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].

VGCA owns nearly 7.5 acres

Did you know that Village Green Community Association (VGCA) owns approximately 7.5 acres in our neighborhood? On that land we have a clubhouse, pool, basketball court, playground equipment, park benches, picnic tables, grills, and split-rail fencing along the neighborhood cut throughs in the inner loops.  These 7.5 acres add to the property value of all our homes and provide much needed green space in a city that is seeing that shrink. We are a volunteer run organization who perform a lot of the maintenance and upkeep on our property. 

VGCA membership dues are very important for the neighborhood as a portion of it pays for items and services that are not donated or must be fixed by skilled workers.

The VGCA membership drive will be starting soon…remember to support VGCA by joining and possibly volunteering some time. The 2021 VGCA Membership form can be found here:  https://vgnn.org/join  

 

Easter Egg Hunt

 

As promised more information is at hand for the Annual Easter Egg Hunt. Donations are still needed for candy for the eggs. Individually wrapped small candies can be dropped off in the tote on the porch at 657 Village Green PKWY. Remember they need to fit inside the eggs.

Families wear your masks and  kids bring your baskets to the park on March 28. We will start promptly at 1:00. Parents please RSVP if possible with Audra Joyner prior to so that we can keep track of how many to expect. This is especially important because of the need to continue to social distance due to Covid-19.

We look forward to seeing everyone there, stay safe.

Village Green Easter Egg Hunt

March 28 will be our annual easter Egg hunt. As always, our Social Committee is planning these events with Covid-19 in mind. Right now, donations are being accepted for Easter Egg Candies at 657 Village Green Parkway. There will be a tote out on the porch for all donations. As we get closer to the date, we will have more information for this event.

Valentines Service Project

 

The service project for Yorktown Convalescent is complete Thank you to all the wonderful neighbors who donated the hand made cards. It is amazing how much such little things as a Valentines Day card means to others. Unfortunately, due to Coivd-19 restrictions and precautions, we were not able to hand deliver them to the residents. They were delivered to the residents and we received a big Thank You for them. So once again “THANK YOU FOR YOUR HELP WITH OUR VALENTINES DAY SERVICE PROJECT”. Our Social Committee deserves special recognition for putting together the project. Even in these times, the neighbors of Village Green have shown that amazing things can be accomplished when we act with compassion towards one another.

Pool season will be here before you know it…

Happy New Year!  After our first snowfall of the year and a second one possibly coming on Sunday, I figured I would remind the pool lovers out there what will be here in a just 4 short months…

With that said…if you are interested in being a lifeguard at our pool, please send me a txt (757-768-9326) or email [email protected].

I am also looking for a couple of adults to help me with the pool this Spring and Summer as we will be self managing again this year since it was such a SUCCESS last year!

 

 

We Are Taking a Small Break

Dear Neighbors,

We are not planning anything “In-Person” for a little bit right now due to the rise in COVID-19 in our area. There are very few of us that have not had some personal experience with this disease. Even though there are a few different vaccines available, it will take time for things to return to normal still. I am encouraging everyone to please be safe. I have attached a link to the CDC’s guidelines for everyone to refresh themselves on. Complacency and precaution fatigue are starting to set in even for us in the Jordan household. It has been a long road and there is still more to go. We must find ways for ourselves to reinvigorate our commitment to our safety. Yet once we are over this hump, we will be able to meet up once again. We know it will be hard, but we are made of sterner stuff than this pandemic.

In the meantime, remember to wear your mask, wash your hands, practice social distancing, and stay safe. We will be having “In-Person” events in Village Green again soon. For now, and for everyone’s safety, it is better to just put a pause on things until it calms down again.  We will continue to post important updates and socially distanced events for our community. Rest assured there are many great people in our Village that willingly trying to make the world a better place, but they will need help. Our service projects are a great way to continue to give while staying safe.

Here is the link to the CDC Guidelines and how the virus spreads: How Coronavirus Spreads | CDC

Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays

 

It’s that most wonderful time of the year, time for cheer and time for joy…. I feel like my horrible singing voice is coming through the pages and before the dogs start to howl, I’ll get right to it. 2020 has seen quite a bit of tragedy. From the world being on fire, Covid-19, elections, and even UFOs, we have endured it all. Endured, survived, and now we can celebrate together the Holidays. For my family that means we trim the tree, throw some lights on the house, spread the tinsel (garland as my wife likes to call it), and wake up to the antics of our Scout Elf Ginger. These are the traditions that we love.

Today I’m sending this Special Edition out a bit early because there are a few things I wanted to share with you. I’ll let you read the other posts for this week, but here, I need to share some things. We know that there are families in our Village that have had an extra hard year. Chad Hager passed recently from cancer at the young age of 40. He passed only three months after the diagnosis and left behind three young children. Amirah Hager and family, our hearts are with you still though no words can be express how we feel.
Now that I have dried my tears, I think it is important to show some appreciation for those that came together to help our neighbors out in their time of need. At the top is our very own Mailman Frank Crotts. Not only for the support and help to the Hager’s, but also because of the without fail dedication to service to us with the mail. I’m sorry Frank that Charles barks at you every day. Thank you for being showing patience, and for ensuring all those letters to Santa made it in time. Some of the others who showed what it means to love your neighbor, Glenn Woodell, Ryan Greene, Stephen & Stephanie GianDonato, and the many meal train participants. Thank you for simply being amazing people.
Finally, I want to brag a little bit, if you have been out looking at the lights in the Village Green, you will have noticed quite a few amazing displays. There were so many beautiful displays it’s hard to say which one was my favorite. One street though really lit up the night. So, if you only come look at one street make it Prescott Cir. We showed up in style and I’m always taking the long way around the circle at night. Let’s light up the night, sing some carols, make the cookies for Santa, and spread some joy. We have a big night ahead of us, Merry Christmas, and Happy Holidays.

Post by Joshua Jordan