March 2024 News
from the
Grogan's Mill Village Association
Earth Day Greenup
March 23 from 8am-11am at Sawmill Park
Team up with family and friends to help keep our community beautiful while enjoying the outdoors! Remove litter from pathways, greenbelts and waterways, and be part of the Great American Clean Up that improves the health and beauty of our environment. Join us for the 14th annual community litter cleanup day, Earth Day GreenUp on Saturday, March 23, 2024.
Register here.
Guidelines for GMVA Yard of the Month
1.) Preference: owner does some of the yard work him or herself (exceptions made).
2.) Property should be well kept (the area visible from the street).
3.) Obtain homeowners name, phone number and email address.
4.) Email your nomination to bellacruzsoldit@gmail.com by the 26th of the previous month. For example, for April nominations submit by March 25th.
5.) Winner will be awarded a $50.00 gift certificate to The Woodlands Farmers Market at Grogan's Mill. Winner will provide a brief bio and picture for the monthly newsletter.
6.) YOTM will begin April - Oct
February Election Results
Congratulations to all candidates who were elected
RDRC
Incumbents Sharon DeMarsais, Vince Fredrick, Franklin Palmer and Summer Hausman were reelected. Bella Cruz was newly elected.
GMVA
The Grogan’s Mill Village welcomed newly elected Directors Jazmin Beltran and Cheryl Brown to the Board.
They joined incumbents Aaron Hoffstadter, Vince Fredrick, Kelly Lewis, Holly Willig, Emily Hoppel, Sara Bissig, Lore Breitmyer Jones, Wes Cordova, Bella Cruz, Mitzi Fredrick, Adrian Lopez and Pat Goodpastor.
GMVA Officers Elected
The GMVA Annual meeting was held February 19. The following officers were elected:
Aaron Hoffstadter, President
Vince Fredrick, Vice President
Kelly Lewis, Treasurer
Holly Willig, Secretary
Thank you to all who served last year and we welcome our new officers for this year.
GMVA Annual Planning Meeting
GMVA’s Annual Planning Meeting was held Sunday, March 3. Goals and objectives for the coming year, operating budget, philanthropic objectives and committee assignments were discussed. These will be brought to the GMVA Board for approval at the March 18 meeting.
GMVA Scholarship Deadline is March 28
The Grogan’s Mill Village Association will be awarding scholarships this spring. Scholarships are open to all graduating high school and current college students who are residents of Grogan’s Mill at the time of application. Applicants must also be in good standing at their school at the time of application. Applicants may attend either a 2 or 4 year college or vocational school. Applications may be obtained from school guidance counselors, GMVA’s website www.gmva.org or from any GMVA Board member. Completed applications must be received by March 28, 2024. For full details on qualifying and selection criteria, and the application form, use the following link: https://www.grogansmill.org/scholarships.
Donation to South County
Friends of the Library
The GMVA recently donated $3000 to South County Friends of the Library. We thank all of our customers to The Woodlands Farmers Market that help make donations such as this happen.
The Woodlands Farmers Market
Shopping at The Woodlands Farmer's Market is a great way to support local businesses and your community. Proceeds from the market fund scholarships for local students, support local schools and support the local food bank.
The market is open every Saturday from 9am to 1pm. Come on out and join your neighbors at the market! It is a great place to sample local products and find unique gifts for the special people in your life.
Live music on March 16 will be Marmon & Boedecker with food trucks scheduled to be Tropicalia Bistro, Hangry Pinoy and Uncle Louie G's.
Live music on March 23 will be John Hefti. The Woodlands Garden Club will have their twice yearly plant sale that day too.
And check out the businesses in the Grogan's Mill Shopping Center. The UPS Store can help you with all your shipping needs without standing in a long line.
Vendors are listed every Friday in the weekly TWFM newsletter so you can plan your Saturday shopping. If you are not a subscriber, you can sign up here.