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June 2013 “All the news that fits…”

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only contact me if they are truly interested in making the neigh-borhood a better place to live. A nominating committee will be formed over the summer, and if you (or someone you know) is interested in serving on the board, please get in contact with me or one of the other board members to discuss nomination. For now, have a safe and happy summer, and don’t forget your sunblock. Harry Goldberg President NFHOA

the coming weeks. We also recently installed new toilets in the clubhouse bathrooms, and it is our expectation that other pro-jects can either be delayed or minimized during this busiest season. I am also pleased to report that we have had many more home sales than anticipated, so please make every effort to welcome our newest neighbors to the Farm. I would encourage anyone new to the neighborhood to be-come involved in one of our many committees that serve the interests of our residents. Al-most everything we do to keep our neighborhood in such fine condition is the direct result of

our many dedicated volunteers. We even have some committee chairs open, so if you are the kind of person who likes to help out in the community, there are many satisfying options right here in the Farm. Finally, it is hard to believe, but Judy Sternad and I will soon be rolling off the board in the fall, and we will be looking for resi-dents interested in serving a two year term on the board. I have found the job to be both reward-ing, and at the same time a great chance to get to know many more of my neighbors. Yes, my email is quite a bit more full these days, but I try to keep this in perspective that people will

President’s Message I hope that everyone is off to a great start for summer. This is always my favorite time of the year, spending time relaxing with my family, and trying to get away from the office as often as possible. It seems like we make preparations for summer year-round on the board, whether it is discussing the pool schedule, tennis court and clubhouse maintenance issues, or anything we can do to enhance the aesthet-ics of our beautiful community. Fortunately, I do not expect to see a lot of disruption to use of our amazing facilities this sum-mer due to capital improvement projects, but we will be resurfac-ing two of our tennis courts in

ing this event. The pool opening party is the social committee’s next event on Friday, June 14th. If you’d like to take a turn at the grill or help with the cleanup, please contact Heather Her-locher.

The return of the social commit-tee’s Chastain Night at the Neely Farm pool was a great success – even though the weather present-ed a challenge! Many thanks to Diane Cabibi and Amy Reeves (and their families) for organiz-

From the Management Company Nancy 770-582-1248 execprop@bellsouth.net

If you have misplaced your pool ID tags, please shoot me an email with the number needed and the names of your family members. Remember, only ages 11 and up are eligible.

POOL COMMITTEE CHAIR NEEDED The Board is looking for someone to provide an important service to our community by chairing the Pool Com-mittee. It's a great way to get involved, meet new new neighbors, and give back to our wonderful neighbor-hood. Duties include: Coordinating the pool policies and schedule with the HOA Property Manager. Participating in the pool service contract negotiations. Managing pool party requests. Monitoring pool equipment (chairs, tables). Reporting issues to the Board. Acting as the point of contact if issues escalate. Responding to resident concerns. Our neighborhood needs your help. Please contact Debbie Jaudon at 703-303-6016 or djaudon@yahoo.com or Nancy Alexander at execprop@Bellsouth.net if you are interested in the role.

Please be aware that there has been a increase of incidents of solicitation in our Neely Farm neighborhood. The indi-viduals are ringing door bells and trying to sell services and products.

Neighborhood Watch News — Solicitation on the Rise If any neighbor can obtain a license plate number from the car or the name of the individual, we can report this to the police. SAFETY IS OUR PRIORITY!

Neely Farm Safety Committee reminds all neighbors not to answer their door for anyone that they do not know! Neely Farm has posted at the entrance a sign that clearly states: "NO SOLICI-TATION!"

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Neely Farm Ladies Night Out — June 12th at 7 pm

You have all been asking about it…..now is your chance to try it “Together” as we venture out to Hard Exercise Works new-est location in Dunwoody. We make workouts FUN and celebrate successes extravagantly. You don’t have to be “in-shape” to come. No prior experience nec-essary. YOU can do this!!! Grab your friends and meet us at 7pm. We will have an instructional warm-up with the coaches, a quick workout (less

Please email Sandy Hippeli if you plan to attend. And make sure you arrive by 6:45 pm to be ready at 7 pm. shippeli@gmail.com Hard Exercise Works Bootcamp 2480 Jett Ferry Rd. Dunwoody, GA

than 30 minutes), and celebrate with a drink at Marlow’s Tavern in Dunwoody Village. All you need is a water bottle and towel. We do have full shower facilities if you would like to freshen up before we head over to Marlow’s Tavern to celebrate. Now is the time to step out of your com-fort zone…..join your girlfriends…. and see what the hype is all about!

Happy summer all!

Your Neely Farm social committee is in need of additional volunteers! We are reaching out to old and new neigh-bors alike. It's a fun group and entails events throughout the year for families and also for adults only. Each event has a chair from among the social committee members and other members help as needed. Some events have co-chairs. Everyone has a chance to help out. I'd also love a committee co-chair, so on those odd occasions when I'm out of town and miss an event, there's someone to carry out the needed tasks. No experience required! Come join us! Support our vibrant Neely Farm community and have loads of fun doing it!

Please reply to Heather at either hbmurray@yahoo.com or 678-327-8835. We look forward to welcoming you to our merry little band.

Neely Farm Ladies Night Out — June 12th at 7 pm

The Tennis Committee has new volunteer chair people! Brian and Kay Vogler have stepped up to be ccommittee co-chairs. They will be sending out reminders in the newsletter in future months about court rules, home match clean-up, and court assignments for both team practices and home matches.

Kay can be reached at kwvogler@gmail.com. Thank you, Kay and Brian, for step-ping up and giving your time to help insure our neighborhood tennis stays on track. We appreciate your volun-teerism!

CURRENT USTA CAPTAINS - please let Kay or Brian know who you are, which team you are captain of, and the dates of your home matches. The courts need to be blocked off on these dates to insure availability. A heads up to FALL ALTA CAPTAINS - please do the same when the season begins. There will be a reminder in the newsletter at that time.

Tennis News

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Come join your friends & neighbors for the official start

of summer!

The Neely Farm Pool Opening Party

Friday, June 14 It's luau time on the Farm from 6:00 PM till pool closing.

We'll fire up the grill for hot dogs, hamburgers, and brats. Cold drinks will also be provided.

Adults pay a flat $5.00 for beer and other assorted hard beverages.

Each family please bring a side or dessert to share.

Let's fire up our luau spirit and bring in the summer. Come one, come all! New comers and old timers alike. Anyone wearing luau attire will be entered into a draw-

ing for a special prize!

Please contact Heather Murray-Herlocher with any questions or if you would like to help with set-up or grill

duty. We hope to see y'all there!

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A Flash from the Past

In the 1940s, workmen check conditions in the dairy barn of Neely Farm, located in what's now the City of Peachtree Cor-ners at the Chattahoochee Riv-er. Frank Neely, Chairman of the Board of Rich's Department Store, an Atlanta institution, was the owner of this property where the Neely Farm subdivision is now located. Credit Courtesy Atlanta History Center.

If you haven't heard Neely resident and CF victim, Andy Lipman, sing yet, here's your chance... he's had a lot of fun writing the lyrics, which are heart felt and important for helping people understand the overwhelming implications of living with cystic fibro-sis. Please read his message below and enjoy the song by clicking the "I Need a Nebulizer" link.... video coming soon.

I Need A Nebulizer

Cystic fibrosis (CF) is a genetic disorder that far too many people know too little about. In the United States alone, 1 in 29 people, roughly 10 million individuals, carry the CF gene. The median life expectancy for cyst-ic fibrosis patients sadly hovers around 37 years. Cystic fibrosis affects the lungs, digestive system and even the reproductive system. Many patients use a therapy vest and neb-ulizer to help them breathe. Some describe the feeling of having cystic fibrosis as one of breathing through a narrow every moment of their lives. CF patients often take 30 to 40 pills a day to assist with pancreatic sufficiency. Only 2% of CF males can have children without the use of fertility. While the song I've written is a parody, CF is no laughing matter. The video should be available in late June and will include pic-tures of people around the globe who battle this disease. I feel responsible for getting this video in front of as many people as possible so we can raise even more money to find a cure for CF. I am not only the writer and singer of this song. I am also a patient. I've also lost a sibling to CF. The battle against cystic fibrosis is not an easy one but all of us involved refuse to give up. I along with the 70,000 other people affected by this disease world-wide will continue to make CF stand for Can Fight!

Please pass this song on to anyone who wants to help our anti-nebulizer campaign take off and to finally destroy cystic fibrosis. With much appreciation for Billy Joel's brilliant music, I present the world premiere of I Need a Nebulizer, a parody of We Didn’t Start the Fire. Thank you for your time. Andy Lipman… I have cystic fibrosis but it will never have me.

NFHOA Board of Directors board@neelyfarm.net Harry Goldberg – President Judy Sternad – Vice President Debbie Jaudon – Secretary Peter Propis – Treasurer Jeff Rummel – At Large

Property Manager Nancy Alexander Executive Property Management, Inc. 7742 Spalding Drive #408 Norcross, GA 30092

Phone: 770-582-1248 Fax: 770-449-2911 E-mail: execprop@bellsouth.net

Architectural Control David Ficken Grounds & Facilities John Feininger and Mike Kelly Garden Club Becky Beam and Caroline Manning Neighborhood Watch Lisa Mains, Jan Waters, Monica Dalvi Playground Open Pool Open River Park Rob Benninger and Kathy Hobbs Social Heather Murray-Herlocher Swim Team Katie Bush Tennis Brian and Kay Vogler Webmaster Nancy Alexander Welcome Marsha Richards

Neely Farm Homeowners Association

Next NFHOA Board Meeting is Tuesday, 6/4/13 at the clubhouse at 7:00 pm.

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FOR SALE: 4560 River Bottom Drive - 4 Side Brick - 5 Bed, 4 Full Bath, 2 Half Baths. Finished walk-out basement includes living suite with kitchen, home office, workout room. Fenced yard with playset and more. Call Stan Brady, Broker / Owner @ 770-729-8900. Stan@bradyrealestate.com. Listed price: $499,500. www.myneelyfarmhome.com/10/listing/18005. FOR SALE: Jeff's Grocery Service. Save Time! Save Gas! Will Carry Into Your House E-mail us or send a picture of your shopping list with at least one day's notice and an hour's time window to drop off your groceries. We'll deliver your goods to you for an 8% fee. Emergency or short term delivery available on request for additional charge. * Minimum purchase of 50 dollars. ** Cannot buy alco-hol. ***Norcross Stores Only. E-mail geof-freysangston@gmail.com or call 404-538-6198. FOR SALE by owner (Agents Welcome): 5980 Rachel Ridge - 4 Side Brick - 5 Bed-room, 4 Full Baths, 1 half bath. Large wooded fenced backyard. Finished walk-out terrace level. Granite throughout kitchen and updated bathrooms. Contact: Jenny at 770-409-9262. Listed price: $470,000.

Classifieds OFFICE BUILDING FOR SALE OR RENT: 1250 sq. foot office building on Weth-erburn Way, perfect for a short commute. The office is wired with phone and internet/cable for 8 workstations as well as for 3 TVs. It also has Wi-Fi throughout and a state of the art phone system. This completely remodeled office building is move-in ready with new roof, new kitchen, bathroom, heating and air, and water filtration system. It is partially fur-nished. The furniture can remain if requested. Call 770-447-6355 for more information or to view the property. WANTED: We need help with transportation for our kids intermittently this summer. Kids are 10-15 and driving is no more than 15 miles. Must have at least two years driving experience and perfect record. Please call 404-376-4510. AVAILABLE: Babysitter/caregiver/pet sit-ter available for cool families anytime. All ages. Nights, weekends, and daytime. Call Karin 404-234-4110 or sillybell@yahoo.com. References available. CPR certified Fun, outgoing, laid-back. Can help with home-work after school too and give rides to activi-ties. AVAILABLE: Spanish, French, Russian tutoring/lessons: taught by fun, up-

beat, private school teacher. Also, teach study skills. All ages. Call Karin 404-234-4110 or sillybell@yahoo.com. AVAILABLE: Save a dog's life — We need foster and adoptive homes! Also, looking for volunteers 8 and up. We can walk you through process, and you will be a hero to him or her, and a great role model for young people. You may just meet your best friend! We've already had some adoptions in Neely Farm. ;) Thanks! Contact your neighbor: Lisa at 770-441-3933 or www.angelsrescue.org. AVAILABLE: Looking for a Great House-keeper? Lilia has been cleaning our home for over 10 years. She also cleans and babysits for several other Neely Farm neighbors. She is looking for one or two more clients in Neely Farm or the surrounding area. We can provide excellent references for her, just call us at 770-447-6355. FOUND: Found at Chastain night: A World Market bag with elephants on the front, tow-els and shirts inside. A black garbage bag with Forest Green towels and a nice Brown Leather man utility knife. Found on Path at River Park: A dark blue Bluetooth device, Plantronics. **To claim Items contact Diane at (770) 613-9757 or dcabibi@comcast.net**