SUMMER IS HERE! STAY COOL!

With summer, comes heat.  Please be safe and consider ways to keep you and your pets cool.

Check out this article providing 24 tips to stay cool in the summer heat! 

https://greatist.com/happiness/tricks-to-sleep-in-the-heat

If you have pets, you may want to consider this link as well!  It shares the signs of heat stroke in dogs as well has how to keep them cool.

https://www.rover.com/blog/hot-weather-dogs/

How do you ensure your family and pets stay cool in the summer?  We'd love you to share your best of the best ideas!

May you all have a safe and happy summer!

Memorial Day Poppy

Did You Know?

The red poppy became a Memorial Day symbol of remembrance back in 1921.  Moina Michael was inspired by the below poem written by John McCrae entitled "In Flanders Field".  She responded with a poem of her own to honor those who gave their lives serving our country and fighting for our freedom; a symbol of the blood shed on the battle field that will live on in their memory.

The American Legion Auxiliary and Veteran's of Foreign Affairs now remembers by sharing a "Buddy" poppy in honor of these brave men and women.  Wear red poppies proudly this Memorial Day.

Shred or Not to Shred...

Ever wonder what you should shred?  Check out this link from the Attorney General of Washington for recommendations and then be sure to participate in our Dumpster Day/Shred event on June 10th. First come, first served until they are full or time runs out!

http://www.atg.wa.gov/what-shred

Dumpster Day/Shred Event 
Over the years, we have seen a huge success with Dumpster Day, we are excited to announce this year’s event will be held on Saturday, June 10th from 8:30am to 3pm. This year we are excited to add a Shred Truck that will be on site to safely shred your documents you no longer need.  The Shred Truck will be on site only 9am1pm.

The one large dumpster and the shred truck will be located near the four-way stop at 129th place SE and SE 188th street along with a BLCA representative.

The prices are as follows for the dumpster: BLCA Members/Non-Members Pricing Size Vehicle: $10 / $15 Small = Car $15 / $20 Medium = SUV / Mini Van $20 / $25 Pick-Up Truck* / Trailer

The prices are as follows for the Shred Truck: BLCA Pricing: $5 -  1 bankers box $10 -2 bankers box $15 -3 bankers box **For comparison, the normal pricing for shredding is $1.00 per pound, so this is a great deal.  

*Standard pick-up trucks only, no moving trucks or moving vans. Prices are per load. Limit two per household. Restrictions and accessibility are at the discretion of the BLCA on-site representatives. Due to restrictions the following items are not allowed: paint, pesticides, oil, fuel, auto products, tires, light bulbs, computers, TV’s, appliances, hazardous waste, water heaters, lumber, carpet, construction materials. Large furniture items must be broken down prior to being accepted.

If you have any questions, please email Andrea Upton at community@boulevardlane.org

COMING SOON! Annual Community Garage Sale June 2-3

With our upcoming Community Garage Sale event underway, we thought you might like some tips on setting up.  I found this blog to be simple and thoughtful in maximizing your success.

1. Use large, clear price tags
2. Place larger, eye-catching items near the street
3. Organize clothing by size and gender
4. Stage your home décor as if it was in your home
5. Place items at various heights
6. Arrange “departments” for your guest to shop in

Click on the link to view the full blog from A Few Shortcuts:

http://afewshortcuts.com/6-tips-staging-garage-sale-best-results/

Check out the infographic on the Evolution of the Yard Sale!  Interesting!

May/June 2017 Crier

The May/June 2017 Crier is printed and delivered!  

Meet your new board members and review important messages on future Crier delivery options, membership dues details, and our upcoming June events! We look forward to your participation. 

If you would like a digital copy of the Crier, you can find it by following this link to the website: http://www.boulevardlane.org/criers/default.html

Let's Clean Up the Neighborhood!

Let’s all focus on cleaning up our yards, driveways, sidewalks this spring—the Board has received numerous calls and emails that have increased in frequency in recent years, regarding sidewalks that are not cleared after snow storms, gutters that aren’t cleaned out to allow rain to drain properly, garbage left in yards instead of being disposed of properly, vehicles parked / left on shared street/sidewalk areas for weeks at a time.

We all need to do our part to make an effort in our neighborhood and to keep it looking nice. Cleaner neighborhoods not only look better to guests and prospective home buyers, but there are statistics to back up the fact that they are also SAFER for our children to grow up in. PLEASE DO YOUR PART to keep Boulevard Lane looking nice AND keeping our families safe.
PLEASE TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THESE UPCOMING NEIGHBORHOOD CLEANUP EVENTS:
  ANNUAL GARAGE SALE — Fri/Sat, June 2 and 3

 DUMPSTER DAY / SHRED EVENT — Sat, June 10




Your neighbors and Board Members thank you for participating!

Easter Egg Hunt!

It's that time again - time for the Boulevard Lane Easter Egg Hunt!

Come join us for the Annual Easter Egg Hunt at Boulevard Lane Park Rain or Shine (the weather is actually supposed to be beautiful!)

We will have filled over 700 easter eggs for the kids to find. We will have a space for the littler kids to join the hunt too.

Bring rubber boots as the ground could be soggy from all the recent rain.  Be sure and bring your camera too!  This event is always so much fun.  You won't want to miss it!

Date- April 15th
Time- 12pm
Who- Kids of all ages