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Thank you, Pine Brook neighbors, for a wonderful 2023 Picnic! It was a great afternoon with a lot of sun! Did you know that as Board members and volunteers were setting up the picnic it was POURING on Carriage House and Candlelight? Pavilion Park got only about 10 minutes of that passing rain before the picnic started! Thank you to everyone who helped to organize this event especially Katie Azeles, Ann Furr, and Elyse Smeigh! The Bubble House was not able to set up, and we will have them for another event this fall!

Good Afternoon Pine Brook Neighbors,

The Picnic Committee wanted to say a huge thank you for everyone coming out yesterday on such a gorgeous day. The event was a success because of you. 

We want to especially thank Lisa Keck for running the registration table, Amy Wastler for sponsoring the Craft table and gift cards, Lisa Kissinger and Patricia Winesickle for face painting and Brad Perva for all his work to have the park ready to go for the event. Erin Teter we are grateful for your donation of the 50/50 prize! Thank you for also taking photographs for the event. In addition, thank you to our many other volunteers for the event,  we couldn't have hosted the event without you. 

We also had a great list of vendors, please reach out to us if you would like them to come out to your own event any time. 

Below are some picture and some of the drawings submitted today for the "What I love About Pine Brook" contest! Great job to all our participants! 

We look forward to many more neighborhood events in the future! 

Thank you,

Katie, Elyse and Ann 

Picnic@pinebrookassociation.org

At this point there's still some to do at Pavilion Park but both parks have been beautified this spring with a lot of volunteer labor.  Thanks to Brad Perva, and volunteers John Rohrer and his son Sagan, Mike Glass, Lori Zimmer, Zach Duffy, Chaz Lepley, Barbara Fenwick, Terry Wright, Matt Azeles, Rich Osborne, Dave Chajkowski, Matt Burkley, Clint Young, Brian and Landon Comstock, Garrison Price and Wayne Kessler.  Thanks to all that helped!

It is scheduled For Friday, May 21st and Saturday, May 22nd in Pine Brook.

First opportunity for paying members to pick up their directory will be Saturday, April 3rd at Pavilion Park.

We should receive the directories by mid-March, and plans for delivery are now being prepared.

In November and December we'll be putting on an in-person push to get the household information confirmed for about 100 homes that we have not received updated info for the upcoming PBCA Print Directory.

Due to the forecast for up to two inches of rain, Trick or Treat in Hampden Township has been rescheduled to Saturday, October 31 from 6 to 8 p.m. Hampden Township does not sponsor any Halloween or Trick or Treat related activities. The Township merely establishes a uniform date and time for residents who wish to participate. Residents, with children, may decide if they wish to participate in door-to-door Trick or Treat activities and individual property owners may choose whether or not they wish to distribute treats from their residence. Participants are reminded to use COVID related safety practices.

Parents who choose to have their child(ren) participate in Trick or Treat are urged to have them wear any costume masks so they are large enough to see through easily, have a flashlight and wear bright reflective colors. Parents should also inspect treats before allowing their children to eat them.

For more details, see here.

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With summer festivities and the Fourth of July approaching, it is important for residents and visitors to know, understand and abide by Pennsylvania's Fireworks Law.

The law, which generally permits use of fireworks that were previously prohibited, has provisions that make it virtually impossible to legally discharge fireworks in Hampden Township.
•They cannot be ignited or discharged on a public or private property without express permission of the property owner.
•They cannot be discharged from or within a motor vehicle or building.
•They cannot be discharged toward a motor vehicle or building.
•They cannot be discharged within 150 feet of an occupied structure, whether or not a person is actually present.
•They cannot be discharged while the person is under the influence of alcohol, a controlled substance, or another drug.

If you are in a position to legally discharge fireworks, please consider the following things in order to be a considerate neighbor:
•The time of day and neighbors who may have small children.
•Local pets who may be terrified by a long, sustained fireworks display.
•Wind and weather conditions blowing your aerial rockets into neighbors yards.
If you discharge a firework and cause a fire, YOU can be held criminally liable (responsible) for the damage and any injury caused.

Finally, due to the increase in complaints, this law will be strictly enforced and citations will be issued for violations of the law.

If you have additional questions on the law, you can visit the Pennsylvania State Police website which further explains the law and provides some additional information.

Pennsylvania State Police:  https://www.psp.pa.gov/public-safety/pages/fireworks-safety.aspx