***TRUNK-OR-TREAT***

 Creek’s Edge will be trick-or-treating on
 Saturday, October 30th!

We hope you will join all of your neighbors for the first Creek’s Edge Trunk-or-Treat event!

How do you get in on the fun???

• Park your vehicle at the end of your driveway with the trunk or tailgate pointing towards the road.
• Decorate the trunk/tailgate with festive Halloween décor. You can go “all out” or keep it simple.
• Pull up a few chairs and hand out candy from your driveway!

Why would you want to do this???

• It makes the neighborhood more festive & fun!!!
• Being near the street will help you interact more with neighbors and those adorable costumed kids!
• Contest!!! If you decorate your vehicle, be sure to take a photograph. E-mail it to creeksedgehoa@yahoo.com no later than November 10th. Submissions will be posted online and residents can vote for their favorites!!

**If you don’t want to decorate your vehicle, we still encourage folks to hand out candy at their driveway or porch so you can enjoy the experience of hanging out with your neighbors!!!

Signs will be placed at the front and back entrances to let outside trick-or-treaters know that this is taking place on Saturday, rather than Sunday

***Back to School Bash***

Mark Your Calendars!!!

Creek's Edge HOA is having a

BACK TO SCHOOL BASH

Saturday ~ August 21, 2010

4:00 to 7:00 p.m.

Location: Winding Branch Rd, near the playground

Join your neighbors for an afternoon of FREE entertainment, fun & relaxation.

There will be music, food, vendors, and activities for children (including hayrides around the community).

Hot Dogs and Chips will be provided at no charge, on a first-come, first-serve basis.

Please bring chairs and beverages for your family.

Documents now available for downloading!

You can now access neighborhood related documents and newsletters through this site. Just below the photo at the top of this page you should see two links. One is called Creek's Edge Chronicles - Archives which is where you will find all community newsletters. The second one is called Documents. Right now, you will find two items there: (1) Information and Form for advertising in our Newsletter (2) Application for Architectural Review.

If there are are other neighborhood related documents that you'd like to see posted, please leave us a comment!

Photos: Easter Eggstravaganza 2010

Below you should see a slideshow of photos taken at the Creek's Edge Easter Eggstravaganza, back in March 2010. If you have trouble viewing the slideshow, you can see the photos at Photobucket, by clicking here.

Yard Sale Reminder!

Don't forget that a second COMMUNITY YARD SALE will be held on Saturday, June 12th. The Social Committe will take care of signs at the entrance, and advertising in The Herald. All you need to do is have your sale set up in your driveway by 7:00 a.m. on the morning of the sale.

*Save the Date*

The Social Committee is in the early planning stages of a BACK TO SCHOOL BASH for the neighborhood. Mark your calendars for Saturday, August 21st!! More details to follow.

Ty-Me the Clown

We are excited to announce that Ty-Me the Clown will be at our Easter Event on March 27th!! He will be there creating all sorts of balloon animal creations for the children! Thank you Ty!!!

If you'd like to learn more about Ty-Me the Clown or are interested in booking his services for your own event, please check out his website here.

Cupid's Canned Goods - Update!

photo credit: alli jiang

Here are some more details on the Food Drive taking place later this month.

- Expect to have a bag delivered to your home on Wednesday, February 10th. Please fill it with as many non-perishable food items as you are able. A little or a lot - anything is appreciated!!

- On Saturday, February 13th, place the bag of food on your front porch by 11:00 a.m. A crew of neighbors will be around to pick them up.

- Food will be donated to the following charities: Tender Hearts of Rock Hill, the Soup Kitchen at River Hills, Jesus Mobile Ministry and individual families in need.

- If you are going to be out of town and would still like to contribute, please email us at CreeksEdgeHOA@yahoo.com and we'll make arrangements to get your donation!

Cupid's Canned Goods is being hosted by "Ribbets by the Creek" (your social committee). Special thanks to Angela Jackson and Bobbie Kilpatrick for their hard work in organizing this charity collection!

Cookin' by the Creek - Community Cookbook

During the course of 2010, the Social Committee will be collaborating with neighbors to publish a Creek's Edge community cookbook. We hope that each and every neighbor will contribute at least one favorite recipe! Our goal is to publish the book in the fall and have it available for sale for the holiday season. In the meantime, we will be collecting recipes from each of you!! There is no limit to the number of submissions from each home. The more, the merrier!

We'd like to thank Wendy Tamburini for submitting the very first recipe for the cookbook. As a token of appreciation for her encouragement and interest in the project, Wendy will recieve a free copy of the cookbook when it is published. Once all recipes have been submitted, five additional names will be randomly drawn from the pool of submissions to receive a free cookbook.

Please submit recipes to Shelby at ssabelli@comporium.net. Deadline for submssions - August 1, 2010.

Community Clubs

The Social Committee has been brainstorming a lot of fabulous ideas for Community Clubs. We are looking for neighbors that might be interested in heading up the development of one of these. Please be sure to take the quiz at the top right of this website, so everyone will know where the most interest lies. Below are some ideas that the committee has considered. Of course, we are open to any club opportunities that will be of interest to neighbors. If you are interested in coordinating a club, please contact us at CreeksEdgeHOA@yahoo.com!

- book/reading
- gardening
- diet/weight loss/exercising
- scrapbooking
- sewing/quilting
- poker (or other cards)
- dinner club
- traveling
- walking groups
- couponing
- bunco
- bridge
- fishing
- coffee
- charity/volunteer
- lunch
- wine

Cupid's Canned Goods (food drive)

In honor of Valentine's Day, Creek's Edge will be spreading love to those in need. The Social Committee is putting together a mid-February food drive. During the second week of February, a bag will be delivered to your door with specific details. Place non-perishable food items in the bag, and neighbors will come around on Saturday, February 13th to pick up the donations. They will be delivered to local food banks in need of assistance.

Bookmobile Dates

The York County Library Bookmobile makes regular appearances at Creek's Edge. Look for it in the cul-de-sac near the front entrance (by the intersection of Tributary and Sethwood). Dates for the next several months are listed below. The Bookmobile always comes on Fridays from 4:00 to 4:30 p.m.

Looking for a specific book? The Bookmobile will bring it right to you! Call (803) 981-5842 to make your request, or set up an online account.

2010 Bookmobile Visits:

January 29 ~ February 12 ~ February 26 ~ March 12 ~ March 26 ~ April 9 ~ April 23 ~ May 7 ~ May 21

Related Links:

York County Library

Bookmobile Information

Bookmobile Schedule

Christmas Caroling Event

Creek's Edge hosted it's first official community event on December 12, 2009! Neighbors gathered together to spead Christmas cheer by singing carols through our streets. Despite poor weather conditions, we had a wonderful showing of community members and fun was had by all! Santa joined in on the festivities and rode in the back of "Rudolf-the-Red-Nosed-Truck". Good girls and boys had their photos taken with him (which were later emailed to their parents) and whispered their special Christmas wishes. There were candy canes and hot chocolate along the route to keep everyone toasty and warm!

Special thanks to Bonnie Johnson, Bradley & Shelby Sabelli, and Larry & Angela Jackson for providing hot chocolate. A big "ho ho ho" to Board President Les Slater. You may not have seen him there, but he was a very special part of the event! And of course, thanks to all of the neighbors that joined us for the event!

The group began to gather and enjoyed some hot chocolate, waiting for others to arrive.

Then Santa arrived!!!!

There was time for photos before the caroling began......

And some boys and girls came out of their homes to meet Santa as we passed...

We strolled the streets spreading cheer to all...

At some pit stops, we were able to warm up and enjoy hot chocolate.

The kids loved riding in back of the truck with Santa.

Plenty of kiddos opted to ride in wagons, all decked out!

Overall...fun was had by all!!!

Heart Strings for Warmth

For the second year, Creek's Edge neighbors participated in Heart Strings for Warmth (in November 2009). Coats, blankets, and clothing were collected and donated to the Clover Caring Center on Highway 557. Special thanks to Larry & Angela Jackson and Anthony & Joyce Boone for organizing this collection. They reported that upon arrival at the center, the storage bin revealed only six boxes of dry food items, two coats, two blankets and a pair of shoes. Tears stung the eyes of the gentleman there as he saw what our neighborhood was providing. He said that we were a Godsend and spoke of watching so many folk tossing items into nearby bins for a resell store. Clover Caring Center gives all of these donated items to those in need for absolutely no charge.

Thank you Creek's Edge for helping your neighbors when they needed it most and really making a difference in people's lives.

Though the official drive is over, the Clover Caring Center is always in need of donations. Anything that will help folks stay warm and get back on their feet is welcome. The storage unit is located beside Bojangles in Lake Wylie at Anchor Storage. Ask for Mr. Woods and tell him you have a drop off for Clover Caring Center.