Chesterbrook Woods

CWCA Nominated Officer Positions

We hereby give notice that the following nominated CWCA office positions will be voted on at the Fall meeting on October 15, 2025:

Lizzy Conroy, President
Richard Elliot, Vice President
Susan Garrahan, Treasurer
Molly Hamilton, Secretary

Thank you!

CWCA

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CWCA Fall 2025 Meeting Agenda

The CWCA Board invites you to attend the Fall 2025 CWCA Semi-Annual Meeting.

Wednesday, October 15, 2025, 7:00-8:30pm

Cafeteria of Chesterbrook Elementary School

Agenda

Welcome, Call to Order – 7:00 (Lizzy Conroy)

Elections – 7:05 (Board)

Treasurer’s Report – 7:15 (Susan Garrahan)

Security Update – 7:30 (Cabell Fooshe)

Forest Lane Traffic Calming – 7:45 (Dave Fitzgerald)

Dominion Energy Underground Task Force (7:55)

Other Updates (8:05)

Pimmit Run Protectors (Marian Cooper and Chris Cooper)
Stream Restoration & Sidewalks (Betty Ende)

Committee Reports – 8:15

Wrap-Up – 8:30 (Board)

CWCA Security Alert: vehicle break ins

Hello CWCA Residents-

I am writing to alert you that neighbors have reported break ins of vehicles, including one this week and several this past week. So far, it appears that the thefts have occurred from unlocked vehicles. Cash, wallets, credit cards and other valuables were stolen.

Residents are urged to LOCK DOORS of vehicles (especially those parked on the street) and not to leave valuables in the vehicles. We encourage you to pass on this message to contractors, guests and family members.

The CWCA Board is evaluating what we can be done from a neighborhood standpoint. I have reached out to Officer Dan Goldman who is our Crime Prevention Officer. We plan to include this as a discussion item at the in-person fall meeting on October 15th.

Cabell Fooshe
CWCA Security Director

703-850-6039

CWCA Fall 2025 Meeting – Wednesday, October 15, 7:00pm

Good morning!

Please join us for the 2025 Fall CWCA meeting on Wednesday, October 15 at 7:00pm in the cafeteria of Chesterbrook Elementary School.

Agenda to follow.

Thank you!

CWCA Board

CWCA Directory: Submit Your Artwork and Young Entrepreneur Listing by October 26

Good morning CWCA Residents!

We are updating the CWCA Directory in preparation for printing and need your help on a few things:

A) Artwork: Calling all Chesterbrook Woods youth artists! We are looking for a tree drawing for the cover and some of the interior pages for the neighborhood directory. We would love to include your child’s artwork of a favorite tree, trees, or house with trees! Submission Deadline: October 26, 2025

We will choose one of the pictures for the cover of the 2025-26 CWCA Directory and will include as many as possible of other submitted pictures on an interior page.

Here are the guidelines:

The drawing must be original art showing a tree, trees, or a house with trees
Any medium may be used as long as it is scannable, however the artwork will most likely be printed in black and white
The drawing must fit on a standard 8 1/2" by 11" sheet of paper
Paper orientation should be "Portrait", not "Landscape"
One entry per artist
Artist’s name should be included separate from the drawing, however, artist may sign the drawing.
We will attribute the artist’s name with the drawing if the drawing is selected for inclusion in the directory
The Board reserves the right to decide which artwork will be included in the directory
Only drawings from Chesterbrook Woods residents ages 18 years and below are eligible to be considered for the contest
Scan the drawing and send it in a jpg format to chesterbrookwoods

B) Young Entrepreneur Listing: If you have a child who is 12 or older and would like to provide services like babysitting, dog walking, yard work, etc., cwcaweb. Submission Deadline: October 26, 2025.

Best Regards,
CWCA Board

Reminder: Chesterbrook Woods Oktoberfest Halloween Party – October 26th

Dear Chesterbrook Woods neighbors,

We hope you can join us for this year’s annual Chesterbrook Woods Oktoberfest party on Sunday, October 26th from 3-6pm at the Laburnum Street Cul-de-Sac! It’s always a highlight of our community calendar, and we’d love to see you there for an afternoon celebrating Halloween spirit and Oktoberfest tradition — complete with seasonal games and activities, creative crafts, a delightful costume parade for the kids, live entertainment, and refreshments for kids and adults! Mission BBQ is catering, so please RSVP by October 19th so we can finalize our food order!

RSVP Here Please

What to Expect:

Food catered by Mission BBQ
Drinks (including adult beverages)
Halloween games, crafts & face painting
Kids costume parade at 4pm
Moonbounce, music, and more!

What to Bring:

A dessert to share or water or juice boxes (voluntary)
Annual Dues payment (amount TBD at the Fall meeting)
$10 per adult to defray party expenses (voluntary)

We still need volunteers to help make this event awesome (especially at the moonbounce), so please sign up if you’re able! The sign-up is in this RSVP form above.

We look forward to seeing you at the party!

Questions? Reach out to the planning committee via CWCAFallFun.

Thank you to our community sponsors!

Lizzy Conroy at HBC Group
Cabell Fooshe at Links Realty Group
Paul’s Best Lawn Service

Sincerely, Your CWCA Oktoberfest Planning Committee

Save-the-Date for Light Up Chesterbrook!

Dear Neighbors,

It’s officially Autumn – time to tell you that Light Up Chesterbrook will be back this December for a sixth year. We’re looking forward to once again having luminarias lining our streets, driveways, and houses. As always, we’ll have some awesome food trucks in the ’hood so you can pick up dinner and treats. And of course, it wouldn’t be the holidays without Santa on his fire truck.

The big night will be Saturday, December 13th. We’ll start selling luminaria kits in late October or early November. We’ll have more to say about all that as we get farther into Fall. We promise.

As wonderful and fun as the evening is, the heart of Light Up Chesterbrook is community, giving, and service.

This began in 2020 as a way to bring our neighborhood together during the pandemic. From the outset, we’ve also raised money for local charities, almost all of it from our sales of luminaria kits. All told, we’ve given nearly $20,000 to organizations like SHARE, McLean Matters, NVFS, and McLean Volunteer Fire Department.

We’ve decided to up our game. We are preparing to incorporate as a nonprofit and will apply for status as a public charity under section 501(c)(3) of the tax code. That will put us in a better position to give of ourselves in support of the broader community at a time when that support is sorely needed.

We also think it’s important to offer our teens more opportunities to become involved – not just to collect community service hours, but to make meaningful contributions through their service. Amanda is leading our efforts on that front, and you’ll hear more from her very soon.

Thank you all for being a part of this wonderful tradition. And – please don’t take this as some kind of threat – let us be the first to wish you Happy Holidays!

Carla, Amanda, Chris, Leah, Maria, Mary, Amy, Melinda, Nancy, Robin, and Dave

Advertising Opportunity in CWCA Directory – Oct 15th Deadline for Sign Up

Dear Chesterbrook Woods Residents-

Chesterbrook Woods Citizens Association is working on the 2025-2026 Community Directory—an invaluable resource for all Chesterbrook Woods residents. As in past years, we are working with AtoZ Connect, which specializes in creating directories for homeowners’ associations.

Advertising in the Directory is a great way to show your support for the Chesterbrook Woods community while also giving residents the opportunity to support your business or service in return.

We offer both full-page and half-page ad options, and premium placement opportunities available on the back cover, inside front cover, inside back cover, and divider pages.

To give every advertiser and community member an equal opportunity for these high-demand premium spots, we will be holding a lottery for the following locations: Back Cover, Inside Front Cover, Inside Back Cover, and Dividers. If you are interested in a premium placement, or a standard ad, you can view pricing and the advertising sign up form by clicking HERE.

Print and complete the advertising sign up form and email it to Stephanie Kempter at stephanie by October 15, 2025.

After the lottery, Stephanie will contact you to confirm your ad placement. Please note: there is no need to send payment or artwork until your location has been finalized.

If you have any questions about advertising in the Directory, please reach out to Stephanie at stephanie.

Thank you for your support of Chesterbrook Woods Citizens Association!

Best regards,

Chesterbrook Woods Citizens Association

CWCA Oktoberfest and Halloween Party

Dear Chesterbrook Woods neighbors,

We’re thrilled to invite you to this year’s annual Chesterbrook Woods Oktoberfest party on Sunday, October 26th from 3-6pm at the Laburnum Street Cul de Sac!

Come for an afternoon that celebrates both Halloween spirit and Oktoberfest tradition — complete with seasonal games and activities, creative crafts, a delightful costume parade for the kids, live entertainment, and refreshments for kids and adults! Mission BBQ is handling the food, so please RSVP by October 19th so we can get our catering order just right!

RSVP Here Please

What to Expect:

Food catered by Mission BBQ
Drinks
Halloween games, crafts & face painting
Kids costume parade at 4pm
Moonbounce, music, and more!

What to Bring:

A dessert to share or water or juice boxes (voluntary)
Annual Dues payment (amount TBD at the Fall meeting)
$10 per adult to defray party expenses (voluntary)

We also need volunteers to make this event awesome (especially at the moonbounce), so please sign up to help if you’re able! Sign up link is in the RSVP form above. We look forward to seeing you at the party!

Questions? Reach out to the planning committee via CWCAFallFun

CWCA Oktoberfest Planning Committee

Alert – Missing Beagle named Oscar!

Hello,

There is a missing Beagle named Oscar that was spotted running down Forest Lane (between Chesterbrook and Oak Ln) today around 2:15pm and then later at Jamestown Elementary. He is wearing a blue collar.

If you see him, please do not approach him. Instead contact his owners at:
202-359-1969 or 703-405-4899

Thank you!