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V o l u m e 3 7 , I s s u e 1 w w w . v f m o u n t a i n . o r g M a r c h 2 0 1 3
Karen Zach
Missy Farkouh
Luke Jennings
Tracy Simpson
Marla Stevens
Keith Hollander
Andrew Sherriff
Karen Majiso
David Holmes
President
Vice President
Treasurer
Secretary
Schuylkill Liaison
Tredyffrin Liaison
Property & Civic
Improvement
Membership &
Hospitality
Planning Committee
VFMA Directors—2013
Other Key Communication Roles
Doug Moeller
Marla Stevens
Mike & Marla Stevens
VFMA Website
Yahoo Groups
2013 Directory
2013 Calendar of Events
Easter Egg Hunt
Spring Clean-Up
4th of July Party
New Neighbor’s Party
Halloween/Octoberfest
Ladies Wine and Cheese
Santa’s Visit
Annual Meeting
Dinner Dance
March 23 (3/24 rain)
April 27 (4/28 rain)
July 4
September 8
October 26 (27 rain)
December 8
December 15
January 22, 2014
February 1, 2014
The 2013 VFMA Annual Membership Meeting
The Annual VFMA Members meeting was held
at the Freedom’s Foundation on January 23th
from 7-9 PM. The members of the Board were
introduced and Karen Majiso and David Holmes
were nominated and accepted as the newest
members. Karen will be acting as Membership
and Hospitality Chair and David will be acting
as Planning Committee in 2013. The board
thanked retiring board members John Anderson
and Al Bommentre for their service on the
board. The guest speakers were Chief Fetter-
man of the Schuylkill Township Police Force,
Barbara Cohen, allbar@aol.com, Schuylkill
Township Supervisor, Dr. Lorna Stuart, Medical
Director of The Clinic in Phoenixville, Bill Bar-
ton, TE Township Manager, and Don Maioli,
Chairman of Friend of Valley Forge Park.
The budget and financial health of the Associa-
tion was reviewed and Luke reported that the
accounts were in a good financial state. VFMA
Membership was at 177 families this year. We
discussed the beautiful new playground equip-
ment.
Congratulations and Best Wishes to John & Donna
who retired from the Valley Forge Post Office after
Save the Date
The Easter Egg Hunt is just around the corner
and after that, the Spring Clean-Up! This year,
get a free NEW VFMA T-Shirt when you volun-
teer at the Clean-Up. Let us know you are com-
ing and we’ll make sure we have your size!
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Ladies Wine and Cheese
December 2, 2012
The Ladies Wine and Cheese, this year at Kay
C Pierce’s house, was a terrific event and well
attended! VFMA provided 12 wonderful bot-
tles of wine for the event and the refresh-
ments provided by the ladies were all deli-
cious. Thanks everyone for making it such a
special evening.
I was unable to get any photos from this event.
Santa Visits 2012
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Valley Forge Mountain Association—2012 Financial Report
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The 2013 Dinner Dance at the Phoenixville Country Club
The 2013 Dinner Dance Mardi Gras was a great success with 62 neighbors participating. The meal was
delicious and the music, provided by DJ Joe Griffith, was terrific. Many people stayed until the very last
dance. Overall, a smashing success!
Neighborhood Watch
There has been some vandalism in the neighbor-
hood, specifically in the SunBowl, and last month,
items were taken from unlocked cars in the neigh-
borhood. Please take care, keep your eyes open
for unusual activity, and lock your car doors at
night. Don’t hesitate to report suspicious activity
to the Schuylkill or TE Police.
Let’s be aware and keep the neighborhood safe!
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2013 Dinner Dance
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Santa Made His Annual Visit December 12
Santa made some quick stops to Valley Forge Mountain just before Christmas. Children of all ages had a
chance to meet Santa and put in a few last minute requests. Thank you to Sarah and Richard Culbert,
Missy and Ray Farkouh and Marla and Mike Stevens for hosting Santa visits this year. Thanks to Kate and
Frank Kirk for a wonderful Santa experience!
Santa Visits 2012
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Dinner Dance 2013
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2013 VFMA Dues
$55, Due May 1, 2013
Use PayPal @
www.vfmountain.org
Make checks payable to: VFMA
Mail, with name and address, to:
VFMA, P.O. Box 111
Valley Forge, PA 19481
The Valley Forge Mountain Association
P.O. Box 111
Valley Forge, PA 19481
www.vfmountain.org
Mountain News
An informal bulletin published periodically by the Board of Directors of the Valley Forge
Mountain Association , Inc. for the residents of The Mountain.
Covered Bridge Garden Club www.coveredbridge-gardenclub.com
The Covered Bridge Garden Club will
again hold their spring plant sale May 4,
2013. New to the sale will be container
plants, torenia and dracaena, along with
new hanging baskets of fuchsia or angel
wing begonias. Unfortunately, we are not
selling the flats of impatiens this year be-
cause many of the plants were infected
with mildew. If you plant infected impati-
ens in your soil, the mildew can spread to
other plants. We are recommending that
you do not plant impatiens in the ground
this year. A brochure and order form will
be mailed to previous customers toward
the end of March. New customers should
go to our web site at www.coveredbridge-
gardenclub.com or contact Sue Heist
(heist9@comcast.net).
VFMA Welcoming Committee
If you happen to meet, or find out about,
a new neighbor moving into the neigh-
borhood, please let the Welcoming Com-
mittee know, so that they can plan a wel-
come visit and basket.
Email Karen Majiso with any updates.
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