First Place
9359 River Crest Road

Second Place
9441 Flowerden Lane

Third Place
10167 Strawflower Lane

A big “Thank You!” to everyone who participated in the contest this year and helped to rebuild our community spirit! If you have suggestions for other community activities, such as a Spring Garden or Yard Contest, please contact the main office with your ideas.

Here’s how it works…

• First, decorate the outside of your house for the Holiday. Enter to be judged by Friday, December 16, 2011
• Second, email mainoffice@wellingtonca.org with the subject line, “Holiday Contest” and your name and home address in the email.

Judging to be held on Monday December 19, 2011 and winners to be announced at the Board of Directors meeting on Tuesday, December 20, 2011 and on the website.

This year the winners will receive randomly drawn gift cards from Baja Fresh and City Grille.

Here are the winners this year!

First Place
9371 River Crest Road

Second Place
9400 Flowerden Lane

Third Place
9590 Buttonbush Court

Congratulations to all the participants for a job well done. It was a lot of fun going through the neighborhood and checking out all the creativity here in Wellington. Everyone did a great job in brightening up the community.

Wellington Board of Directors

Please consider donating food for the packs at the Wellington Community Center now through February 19, 2012. Packs contain individually sized, ready to eat (including microwavable) food items that do not require refrigeration:

• Hormel Kid’s Kitchen – Chicken or Spaghetti (7 oz)
• Campbell E-Z Open Soups – Chicken Noodle, Chicken & Rice or Cream of Chicken (7.25 oz)
• Campbell Soups – Cream of Mushroom, Cream of Tomato or Vegetable Beef (7.25 oz)
• Dole Cups/Fruit Bowls – Diced Peaches, Mandarin Orange, Mixed Fruit, Pineapple or Tropical Fruit (4 oz)
• Seedless Raisins in Individual Boxes
• General Mills Cereal Bowl Packs – Kix, Cheerios or Rice Chex (2.1 oz)
•  Quaker Chewy Chocolate Granola Bars (6.7 oz)
• Silk Vanilla or Chocolate Soy Milk (Shelf-stable) sip box (8.25 oz or 0.5 pt)
• Juicy Juice 100% Juice Sip Boxes – Orange, Grape or Fruit Punch (6 oz)

Or, donate money to stretch the food dollar even farther: Each backpack for 1 week for 1 student is $9.50.

1. Make checks payable to Grace United Methodist Church with “Backpack Snack Attack” in the memo line.

2. Mail money donation to MCPS – 9000 Tudor Lane Manassas, VA 20110: Attention Sandy Thompson.

3. Money donations to the program are a great holiday gift alternative!

Questions or Pick-up? Contact Suzanne Seaberg, seabergfamily@verizon.net.

Community Partners

Grace United Methodist Church
Manassas City Public Schools Health Services and Food Services
Manassas Chapters of Beta Sigma Phi Women’s Sorority
Manassas Citizens Advisory and School Engagement Council
Trinity Episcopal Church
Upper Room Christian Cathedral
Wellington Community Association

The 2011 Wellington Community Association Annual Meeting will be held on Tuesday, November 15, 2011, at 7:00 p.m. in the Wellington Community Center, located at 9700 Wellington Road, Manassas, Virginia.

The purpose of this year’s Annual Meeting is to announce newly elected members to serve on the Board of Directors, to provide community residents with an update on the status of the community’s budget and serve as a forum to address any questions they may have concerning the administration of the Association.

Due to a board member resignation, the 2011 election process will seek to fill 3 positions on the Board of Directors.  The positions will be filled for the 2 board members whose terms are expiring and one (1) position to fill the remaining term of the board member who resigned. The elected Directors will each serve a 3-year term (or such shorter time as may be applicable due to a prior vacancy) on the Board.

Please do not assume that this is a done deal.  In order for these the candidates to be elected to the board of Directors, a quorum of the membership is needed.  Quorum is established through the return of correctly completed ballots.

Please take a minute to read the documents included in the election packet you will receive in the mail.  It contains important information about the election process, information about the candidates and a 2011 election ballot.  A self-addressed return envelope is included for your convenience.  The candidate’s submitted biographical information is provided here.

To vote:

• Please read the candidate’s information and make your choices on the corresponding ballot.

• Fill in the ballot completely. Fill in your name and address and do not forget to sign the ballot. This is very important as an incomplete ballot cannot be counted.

• Return your completed ballot to the Election committee by one of the following methods:
• U.S. mail. (If time permits) Please remember to mail your ballot in time to be received by November 9, 2011 at 5 p.m.
• Drop your ballot off at the Community Center during normal business hours (Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.),
• Place it in the drop box at the community center (to the left of the main door) for after hours drop off.

Remember, the election will close, via mail or hand-in ballots, at close of business on Wednesday, November 09, 2011. Ballots received after the close of election will not be counted.

Please note that any owner who is delinquent on their financial obligations to the Association or who has an unresolved violation cited for their lot is not an owner in good standing. Their vote will not be counted toward the election of Directors.

Please contact the Association’s on-site office if you have any questions.

Thank You for your participation,

The Election Committee

The sale is advertised in the Manassas Journal Messenger and the Washington Post. Take advantage of the free advertising and clear out those unwanted and unused items stored in your attic, your basement and your garage.

The association will place directional signs from main streets of Wellington, Cloverhill and Hastings. Resident posted directional signs and arrows are allowed, however signs must be removed at the end of the sale. Please remove the signs and items that you put out for the sale.

The Dophins Swim Team would like to thank the Wellington Homeowners for their continued support and for allowing the team to use the BEST POOL in the area. We would like to invite you to a pool party!

Date: Monday, September 5th 2011
Location: Wellington Pool
Time: 11:00 – 4:00
Details: Sodas, Chick-Fil-A, Hotdogs, Cotton Candy Machine, and lots of Fun!!!!!!
Music provided by DJ Donnie,  DJ Kenny and DJ Justin

This is an open event for Wellington Community Pool Members and Wellington Dolphin Swim Team Members.

You can find out more about the Dolphins Swim Team at http://www.wellingtondolphins.com/.

Items that are left outdoors can become missiles which wind up damaging your or your neighbor’s property. Please secure all outdoor items such as trash cans, lawn furniture, and other items which can be blown about by the winds, in your garage or storage shed if available. Trash cans should be tightly closed and secured in your garage, shed or back yard.

Items on decks should be secured either by bringing them inside or placing the items on the lowest level of your yard. This is especially important if you own a townhouse. If you are unable to secure these items inside please consider turning outdoor tables on their top and lay other items on their side. In all likelihood, in heavy winds, they will end up in that position anyway.

A little bit of prevention can help prevent damage and save a whole lot of clean up later.