VFMA Annual Meeting
VALLEY FORGE MOUNTAIN ASSOCIATION
ANNUAL MEETING – JANUARY 28, 2025
VALLEY FORGE FIRE COMPANY – 7 PM
1. Welcome & 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 & 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 & 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 & 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 & 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 & Highlights – Blair Pink (see attached)
6. Open Q & 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