If you are thinking about painting your house Hedgerose has a paint consultant that is ready to help you.  Go to the ARC page for more information.

Mark Your Calendars!
Cobb County will be hosting a PENS meeting on August
25th at 7:00 Pm and would like to invite your family and friends to attend. It will be held in the multi-purpose room at Precinct I located at the Superstation on Cobb Parkway. For directions or additional information you can call 770-499-4181 for assistance. Some of the topics we will be discussing are internet safety and crime trends; we look forward to seeing you. 

I hope all of you are enjoying the last few weeks of summer. In this  month’s bulletin we would like to offer some guidelines for teaching safe online  practices to your children. 

The internet offers many advantages such as being a fast and reliable means of communication both locally and around the world. It offers a wealth of information on every topic imaginable right at your fingertips. The internet also offers limitless entertainment and the convenience of shopping right from
your home. 

Unfortunately, there is also a dark side to the internet and as parents we have to educate our children to the unique dangers that have evolved as an unintended consequence of the World Wide Web. By the time kids reach middle school, most of them will be more computer savvy than we as parents can ever
hope to become. But although knowledgeable about search engines and social networking sites, their personal safety skills are still developing which can make them very vulnerable to sexual predators. 

According to the FBI, children online are at the greatest risk during the evening hours. Although offenders are online around the clock, most work during the day and spend their evenings online searching for child pornography or attempting to locate and lure children. Computer-sex offenders almost always
meet potential victims in computer chat rooms. After meeting a child online, they will continue to communicate electronically often via e-mail and may even work up to a face to face visit. 

The FBI — Parent Guide to Internet Safety recommends that you monitor your child's access to all types of live electronic communications such as chat rooms and instant messaging in addition to your child's e-mail account. You can access
additional valuable information by visiting their link including tips to help you recognize if your child has been exposed to an online predator and what steps to take if they have been. 

The following rules for safe internet usage should be taught and frequently reinforced:
1.Never arrange a face-to-face meeting with someone they met
online.
2.Never upload (post) pictures of themselves onto the Internet or
online service to people they do not personally know.
3.Never give out identifying information such as their name, home address, school name, or  telephone number and remember that calling a number provided by someone you met
online can reveal your own number.
4.Never download pictures from an unknown source, as there is a good chance that the pictures could be of a sexually explicit nature
5.Never respond to messages or bulletin board postings that
are suggestive, obscene, belligerent, or harassing.
6.Sexual predators are the best of con artists and can be very convincing to a vulnerable adolescent. 

Remind your child that it is very difficult to verify the validity of
information they are provided and it is simply a chance not worth taking.

Friends of Price Park is pleased to announce that we have achieved non-profit status!!  Please see the brochure!

We are hosting an open house and walk-through at Price
Park on Saturday, September 7th, from 8:30am-11am, in collaboration with Cobb County Parks. Bring your family, friends, even your dog, for a fun "tour" through the park and  find out all the latest happenings with the now official non-profit Friends of Price Park, Inc. We will be selling memberships and accepting donations. 

We will also be hosting a work/clean up day in the park on Saturday, October 15th beginning at 8:30am.  Stay tuned for more details.

For all the latest information, please find our Facebook page "Friends of Price Park Inc. "and" like "us" on our web site Friendsofpricepark.org which is currently under consturction and should be complete by the end of August.  Our Facebook page. 

Finally, check out this video interview of our President, Dave
Schwickerath, and Eddie Canon, of Cobb County Parks, talking about the park on TV23, Cobb County Public Access.  Click on their names below the video to  skip to  their interview.  

Thank you for all your patience and support, we are up and running!

Looking forward to seeing you all out at the park!

Save the date.  Sunday, August 14 at 4:00 PM You're invited for one last dip in the pool before the kids return to  school.  Come join us for ice cream sundaes before summer melts away! Ice  cream and toppings provided. No need to bring anything, but you may bring some homemade ice cream to share if you'd like.

What a great day of fun that was organized by the social committee.  Kids  got to decorate bikes, scooters, wagons and cars!  They met at the corner of Rosehedge Way and Cherokee Rose Lane and had a parade to the pool where people participated in the Hedgerose Family Olympics.  There were water  relays, jumping contest, water balloon toss and much more.  Ice Snow cones  were had by most of the kids.  Dinner was provided by the social committee  with Hot Dogs, Chicken nuggets and drinks. Photos posted here

Hedgerose's annual Mexican Fiesta was a huge success this year.  This year karaoke was added to the agenda and what a hit it was!  Great food, fabulous neighbors, and fun times!!!  Click to see photos.

We will be having a community wide garage sale Friday and Saturday May 20-21 and June 3-4.  Send an email to Krista Durrah and let her know if you would be interested in participating in the garage sale on either one or both of these dates.

This Saturday May 7th 8am – 1pm

Spring Planting of new annuals and spreading fresh mulch and pine straw. No tools or experience needed.
Volunteers welcome and appreciated – Lunch will be served.

Thank you to Pat Pohl, the pool manager, for getting the pool inspected, cleaned and ready to go.  The pool rules can be found posted above the water fountain, and on the pool page

All had a great time at the petting zoo.  Check out the pictures taken from the 2011 Petting Zoo.  The kids  really enjoyed the day out.  Lots of crazy fun!