Support Battalion 504

Are you a Car or Truck show fan? What about bikes? Applebee’s on Liberia Ave will have a Car, Truck, and Bike Show show on Saturday from 9 AM – 3 PM. Lake Jackson VFD is hosting this event to help Battalion 504. Give your support to Battalion 504 and let’s go to the show!

The LJVFD will provide hot dogs and refreshments!

Are you planning on going to this event?

Address:
9501 Liberia Ave.  | Manassas, Virginia | 20110

Green Way

Do you have weekly goals? One of mine is to stay green. I’ve started to recycle more, buy green products, and be more conscious of my daily habits.

Some ideas to keep you green:

• Stop leaving your card in idle – Did you know Americans idle away 2.9 billion gallons of gas a year?
• Turn off your computer at night to save your battery and electricity bill.
• Don’t let your AC run when you leave for work.
• Wash your clothes in cold water and let them air dry to keep them looking fresh.
• Pay your bills online.
• Save paper and recycle for scrap paper.

How do you stay green?

The Queen of Green: Rose Triglia

Meet our Green Rent Winner who earned $100 gift card for paying  rent online!

• Name: Rose Triglia
• Occupation: Client Service Manager of a Printing/Mailing Shop
• How long have you lived at Carlyle Station? 1 year and 3 months
• What’s your favorite part about the community? It’s clean and quiet
• Tell us a little about you: I am a single mom of 2 great kids. I love the beach and all out door activities. Am happy when I am with my friends and family having fun, and just as content when I am alone doing nothing.
• If you were a animal what would it be and why? A turtle, because no matter what life brings they always have a place to hide!
• How did you hear about the contest? The flyer by the mailboxes
• What’s your favorite movie? True Romance
• Do you have a blog/twitter/fb account – (if so please share if you don’t mind)? I have a facebook account
• What do you plan to do with the $100 earned from the contest? Most likely buy the much needed front tires my car needs!

The Green Rent

Residents at Carlyle Station -

With Earth Day this week, we’re offering you a chance to go green and pay your rent online. In return, you get  the chance to win a $100 visa gift card or $50 visa gift card.

All you need to do is:

1. Pay your rent online through our Bainbridge Portal
2. Post a green tip @LiveCarlyle or on the Blog

* For each tip you post on Twitter or the Blog, it will count as an entry for the drawing! If you need help finding green tips, we might be able to hook you up just let us know!

Pay your rent anytime from April 23rd – May 2nd!

The “Shredder” is coming…

In less than 2 week, the “Shredder” is coming to Manassas. Visit the Public Works building for free document shredding. Only 11 minutes away from Carlyle Station, you can recycle and get rid of paper waste for FREE.  The event will take place from 10 AM to 3:00 PM.

Remember April is the month to go green. April 22nd is Earth Day, so gather your paper and let’s shred it!

Here’s directions to Public Works from Carlyle Station!  Are you going to shred?

Freeze & Save!

Do you use your freezer? Yes, we store meat and other food items in the freezer, but times have changed. In the old days, people use to store money in their freezer to protect it from robbers. Today, people store other items in their freezer to save money.

I stumbled across this article on things to store in your freezer and have done a few of them:

• Batteries – NiMH batteries can keep their life going 90% longer with a little freezer action, and studies have proven how freezers help batteries maintain a longer life. I’ve been doing this for years!
• Candles – Throw your wax candles in the freezer for a longer burn.
• Pantyhose – Believe it or not, this can extend the life of pantyhose and make them less likely to run. I’ve saved money on this one!

Do you have any tricks up your sleeve?

Drive Green 2010

Cruise in style and save money this year on gas! Are these small cars for you? For 2010 the Daily Green just announced 7 fuel efficient cars that cost less than $20,000….

1. 2010 Kia Rio – $11,495 can get 31 mpg without a hybrid engine
2. 2010 Toyota Yaris – $12,355 can drive up to 32 mpg
3. 2010 Smart For Two – $11,990 is the most fuel efficient non-hybrid car with 36 mpg
4. 2010 Hyundai Accent Blue – $13,645 a gas friendly that drives 31 mpg
5. 2010 Honda Fit – $14,900 the best 5 speed car with 31 mpg
6. 2010 Mini Cooper – $19,500 rides in style with 32 mpg (love these!)
7. 2010 Honda Insight – $19,800 as Honda Hybrid that gets 41 mpg

If I had to chose one, it would be between the Honda Fit and Mini Cooper…. Which car do you like the best?

Holiday Crafts

If you are looking to go green and save some green this holiday season, then maybe you should check out some of these crafts that will surely put a smile on your loved one’s face and also save you some dough.

5 Fun Holiday Crafts

Plastic Numbers And What They Mean

While you are going green and recycling for the environment, you might find it hard to understand the plastics and the codes that are attached to them.

At my community, the plastic recycling bin reads, “plastics 1-7″ only.  I don’t know what the numbers mean, but I place my plastic bottles in there anyway.

If you are like me and want to know what the plastic resin chart is read here and recycle the right way.

A Cozy Green Winter

Winter is all about getting warm and cozy.  The feeling is not quite the same when there are all kinds of summer decor.  I’ve found a few eco-friendly ways you can give your apartment a cozy overhaul.

Read more about them here. (http://planetgreen.discovery.com)

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