to : PO Box 468104, Atlanta, GA 31146.  Remember a 10% late fee, as provided by the bylaws, will  be added after the 5th.  Thanks.