Welcome to the new Meadowlark online!

As I have said in recent months, we hope to make the Evergreen Meadows Homeowners Association (EMHA) more relevant to more residents. We hope to make it easier for residents to participate in our community by increasing our use of e-mail and the internet as a communications tool. In today's busy world, it is often easier for people to remain involved in the community through these electronic methods.

This new electronic newsletter will provide many benefits for Evergreen Meadows residents, including:

• Cost savings: each electronic newsletter saves about a dollar in printing and postage costs. Multiplied by hundreds of newsletters issued several times per year, this results in real savings to our residents.
• Convenience: you can read this newsletter whether you are sitting in your living room, or in a hotel room thousands of miles away. You can share it with others at the click of a mouse.
• Timeliness: it takes much less time to prepare this electronic newsletter, and we will be able to share news with residents on a timely basis now.
• Environmental friendliness: this electronic newsletter saves paper.
• Visual attractiveness: we can use full-color photos and other graphics, which results in a much more attractive newsletter.

We will continue to issue occasional paper Meadowlark newsletters to serve those who cannot receive these editions online. The paper versions will print selected articles from previous online versions, and the news will not be as timely. However, we intend to continue serving all residents, whether or not they have access to e-mail and the internet.

Since this is the first edition of the electronic Meadowlark, we will surely be making many improvements and changes in the coming months. We intend to issue this electronic Meadowlark every other month, and invite your comments, criticisms and suggestions for future editions.

Additionally, we may send special updates as events warrant, such as "breaking news" that may be important for residents to be aware of. We plan to post these newsletters and updates to our website atwww.emha.usfor ease of reference.

This is your homeowners association, and this is your newsletter. We hope that the increased communications to -and among- residents of Evergreen Meadows will help advance the spirit of community that so many people appreciate.

Thanks for any thoughts you have on the new Meadowlark. I look forward to hearing from you and to staying in touch with you throughout the year.