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We celebrated the renovated Barcroft Community House
Thursday Feb. 2

BCH Party Feb 2, 2012
Jim Kerr, our Project Manager, and Chris Ditta, our Fundraiser


We had a party to celebrate the conclusion of our major renovation project on the main hall. The results are spectacular. Commonwealth Renovations did a first class job for us, and finished on time. Here is
the Sun Gazette's article. It appeared on their Web site within 12 hours of our party! Scott McCaffrey took a nice photo of the assembled Barcofters, while we all said "Barcroft!"

Eventually there will be a plaque on the wall with names of all who have donated $100 or more to the renovation. If you are not sure how much you contributed, or to donate, you can email BSCL Treasurer, Gary Lefebvre: gary@bscl.org

Community House Renovation: It's Finished!

(BCH Interior Jan 31, 2012)




Here is Wendy Jordan's design for the interior lighting, ceiling fans and paint colors.




Chandelier: Troy Alexander F2668
Sconce: Murry Feiss Morningside Sconce WB127OGBZ
Ceiling Fan: Casablanca Panama Energy Star - 50" Snow White finish
Paint: Wall and Ceiling -Sherwin Williams Navajo White SW6126, Trim and Wainscot- Sherwin Williams Alabaster SW7008

Here is our page of photos showing progress to date.

Here is the February Barcroft News


Have you paid your dues? Check here!


Photos from Chalk 4 Peace at Barcroft Elementary School

Chalked peace figure

This link to the Barcroft PTA Website will open up the gallery of photos from this past Saturday's CHALK 4 PEACE event in front of the Barcroft Elementary School. In addition to the fun and enjoyment the children and families experienced in the name of peace, there were also several amazing works of art for our community viewing pleasure if you have not witnessed them in person. From the Mona Lisa to Sponge Bob and a Sit-in Bench to a Walkway of Peace there is something for everyone. Please enjoy! - Chris Ditta

National Guard headquarters issues

Next meeting: Thursday, September 8th at the Community House. 7:30pm

Storm Damage

Some had none, but on Abingdon Street there were three large trees down. Here is the one at the Cackleys.

cackley tree


And you can see it in Arlington's storm damage report. The first three slides are Barcroft homes on Abingdon.

Barcroft Fox

This red fox appeared in Barbara and Randy Swart's back yard (7th and Wakefield)
about noon on August 19th. You can see the Youtube video here.
The picture and video were taken at 26x zoom.



Barcroft Players


On August 4 and 5 the Barcroft Players presented
A Most Notorious Woman by Maggie Cronin
ship

The story of Grace O'Malley, Ireland's pirate queen.
Here is the production page with photos.




Voting in Barcroft

A memorable day for Barcroft election officials in August 2011. Primary election plus earthquake!


For phones and hand-held devices, our mobile site is up and running.




Our 4th of July Parade

parade boat
Here is the Parade Page, with photos and videos!

The Piantanidas (David, Lisa, and Bodie) produced this excellent video complete with music.

We are still lacking some photos. Please send yours to randy@bscl.org.

You may need: Permit Parking Process

The County's info on how it works..



Here are the May meeting minutes

In May we elected new officers for 2011-2012

President: Pat Williamson
Vice President: Jason Kiker
Secretary: Jennifer Lis
Treasurer: Gary Lefebvre
Membership Secretary: Peg Lefebvre
New Board Member: Bryant Monroe



More of Our Current Issues

Community House Renovation fundraiser
Chris Ditta is running a drive to collect funds.
Status of Buchanan Gardens rehab
APAH is converting the apartments to affordable housing.
8th St House Partially Burned, then Wrecked
Fire Department examined their policies afterward.
New Park Takes Shape for 2012
Barcroft moms worked with the County on the design.
Resolution supporting Barcroft Elementary School
We asked for a solution to teacher parking problems.
Pike project delayed.
Will finish in 2012.




What We Like About Our Neighborhood

We are a nice, quiet neighborhood originally established in 1903. We have about 800 mostly modest single-family homes, and about 400 apartments along our outer edge. Most of the houses here were built in the 1930-1970 era. We have an active civic association, an historic Community House and a monthly neighborhood ewsletter, The Barcroft News, first published in 1903.

The Barcroft School and Civic League sponsors neighborhood events ranging from an annual Fourth of July Parade to a Christmas visit from Santa Claus, meet-the-candidates nights before elections, spaghetti dinners and a coffeehouse to showcase neighborhood talent. These events retain the strong spirit of community existing here for over 90 years. This is a good place to live.



Neighborhood Highlights

Our Neighborhood Conservation Plan
Planning document for the decade 2008-18
Our Neighborhood Goals
Goals for the century to come
Our Snow Shovel Brigade helps shovel walks.
Seniors, physically handicapped aided by neighbors.
Our holiday party is always great fun!
Photos and more of our annual celebration
Google Maps takes photographs of the neighborhood
Highlights of what it saw in 2009.
Eileen Melia honored as "Person of Vision"
The award citation and more about her accomplishments
Joan Mulholland honored as a Freedom Rider
Interviewed by ABC on Inauguration Day 2009
Barcroft Walkabout video on Youtube
A ten minute walking tour of the neighborhood
Bus info for Barcroft
You can get there by bus.
The Media
Barcroft articles, TV and more.
The Barcroft Players' most recent performance

Tickling

In June 2008 The Barcroft Players presented "Three Generations of Imbeciles," an original play by Rick Hodges.

Here is more information about The Barcroft Players and all of their performances.
Don't wade in Four Mile Run!
Bacteria levels exceed water quality standards.

History

Our History
How we began in 1903 and how we got this way
Our Historic Landmark
The Barcroft Community House, neighborhood icon.
Our renovation plans
Fundraiser: Donate to Renovate
Rent the Community House
Community House dimensions
A Google map and directions.

Our Centennial celebration in 2003
A play by the Barcroft Players: Tales of Barcroft.
Our resolution to name Anne Noll Park
Parks rejected us and named it Arlington Hall Park
Friendship Quilt from 1948
quilt


The fascinating history and 500 Barcroft names
How we lost our neighborhood bus line
AB&W was for Alexandria, Barcroft and Washington
Our current bus service
Columbia Pike bus service
Traffic calming worked in Barcroft!
County report details good results.
We have official permission to do park maintenance
A letter from Arlington County Parks
Barcroft School needs tutors.
You can volunteer to tutor one hour a week

The BSCL

Who We Are
Our email directory, neighbors' Web pages, more
Our Newsletter, Minutes and Bylaws
The Barcroft News was first published in 1903
Our Chat List
Our chat list for neighborhood topics at eGroups
The Barcroft Players
Our neighborhood theater company
Membership List
Have you paid your dues?
Membership form
For Barcrofters only: join the BSCL.
Donations and Tax Status
For tax deductions, donate to our Community House Fund.
More!
Neighborhood lore, parades, County codes, more

Other Resources

Barcroft's Elected Representatives
County, State, National elected reps for our neighborhood
Contacts for County Services
People to call or email in County departments
Infill development and Zoning
Info developed by the Williamsburg Civic Association
Energy Audits: A Barcroft Consumer's Experience
Energy issues for Barcroft homes.
Right Tree, Right Place, Right Now!
Elizabeth Rives' PowerPoint presentation on tree planting.
How to hire day laborers
Ben Harris makes it easy to use Seek in Shirlington.
Links
Other neighborhoods and Arlington resources

Maps

Here is a Barcroft neighborhood map.

The County has some nice maps of our neighborhood up.

And here is another from Google Maps.

And a nice aerial photo, too.





To Contact Us

Please send email to:

Pat Williamson
President, Barcroft School and Civic League
or call her at 703-271-0944.

or email our Webmaster

Randy Swart




At least one page on this site was revised on: February 3, 2012.
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