Grab your lawn chair and a bag to take home some candy and join us for the 31st Annual Parade.  The parade starts at Hill Middle School parking lot at 11 a.m. and winds through Brookdale.  Historically, we’ve had many people from the community join us, such as Mayor Pradel, school board members, city council members, teachers and principals, the Brookdale Buccaneers, Cub and Girl Scouts, Bunco groups, and many more.

Please consider donating candy for the parade.  Hard as we try to ration and share, we always seem to run out.  Please drop off any donations at Lisa Burke’s house – 1505 Preston – by July 3.

At 11:45 immediately following the parade, the BHA will host our 7th Annual Community Picnic.  Enjoy lunch and a drink for just $2.  We will be serving until 1 p.m.

An enormous thanks in advance goes to Lisa Burke for once again coordinating what is arguably Brookdale’s favorite event.  Thank you also to Mike Ramsey and Barb Devogelear for volunteering to coordinate the picnic this year.

Please join us on Sunday, June 1, for the annual meeting. The BHA will provide hot dogs and drinks.  Please help us expand the menu by bringing a dish or dessert to share. The potluck dinner will begin at 5:30 in the pavilion, following by the election of new officers at 6:30.  If you would like to vote by proxy, please fill out the following form and return it to Barb DeVogelear at 1123 Langley no later than June 1.

Due to many requests from BHA members who are unable to participate in the garage sale Memorial Day weekend, we have added an additional two days to the garage sale – May 30 & 31.

The times will be the same for both weekends -- 8 a.m. – 3 p.m. on both Friday and Saturday.

If you have already signed up for May 23 & 24 and would like to switch to May 30 & 31, or if you would like to add the second weekend to your sale, please contact Melissa Winchester no later than May 11th at 717-0375.

We apologize for the confusion; we’re just trying to serve as many BHA members as possible.  Christi Grezlik has volunteered to organize the additional weekend for us.

DEADLINE to reserve your participation is May 11th.  Drop your form at 1450 Foxhill.  MAKE SURE YOU MARK WHICH WEEKEND YOU WOULD LIKE TO PARTICIPATE.  IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO PARTICIPATE BOTH WEEKENDS, PLEASE MARK BOTH.

The sale is free for participants.  The BHA will pay for ads in local newspapers and will post signs around the neighborhood in advance and the days of the sale. 

Sellers may pick up a “seller pack” will contain balloons for your mailbox and a supply of maps to hand out to buyers.

FOR THE MAY 23 & 24 SALE, PICK UP THE “SELLER PACK” AT 1450 FOXHILL ON THURSDAY, MAY 22 AND FRIDAY, MAY 23.

FOR THE MAY 30 & 31 SALE, PICK UP THE “SELLER PACK” AT 900 BAINBRIDGE ON THURSDAY, MAY 29 AND FRIDAY, MAY 30.

If you have any questions, please contact Melissa Winchester at 717-0375 or bha.socialdirector@aboutbrookdale.org

Thanks to Nadine Drilling for taking over and organizing this year's two Easter Egg Hunts.  Although the weather didn't cooperate, the make-up hunts were great.  Thanks to all the volunteers and everyone who participated.

A huge thanks goes to Beth Siwicki for organizing BHA’s Spring Children’s Clothing and Toy sale.  The event was a immense success due, in large part, to the willingness of all the Brookdale sellers to pitch in and help where needed.  We hope to hold this event again in the fall (usually at the end of September).

Hello everyone.

Nadine Drilling and I have decided to postpone both the Flashlight Easter Egg Hunt and the Children's Easter Egg Hunt until next week.  Both events will happen as planned (times and locations) on Friday, March 28 and Saturday, March 29.

If you are unable to attend and would like to pick up eggs from Nadine as a "refund," please contact Nadine.

Please forward this link to anyone that had planned on attending and was not included in this original message.

Thanks.

Melissa Winchester

Were you looking for this fantastic sale last fall but couldn’t find it?  Are your closets, crawlspaces and drawers overflowing?  Looking for some extra cash for summer vacation?  Help keep this great Brookdale tradition alive.  We are looking for sellers of gently used children’s clothing, toys, baby gear, books, maternity clothes, etc.   Please note: Sellers are asked to work at the sale to ensure that everything runs smoothly for everyone involved.

If you’d like to be a seller, please contact Beth Siwicki no later than  April 5 at 942-0516 or siwickifamily@wowway.com

Where : St. Thomas the Apostle Catholic Church – Gymnasium

When :
    Friday, April 11  
        2:00 p.m. set-up begins
        6:00 - 7:00 sellers only shop
        7:00 – 8:30 p.m. BHA members shop
    Saturday, April 12
        8:00 a.m. – noon Open to the public.

Grab your baskets!  The Annual Easter Egg Hunt will be on Saturday, March 22 beginning at 10 a.m. sharp.  For those of you who are new to this fun event, here are the details:

• The hunt will take place in the area surrounding the Brookdale Racquet Club on Brookdale Road.
• Our pre-school hunters will be given a head start.
• Each participating child must drop off 1 dozen (12) plastic eggs filled with goodies.  All candy must be wrapped.  No loose candy please.
• Drop off location is the Drilling’s at 1113 Manchester Ct. (The blue house.)
• Drop off the eggs between March 12 – March 19.  Please place your bag in the appropriate age bin (Birth – K or 1^st – 4^th).
• Remember to dress for the weather and bring an Easter Basket or something similar to collect the eggs.  Each child participating may find 1 dozen eggs.  Please help your child understand this.
• There will be many special prize eggs hidden.  Only one special prize egg per child.
• In addition, there will be raffle prizes.
• Coffee and donuts for everyone.

Nadine Drilling is coordinating the event this year.  Thanks, Nadine!  If you have any questions or would like to help, please call Nadine at 420-1993.

FRIDAY, MARCH 21  8:00 – 9:00 P.M.                                           

Grab your flashlights and join your friends to hunt for eggs under the stars.

Here’s the scoop . . .

·        This event is for 5^th – 8^th graders only.

·        Parents can drop off at 8:00.  Please pick up promptly at 9:00.

·        Please drop off a bag of 24 treat-filled eggs to the Drilling’s house between March 12 – March 19.

·        Include the RSVP form below in the bag with the eggs.  (We want to get a head count for snacks and drinks.)

·        Fill the eggs with wrapped candy only

·        This event will take place in the area surrounding the Brookdale Racquet Club.  Please have the kids meet at the front entrance to the pool and not come through the park to avoid trampling the eggs.

·        Snacks and mingling will take place from 8:00 – 8:30.  Egg hunt will begin promptly at 8:30.

·        Everyone will be limited to collecting 24 eggs.

·        There will be a few eggs with stars on them to be redeemed for prizes.  Only one special prize egg per person.

·        Don’t forget to dress appropriately and remember your flashlight and a bag to put your bounty into.

Call Nadine Drilling with any questions at 420-1993.  If weather is questionable please call Nadine before dropping the kids off.