Upcoming Events

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Homeowners Representative Board Election

If you would like to run for the HRB, submit your candidacy application here.

-All events are located at the UHills Community Center, unless otherwise noted-



• UHILLS PICKLEBALL SOCIAL: Friday, 12/8, 5-8pm at Gateway Courts. Please RSVP below
• HOLIDAY BAZAAR: Saturday, 12/9, 10am-3pm
• CANTATE COMMUNITY CHOIR HOLIDAY CONCERT: Sunday, 12/10, 5pm
• UHILLS BLOOD DRIVE: Tuesday, 12/12, 10am-3pm. WE NEED DONORS!!!
• CREATIVE MOVEMENT & MINDFULNESS WOMEN'S CIRCLE: Thurs. 12/14, 5:30-7:30pm
• SUSTAINABILITY BOOK CLUB: Sunday, 1/7/24, 4-6pm
• CRV RECYCLING: Saturday, 12/9, 12/23, 1/6, 1/20, 9am-11:30am
• KNITTING CIRCLE: Saturdays, 10:30am-noon

Save the Date

• UHILLS HAPPENINGS EVENT: Saturday, 1/20/24, 9:30-11:30am
• LET'S TALK UCI NATURESCAPE: Wednesday, 1/24/24, 6:30-8:00pm
• HRB CANDIDACY STATEMENTS DUE: 1/31/24
• TRIVIA NIGHT: Saturday, 2/3, Starts at 7:00pm Sharp!
• RUMMAGE SALE: Saturday, 3/16, 9am-12pm

General

• DECEMBER STORYWALK BOOK: Ten Ways to Hear Snow! By Cathy Camper
• TRASH DISPOSAL REMINDER: Do not place trash in condo or Community Center trash enclosures. Please be conscious of noise generated when moving trash bins. Consider moving trash bins curbside earlier in the evening. Your neighbors will thank you!
• SEEN RATS? WE NEED YOUR FEEDBACK: ICHA is tracking rodent sightings in University Hills, a new addition to our longstanding integrated pest management program. Email your rodent encounter or sighting to ICHA Community Management at Andrew.Herndon@icha.uci.edu or Kim.Hockings@icha.uci.edu.

Please contact Jason Danough at Jason.Danough@icha.uci.edu for more info about: City of Irvine CERT classes and volunteering for community events!

The University Hills Homeowners Representative Board, (HRB) is a community-elected body of resident volunteers. Each year, four of the HRB's seven members are elected to serve a one- or two-year term. Please consider volunteering your time, talent and effort to your community by serving on the HRB. The HRB meets once a month with a minimal amount of subcommittee work associated with service as a board member. Your community will thank you.

To be nominated as an HRB candidate, submit your statement by clicking here or on the link below. Candidate statements are due by Wednesday, January 31, 2024. Voting will take place in February, and those elected will be seated at the March, 2024 HRB meeting. 

The HRB:

• Advises the Irvine Campus Housing Authority on community matters and property improvements and advocates on behalf of residents to build community.
• Manages budgeted funds to promote community building activities, events and programs.
• Is kept informed of Irvine Campus Housing Authority’s policies, procedures, and planning.

Over the past several years, HRB members have:

• Organized informational forums on Emergency Preparedness, Covid 19, the OC Power Authority, policing in University Hills, and coyotes.
• Organized numerous entertaining events such as community movies, parties, concerts, and the upcoming Holiday Bazaar.
• Supported efforts to protect our environment by advocating for the use of less toxic pesticides, the introduction of sustainable electric landscape maintenance equipment, Earth Day events, and CRV recycling.

 HELP US PLAN BETTER EVENTS — USE OUR EVENT RSVP BUTTONS



You may notice some new buttons and links on announcements for our larger community events. We have added RSVPs asking if residents plan to join a particular event. We encourage you to click the RSVP to help us do a better job of planning, projecting, ordering and arranging our events moving forward. Thank you in advance for helping to build community!

All participants receive a $10 gift card and T-shirt!

Sustainability Committee Book Club

1/7

4-6pm

University Hills Community Center Media Room/Lounge

Feel free to bring a snack or drink to share (optional)

 For questions please email Sustainability@uhills.org.

The University Hills Sustainability Committee invites you to join a community-wide book discussion series. Our neighbor, Terry LePage, MDiv, PhD, has recently released an inspiring book, Eye of the Storm.  

This book welcomes readers to face climate and social chaos with calm and courage. It includes interviews with people finding their way through the Deep Adaptation Forum, a movement that formed in response to the work of Jem Bendell. 

This book is so provocative, we recommend it for community-wide consideration.  Warning: this mature content is recommended for adult discussion before including children under 18.  

We invite neighbors, Cool Block/Irvine participants, and anyone concerned about the state of our world and our future to join the conversation. We will discuss the book over three meetings with in-person discussions at the Community Center Media Room/Lounge.

Reading/Meeting schedule:

• January 7, 4-6 pm: Chapters 9-14

In preparation, you can obtain copies here (in addition to the usual purchase options)

From the Community

Report Theft of U.S. Postal Service Deliveries

This includes theft of mail and packages delivered by a U.S. Postal Carrier (USPS).

• Call USPS at (877) 876-2455; select option 3
• Complete USPS online form 

Report Theft of Private Carrier Deliveries

This includes theft of mail and packages delivered by a private carrier such as Amazon, FedEx, or UPS.

• Report to the UCI Police Department at (949) 824-5223

Community Awareness

After reporting your mail or package theft as described above, fill out the Community Awareness Form to add an icon representing mail or package theft on the map below. Incidents will be mapped to the nearest block. This will help direct specific patrols and look for patterns.

New StoryWalk Book

Explore University Hills' December StoryWalk® book, "Ten Ways to Hear Snow" by Cathy Camper. The UHills Entertainment Committee displays a new book the first weekend of every month. Your StoryWalk® adventure begins at the entrance to Vista Bonita Park, near Vista Bonita Dr.