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• Volunteer

  • Start
    2025-03-30
  • End
    2025-12-31

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  Let us know if you might be willing to volunteer to help the FoVG.  We have many activities that need help from distributing song books and kazoos at the 4th of July celebration, helping with events, weeding in the Preserve,  creating newsletters, or arranging the FoVG archives. Let us know if we can contact you to help however you wish.

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• RioFest

  • When
    2025-06-21
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    10:00 AM - 6:00 PM
  • Location
    Monte Rio Amphitheater

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  RioFest, sponsored by the Friends of Monte Rio, is a community celebration featuring music, food, family acivities, and community education booths, including Friends of Villa Grande. The event will be in the Monte Rio Amphitheater from noon-6 p.m.  We could use volunteers to help set up (10:00 a.m) the FoVG booth, help staff our booth from Noon. to 3:00 p.m, and break down from 3:00-4:00.   We will be explaining FoVG to prospective members, providing information on restoration, and selling FoVG merchandise.  Please come; we could use your help for a half hour or so.  

  
  

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• 4th of July Celebration, Parade and Dance Party

  • When
    2025-07-04
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    4:00 PM - 8:00 PM
  • Location
    Villa Grande Town Square

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  We need volunteers to help produce Villa Grande's 33rd consecutive Independence Day celebration.   If you can help set up, distribute song books, kazoos, help sell drinks, or merchandise for a half hour or hour, we could really use your help.  Schedule:  Set up: 3:30 p.m. Convene in Town Square: 4:00 p.m, Independence Ceremony: 4:30. Kids' Kazoo KhorusL 4:45 p.m.. Hubbub March through Town: 5:00:  Dance Party with Red, White & Brew:  5:30- 8:30 p.m. Breakdown: 8:30 and next day..  Requested donation: $5.00 (includes a kazoo!)

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• Annual Membership Meeting & Reception July 13

  • When
    2025-07-13
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    4:00 PM - 6:00 PM

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  We invite all members to the annual Membership Meeting and Reception.  There will be reports on "the state of the organization" including financial reports, accomplishements throughout the year, and plans for the future.  We would like to hear from our members any ideas and criticisms.  Free refreshments.  A free event for members and potential members. 

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• Board of Directors' Meeting: July 13

  • When
    2025-07-13
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    6:30 PM - 8:00 PM
  • Location
    https://us02web.zoom.us/j/9443762185?pwd=OTdGN2FtdTVVRW5aUXVxOWxFcGk3QT09

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  Board of Director Meetings are normally held the second Wednesday of very month from 6:30 p.m. until 8:00 p.m.  This is a special meeting to elect Officers immediately following the annual membership meeting,  approximately 6 p.m.

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• Ham It Up Talent Show

  • When
    2025-08-30
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    7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
  • Location
    Villa Grande Firehouse Plaza

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  Villa Grande's unique "talent show" produced by Easy-Peasy Productions, feature the creative talents of Villa Grande residents and their cohorts.

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• Kids' Wiffle Ball Tournament

  • When
    2025-08-31
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    10:00 AM - 12:30 PM
  • Location
    Villa Grande Town Square

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  As historic as Villa Grande itself.  The Girot family is recreating the town square baseball games that were played (with both boys and girls) when the town was accessible primarily by train).  We invite you to join this blast from the past. 

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