Did you miss all the fun and excitement of Canton’s own Liberty Festival and Fireworks? Well, it is not to late to catch some spectacular firework displays to celebrate the Fourth of July! Check out these neighboring cities in Metro Detroit for another chance to see a great show!
Dearborn: 6 p.m. July 2, the Henry Ford, 20900 Oakwood $12-$50. 313-576-5111. www.detroitsymphony.com.
Kids can register this week in the SOUTH PARK! This summer activity program will run from JUNE 23 to AUGUST 8th. Brookside Village is footing the bill…(that’s right, we are paying your regustration fee,) so it is entirely free to you! (NOTE: Brookside Village will pay for the first 20 registrants, or up to $200.)
If you haven’t checked it out before, this is the summer to get outside and bring your kids to the Summer Parks Program! Brookside Village makes a small donation every year to have the program available to all of our residents for a nominal fee. This fun, interactive program is packed full of fun activities and events and will run in our SOUTH PARK from JUNE 23 to AUGUST 8th.
Can you pull a BROOKSIDE SUBDIVISION garage sale together in 8 DAYS??? We know you can! But why bother? Here is a little GARAGE SALE motivational perspective courtesy of the www.thefuntimesguide.com …….
Did you realize that when you hold a garage sale, you’re not only contributing to your pocket change but you’re doing our planet a favor, as well?
As cheesy as it sounds, garage selling is a great way to re-use products that you no longer need. It contributes to the recycling, “go green” effort. Yes, having somebody re-use your old stuff actually keeps perfectly serviceable items from clogging up our landfills! (Even Goodwill and Salvation Army send things to the landfill!)
Also, by hosting a sale, you’re teaching your kids valuable entrepreneurial skills. This sounds frivolous, but garage sales are a form of ‘business incubator’, which teach folks the basics of business management - such as marketing and record keeping. When you think about it, garage selling is one of the purest forms of capitalism. Unlike most industry sectors, garage sales have low startup costs, low barriers to entry, and best of all the proceeds are not taxable!
Finally, the garage sale creates a hub of activity in neighborhoods that may otherwise need a little life injected. It’s amazing how many bored people drive around on weekends looking for an excuse to stop. They’ll pull over for real estate ‘OPEN HOUSE’, or a good garage sale - any excuse just to do something. Your garage sale gives them one more reason to get out of their cars, and walk around, recycle and smell the roses. All the while you get to make a buck!
Remember you can always call and have the left-over items which did not sell picked up and hauled out of your driveway for free! On Sunday, when it is all over…call 248-559-9000 and have Purple Heart come and take it all away. It is even a tax write-off!
So hats off to you, garage seller!
Note: Look for the subdivision maps and balloons posted at many participating neighborhood sales, so that you don’t miss a good one!
It’s official! The subdivision-wide garage sale is a GO! Please join us as we haul out the old to make way for the new, and make a few bucks in the process! The subdivision promotes the sale for you and signs are posted the week before the event to allow for anticipation. If you are planning to have a sale, leave a comment with your address on this post and it will allow your neighbors a heads-up as to who will be in business on May 15-18, 2008!
Every year a group of residents work together to pick up trash and debris found along the creek surrounding our subdivision. This nice gathering in the park is a great oppurtunity to meet fellow neighbors, get fresh air and (hopefully) some sunshine…all while ensuring the place we call home stays looking great!
Did you know the average homeowners association in a subdivision our size will pull 5-10 tons of garbage out of their creeks per year? (Source: google.com)
Bring your garden gloves and your family and help us keep the surrounding land of our subdivision tidy! Efforts like these have an indirect effect on property values and a direct effect on the well-being of those of us who walk or play near the creek.
Join us Saturday April 19, 2008 starting at 9:ooam. We will meet at the South park bridge.
