Posted on Mar 9, 2010 | Tagged in: events , community
The City of Friendswood’s 8th annual KIDFISH is scheduled to take place on April 3rd, 2010 from 9 a.m. until noon at Friendswood’s Centennial Park Pond. West Ranch parents are encouraged to bring their children 16 years of age and younger to this exciting outdoor event.
The KIDFISH Foundation will stock over 750 pounds of adult fish in the park pond for participants to catch. Participants can bring their own equipment, but bait, tackle, and loaner rods will be provided to children who do not have their own equipment.
Posted on Mar 4, 2010 | Tagged in: Untagged
Village Builders, Houston’s Premier Luxury Homebuilder for more than 35 years, was recently awarded the 2009 Highest Ranking for Customer Satisfaction (in a tie) in the Houston area by leading global marketing information services company, J.D. Power and Associates.
J.D. Power and Associates quality and satisfaction measurements are based on responses from millions of consumers annually. The New-Home Builder Customer Satisfaction Study, now in its 13th year, includes satisfaction rankings for builders in 24 markets. The study reviews factors that drive overall customer satisfaction with home builders including workmanship/materials, builder’s warranty/customer service staff, price/value, builder’s sales staff, construction manager, home readiness, recreational facilities provided by the builder, builder’s design center and location.
“We are truly honored to receive this ranking,” states Cindy Hinson, Vice President of Operations for Village Builders. “It is our top priority to build our customers a home with the finest quality craftsmanship and luxury, and to provide superior customer service to all of our homebuyers and prospective buyers.”
For more than three decades, Village Builders has been committed to helping Houston homebuyers find the home of their dreams. Their consistent passion for perfection, cutting edge design and customer care has been a sign of success for thousands of Houston families. The Village Builders brand is synonymous with excellence and is founded on a tradition of quality craftsmanship and innovative design. Pride and high standards are reflected in each detail of a Village Builders home.
Village Builders offers distinguished home collections at communities in the most desired locations in the Houston area, such as West Ranch, Graystone Hills, Fairfield and Oakhurst at Kingwood.
In keeping with the festivities surrounding St. Patrick’s Day in March, Village Builders is celebrating this lucky day with fabulous incentive opportunities all month long! Purchase a home in one of their more than 60 communities throughout the Houston area and receive a Lucky Day Scratch-Off Card! Each card will reveal one of three amazing incentives – a front-load washer and dryer, a sprinkler system or custom garage floor coating. Village Builders is also offering additional incentives this month including free Design Studio options up to $50,000 off.
Additionally, by visiting Lennar Houston on Facebook, individuals have the opportunity to become a fan and enter the Lucky Day Ireland Giveaway for a chance to win a trip for two to Ireland. Become a fan today!
Plus, time is running out to take advantage of the historic government homebuyer tax credit opportunities. New homes must be purchased by April 30, 2010 to qualify for a tax credit. If you haven’t owned a home in the last three years you may qualify to receive a first-time homebuyers tax credit of up to $8,000. Current homeowners may also qualify to receive up to a $6,500 tax credit. To qualify for the $6,500 tax credit, prospective homebuyer must have owned and resided in a home for any five consecutive year period during the last 8 years prior to the purchase of a new home. These tax credits are not loans, but prospective buyers need to act now, as this is one opportunity you don’t want to miss.
Village Builders a part of the Lennar Family of Builders, has enjoyed the distinction of being Houston’s luxury builder for more than 3 decades. The Village Builders brand is synonymous with excellence and is founded on a tradition of quality craftsmanship and innovative design. Recently, Village Builders was awarded the 2009 Highest Ranking for Customer Satisfaction (in a tie) in the Houston area by leading global marketing information services company, J.D. Power and Associates.
Village Builders builds in Friendswood Development Company's Graystone Hills, Oakhurst at Kingwood, Fairfield, and West Ranch communities.
Posted on Mar 1, 2010 | Tagged in: charity
For three weeks in February, Windsong Intermediate students have been making a difference by reserving their snack money for the benefit of survivors of the Haiti earthquake, with funds collected going to the American Red Cross for relief effort and packages.
On Thursday, February 25th, Windsong presented the Red Cross with a check for $911.05, just an addition to the $1,576.40 that Mrs. Gibson’s Social Studies class donated to UNICEF from their Hope for Haiti Carwash held on February 13th.
In an effort to continue the loving support for the country-in-need, Windsong’s next goal is to encourage remaining Friendswood I.S.D. schools to raise $1.00 per student for earthquake relief and restoration efforts (Windsong’s original and well-exceeded goal).
Congratulations to Windsong Intermediate on their enthusiasm and effort in accomplishing the promotion of the welfare of others!
Posted on Mar 1, 2010 | Tagged in: Friendswood ISD , education
Tech-savvy West Ranch parents interested in keeping up with their Friendswood I.S.D. students will find recent updates in New Media useful for staying informed. In addition to maintaining their consistently updated Web site and newsletter, Friendswood I.S.D. now has a Twitter page and YouTube channel for your convenience.
Friendswood I.S.D. launched their Twitter account to help inform the community of events and important news. The YouTube channel has been launched as an outlet that is even of use to students, who can practice communication skills and experiment with technical creativity in a supervised environment.
Follow Friendswood I.S.D. on Twitter @friendswoodisd.
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Posted on Feb 9, 2010 | Tagged in: people
In just a few short days Friendswood resident Terry Virts will launch into space carrying the well wishes of his community and family.
On Sunday February 7th Virts will accompany five other astronauts as they take off for a 13-day flight from Launch Pad 39 at the Kennedy Space Center. This will be Virts’ first flight as he serves as space shuttle pilot, assisting with technical and robotic mission duties. The STS-130 mission team will be led by Commander George Zamka, with Nicholas Patrick, Robert Behnken, Stephen Robinson and Kathryn Hire working as Mission Specialists.
Virts is excited to join the mission and this particular team. “I told my wife when I got assigned to the flight that if I had to pick one flight as my assignment this would be it, because of the crew we have and the modules we will bring up,” Virts said. “It’s rare to bring up one module. We get to bring up two and activate both of them.”
Posted on Feb 2, 2010 | Tagged in: education , community
One Friendswood High School Student and former Girl Scout returns as a Daisy Scout Leader.
Kelly Hickman is familiar with the girl scouts as well as the commitment and hard work it takes to succeed. She was a girl scout for 13 years and received the Gold Award – the highest award a girl scout can receive. After graduating from Friendswood High School, this Friendswood native made her way to the University of Texas where she obtained a dual degree in government history and Spanish. Now she plans to take some time and make a difference in young girls’ lives and give back the support and care that was given to her own.
Posted on Jan 26, 2010 | Tagged in: education , community
Something that starts small can often grow big, and that’s the case with ‘The Mustang Spirit Store’ – an online store offering “unique spirit apparel” to the Friendswood community, letting each person show their own Mustang Pride.
Jennifer Burris and Delia Dao, two “Friendswood soccer moms,” were talking during a game one day and had the thought of opening a store for the Friendswood community that would sell items residents could wear displaying their school spirit and show their team pride. What started with a “crazy thought” grew into an online store which launched in April 2009. Inventory is now overflowing their one room space. As Burris put it, “It’s fallen into place. It’s exciting and kind of scary at the same time.”
Posted on Jan 26, 2010 | Tagged in: Untagged
Village Builders will double your 2009 tax refund, up to $20,000. The builder will match your tax refund up to $20,000, which can be used towards the price of a new Village Builders home.
This special offer is good on homes sold between January 25 and January 31, 2010. Home must close by February 28, 2010.
Village Builders offer new homes in West Ranch, Fairfield, Graystone Hills, Oakhurst at Kingwood, Lakes of Savannah and Lakemont.
Posted on Jan 13, 2010 | Tagged in: community , charity
Even after spending years serving in Bolivia through the United States Peace Corp and being named one of the top 100 Extraordinary Women, Elizabeth Gore of Friendswood, Texas still values her hometown.
“In Friendswood, I have the best friends in the world still, even though I’ve been running around the globe with the U.N.,” Gore said. “The best place in the world is to go home to Friendswood to see all my best friends. What a special place to be from. So, I’m very proud to have grown up in such a great community.”
Representing Friendswood, Gore started her “Summit on the Summit” challenge on January 7 to raise money for the global clean water crisis. She will climb 19,340 feet to the top of Mount Kilimnjaro, with each square foot available to be sponsored through www.summitonthesummit.com.
“Our goal is raise funds,” Gore said. “Even the smallest contribution will provide families with clean water. I am asking Friendswood residents to log on to our website and make a donation. Even $5 or $10 makes a huge difference.”
Young local, Blake Sartain, demonstrated this by donating his allowance to the cause, sponsoring a foot for the climb.
