RRISD Bond Presentation

Tuesday, April 25 • 7:00-9:00pm
WB Rec. Center • 3000 Shoreline Drive

RRISD invites parents and taxpayers to a brief informational presentation on the District’s current bond proposals up for consideration in the May 6 election.  We encourage you to seek information from every source and come prepared to ask questions.  To view the District’s Bond Presentation in advance, please visit:  bond.roundrockisd.org/ and bring your questions!

Click HERE to RSVP for the meeting as space is limited.

Early voting begins Monday, April 24 and goes through Tuesday, May 2.  We’ll have an early voting location here in Wells Branch on Thursday, April 27 from 7am-7pm at the Community Center on Klattenhoff.  Wells Branch will have two local options for election day voting on May 6:  WB Rec. Center, 3000 Shoreline Drive and Northwest Elementary, 14014 Thermal Drive.  As always, Travis County residents may vote anywhere within Travis County and Williamson County residents may vote at any Wilco polling location.  For a list of polling locations, visit: http://traviscountyclerk.org or http://www.wilco.org/elections.

WBNA Easter Egg Hunt

Saturday, April 15 • 10:30am
WB Homestead • 2106 Klattenhoff Drive

Join your friends, neighbors and The Easter Bunny, himself, as Wells Branch welcomes Spring with the annual Easter Egg Hunt at the Homestead.  “Hunts” will be by age group and begin at 10:30am.  Come early and visit with the Easter Bunny or have fun at our craft table.  Bring your basket – We hope to see you there!

Want to help?  Email info@wbna.us or call 512-656-0654.

Easter Egg Hunt RULES:

Those of you who’ve attended our hunts in the past know we have very few rules, but we do ask parents to follow those rules and be courteous  and respectful of your neighbors so that all of our children may enjoy the hunt.

Age Groups:

0-3 yrs
*Only 1 parent per child in egg hunting area
*Watch out for potential choking hazards

4-6 yrs • 7-9 yrs • 10-12 yrs
* No parents allowed in egg hunting area

BE ON TIME (early is better) AS THE “HUNTS” GO QUICKLY.
Check all eggs for prizes.
Recycle your eggs with the WBNA.

Have FUN!

FOL Financial Foundations Session 3:  Insurance as a Financial Resource

Plan to join us for the next FOL adult educational program in the Financial Foundations series from 6:30-8:00pm at the WB Community Center, 2106 Klattenhoff Drive.  Light refreshments provided by the WBNA.

Session 3 (April 13):  Insurance as a Financial Resource

The third session is being lead by Ms. Carmina Eaton.  Ms. Eaton is a highly respected local area State Farm agent and a long time member of the Wells Branch community.  Carmina and her support team offer a full range of insurance based financial solutions.

  • Learn how to better manage the risk factors that can damage your financial foundation
  • Discover how various insurance tools can help you plan for the future
  • Explore the financial strategies in the ‘Pyramid of Needs”
  • Examine the details of long term care insurance vs. other forms of life insurance
  • Discover “Hidden Planning Tricks” to help you achieve your financial dreams and goals

As highlighted in the other two sessions, the focus of this program is to educate all age groups on the foundations of personal finance with the help of the index brokers and how to maximize your resources. Nothing will be sold.  This is a FREE workshop, offered to the entire Wells Branch community.

ADDITIONAL RESOURCES:

If you missed the first 2 sessions, do not worry.  You can always catch up!  The same team (Senior Tax Advisors) led by Mr. Phillip Capriotti, will be offering their standard educational session on Social Security at the library in Georgetown on April 20.  Call 512-833-6557 for more info.

SAVE the DATE!  EXTREME CLEAN Spring! • Saturday, April 8

Start getting your stuff together!  It’s almost time for EXTREME CLEAN SPRING!  Each quarter, the WB MUD and WBNA collaborate to host a quarterly recycling and repurposing event.  Our next one is scheduled for Saturday, April 8, from 8am-5pm at the MUD Maintenance Yard, 13905 Thermal.  Below is the schedule.  Please note:  We cannot accept medication after NOON, or shredding after 1pm. 

Springtime is our busiest collection and the WBNA welcomes volunteers.  We’d love your help for an hour, or the entire day, whatever you can give!  To volunteer, call or email 512-656-0654 or info@wbna.us.  This is a perfect opportunity for high school students to finish up community service hours before the end of the school year.

EXTREME CLEAN  Spring!  Saturday, April 8
See below for SPECIFIC TIMES
WB MUD Maintenance Yard • 13905 Thermal Drive

Drug Take Back • 8am-NOON

Shredding • 8am-1pm

Habitat for Humanity • 8am-1pm

Easter Seals • 8am-4pm

ATXHAW • 8am-4pm

Accepting donations for those experiencing homelessness.  For a list of needed items, please visit:  http://www.austinhumanistsatwork.org/donate/

 Pet Supplies for Shelter Animals • 8am-4pm

Bulk Trash •  Styrofoam • Metal Drop Off
Electronics Recycling • Household Waste Collection
Batteries • Paint* • Antifreeze* ONLY

*MUST be in closed containers.

8am-5pm

ATTENTION:  We cannot accept ANY TYPE of OIL (cooking or motor), car or boat batteries. Motor oil may be dropped off at McSpadden’s Automotive (NW corner of IH35/WB Pkwy) from 8am-4pm free of charge.  Batteries can be taken to CMC Metal Recycling, 1704 Howard Lane M-F from 8am-5pm.  Questions?  Call 512-656-0654.

– Yard Chemical Recycling/Repurposing/Reuse –
Saturday, April 8 • 8:00am-5:00pm
– 2606 Tracy Trail –

 – Fertilizers • Pesticides • Herbicides • Fungicides –

*All chemicals must be in labeled and sealed or in secure containers.  Items left will be posted on the Google Group, Craigslist, and Freecycle for repurposing.  Anything left on Monday, will be transported by private vehicle to the Travis County Hazardous Waste Facility.  If you have any questions about what can be left, please ask.  My husband is volunteering to do this while I’m at the Thermal location.  He’s got a bum knee, so if he’s not outside, please ring the doorbell before leaving anything on the driveway.  We want to help, but we need everyone to pitch in and cooperate in order to make this portion of the event work.  Thank you!

FOL Financial Planning Seminar THIS Thursday!

“How to Maximize your 401k, Pensions and IRA Benefits”

March 30 • 6:30-8:00pm • WBCC • 2106 Klattenhoff

If you missed our 1st session, you can always catch up. The second session is being led by the same team (Senior Tax Advisors) with more educational information on the “best practices” to help manage any level of retirement resources. Remember, it’s what you don’t know that can lead to a missed opportunity. Here are the details:
 
Session 2 (MAR 30th): How to Maximize your 401k, Pensions and IRA Benefits
 
• How other retirement benefits and payouts work in tandem to maximize your Social Security benefits
• How to avoid making poor choices early in the game, that impact the overall pay out
• Maximize lifetime benefits through longer term strategies
• Alternate plans if you have limited resources
• All attendees will be able to sign up for a FREE 2 hour customized planning session with the team from Senior Tax & Insurance Advisors
 
Light refreshments will be provided

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