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Dorie Dillard: Canyon Creek & NW Austin Living

Help Needed On The Green Team ~ Workday For Canyon Creek Elementary

10210 Ember Glen Drive, Austin, Texas 78726 is the place you'll need to be!CC elem

Canyon Creek Elementary will be hosting its annual fall cleaning day on Saturday, October 3, 2009! leaves

Come join the fun as a member of the Green Team and help out pruning trees, collecting debris and cleaning the school grounds. mowingIt's a great time to help beautify our school grounds!! planting

Come at 9am and bring useful gardening tools, gloves and water to drink.

Canyon Creek Green Garden Award Winner ~ Austin, TX 78726

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Congratulations to Harvey and Jennie Rosenblum, Canyon Creek's first Green Garden award winners! Their green garden is located at 9528 Indigo Brush in the prestigious NW Austin community of Canyon Creek.

Eight years ago the Rosenblums began the transition from a lawn to a rock/native plant garden. It was easy for them to make a switch because their yard was on a slope, had poor soil quality and was next to impossible to keep the grass green!garden

Creating a sanctuary for birds, butterflies and small reptiles became a priority item. They wanted to recreate an environment that was similar to the land before Canyon Creek was developed. What a fantastic job they have done!

There is less watering and no lawn service needed as well as any need to fertilize! This translates to more money in the Rosenblum's pocket!

To become a green gardener go to http://www.growgreen.org for earth-wise care tips. If you live in Canyon Creek contact Gladys Poorte at gpoorte@austin.rr.com for more information and/or a green garden application. The next Green Garden Award deadline for submission will be April 18, 2010.
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Congratulations Harvey and Jennie for beautifying our neighborhood and becoming the first Green Award recipient in Canyon Creek! Go to http://www.canyoncreeknews.com to learn more about the neighborhood!

Coldwell Banker United NW Cancer Drive Luncheon

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Wednesday, 9/16/09, our office participated in another delicious Potluck Luncheon and competitive silent auction to reach our goal of $6,200 for the American Cancer Society!

We raised $1,125 and added to our other events brought the grand total to $5,467! We only need $433!!Dave and the teddy

We had great food and fun! The bidding was competitive and a new item was thrown in: An X-rated slinky see-through teddy and thong!

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There were actually more bidders on the Halloween Front Door Mat!!

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Canyon Creek Elementary Morning Ritual ~ Creating Memories

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I always get a kick out of watching the number of parents who take the time to walk with their kids to school! It's like a parade in Canyon Creek every morning school is in session. Many little ones pull along their rolling backpack or have one strapped on their back. Often times the back pack looks bigger than the kids!dogs

Canyon Creek Elementary has a traffic flow pattern for those driving their children. There are crossing guards to help you across the streets and of course the right of way is always to those on foot. Some kids will ride their bikes with mom or dad right behind them with a younger sibling. The neat thing is I see lots of dads partaking in the morning ritual. Kudos to you guys who make it a priority!! Your children will remember this precious time spent with guardthem ~ great way to create wonderful memories!

Nearing Our Office Cancer Contribution Goal for 2009

We've already raised $4,617 towards our $6,200 goal! You might remember my previous posts on our Coldwell Banker United NW past fundraising efforts: participation in the NW Hills Relay For Life and the July Luncheon and Silent Auction. There are some in our office who have chosen to make contributions thru deductions from their closings.

On Wednesday, September 16, 2009 we will host another Pot Luck Luncheon and Silent Auction event at 11:30 at our NW office. Everyone will bring a dish for the group to share and make a donation of $10.00. There will be outside vendors and agents in the office who will provide gift baskets or gift cards for the silent auction. Of course we will have lots of fun!!

Wish us good luck on obtaining our goal on this fund raising event!

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Our Dillard Team has made a "Night At The Movies" bowl for the one who wants to enjoy a video marathon!