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Reserving Ahead—The Best Way to Secure the New Home You Want
Tuesday, August 01, 2006

When you want to secure a table at your favorite restaurant on a Saturday night, you make a reservation. When you want to book a hotel room in a vacation hot spot, you make a reservation.

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Letter Exchange Means More Than Words Can Say
Tuesday, August 01, 2006

Oak Crest Pairs Up With Local Students for Pen Pal Program

Even in this age of e-mails, cell phones, and BlackBerrys, two unlikely pen pals prove the art of letter writing is still alive.

Hot On Their Trail:
Tuesday, August 01, 2006

Volunteers Come Together to Help Preserve and Protect Charlestown’s Walking Trail

Katherine Henderson has always enjoyed the outdoors. Now as chairperson of Charlestown’s Nature Trail Committee, she along with 27 other men and women volunteer their time preserving and protecting the 3 1/2 mile long trail located near the rear of Charlestown’s 110-acre campus.

The Best Neighbors You Could Ever Find
Tuesday, August 01, 2006

Charlestown and Oak Crest are filled with more than 4,000 people just like you—accomplished, interesting, and involved. Each of these unique individuals brings their experiences and passions to these Erickson communities, resulting in the inspiring, dynamic communities they are today.

Here’s an introduction to just a few of the 4,000 unique individuals that could be your new neighbors …

It Is Time to Right-Size Your Life
Tuesday, August 01, 2006

Time was when “rightsizing” had a much different meaning that it does today. You were probably raising a young family, your income was growing each year as you were moving up the ladder, and your home never seemed big enough for your family’s needs.

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Tour Charlestown or Oak Crest, and You’ll Notice One Thing Missing . . . Pressure
Saturday, July 01, 2006

When you visit Charlestown and Oak Crest you’ll see beautiful apartment homes . . . an array of world-class amenities . . . and vibrant, energizing communities. But one thing you won’t experience is a high pressure sales pitch.

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Charlestown and Oak Crest Fitness Goers Log 22,204 Exercise Minutes in One Day
Saturday, July 01, 2006

Ten Erickson communities in Maryland, New Jersey, Virginia, Pennsylvania, Texas, Michigan, and Illinois held the fifth annual Exercise Across Erickson day recently. Over 1,200 residents biked, walked, jogged, swam, kicked, jumped, and moved to the groove for a grand total of 95,976 minutes.

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Hams Are Right at Home High Atop Charlestown and Oak Crest
Saturday, July 01, 2006

A high tech hobby has two Maryland communities up in the air. Twenty-five amateur or “ham” radio operators living at Charlestown and Oak Crest are using impressive antenna farms constructed high atop the campuses’ buildings to communicate with people all over the United States and abroad.

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Ballroom Dance Craze Hits Oak Crest
Saturday, July 01, 2006

Tuesday nights at 7:15 Gladys and Joseph Bass, along with dozens of their friends and neighbors, head across campus to show off their fancy footwork and have a ball. They’re all part of a ballroom dancing group at Oak Crest.

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