A New Year's Message to Fairwood Residents

By the Fairwood Community Association Executive Committee

As we celebrate the New Year, the members of the Fairwood Community Association Board of Directors and Executive Committee would like to extend to everyone our appreciation for your choosing to be part of our community.

Last year was an incredible year. Our very successful community yard sale, summer community day, National Night Out and our recent holiday event provided excellent opportunities for neighbors to come together and even have a little fun, and we look forward to even more neighbors participating next year as our community continues to grow.

We expanded channels through which we communicate and receive feedback from our residents by adding Facebook,Twitter and a Fairwood Community Blog to our toolbox.

The year also saw the addition of EarthFruits Yogurt and Jazzy's restaurant to our community, as well as establishments that provide beauty supplies and even Asian cuisine to our residents.

As we approach 2014, we have much to look forward to. Many of you may have noticed how work has already begun to prepare the parcels of land on the east side of Church Road for further expansion of our community.

NV Homes and Ryan homes will build homes in the remaining sections of Fairwood. We're projected to reach 75 percent completion in 2015, at which point control of the Fairwood Community Association will transfer from the developer to residents. For this reason, we highly recommend all residents become knowledgeable of and involved in our community's governing process.

Fire Safety: Planning for People with Disabilities

By Sheldon Smith, Communications Committee

Like many communities across America, I’m sure Fairwood is home to several people with disabilities. While we as a community encourage everyone to plan for disasters like fire, I believe it’s especially important to understand the unique risks people with access and functional needs may have, and plan for keeping them safe during such an emergency.

The U.S. Fire Administration, part of FEMA, has provided a Fire Safety Checklist for People with Disabilities. I encourage everyone to visit this page, take the necessary steps to keep yourself or others with disabilities safe, and tell a friend or neighbor about this resource.

We want everyone’s Fairwood experience to be safe and enjoyable.

Related resources: 

• Fire Safety for Babies and Toddlers
• Fire Safety for People 50 and Older
• Install, Inspect, Protect

Fairwood Social Media

Fairwood will soon officially unveil its new social media efforts, which include this blog. Our plan is to effectively use social media to:

• Provide a more convenient means to make alerts and updates available to our residents
• Provide a more effective channel for feedback from our residents
• Provide an additional means for interaction with community leaders
• Increase Fairwood's visibility among potential residents

Please take a moment to visit and bookmark, like or follow the below sites:

• Like us on Facebook
• Follow us on Twitter
• Bookmark The Fairwood Community Blog