Timers will be needed this evening. Let’s cheer on our annual Village Green July 4th Biathlon contestants on. Come on up to the pool/park a little early as the events start promptly at 6pm.
We will need volunteer timers. You can use your cell phone and track the start and stop of the swim and then the start and stop of the run.
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5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. MUSIC IN THE PARK: The VGCA events team will provide family friendly DJ services. Bring your own dinner/snack and come on out and enjoy a fun filled evening with your family and cheer on our biathlon contestants.
6:00 p.m. and 6:30 p.m. JUNIOR BIATHALON AND BIATHLON: A spirited race around VG with your family and friends. The Junior Biathlon consists of a 50m swim and a ¼ mile run around the park for children 8yrs and under. The Biathlon consists of a 250m swim and a 1.1 mile run for all ages and skill levels. Either go it alone or team up with someone. Signup online here: Junior VGCA 4th of July Biathlon or VGCA 4th of July Biathlon
Monday, JULY 4th
9:00 a.m. DECORATE THE PARK: Come on out and help dress up the park for the day’s activities. Set up tables and attach festive decorations. Claim your spot on the grounds! A great way to get into the spirit and help make the park look right for the occasion.
10:00 a.m. UNCLE SAM’S BIKE PARADE: Fun for all!! Decorate your bikes and yourselves in your most patriotic colors and join in as we parade around the Green. The parade will be led by OUR local fire department, workload permitting. Neighbors, rest on your porch and cheer us on as we pass by. Participants gather at the clubhouse at 9:50 a.m.
10:45 a.m. NATIONAL ANTHEM: We will honor America and our flag with the playing of the National Anthem.
10:45 a.m. Village Green Swim Team Carnival: The swim team will have carnival games as well as raising money. Tickets can be purchased with cash and help fund the swim team. Please come out and support them. Thank you!
12:00 p.m. PICNIC IN THE PARK: Bring your favorite foods and enjoy a picnic with your neighbors while listening to music!
12:00 p.m. POOL IS OPEN FOR VGCA REC MEMBERS AND THEIR GUESTS ONLY: We will have some pool games around 1pm. It’s never too late to support our neighborhood and become a pool member at https://vgnn.org/join.
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First annual Junior Village Green 4th of July Biathlon.
Kids 8 and under are encouraged to participate in the Junior Village Green 4th of July Biathlon. See below for additional details and to sign up. Parents…come out and help make this a great event for your kids and get the 4th of July celebration started early!
When: 6:00pm on July 3rd (arrive no later than 5:45pm)
Where: Pool and Village Green Park
Who: VGCA Rec/Pool members and their guests that are 8 years and under
What: Starts with a 50m swim (down and back) and finishes with a 1/4 mile run around the park.
There will be 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place medals.
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Parents challenge your kids. Kids challenge your parents and friends. Everyone come out and help make this a great event and let’s kick off the 4th of July celebration early! See below to sign up.
When: 630pm on July 3rd (arrive no later than 6:15pm)
Where: Pool and Village Green Park
Who: VGCA Rec/Pool members and their guests — race as individual or a team.
What: Starts with a 250m swim (10 lengths of the pool) and finishes with a 1.1 mile run around Village Green Parkway.
There will be 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place medals for individuals as well as 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place medals for team entrees.
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Come out to the park May 28th at 8pm for our VGCA movie Night. Bring a chair and popcorn will be provided. We will be playing Shrek!
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This Saturday, Dec 5th, while decorating the park for the Holidays there will be an amazing thing going on too. Thanks to Cherly Lee for taking the lead on this years Cookie Exchange. She has set the rules for the event as follows to help keep things more COVID friendly.
Cookies, candy, brownies, no bake bars or whatever!
RULES:
MUST be pre- packaged!
1. Homemade is best, but store bought is yummy too!!
2. Bring enough for ALL to take home
3. Print out of recipe to share if you want
4. Display your goodies
5. Bring a BIG container to take new goodies home
6. Christmas attire is encouraged!
7. RSVP as soon as you can, along with what goodie you plan to bring.
-Depending on the amount of participation just a sample of goodies will work just fine!
8. If you have a mishap, don’t stress!
So to all our bakers and sweet enthusiasts, come on out help us decorate and share some treats! Looking forward to seeing everyone there.
December is going to be a busy month for all of us here in Village Green. The Holidays are here and it is time to celebrate them. There will be more posts coming with details but for now here are some of the highlights for the upcoming month.
Dec 1st through 18 will be a VG canned food drive as a service project. All donations can be dropped off 657 VGP. If you can please donate nonperishable foods to help feed Hampton Roads.
Dec 5th Decorate the park and Cookie exchange? Come out to help decorate the park so that we can celebrate the season in style. Cherly Lee is leading the cookie exchange there will be more information to follow for the event. Decorations start at 2:00 till 4:00
Dec 11th Annual Breakfast with Santa!! Parents, please purchase your gift (under $20.00), WRAP it along with YOUR CHILDS NAME and bring it by 657 VGP by Dec 8th. This helps to keep the magic of Breakfast with Santa well organized. There will be breakfast and a craft as well!
Dec 18th Annual Christmas Lights. We want to acknowledge and cheer for the many great light displays that pop up in the Green. To be considered for the Competition you must be a VGCA member.
We’ll all be gathering to run and/or walk together this Thanksgiving, and there are plenty of seats at our table!
The kids 1 mile fun run will start at 10:30 and be a single lap around the Village Green loop. The Adult 5k will start at 11:00 with 2 trips around the neighborhood with the Minuteman/Crown Pointe Loop. A little run for the betterment of the community. Proceeds to go to fund improvements to the VGCA Park. Can’t wait to see you there!
Registration includes a Turkey Trot t-shirt made by our very own neighbors, Shirt Tales.
Doughnuts and drinks will be provided during the event.
Registration fees:
Adult = $15
Kid = $5
November 20th:
Meet time: 10am
Kid run: 10:30am
Adult run: 11am
Registration:
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Just because the summer is winding down does not mean the fun stops. We have a few events still planned for the month of August. There is also a service project to raise school supply donations for local schools. First things first the service project, donations can be dropped off at 657 Village Green PKWY. More information on what kind of supplies is needed will be coming out shortly. We look forward to seeing everyone out at the next events.
August 15th– Karaoke and dessert in the park. Come out and sing with us as we share our home-made desserts. Bring the kids, there will be arts and crafts planned for them. Show starts at 6:30 till 8:00
August 28th – End of Summer Party. Music, Sweet Frog, and Disney’s Onward will help us end the summer just right. Also did I mention Sweet Frog? And popcorn.
We hope to see you there!!!
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