All are welcome to the festivities!

2011 Heritage Greens

Independence Day Celebration

Sunday, July 3rd, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.

(Note the date is not the 4th)

Have a blast!  Enjoy food, drinks, contests, swimming,  

a visit from the fire truck and more!  

Lunch will be a traditional BBQ with hamburgers, hot dogs, chicken breasts and sides, plus soda, water and juice boxes. Beer and Gatoritas (margaritas) also available.  

(Please bring ID as everyone under 30 will be carded.)

Lunch is $10 for adults, $5 for kids under 10

Neighborhood parade begins at 9:30 a.m. Dress up yourself, your bikes and dogs and show off your patriotic spirit.

This terrific event can only happen with volunteer help. Please sign up for a volunteer shift or two by clicking this link. 

The Gators have been enjoying a fun season in our fabulous new pool. The kids are having a blast, times are improving and records are falling!  Our Pre Team group has made significant progress and several of our Pre Team swimmers have successfully competed in their first meet.  We have one last home meet on July 9th.  Prelims are the week of July 11 and on Thursday, July 14th Heritage Greens will host the 11-12 age group competition.  The season finale is on Saturday July 16th with Finals at Stonegate followed by the awards banquet at the pool.

A special thank you goes out to all of our parents, coaches, sponsors and volunteers!  Swim team is truly a community activity and it has been so exciting to see everyone working together and having fun this summer.  Hats off to Holly Malcolm for organizing and sponsoring the Gator Golf Classic on June 27th.

One of the most memorable days of the season is coming up soon when Missy Franklin visits the team for practice.  Heritage Greens is so proud of Missy's accomplishments and the kids will be inspired by her.  Thanks, Missy!

Meredith McKinnon has been gracious enough to snap fantastic action shots of our swimmers.  Check out the pictures for highlights of the season so far.

Get all the latest info on the Gators by visiting the team website 

Parent Managers:

Debbie Lepetsos debbielepetsos@comcast.net, 720-493-9266

Amy Walker Kurtz amy_m_walker@yahoo.com, 303-888-3084

Please feel free to contact us with any questions.

Jennifer Gruidel jenandjeffgruidel@comcast.net  

Heidi Larson-David hldavid4@hotmail.com  

Summer is finally here and in full swing!  It is great to see everyone enjoying our new pool after the long winter.  It is also a pleasure to meet the new families who have moved in to the 'hood during the winter.  Again, welcome to your new home in Heritage Greens.  In the off chance I haven't already met you during the last five years, please come up and introduce yourself.  I like to make sure I am acquainted with everyone in the neighborhood.

I really appreciate everyone who has familiarized themselves with the rules regarding the pool area. Just a reminder, they are conveniently posted on our website.  Regarding guests, the limit is 2 per family member and the resident must be with them during their stay at the pool. 

As with any project of this scope and magnitude, there will be loose ends to tie up.  We haven't forgotten about those issues and I am doing my best to bring them all to a quick, successful close.  Your patience is appreciated.  Remember, the decisions made and implemented are not just for this summer, but hopefully for the next 30 years.  That is why we are trying to make sure we get it right the first time.

Should you have a concern or issue that needs attention, please bring it to me to ensure it is addressed in a timely manner.  As the central communication point, this will eliminate any confusion created by having too many people giving direction.  It also ensures that I am made aware of the circumstances surrounding any incidents.

Most importantly, the life guards are there to be the last line of defense against a catastrophic incident.  We have had a couple of near misses in the new zero entry portion of the pool.  Parents, you know your child's ability better than anyone and it is your responsibility to monitor their activities at the pool.  Please make sure you are within arm's reach at all times of our future swim team stars!  And speaking of little ones-GREAT JOB ON KEEPING THE BIKES WHERE THEY BELONG!  Please pass this on to them-they are really doing a great job.

Until next time, enjoy!

Jeff Smith

Aquatics

REDUCE--Most of us are, by now, probably taking usable bags to the grocery store, but don't forget to use them when shopping for non-grocery items as well.  Try to keep a cloth bag or two in the car so they will be handy when running into a store.         

Free up some storage in your home by recycling old phone books.  If you are like most of us, you have far more than you need.  You can stop phone book delivery by visiting    

www.yellowpagesoptout.com   

It's important to stay hydrated, but use refillable bottles for your water.  It's been said that an individual can make the biggest impact on the environment by refusing to buy water in plastic bottles.  Look for the bottle filler at the Heritage Greens pool. 

 
REUSE--It's been said that one man's trash is another man's treasure.  Don't throw away good usable items that someone else might like to have.  There are many charitable organizations that will come right to your home for pick-up, and you can use your donation as a tax write-off as well.  It's a win-win! The annual Heritage Greens garage sale is coming up soon in August (see below). 

Our recycling committee will be collecting used towels at the pool on July 4-8.  They will be donated to the Denver Rescue Mission so look for our collection bin. We will also be collecting used eyeglasses soon so save them for us!

RECYCLE--There's no excuse not to be recycling when you are a resident of Heritage Greens.  The bins are free from Waste Management and materials are collected every two weeks with the garbage pick-up.  Glass food and drink containers, junk mail, cardboard, all plastics 1-7, aluminum cans and foil, newspapers, and magazines are among the many items that can be recycled, and sorting is not necessary.  How easy can it get!?         

More items that can be recycled: 

• Although they save energy, the CFL lightbulbs are dangerous when put into landfills because they contain mercury.  Take your burned-out bulbs to the Big Tool Box or Home Depot for recycling.  For more information about these bulbs, go to www.energystar.gov 
• Most grocery stores will take plastic bags and recycle them.  This includes all plastic bags, such as bread bags, newspaper bags, laundry bags, etc.  Just put them in your reusable shopping bags and put them in the recycling bins when entering the stores.  
• Keep all used batteries and recycle them at BatteriesPlus on University.  There's no charge.
• Whole Foods recycles corks--for all you wine drinkers!
• Plastic gardening containers--six packs, gallon containers, plastic flats, etc--can be taken to Wilmore's Nursery or Tagawa's for recycling.           
• Take your used printer cartridges with you when you buy new ones--most office supply stores will recycle them and give you a discount as well. 

IMPORTANT!!!  Heritage Greens will be having an electronics recycling day on August 6 from 7-11 at the pool parking lot.  We will be taking office equipment and consumer electronics for recycling so these items don't have to go into our landfills and pollute our earth.   If these items are recycled, they provide a valuable source of secondary raw materials;  if they are not recycled, they can cause serious environmental damage.   Look for more information in the next newsletter.

Thanks for taking the time to protect our earth so that future generations can enjoy it!

Save the Date - HG Garage Sale August 18-21

"GO GREEN" Heritage Greens Garage Sale  

sponsored by Anne Dresser Kocur 

and supported by the neighborhood recycling committee

The neighborhood garage sale has 3 major components:

FREE DAY - Thursday, August 18th                                        

Don't have enough for a garage sale? Just want to get rid of some things? Put these out in your driveway with a "Free"sign. You and your neighbors can drive around and pick up. If the neighbors don't pick it up, the garage salers over the next few days may.

GARAGE SALE - Friday, August 19th & Saturday, August 20th

We will include an information sheet in the next newsletter for you to fill out.

DONATE - Sunday, August 21st 

On Saturday afternoon, a chosen charity will come by and pick up items they can use.  Label your items "donations."  If they don't take it, the trash people on Monday will.

Family Night and Wine Tasting a Success 

Thank you so much for attending our Wine Tasting and Family Night event. With your help we raised around $2,000 for the swim team. I hope you all had a great time and we look forward to doing it again next year.

A huge, huge thanks to our title sponsor, Jordan Wine and Spirits. Be sure to support them and order wine to be delivered to your door! Thank you to Anne Dresser Kocur of Fuller/Sotheby's realty who always supports our neighborhood in any way she can! Thank again to the Touchtons for the kid treats. A good time was had by all.

Sincerely,

Lisa Morrisroe

Dana McDermott

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