Thank you to all who have registered and brought candy. Unfortunately, today's Halloween Party is being cancelled due to rain. While it appears that the sun will come out in time for the party, the park and tennis courts are very wet and will not dry out in time.

If you provided candy for the party, it has been opened and mixed together in preparation for the games. You may pick it up by bringing a bag and scooping some from the bin on the front porch at 6821 Greene beginning at 11:00 am. Candy that is not picked up by this evening will be handed out for trick or treat. Any left over will be donated to the troops.

With Halloween just around the corner, the Woodridge Police Department wishes everyone a safe and happy Halloween and requests that the following guidelines be observed.

Allow Children to trick or treat on Halloween Day, Saturday, October 31st from 3:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.

Be sure that children have adult supervision while they trick or treat and only go to homes where you know the people who live there.

DO NOT ALLOW the treats to be eaten until they have been inspected by an adult.

• Wash fruits and cut into small pieces before eating.
• Examine candy closely and discard unpackaged edibles.

Report suspicious or destructive activity to the Police immediately – call 911.

October 31st from 11:00 am - 12:00 pm at Seven Bridges Park.

Children should wear costumes and bring a small bag for prizes and treats.

We need one volunteer from each family for games, set up, clean up, and to do face painting. Volunteers can be parents, grandparents or teen/pre-teen siblings.

All participating families should drop off a bag of individually wrapped Halloween treats by Wednesday, October 28th, at 6821 Greene Road.

If you are interested in participating in the party, please contact Kerry Seppala at k.seppala@sbcglobal.net by Wednesday, October 28th, and include the following:
1) Family name
2) Number of children and ages
3) Names of volunteers with contact information
(either email or phone number).

We've had a number of complaints recently of dog droppings being left in yards where the dogs don't live.

If you're a dog owner, please make sure to clean up after your pet as its definitely disrespectful of the neighborhood and our neighbors to leave that in someone else's yard.

Please join us for the annual association meeting at the Superosa Restaurant located on 53 just north of the movie theater at 7:30 on November 18th. We'll be running through an update on events of 2009, plans for 2010, budgets, Q&A and the annual board election.

If you plan to attend, please sign up below on the web site so we have a count of how many folks will be attending. If you have any specific questions, ideas or comments you'd like us to address at the meeting, please send them to info@mysevenbridges.com so we can work them into the presentation agenda too.

Association board meeting will be held at the Wollensak's, 6425 Green Road.

October 31st from 11:00 am - 12:00 pm at Seven Bridges Park.

Children should wear costumes and bring a small bag for prizes and treats.

We need one volunteer from each family for games, set up, clean up, and to do face painting. Volunteers can be parents, grandparents or teen/pre-teen siblings.

All participating families should drop off a bag of individually wrapped Halloween treats by Wednesday, October 28th, at 6821 Greene Road.

If you are interested in participating in the party, please contact Kerry Seppala at k.seppala@sbcglobal.net by Wednesday, October 28th, and include the following:
1) Family name
2) Number of children and ages
3) Names of volunteers with contact information
(either email or phone number).

The party is targeted for Saturday 10/31 this year but we need people to run the event as well as help handle the games if we're going to have the party.

Please let us know asap at info@mysevenbridges.com if you can act as the event coordinator or are able to run one of the games during the party.

Also, if you are hoping to attend, please sign up using the link below on the site so we know how many people are still interested.

Our annual election is coming up at the homeowner's meeting in November. If you would like to help out on the association board please let us know by 10/15 so we can get your name on the ballots we will be distributing.

If you have any questions about what being on the board involves or are ready to volunteer, please contact Alex Bratton at president@mysevenbridges.com

We were recently notified of two cars that were burglarized on Vardon Ct. last weekend. The cars were left unlocked and parked in driveways. They were entered into and had items taken from each. One car had a garage door opener in it and the device was used to open a garage door. Lights and some activity were enough to prevent a house break-in.

Please report any such activity to the Woodridge Police department immediately. As a reminder we have a neighborhood watch meeting on Wednesday, 9/16/09 at 7pm at the Woodridge Police Station.