Quarter 1 Newsletter – The Springs

THE SPRINGS – EMIRATES LIVING

COMMUNITY NEWS QUARTER 1, 2019

COMMUNITY HAPPINESS DAY

Residents from all across the neighbourhood gathered at the lawn area for the Community Happiness Day celebrations.

Youngsters had the time of their lives indulging in fun activities, game stalls and bouncy castles.

Photo courtesy - John Kudianavala,The The Meadows Meadows Photo credits - John Kudianavala,

‘Light therapy’ at Meadows Drive We’ve lit up the trees along Meadows Drive with over 25,000 metres of white-gold lighting! More than 160 palms were draped in LEDs to make those night drives a little more special.

INSIDE THIS ISSUE

LIVING WITH ANIMALS

STAY HEALTHY

COMMUNITY PHOTOGRAPHY CONTEST

UPCOMING EVENTS

How you can ensure everyone loves your beloved pets.

Experts offer advice for a healthier life style.

Get more details on how to participate.

Mark your calendar for what’s happening in the community.

Published by Emaar Community Management. Contact us at communities@ecm.ae For private circulation only.

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Reducing your fee, improving your lifestyle!

Go through your Community Service Fee (CSF) Info Pack to learn more or email us at

communities@ecm.ae to get a copy.

Paying your CSF on time doesn’t just help maintain continuity of services, it lets us plan budgets better which allows us to save more and uphold the high standards.

LIVING TOGETHER IN HARMONY WITH ANIMALS We all love animals. We go to great lengths to make them feel at home here. However, it’s important that they never affect the sense of safety we have in our community.

Pay online by logging onto emiratesliving.ae

AVOID FEEDING STRAYS

This attracts more strays, leading to noise.

Leftover scraps invite rodents & pests.

NOBODY WANTS DISTURBANCE

Pacify your pets indoors when they turn noisy.

Your neighbours like their peace!

DON’T ABANDON YOUR PETS

Find them a new home when you move out of the community.

HAVE YOUR YOUR PET PET ON ON A A LEASH LEASH HAVE

Others may get anxious when they see a pet roaming free! It’s important to respect everyone’s feelings in your neighbourhood.

ADD A NAME TAG TO YOUR PET’S COLLAR

A name tag with the phone number can reunite lost pets with their owners.

Emirates Living Education & Hobbies Fair

The Education & Hobbies Fair on 22 February had plenty of fun games and activities in store.

Young chefs busied themselves at the cupcake, biscuit and cakepop decorating workshops.

Zumba, Yoga, Karate and Kung fu performances had the juniors captivated.

There was something for kids of all ages, as everyone learned new skills and had a blast.

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When it comes to keeping the community sprightly, there’s responsibility on both sides.

TYPE OF RESIDENT’S MAINTENANCE RESPONSIBILITY

Replacement of worn Community waste collection and disposal out garbage bins

PEST CONTROL

Pest control inside your home

PARKING

Internal community roads

ECM’S RESPONSIBILITY

GARBAGE DISPOSAL

Contents inside your INSURANCE home and any internal fittings or alterations

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SLOW DOWN, PLEASE

Pest control in common areas like parks, lakes, play area & drainage Against structural damage & damage to common area property

Ensure that vehicles Towing away vehicles that are parked inside the do not comply with the community rules carport

Please don’t put people in harm’s way by exceeding the community’s speed limit!

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Community perimeter roads

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Chinese New Year Emirates Living Chinese New Year at Reem

Chinese New Year celebrations swept the community on 2 February, as Emirates living was draped in red decor.

Umbrella, fan, ribbon and freestyle dance performances had residents of all ages enthralled.

Junior residents made the most of the opportunity to craft their own lanterns and paper dragon.

The traditional Chinese Dragon Dancers paraded through the venue with their gliding beast, serving up a true feast for the eyes!

3 ways your community is being sustainable Eco-friendly cleaning

2,700 tons recycled

To ensure that the community’s lakes and natural landscaping are always protected, the swimming pools, barbecue stations and other facilities are cleaned with non-corrosive chemicals.

Your enthusiastic efforts in segregating waste for the recycling bins we placed outside your villas have compelled us to add another weekly collection schedule, saving over 2,700 tons from the landfill.

37,000 litres conserved every month

All the taps in your community pool changing rooms and amenities are fitted with aerators, saving over 1,200 litres of water a day.

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Can you tell delightful tales with photographs?

HOW: Send your entry to communities@ecm.ae with the subject PHOTO CONTEST. TOPIC: Fun in my community.

WHEN: Deadline is 10 May. Terms and Conditions: Contest is open to entrants who are above 18 years of age.

Contest is open for online submissions only. Entries must be candid shots taken inside your community.

All photographs must be digital, in JPEG format and must contain EXIF metadata info.

Photographs must be original, high resolution and below 15 MB. Advanced editing, manipulations or watermarks are unacceptable.

Upon making the submission, you grant ECM the license to use the photograph in any form for editorial or educative use.

Participate & win a ‘Polaroid Pop’ camera

We’ve refurbished and repainted speed humps across the community to ensure that the safety of all our residents.

New road corssing markings have also been painted.

Go easy on the AC

Your home is so cool at 24 degrees!

We need to set the thermostat at 20 to get it this cold. How is that possible?

Dad cleans the AC vents monthly for maximum airflow. That lets the AC operate more efficiently!

My dad doesn’t do that, I wish he did.

Mom also leaves cooking for cooler times of the day, so there’s isn’t too much heat in the house.

Well here’s something you can’t blame on your mom or dad – I never see you shut the windows when you turn on the AC! Guilty as accused.

That’s a swell idea. I should tell my mom about that.

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Solve and win tickets to Kidzania Space Centre!

We’ve used a NINE-letter word more than nine times in this newsletter. Find it, mail it to communities@ecm.ae (mention ‘Word Challenge’ in your subject).

FIRST FIVE ENTRIES

WIN PRIZES!

Movie Night at Emirates Living

22 May

Serve your service providers at Emirates Living

Note: Any change in event dates will be updated on emiratesliving.ae

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Rahim Sajan from Polo Homes wins the Community Garden Challenge!

The Community Garden Challenge was a neighbourhood sensation, with over 150 green-thumbed residents from our villa communities flooding us with picturesque entries.

Taking the top honour of the Grand AED 20,000 Prize was Rahim Sajan from Polo Homes in Arabian Ranches for his magnificent garden which scored points for the landscaping, design, creativity, edible patch and most importantly – his devotion and passion to involve the family in creating and building the green space.

From native palm trees, creepers to a vegetable patch, this winning garden spanned the entrance, alleys, backyard, swimming pool and the walls of the home.

The winner on his victorious garden ‘We have built an oasis that we hope to develop into a mature and sustainable garden space to enjoy for years to come. Soil is moved to provide nutrition supply to the remaining planting areas, designed to maximise colour and beauty and to preserve water and use natural forms of plant rotation’, said Rahim.

Winners from other categories

Bodil Erixon (Mira, Reem) won Best Creative Garden.

Kai Yang (Mira 4, Reem) won Best Edible Garden.

Tazeen Zaidi (Rosa, Arabian Ranches II) won Best Landscaped Garden.

Rasha Yacoub (The Springs, Emirates Living) won Best Landscaped Small Garden.

Get inspired by the winning entries - visit emiratesliving.ae to view them.

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BINSINA The best range of products at your doorstep, get all your pharmacy needs delivered for free from BinSina at The Springs Souk when using FDBIN05 promo code.

Until the end of February.

For more details call 800 2467462.

Russo’s Come see Russo’s New York Pizzeria in our newest restaurant in The Spring Souk and enjoy our famous pizzas, pastas and many other delicacies. You can also call for a delivery on 800 RUSSOS (800787767) or order online on www.russosuae.com

Visit Tutoring Club inside the Springs Souk for all your academic support needs from Grades 1 – 12. We specialize in IB, GCSE preparations.

Open 7 days per week.

For more details, call 04-2403339

EMERGENCY NUMBERS - Fire 997 | Ambulance 998 | Police 999 | Al Ameen 800 4888 Dubai Municipality 800 900 | Taxi (RTA) 800 9090 | DEWA 991 | Security Hotline (24/7) 04 3089555 Contact ECM at: 800 EMAAR (36227) | communities@ecm.ae | emiratesliving.ae

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