July 2022 - Village at Thornapple

Hello everyone,

We hope you have had a great weekend and are looking forward to National Night Out this Tuesday at the VAT park!

As a reminder this family friendly event is open to all of the Thornapple community as a way to foster relationships within our community as well as with our local fire and police services.

Our plans for this event include:

Dan & Paul Acoustic – 6-9PM

Kona Ice – 6:30-8PM

Kona Ice will be donating a % of their sales to the VAT Social Committee so please come with your sweet tooth! As a reminder Social Committee funds are dependent on the generosity of neighbors, no funding is provided by VAT annual dues. The Social Committee will also have bottled water and other non-alcoholic beverages available for sale.

Columbus Fire Department – Fire Truck Visit – 7-8PM

Plus sidewalk chalk, cornhole, lawn bowling, a visit from the Columbus Police Department (hopefully!) , and other outdoor fun!

We kindly ask that folks DO NOT park on the Aldengate street side directly in front of the park on Tuesday to leave room for both the Kona Ice and CFD Trucks.

This area is a tight fit with these large vehicles and we are anticipating a fair amount of foot traffic, we highly suggest walking to the park or parking nearby and not directly in this area.

This is a family friendly event and all rules of the park will be in effect (ie, No Alcohol/Illegal Substances, No Smoking, Pets must be leashed at all times, etc). Please help do your part to keep the park looking great by removing any trash upon leaving.

In thanks to the CPD & CFD for all they do we will have some posters available for folks to sign if they wish, thanking them for their service to our community. Please stop by and add your message to these boards!

So grab the lawn chairs and blankets, bring the bubbles and games for the kids, and come join us for an evening of community, fun, and thanks.

See you there!

2022 VAT Board

Hello Neighbors,

We hope everyone is having a great summer and enjoying the sunny weather!

In the past 12 months there have been lots of new faces joining our community – and with all the construction projects – lots of activity in the surrounding area.

For the first time our community has opted to participate in National Night Out. National Night Out is an annual community-building campaign that promotes police-community partnerships and neighborhood camaraderie to make our neighborhoods safer, more caring places to live. This event is open to all members of the VAT community.

Our hope is that participating this year will give everyone an opportunity to meet one another, learn more about each other, and learn more about how our community is run.

Plans are still in the works but this is a family friendly event. Neighbors can expect live music, outdoor games and fun, a visit from the Columbus Fire Department for the kids to get an up-close look at a firetruck from 7-8PM, frozen treats for sale benefitting our Social Committee and Columbus Police will (hopefully!) be making a stop as well.

So grab a lawn chair, bring the bubbles and sidewalk chalk and join us for a community night out. The VAT Board hopes your family can make it out and that this will be the first of additional annual events for the community!

National Night Out – August 2nd, 6 – 9PM
VAT Park

Please note: In the event of severe weather or lightning this event would be cancelled. A blog post will be created to update the event status.

We hope to see you there,

2022 VAT Board

Month: July 2022

Reminder – National Night Out – August 2nd, 6-9PM

National Night Out – August 2nd, 6-9PM