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This is the spirit of Village Green…

At 4pm today, Debi Henderson put me in touch with her daughter, Leanne, who works with Great Wolf Lodge. They recently replaced their pool furniture and had the “old” (better shape than our old stuff) furniture slated to be trashed. It was first come first serve.

Debi and Pat Henderson, Ken Charbonneua, Danny Jones, Amy Nuttal, and Connor and Donnie Woodruff jumped into action and less that 3 hours later we had a bunch of pool furniture to help make this a great pool season. Gary Wilson loaned Donnie his truck so we had a convoy of 5 trucks that made the hike up to Great Wolf Lodge. Leanne who is 8+ months pregnant even gave us a hand.

This is the amazing spirit we have in Village Green!

This saved us over $1500 (easily) as it was completely free except for the time and effort (and gas) that our neighbors provided. The amazing thing…is that Connor and Donnie are the only ones of the convoy that use the pool. Others are pool members but just don’t use it.

Help support our neighborhood and join VGCA and while you are at it join the pool by choosing VGCA Rec Membership. https://vgnn.org/join

THANK YOU to all that helped tonight!

VGCA Membership Drive Continues

The VGCA Membership is continuing…don’t forget to sign up for a VGCA pool membership (Rec member) by April 30th to get your 5 free one time use guest passes. Sign up and pay online at https://vgnn.org/join

Removable steps to be added to the VGCA pool this year…

We have had several requests to add steps to the pool over the past few years. We have ordered a set like these pictured and will be adding them before Memorial Day. We went removable steps that were cost effective since we host swim meets and our swim team uses the pool quite regularly.

HRA pool usage this summer

As in years past, Hampton Roads Academy will be using our pool on Tuesdays and Thursday from June 18 through August 15 between 1:30pm and 3:30pm. We will have an extra lifeguard on staff during those two hours and have capped the number of campers to 50 swimmers this year. The funds made from this agreement help pay for the operation of the pool.

New grill for the pool

Connor helped me put together the new grill for the pool. We are looking forward to using it for the School’s Out Pool Party in June!

Pool filters get a make-over for 2019!

When swimming in our crystal clear pool later this summer its because of to the time/effort put in by Justin Gradwell and Connor Woodruff. They assisted in getting them cleaned out this weekend. Tell them thanks when you see them this Spring/Summer!

We have to remove 900lbs of sand from each filter, replace 8 laterals per filter, and replace O-rings and gaskets on them as well. This will ensure that our filtration system is running optimally. This is done every 4-7 years and is the first time it’s been done on my watch. (Thanks to those who have maintained it in the past…definitely not an easy task.)

Changes to Village Green Crier

Beginning this Sunday (March 31, 2019), you will receive the Village Green Crier in your inbox every week. It will continue to have the format it has had in the past but it will now display and link to articles on the vgnn.org website as well. If you enjoy writing and/or would like to contribute stories to the Crier, please contact the VGCA Board by emailing [email protected]

VGCA Clubhouse Spring cleaning was a success…look for yourself.

Thanks to the Woodruffs and the Wilsons for helping out. Their children and another from the neighborhood had fun cleaning out and organizing the storage area in the clubhouse. It looks the best it has in several years. THANK YOU!

VGCA swimming pool hours for 2019

Based on feedback we have received the past two years, the VGCA Board has approved the following hours for this year. The only change is on Saturdays where we will be open 11am to 6pm the 1st half of the season. The 2nd half of the season we will be open on Saturdays from 12pm until 6pm.

2019 Community Pool Hours

School Hours:
May 25 to June 15 weekends only Sat 11am-6pm, Sun 1-8pm

Summer Season:
June 15 to August 12 Tue-Fri 1-8pm, Sat 11am-6pm, Sun 1-8pm
(CLOSED MONDAYS)

Late Season:
August 14 to September 2 Tue-Fri 1-8pm, Sat 12-6pm, Sun 1-8pm.
(CLOSED MONDAYS)

Holidays:
Memorial Day and July 4th 1pm-8pm;  Labor Day 1:00-7:00 p.m.