South Graylyn Crest Civic Association http://www.sgcca.org Community News and Events Wed, 04 Apr 2012 19:26:33 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 Thanks for another successful drive! http://www.sgcca.org/2012/04/04/thanks-for-another-successful-drive/ http://www.sgcca.org/2012/04/04/thanks-for-another-successful-drive/#comments Wed, 04 Apr 2012 19:26:33 +0000 Amanda Clifton http://www.sgcca.org/?p=209 Continue reading →]]> We collected 62 new childrens books and 56 new pairs of PJs for the Great Sprout Tuck-in. Any gently used pjs were donated to a local shelter. Thanks to all those who participated in helping give these needy children a good night!!

]]> http://www.sgcca.org/2012/04/04/thanks-for-another-successful-drive/feed/ 0 PJ & Children’s Book Drive tomorrow! http://www.sgcca.org/2012/03/30/pj-drive-tomorrow/ http://www.sgcca.org/2012/03/30/pj-drive-tomorrow/#comments Fri, 30 Mar 2012 18:41:58 +0000 Amanda Clifton http://www.sgcca.org/?p=204 Continue reading →]]> Don’t forget tomorrow is the pickup day for the SGCCA PJ & Children’s book drive! We will be around at 11 AM to pick up the PJs and books. If you cannot make your donation tomorrow, we will also be accepting PJs and books at the Easter Egg Hunt on Sunday at 3pm in Chatham Park. You may also drop off your donation at 1807 Pan or 1217 Crestover! Thanks in advance!

]]> http://www.sgcca.org/2012/03/30/pj-drive-tomorrow/feed/ 0 The state of Delaware would like to help you out with free smoke detectors! http://www.sgcca.org/2012/03/24/the-state-of-delaware-would-like-to-help-you-out-with-free-smoke-detectors/ http://www.sgcca.org/2012/03/24/the-state-of-delaware-would-like-to-help-you-out-with-free-smoke-detectors/#comments Sat, 24 Mar 2012 01:27:29 +0000 Marc Chetty http://www.sgcca.org/?p=200 Continue reading →]]> Thank you to one of our own residents for a great piece of information.  The state of Delaware has received funding from the tobacco industry settlements which provides residents of the state with free hard wired smoke detectors.  This is a great opportunity to protect your family from a disaster.  Please follow the  link for information including the application to see if you qualify.

http://statefiremarshal.delaware.gov/information/hardwaired_sd.shtml

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]]> http://www.sgcca.org/2012/03/16/marc-2012-newsletter/feed/ 0 South Graylyn Crest and Sprout are working to give every child a good night! http://www.sgcca.org/2012/02/23/south-graylyn-crest-and-sprout-are-working-to-give-every-child-a-good-night/ http://www.sgcca.org/2012/02/23/south-graylyn-crest-and-sprout-are-working-to-give-every-child-a-good-night/#comments Thu, 23 Feb 2012 01:00:31 +0000 Amanda Clifton http://www.sgcca.org/?p=186 Continue reading →]]> South Graylyn Crest will be working to help Sprout give every child a good night. Sprout’s Great Tuck In is a pajama and children’s book drive in conjunction with the Pajama Program. Many children don’t have a pair of pajamas and a bedtime book to call their own. Please join us this spring in our community drive to help those in need. Our drive will kick off in March and the first round of pickups will be on Saturday March 31st. Acme has kindly offered to provide paper bags for you to put your donation in. We will have a second drop off at the Easter Egg Hunt. Below is a link to Sprout’s Great Tuck In. Here you will find a list of needs, other ways to donate, and all about the Tuck In. We are looking for new pajamas in sizes from infants to 18 years old and new bedtime stories for all. We hope every house will consider donating 1 pair of pajamas. SGCCA has set a goal of 150 new pajamas and books to help those in need. Thank you in advance for your participation!!!

http://www.sproutonline.com/sprout/greattuckin/default.aspx

http://www.sproutonline.com/sprout/greattuckin/about.aspx

http://www.pajamaprogram.org/

]]> http://www.sgcca.org/2012/02/23/south-graylyn-crest-and-sprout-are-working-to-give-every-child-a-good-night/feed/ 0 Watch for your spring newsletter http://www.sgcca.org/2012/02/23/watch-for-your-spring-newsletter/ http://www.sgcca.org/2012/02/23/watch-for-your-spring-newsletter/#comments Thu, 23 Feb 2012 00:46:06 +0000 Amanda Clifton http://www.sgcca.org/?p=180 Even though the groundhog saw his shadow we are looking towards spring!! Keep an eye out for your spring newsletter in early March! In there will be information on our spring meeting, spring community drive, and much much more!!

]]> http://www.sgcca.org/2012/02/23/watch-for-your-spring-newsletter/feed/ 0 Thank you from Food Bank of Delaware http://www.sgcca.org/2012/02/23/thank-you-from-food-bank-of-delaware/ http://www.sgcca.org/2012/02/23/thank-you-from-food-bank-of-delaware/#comments Thu, 23 Feb 2012 00:42:03 +0000 Amanda Clifton http://www.sgcca.org/?p=174 This year our fall food drive collected almost 400 pounds of food. Thanks to all who participated. We recently received a Thank You note from the foodbank. You can see the letter by clicking here: Thank You from FBD

]]> http://www.sgcca.org/2012/02/23/thank-you-from-food-bank-of-delaware/feed/ 0 Snow Day! http://www.sgcca.org/2012/01/21/snow-day/ http://www.sgcca.org/2012/01/21/snow-day/#comments Sat, 21 Jan 2012 14:19:37 +0000 Amanda Clifton http://www.sgcca.org/?p=167 Continue reading →]]> It’s our first official snow of the winter season and we got around 2 inches! Your Association Board would like to remind you to drive safe and slow today. If you see any icy or slick spots which might need salt treatment in our neighborhood, please notify any one of your Board members. Have a safe and fun snow day!

]]> http://www.sgcca.org/2012/01/21/snow-day/feed/ 0 South Graylyn Crest Sewer Laterals Getting Lined http://www.sgcca.org/2012/01/09/south-graylyn-crest-sewer-laterals-getting-lined/ http://www.sgcca.org/2012/01/09/south-graylyn-crest-sewer-laterals-getting-lined/#comments Mon, 09 Jan 2012 19:53:36 +0000 Carolyn Roland http://www.sgcca.org/?p=156 Continue reading →]]> If you read my earlier article,  you know that preliminary measurement and clean out was being done on the sewer laterals in Brandywine Hundred and in particular, South Graylyn Crest to prepare them for lining, per an EPA mandate. Rainwater and sewage were mixing and causing sewage to flow untreated into rivers. Not Good. So New Castle County set about lining main lines and laterals into houses to prevent this leakage and overflow.

Today was the day that workers Dave (the CCTV cameraman) and Octavio came to finish the job on my lateral (they still have a lot more houses to do in South Graylyn, then they move to North Graylyn Crest).

Here you see Dave checking the video screen to see how the lining is being inserted, then Octavio watches as Dave adjusts the camera feed.

Below, you can see the steam when heat is applied to the lining which is sealing the liner. The sample piece of liner I saw at an earlier meeting looked like white felt. I could see a seam in the CCTV view, and Dave said it is sewn together, then taped along the length of the liner. Snug as a bug in a rug, I would say! Thanks, Team!

]]> http://www.sgcca.org/2012/01/09/south-graylyn-crest-sewer-laterals-getting-lined/feed/ 0 Congratulations to our Holiday Decorating Contest Winners!! http://www.sgcca.org/2011/12/27/congratulations-to-our-holiday-decorating-contest-winners/ http://www.sgcca.org/2011/12/27/congratulations-to-our-holiday-decorating-contest-winners/#comments Tue, 27 Dec 2011 16:28:52 +0000 Amanda Clifton http://www.sgcca.org/?p=147 Continue reading →]]> Congratulations to our 2011 Holiday Decorating Contest winners. As per the newsletter judging was completed on December 20th by the Association board. All houses lit up by 7pm on the 20th were eligible for the contest. We thank all those who participated and wish you a very happy holiday season.

First place: 1005 Crestover

Second place:1014 Sedwick Road

Third place is 1111 Piper

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