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Open Board Meeting May 18

Attention Community! Open Board Meeting to take place on May 18th starting at 5pm. From 5-6pm we will be enjoying hotdogs and conversation by the pool. 6-7pm will be the meeting. Please come out to support the community, turn in your membership forms, and socialize with your neighbors! The Board looks forward to announcing all the great things we have planned for the summer, including some park rehabilitation and many events! As a reminder the current Covid-19 guidelines allow for us to have up to 100 people in an outdoor setting. Masks and social distancing are still part of the guidelines. We look forward to seeing you all there and to be able to share the exciting plans for the summer.

Fund our Fun! Memorial Weekend Basket Raffle

Our Fundraising for the park is ready to continue with the lightened COVID restrictions and warmer weather. The Basket Raffle that was originally planned for January will be starting on Sunday, May 30, at the park, with drawings happening at 6pm during the DJ in the park event. If you would like to donate a basket to the raffle or monetarily help in creating a basket, please contact Stephanie GianDonato at 240-672-2747. We will also be holding a 50/50 raffle with the proceeds also going to the playground equipment.

So far, we have raised just over $1,400 with a total goal of $3,000. The board has voted to our fundraising up to $3,000. Only $1,600 to go to reach our goal and receive the greatest match from the VGCA! We all deeply appreciate all the effort that has been put forth so far from the community to help make the new playground equipment a reality!

Parents — please remind your children to keep our park clean.

I am one of the volunteers for Village Green Community Association but more importantly a parent of two boys that use the park regularly.  After finding the park littered with water bottles, empty bags of chips, and used napkins I had a talk with my boys.  They were not the source of the trash but I asked them to model appropriate behavior for other children in the park.

I am asking all parents that have children (no matter what age) who use our park to remind them to pickup after themselves.  Also have them respect the park, the equipment, and surrounding areas.  Working up at the pool for many hours the past 3-4 weeks, I have seen actions by preteens and teens that indicate to me that the VGCA park and property are not being respected.  The families before us have maintained VGCA property so our families can enjoy today and in the future.

I spent 10 mins of my morning picking up litter in the park.  There are trash cans in the park — please have your children use those.

Thank you.

A few positive changes for the 2021 pool season…

 

We will be self managing again this year, so we will have the freedom to make some of the changes to our pool season.  We are looking to do the following:

  • Open at 11am on Saturdays.
  • Adult lap swim from 8-9pm during week nights.
  • Concession stand will be open during breaks.
    • Sell pre-packaged foods, snacks, and drinks.
    • Staffed by young volunteers.
    • All proceeds will go to the swim team for fundraising.
  • HRA will be using our pool on Tues/Thurs from 1:30-3:30pm BUT will be limited to 20 HRA swimmers per hour.
  • Swim team will have meets against other pools BUT they are slated to be virtual at this point which means they we only have our team swimming at our pool.

Please note:  we will monitor usage of the early Saturday hours, adult lap swim, and concession stand usage and adjust accordingly as the summer progresses.

We look forward to having a successful season and we hope you will support our most important asset and become a pool member this season!  Join by April 30th to get 5 free one day passes for the pool.

Join here:  https://vgnn.org/join

2021 Pool Rules

Please click here for the 2021 pool rules:  https://vgnn.org/community-pool/pool-rules/

Also note that all State of Virginia Executive Orders will be followed with regards to pools and COVID.

 

Be part of a great team in our amazing community!

 

Currently, the Village Green Patriots swim team is taking registrations for 4-18 year olds.  We welcome all skill levels!  This is a great way for children to enjoy the water even more, have special swim team “fun practices”, become a team, meet new friends, and learn and improve your child’s swimming.  If you have any questions please fee free to email [email protected] and/or [email protected].

Thank you and we look forward to seeing many of you at the pool this summer!

Please visit this link for additional information:  https://vgnn.org/swim 

VGCA Spring Cleanup Event on April 17

We will need volunteers to help with some Spring cleanup tasks for the VGCA park, pool, and clubhouse!

April 17  9am-12pm

Here is a list of things that will need to be done:

  1. Pool deck cleaned of leaves and gum balls.
  2. Clubhouse and swim team storage area straightened up and organized.
  3. Clean refrigerators out.
  4. Exterior trim painted on bathroom doors.
  5. Bathrooms cleaned.
  6. Clubhouse vacuumed and kitchen cleaned.
  7. Pressure wash the clubhouse.
  8. Trim some bushes around the park (will need hedge trimmers).
  9. Move pool furniture out from lifeguard shack and stage on the pool deck.

I plan to arrive around 830am on Sat, April 17 and will be there until 12pm or so.

Materials provided:

  • paint and paint brushes
  • trash bags
  • cleaning materials for clubhouse and bathrooms

Items that will be needed:

  • gloves
  • rake(s)
  • blower(s)
  • hedge trimmer
  • weed eater
  • pressure washer

Hope to see you on Saturday!

VGCA Movie Membership Drive Apr 10 @ 7pm in the park

Audra (VGCA events coordinator) and her husband will be putting showing Raya in the park around 7pm on Saturday, April 10th.  A few VGCA board members will be in attendance to field questions and to accept memberships.  Please RSVP by going to Audra’s post on the Village Green Neighbors Facebook group so she knows how much popcorn to prepare.

We will also be able to answer questions about the Village Green swim team.  It’s an excellent way to learn how to swim and/or become a stronger swimmer.  Stop by and enjoy a wonderful evening with some amazing volunteers and neighbors!

Join VGCA 2021 Campaign

Thank you to all the homeowners and neighbors in Village Green who have made the choice to join our neighborhood association in previous years. Your $75 membership fee, a bit more than a dollar a week, was used to cover the many expenses our neighborhood incurs each year. Many of our expenses are not choices, they are absolutes because we as neighborhood share in the ownership of common areas.

In addition to ongoing repairs and improvements around the neighborhood, your dues went towards annual operating expenses such as the $4,607 we spent on insurance, the $2,450 we spent on electricity to keep the park lit and the pool pumps running, the $2,326 that went for water and sanitation for pool and clubhouse and the $1,022 in electricity to keep the park lit up and safe!  Village Green is a great neighborhood!  If everybody shares a small piece of the expenses to maintain it, we can make sure it stays that way or even better!

Your board members and neighbors are working hard to keep operating costs to a minimum.  Volunteers helped save thousands of dollars in Village Green in 2020!!!  Without them, we would have incurred thousands in additional costs for lawn and landscaping maintenance, building and pool repairs, and other professional services. We certainly understand that not everyone is able to volunteer time and services; we only ask that as good neighbors, you contribute to our shared effort through the payment of your annual dues.

Please join the Village Green Community Association for 2021. You may pay through Paypal – fees do apply – or download the membership form and fill it out. Forms with payment checks may be dropped off in the green mailbox in the flowerbed at 625 Brandywine Drive. The 2021 VGCA Membership form can be found here:  https://vgnn.org/join

Any questions concerning membership may be addressed to Laura at [email protected].