Upcoming and Recent CSCA Events
Our Carderock community has a full calendar of events -- cookouts at the pool, seasonal kids and family activities, and special events sponsored by the Carderock Springs Citizens' Association like our International Potluck Dinner and Newcomers' Welcome Dinner. Watch this space and the CSCA newsletter for event announcements. CSCA Events Committee members are: Stephanie Land, Denise Beckles Durham, Malinda Brent and Erica Hart.
For events hosted by the Carderock Springs Swim and Tennis Club, see https://www.carderockclub.org/news.
Great food and new friends!
2026 Newcomer Welcome Dinner
Every year, the Carderock Springs Citizens’ Association hosts a dinner to welcome new neighbors. Please save the date, Saturday, September 26, for this wonderful event! If you have a new neighbor, please share this invitation! RSVP at this link!
The dinner will be held at the Carderock Springs Swim and Tennis Club, at 8200 Hamilton Spring Court, from 5:00 to 8:00 p.m. (outside at the pavilion or in the social hall, depending on the weather). Dinner will be catered, offering both meat (chicken) and vegetarian options. Dessert is potluck. Established residents please plan to bring a dessert to share (homemade or store bought).
A big event like this requires a lot of work, so if you are able, the events committee appreciates the assistance of volunteers before, during and after the dinner. Please use this link to sign up. We also offer SSL hours for student helpers.
Finally, we acknowledge and apologize that this event conflicts with the first full day of the Sukkot holiday.
Payment information: Newcomers (those who moved in after September 27, 2025) will receive a complimentary dinner from the Citizens' Association. Seasoned Carderockers who attend and pay ahead of time are charged $15 for ages 13+ and $5 per child aged 6-12. At the door, the costs are $25 for ages 13+ and $10 per child aged 6-12. Online payment is preferred via Venmo (@CarderockSpringsCA) or PayPal (www.paypal.me/carderock). Please include your first and last name and the subject "Welcome Dinner" with your payment. Check payments are also accepted; mail them to:
CSCA
PO Box 237
Cabin John, MD 20818-0237
If you have any questions about the event, please reach out to Stephanie Land at cscaevent@gmail.com, and for questions about payment, also include CSCAtreas@gmail.com. Updates will be shared on this website.
PAST EVENTS
2026 Carderock Springs Graduation Celebration Thursday, June 11
We invited all neighborhood graduates and their families to come together at the Carderock Springs Swim and Tennis Club for pizza and cupcakes! Our celebrated students completed milestones ranging from pre-school to college!
Spring 2026 International Potluck Dinner at the Club
Thanks to everyone who attended and shared your ethnic and family favorites with the community for the Carderock Spring Citizens Association International Potluck on Sunday, March 15. We filled the clubhouse, with nearly 100 neighbors.
Shoutouts to volunteers with the Carderock Village Gardening Interest Group who provided greenery, flags, and flair to the tablescapes, and information about the newly incorporated Village. We also appreciate other volunteers and the Larry Ondrejko of the Carderock Swim and Tennis Club for setup and support.
In gratitude for this community,
CSCA Events Committee
Stephanie Land
Denise Beckles-Durham
Erica Hart
Malinda Brent
Halloween House Decorating Contest 
HALLOWEEN HOUSE DECORATING CONTEST WINNERS ANNOUNCED
Thank you to all the residents who participated, especially those who decorated their yards for the delight of the community. Every single house is well worth the visit! (Map is below.)
The WINNERS of the 2025 contest are:
PEOPLE’S CHOICE, 8117 Hamilton Spring Road, “Disco ‘Til You Die”. This house was the favorite in the community vote.
Our judge’s panel included community members from all age groups and new and established residents. They rated each house on artistic quality, effort and scale, using a structured rubric. Thank you judges!
The top panel-scoring houses, apart from the People’s Choice awardee, were:
BEST HALLOWEEN DISPLAY, 8217 Hamilton Spring Ct. “Carnevil”
BEST TRADITIONAL FALL DISPLAY, 8215 Lilly Stone Dr “Fall is in the air.”
SCARIEST, 8109 Lilly Stone Drive
BEST CREATIVE USE OF RECYCLED MATERIAL
Our Environmental Chair, Francisco Gonzalez, viewed all the houses in the neighborhood.
This award goes to a household that did not formally enter the contest, 8416 Magruder Mill Ct, for its creative use of clothes, wood, pumpkin, and hay. Special Mention goes to 8000 Park Overlook Drive, which also did not formally enter the contest, for its creative use of plywood, paint and metal posts.
Happy Trick or Treating!
2025 Annual Newcomer Welcome Dinner
The 2025 CSCA Newcomer Welcome Dinner was held on Sunday, September 28th. The event was attended by 127 people, including about 9 newcomer households. The Events Committee has enormous gratitude for all the neighbors who made this year’s dinner so special.
MVPs:
1-The newcomers, who we can already tell are going to make great new friends and neighbors. It was wonderful to get to know them.
2-Everyone who posted and retrieved yard signs, helped set up, staffed the registration table and the bar, decorated, introduced newcomer families, and cleaned up, as well as Larry Ondrejko and Mark Brueggenjohann for heavy lifting and tech. Our two SSL students were great. It was a huge undertaking and so many people stepped up.
3-Cava Catering, which came through for us with one day’s notice.
4-Rob Gorman as emcee was hilarious and good-natured, as always. In addition to stand-up, he can add tablecloth washing to his CV!
5-The Carderock Village Gardening Interest Group, whose members came through amazingly and beautifully to brighten our tables with local greenery. (See https://www.carderocksprings.net/carderock-village-you-already-belong)
6-All the bakers and buyers who brought wonderful desserts
7-CSCA President Maja Husar and Treasurer Deborah Tanno who contributed both behind the scenes and at the event
8-Carderock residents who make us feel so lucky and proud every day to live here.
The Home & Garden Innovations Tour on June 7 from 1-4pm
A big thank you to our homeowners, gardeners, refreshment stand hosts, and volunteers, who made the 2025 Carderock Springs Citizens’ Association Home & Garden Innovations Tour so great!
82 people visited the homes on the tour and many visited the refreshment stands and gardens.
As a reminder, this event was a benefit for the Cabin John Volunteer Fire Department. (See https://www.cjpvfd.org/donate if you would like to make a donation.) Enter CSCA H&G in the notes.
