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VFMA Annual Meeting

VALLEY FORGE MOUNTAIN ASSOCIATION

ANNUAL MEETING – JANUARY 28, 2025

VALLEY FORGE FIRE COMPANY – 7 PM


1. Welcome &amp; Opening Remarks – Sham Billah - President

2. Introduction of Board Members – Sham Billah


  • Marcie Langerhans

  • Blair Pink - Treasurer

  • Syntel Noviello

  • Claudia Tramell – Vice President

  • Tracy Seggern - Secretary

  • Zach Nyce

  • Kat McCarthy (home with new baby)

3. Summary of 2024 VFMA Highlights – Sham Billah


  • Easter Egg Hunt &amp; Bunny

  • Dinner Dance at Rivercrest-Garden Party Theme

  • Summer Food Drive for PACS

  • New Neighbors Ice-Cream Social at SunBowl

  • Oktoberfest – raised $1800

  • Santa Visit at the Sun Bowl/Pavilion – Cookies &amp; Hot Chocolate –

  • thank you Santa (Ryan Fleming)

  • December Food Drive for PACS – 53 families served – thank you

  • all who participated

  • Increase in household memberships

  • Spring &amp; Fall cleanups at the Sun Bowl

  • Completion of brick project in front of kiosk – thank you Shane

  • Simpson

  • Completion of new sign for the Sun Bowl- thank you Dave Blazek

  • Restoration begun on the Valley Forge Mountain sign on Paul

  • Lemen Road – spearheaded by Eileen Blazek with Dave Blazek and Doug Guyer

  • Recruitment of new Board members

  • Yearly Events Calendar posted on website

  • Community events at the Sun Bowl: Hootenanny, Corn Hole for a

  • Cause, Dance Revue, Halloween Haunting of Mount Misery


4. Events update


  • No July 4 th cookout at Sun Bowl due to lack of interest

  • Ladies Wine &amp; Cheese moved from December to January 12, 2025

  • at Caryn Taylor’s house – great turnout – thank you Caryn

  • Dinner Dance to be held at Rivercrest again with the addition of a live band. Will revisit whether we can keep the event in this format if ticket sales continue to decline.

  • Community Event – Mountain Arts Festival – March 23, 2025 –

  • Open House format


5. Financial Review &amp; Highlights – Blair Pink (see attached)

6. Open Q &amp; A


  • Playground account – in consultation with Marla Stevens and

  • Colleen Michel funds will be utilized to repave the basketball court

  • and remediate the wooden wall behind the court

  • Rent from pool not reflected in financials – Pool Lease is being

  • rewritten to reflect new term of lease and amount

  • Increase communication around events – keep posting on social

  • media and via email

  • Lack of printed directory – directory of members who choose to

  • share their information can be accessed online via the website if

  • you login.


7. Thank you to departing members – Sham Billah


  • Marcie Langerhans

  • Melissa Cross

  • Rami Dirani


8. Introduction of new Board Members – Sham Billah


  • Kat Kowalski

  • Ryan Fleming

  • Shea Stewart


9. Vote on New Members. All new members approved

10. Closing Remarks – Sham Billah

11. Next VFMA Board Meeting – 2/20/25 – 6:30 pm at Blair Pink’s house

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