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We are looking forward to seeing everyone at our annual membership meeting, which was scheduled a whole year ago. It’s finally here!
📅 Monday, July 20th
⏰ Dinner at 5:30 pm (optional), Membership meeting begins at 6:00 pm
Tacos are back by popular demand! The HOA provides bottled water, plastic and paper products, and tacos from Taqueria El Rey. We ask community members to bring a side dish or dessert to share. Then come enjoy food and fellowship together before the meeting begins.
Bring your own chair to attend the meeting. Please remember the grassy area next to the basketball court is for loading and disabled parking only.
Agenda items for the meeting should be submitted to the officers in advance via our website or email. Our current agenda is below.
Meeting Agenda
Calling all kids of Strawberry Hill 📢
PLEASE JOIN US ON THE EVENING OF JULY 3RD FROM 4-6PM TO DECORATE YOUR BIKE, SCOOTER, WAGON, STROLLER OR ANY WHEELED TRANSPORTATION YOU CHOOSE.
Enjoy a small snack while you deck your wheels out in RED, WHITE and BLUE! 🇺🇸
(Decoration supplies will be provided, but feel free to bring any you’d like to use)
WE WILL SHOW THEM OFF ON JULY 4TH AT 10AM AT OUR FOURTH ANNUAL STRAWBERRY HILL BIKE PARADE!! 🚲🎇
WE WOULD ALSO LIKE TO INVITE ALL OF OUR NEIGHBORS TO COME AND WAVE. 👋🏼
The parade will start at 7938 Cabrini and make a loop.
PLEASE JOIN US IN CHEERING THE KIDDOS ON WHILE WE CELEBRATE AMERICA’S BIRTHDAY! 🎉
Thank you to the Gaska family for organizing this annual event!
While it took longer than planned, the pressure washing to the sport courts at the park is now complete. Check out this before and after photo to see the difference!
Keeping the courts safe for players is part of the maintenance costs that your HOA dues pay for each year. The board received two bids for this project and selected the most economical bid. We usually maintain the courts with cleaning every other year.
Strawberry Hill’s tennis and basketball courts are getting their every-other-year cleaning on Friday, June 5.
Courts will be closed to visitors (and the park will be a bit noisy) starting at 9 AM.
Thank you!
Anyone is welcome to attend and contribute to the Strawberry Safety Committee!
Next meeting: Monday, May 4 at 7:00 – 7695 Cabrini Dr SE
Agenda:
Great job on the neighborhood cleanup day, everyone! We had many homes participate, and it was great to see so many people outside working together.
We’re working hard to update the Strawberry Safety landing page with all the information you need, upcoming events, and more.
Free round 7/8 round rock provided by Kitsap Quarry is located the common area adjacent to 7986 Cabrini. Pick up by Sunday, May 3. After that, it will be spread around the common area.
Free wood chips are available in the west corner of the park near the parking area. You can’t miss it. It’s about 25 yards of chips, thanks to all of the wood piles stacked up in the neighborhood and Archon Tree Service who took care of all the piles on Monday. Pick up by Sunday, May 3. After that point, we will have it pushed into the woodline to compost.
We’ve had a lot of questions and excitement about our spring clean-up day, which is tomorrow, Saturday, April 25 from 10-2.
To help communicate all the details about this event as well as future events, we’ve added a new page to our website just for Strawberry Safety.
For the latest details about tomorrow’s event, please visit our website. You can access the Strawberry Safety page from the main menu, in between Resources and Neighborly.
Check back anytime for future updates, events, and program details. We will always notify the neighborhood via Updates for upcoming events.
Here’s what is posted on the website currently (subject to updates!):
We will have a check-in table set up with some amazing CERT volunteers at 7695 Cabrini who will also be running fire extinguisher safety trainings and you can practice USING a fire extinguisher!
Please log your work hours and report them back for us to track for our NFPA’s Wildfire and Firewise USA Programs Participation. We will have log sheets available at the check-in table as well as the QR code for the digital recording form option.
Reminder, if you choose to work on your own property in honor of clean-up day, please also document that, your efforts add to the safety of our neighborhood and we want to honor that!
If you were interested in picking up some rocks, there are two types available. Thank you to the homes listed below for volunteering their driveways for drop zones. Please check-in with homeowners if possible before removing rocks from piles at individual homes. If you need help transporting rocks to your home, let us know, we can help with that too! Thanks to Kitsap Quarry for their generous rock donation!
| Rock type | Pick up location |
|---|---|
| 3/4 minus gravel | 7965 & 7917 Cabrini |
| 7/8 round rock | 7730 Cabrini & in the common area adjacent to 7986 Cabrini |
Need to dispose of yard waste? Free yard waste bags will be available for pick-up at the check-in table! There is also a large trailer parked at 7730 Cabrini Dr where yard waste can be deposited if you have more than you know what to do with!
Please no noxious weeds and no chip-able branches. Noxious weeds can be dropped off for free at Kitsap Noxious weed drop off sites; check out their website for more details.
As part of the Firewise event, a professional chipping company will be visiting our neighborhood for one day between April 27-29. Please place all branches and logs in an orderly pile with cut ends parallel at the front of your property or group into a pile with your neighbors by Monday morning (April 27). Branches may be up to 24″ in diameter.
We will have some tools available for neighbors to borrow, so if you need something, please ask! These include electric chainsaw, pole saw, hedge trimmer, string trimmer, pruners, rakes, wheelbarrow, etc.
We are so excited for our First Firewise Neighborhood Clean-up event! Focusing on the first 15 feet surrounding homes dramatically decreases your risk from a passing wildfire.
Date and time: April 25, 10 AM – 2 PM
More details will come out in April, but for now, please consider filling out the form linked below to sign up to:
A) nominate your home or a neighbor who would benefit from help with their yardwork;
B) volunteer to help out a neighbor in need or in the common areas where we have identified areas of need; or
C) volunteer equipment (shovels, rakes, and other implements of destruction) or expertise (know how to run a woodchipper safely? Or a chain saw?)
Not available on the 25th but still want to know how you can help? Please reach out!
Special thanks to our new Strawberry Safety Committee for coordinating and organizing this event!
Great news, neighbors! The first meeting of the Strawberry Safety committee is being held on Monday, March 9 at 7:00 pm at 7695 Cabrini Dr SE, the Hagen home.
We have six homes represented so far. We’d love to have more! If you’re interested in helping, just show up.
Agenda items include:
Even if you’re not able to get involved right away, don’t forget to mark your calendar for our community clean up day: Saturday, April 18.
The Firewise program has continued to gain momentum under the leadership of homeowner Pam Darland, who has championed this effort over the past year. Alongside her, homeowner Ken Hulet—longtime CERT volunteer and advocate for neighborhood emergency readiness—has been working to strengthen our community’s preparedness for many years.
At the January board meeting, Pam and Ken shared updates on their respective efforts and highlighted opportunities for greater neighborhood involvement. After discussing how closely their goals align, the board agreed that the strongest path forward is to bring these initiatives together.
With that in mind, we’re excited to introduce Strawberry Safety, a new volunteer group dedicated to promoting emergency preparedness, fire safety, and related programs through education and community participation.
Volunteers for the Strawberry Safety committee might:
“I think Strawberry Safety is a great idea! The more people involved and your community organizes, the better resiliency.”
Trace Richard, Program Manager SKFR
Participation is completely up to you, but the more neighbors who get involved, the stronger these programs become and the safer our community will be. Pam Darland and Ken Hulet have graciously agreed to guide the committee in their areas of expertise, and Mary Mingels will serve as the board liaison.
Our next step is to gather a small team to share ideas and map out a plan. If you’re willing to be part of this planning group, we’d love to hear from you. Even an hour of your time can make a meaningful difference. The first step is to let us know you’re interested.
Strawberry Hill HOA