Contents

• Message from the Business Director
• Want to know what is happening in your community?
• Upcoming Events
• Celebrate Cinco de Mayo with RP
• Corvias’ pools open Friday, May 27!
• Spouse’s Educational Grant Deadline is May 5th!
• Fort Bragg community invited to upcoming All American Week Education Fair
• What you may not know about your cooling system
• Please help keep the community looking great
• Summer camps
• Green corner 

Message from the Business Director - Your opinion could be worth one month’s FREE rent!

We want to hear from you!  Comments and feedback from you – our residents – helps us know what we should continue to do and what areas we can improve to continue to meet your housing needs. 

Every year, the HQDA RCI (Residential Communities Initiatives) conducts their Resident Satisfaction Survey via e-mail.  This year, the survey will run from May 5^th – June 6^th at all Corvias Military Living Army locations.  Please click here to read the attached memo from Lieutenant General, David D. Halverson, IMCOM Commander and GS Assistant Chief of Staff for Installation Management.  This important survey will help ensure the continued success of the RCI program in meeting your needs and will help guide the Army and Corvias in the development of future improvements to our homes and services. This survey will be administered through a third party, CEL & Associates, Inc. (CEL).  The survey results are confidential, so please express your true opinions and thoughts.  All residents who complete the survey will be entered to win one grand prize of one month’s FREE rent! 

Make sure that we have your correct email address to ensure that you receive your survey.  Click here to update your contact information.  Don’t wait – update today!

We look forward to hearing from you. 

Thank you for your continuing service to our great nation. If you have any questions please call your community center.

Sincerely,

Mark Foraker

Business Director

Want to know what is happening in your community?

Your community calendar  can help you stay up-to-date on trash, recycling, lawn care, resident events and community activities.

You can even sync your community calendar with a personal Google calendar by clicking on the +Google button on the bottom right-hand corner of the calendar.

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Upcoming events

April 28-May 15 – Fort Bragg Fair is open daily at the Fort Bragg Fairgrounds

May 5 – Deadline for Spouse Educational Grant through Corvias Foundation

May 7 – Cornhole Tournament at Sport USA

May 8 – Mother’s Day

May 8 – Mother’s Day brunch at Fort Bragg’s Iron Mike Conference Center

May 21 – USO will host Uncorked – A Wine Tasting Event at the Cape Fear Botanical Garden

May 21 and May 22 – Canoe / Kayak Adventure Trip down the Cape Fear River via Outdoor Recreation Excursions

May 30 – Memorial Day.  All Community Offices will be open 9am-1pm

Celebrate Cinco de Mayo with RP

Celebrate Mother’s Day with a little Latin flare.  Join RP for their annual Mother’s Day breakfast Cinco de Mayo style on Thursday, May 5^th from 8am-10am.  Come out and enjoy breakfast burritos, quesadillas, salsa shots, churro shots, and a few yummy surprises.

Corvias’ pools open May 27!

Just in time to kick off Memorial Day weekend, the Randolph Pointe pool will open on Friday, May 27. Please visit your community’s website for the Corvias community pools’ hours and rules.

All Corvias pools are free of charge for on-post residents to use. Don’t forget your pool pass and military ID! Replacement pool passes are available at your Community Center. Each household is welcome to bring a maximum of four guests.

Spouse’s Educational Grant Deadline is May 5th!

Don’t forget! Applications for the Corvias Foundation $5,000 Educational Grants for spouses of active-duty service members are due Thursday, May 5th. The application is available online at corviasfoundation.org. 

Fort Bragg community invited to upcoming All American Week Education Fair – 11 May

The Bragg Training and Education Center will be hosting the Bragg All American Week Education Fair, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., May 11, at the new Iron Mike Conference Center.  

Service members, military family members of all ages, retirees, veterans, and Department of Defense civilians are all invited to explore the following educational topics (and more!):

1. Academic degree programs of all levels that are online, on base, and in the community
2. Vocational, technical, and apprenticeship programs
3. Army commissioning programs, to include medical options
4. Federal Financial Aid information for all people, to include high school seniors entering college
5. Troops to Teachers program
6. Army ROTC program for interested high schoolers and enlisted Soldiers  

More than 70 colleges and education-related programs will have information booths. There will also be specialized break-out sessions delivered by experts in financial aid and other topics. For more information and the forthcoming schedule of break-out sessions, call the BTEC at 910-396-6721 or follow the BTEC Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/BraggTrainingAndEducationCenter  

There will be something for everyone, so do not miss this great opportunity! 

Education Fair Location Address:

Iron Mike Conference Center

2658 Reilly Road 

Fort Bragg, NC 28310    

What you may not know about your cooling system

Heat pumps are widely used across the South and other temperate climates. During the summer, a heat pump absorbs heat from inside and releases it outside, cooling the interior in the process. Heat pumps in Fort Bragg homes are designed to keep the interior temperature 15 to 20 degrees below the outside temperature. Turning the thermostat lower will not lower the interior temperature below this 20 degree threshold.

This is completely normal and doesn’t mean that your cooling system isn’t working properly. In periods of extreme heat, you may need to take active steps to help your home maintain a comfortable temperature. Setting the fan switch on your thermostat to “auto”, and changing your air filter(s) every 30 days will help your home remain a comfortable temperature regardless of the season.

We recommend that you test out your air conditioner before the weather heats up.  If you have any concerns about your system working properly, do not hesitate to place a work order to have it evaluated by calling the work order hotline at 1-866-206-1365.  You can also complete work order via:

• E-mail: email via your community center email address
• Website: randolphpointe.com
• In-person at the Community Office

As the weather continues to warm up, please, keep in mind the following response times for air conditioning work orders:

1. When the outside temperature is below 84, the ticket is considered “urgent” with a 48 hours response time.
2. If the outside temperatures exceed 85 degrees, the work order is an “emergency” with a 4 hour response time.

Please help keep the community looking great

Keeping our community looking great is a team effort. Our team is out in the community picking up trash to keep the grounds clean but it also takes the help of you – our residents.  It may not be your trash on the ground but picking it up and disposing of it properly helps keep your community looking great. 

Please remember that when you are taking out your trash to take it straight to the dumpster instead of leaving it in the breezeways by your apartment door.  Leaving it by the door is unsightly but also makes the breezeways smell and is an invitation for pests.  Please help keep the community looking great!

Your community managers also welcome residents who would like to discuss specific concerns or questions. 

Summer camps

Do you have kids coming to visit you during the summer? After a couple of days of sleeping in and relaxing, parents usually start hearing “I am bored” from their kids.  There is a variety of summer camps held both locally and throughout the state to help keep your kiddos busy and entertained while they are visiting you during the summer.  Many of the summer camp registrations start soon.  You can visit the many activities offered via Fort Bragg CYSS Summer Camp at http://cdn.armymwr.com/files/2914/6013/7928/brgg-cyss-summer-brochure-2016.pdf. 

The Fayetteville Observer also has an annual Summer Camp Guide that includes over 70 amazing camps for kids and teens in the area.  There is something for everyone ranging from sports, arts, cooking, academics, and much more at http://www.fayobserver.com/camps/.

Green Corner

How can you become more energy-conscious in your home? Turn off all lights, electronics and appliances when not in use. Invest in power strips so you have the ability to turn off multiple electronics at once! Even the smallest things can make a huge impact!