June Board Meeting Summary:
Free helpful advice on how to have hard conversations in your life at the DHCA Board meeting?!?!  Yup!! The DHCA June Board meeting started off with an enthusiastic presentation from Carylynn at Rock Recovery in Rosslyn, a nonprofit that makes eating-disorder recovery affordable for all and works to destigmatize mental health issues. Check out easy tips (with the HARD questions acronym) in the Board minutes on how you can be a better neighbor, colleague, and friend to someone who is struggling!

Speaking of neighbors, we continued our advocacy for informed changes to the proposed renovations at the Cavalier Club. The Fairfax Board of Supervisors Chief of Staff was anything but cavalier once Mark was able to chat on the phone and explain our neighborhood traffic concerns based on our experiences of one lane during snowcrete. The chief of staff suggested that we share our questions about the process with him, and Mark is working on a list that so far includes traffic, trees, and the timeline.

Remember snowcrete and how we couldn’t wait to just walk and enjoy our neighbors? Well, now is the time! The annual Fourth of July gathering and mini parade will happen, wait for it, on the Fourth of July! Come down to the park at 9:30 a.m. to decorate bikes/wagons/scooters and then kick off your celebratory weekend with a mini parade at 10a.m. on the bike path. Please line the bike path by the park to cheer the parade! You can bring a flag to wave, clap your hands, or bring a drum/kazoo or instrument  We are not asking for anything but snacks and coffee/drinks as the Board will cover the light volunteer needs. Community building starts at the basic neighborhood level, so come make the 250th special by creating strong communities!

While at the park, check out the new pet supply library! Our local Girl Scout troop 60277 put together a sturdy lending library with toys, poop bags, and more with the idea that the pups won’t eat the soccer balls that are at the park. The library is over by the shed area. 

The celebration of improvements continued with very necessary (and actually exciting to this dedicated Board) updates on our insurance, trustee process, and by-laws. Stay tuned for your role in the process with future trustee elections and by-law approval! 

Read the detailede minutes here!