Event Calendar

2024 event calendar:

October 26th was our annual Fall Festival hosted be neighbors at Lord Seaton Circle. Close to 100 neighbors came out and enjoyed.  Below is the annual photo.

August 30th..End of Summer Driveway Social Pool PArty SUCCESS!

Special thanks to Christina Sears and Skip Brelm for bringing this event together. Hamburger/Hot Dogs along with all the fixins were served as well their pool was open for swimming.

May 31st…Driveway Social Kick-Off.  Locations Earl of Chatham Cul-de-sac 6:30-8:30 pm.  Food, games and fun.  Please bring a dish to share and all residents and friends are invited. BYOB.  Special prize drawing of 2 tickets to CoVa Mag’s burger battle June 8th at Chesapeake City Park.

WWCL Meet and Learn, Fisher’s Neighborhood Kitchen, March 6th from 6:30-7:30.  Thanks to all that came out and assisted planning for 2024

More events to come.

Past 2023  Events and Driveway Socials:

FALL FESTIVAL  Oct 21,2023 from 3-530…Location Lord Seaton Circle.  Our largest event of the year with lots of neighbors joining.  Bounce House, face painting, corn hole, complimentary hot dogs and water/soft drinks.  Chili cook off with prizes, so please bring forth your best chili.  Feel free to bring a dish to share and BYOB.  Special thanks to all neighbors at Lord Seaton for hosting.

August 2023 Driveway Social….Friday August 18th at 700 Earl of Warwick Court.  A special thanks to Jenn and Brent Spicer for hosting.  This is a family friendly event and we are expecting the famous DC Smoothies and Fresh Eats food truck on-site.  BYOB and come out for a easy Friday evening from 6-8ish

We are looking for hosts of September drive socials.  Interested see the sign-up form on home page

Fall Festival October 2023.  This is our largest event all year with family activities, bounce houses and more on a saturday afternoon.  If interested in hosting or volunteering please see sign-up genius on home page

Upcoming opportunities

  • We are looking for monthly hosts for driveway socials…you pick the date.   Looking to volunteer please email of call Alicia or Paul. Supply the driveway a couple tables, we will promote and neighbors will attend.  

General Membership Meetings 730pm -810pm   dates to be email for all to attend.  These are zoom meeting formats

Past Events/Festivals

  • May Driveway Social….May 19th 6:30pm until dark, Earl of Chatham Court.  OVer 50 neighbors came out and celebrated our 1st driveway social for 2023.  In addition to a large tree swing, we will have corn hole, fun for kids and pizza.
  • FALL FESTIVAL…Saturday Oct 22,2022 from 3-530…Location Lord Seaton Circle.  Our largest event of the year with 100+ neighbors joining.  Bounce House, kids games, costume contest, corn hole, complimentary hot dogs and water/soft drinks.  Chili cook off with prizes, so please bring forth your best chili.  Feel free to bring a dish to share and BYOB.  Special thanks to all neighbors at Lord Seaton for hosting.
  • Friday, July 15th from 6:00-8:30…Location 832 N. Plantation Drive.  A special thanks for Erica Fox hosting.  Nearly 70 neighbors came out and had great times with water slides and corn hole.
  •  Friday, June 10, 2023 at Earl of Chatham Lane Cul-de-Sac Thanks to  Food Truck, DC Smoothies and Fresh Eats for serving up some great food. A lot of neighbors came out and enjoyed.  Special thanks to all neighbors at the cul-de-sac for participating.
  • 2022 Kickoff Driveway social..,May 20th: 2213 Earl of Essex Drive …a special thanks to Mark Burgman for hosting.  Great times fun from about 50 neighbors that were able to come out.  Thanks again Mark for hosting.
  • Fall Festival 2021, Oct 23rd 2-5pm…..Earl of Chatham Court. The neighbors on the court of Earl of Chatham  joined forces to put on this festival.  Bounce house, kids games, corn hole competitions, free hot dogs/bottled water and more.  BYOB and feel free to bring a dish to share.  Also the chili cook-off returned. This was the largest event of 2022
  • May-May 21st 7pm at Eric and Kailey Zdankiewicz’s driveway at 912 N. Plantation Drive. Great success with over 50 in attendance.  Thanks to Eric and Kailey for a fun evening. Below is a photo from this event

2019  EVENT HIGHLIGHTS….

WWCL ANNUAL FALL FESTIVAL:  Saturday October 26th 1-4pm.
This was by far our largest event each year.   A special thanks to the Rohmann Family at 933 North Plantation Dr and Avery Tuell at 973 Earl of Essex Arch for hosting.  Approximately 75 neighbors and children showed for a great time.
Kids games, pony rides, a bounce house,  hot dogs, chili cook-off , kid games, band along with oysters made for a great time.
Friday July 19th, 6:30-9:30ish…..location 936 Earl of Essex Arch.  This social was hosted by the the Reed family.  Thanks to all that came out and enjoyed.

Driveway Social June…. Friday June 21st 6:30-9pm….2200 Earl of Essex Drive (aka as the dead end Earl of Essex)  This is social was hosted by Vicki and Dean Nohe.  A special thanks to the 50+ that came out and enjoyed.

Driveway Socials Kick-Off
Friday, May 10 th at
6pm at The Brannock residence 920 Earl of Chatham Lane.  Thanks to over 60 neighbors that came out and celebrated the Kickoff to Driveway socials.

Community Median Clean-up (Rain make-up date) …….Date to be announced in June
Join your neighbors in the median to help with light pole painting, tree trimmings and
planting. Please come out and give a hand and together we can make our
entrances beautiful.

Recaps of 2018 events below:

Fall Festival October 27, 2018
All enjoyed a Chili Cook-off contest, hot dogs, bounce house, face painting, hands-on art provided Art Studio on the Boulevard,  kid games with prizes and more.  A special thanks to over 70 neighbors and friend that attended.
A special thanks to Dan Schatti for providing the bounce house enjoyment and to the Art Studio on the Boulevard for the creative art interactions and the entire WWCL team that made this festival a great event.
Community Yard Sale, Sept 22nd 8am-noon…thanks to all that participated as we had over 8 yard sales within the neighborhood.
 August 25th, Saturday Driveway Social…813 Lord Leighton Court, 6:30-8:30pm.  A special thanks to Katie and Dan Schatti for hosting this social. By demand we are trying a Sat night instead for Friday for all to attend.
July 20th, Friday Driveway Social…2213 Earl Of Essex Drive, 6:30-8:30pm.  A special thanks to Mark Burgman for hosting this social.  Another great turnout with a lot of fun.
June 1st, Friday Driveway Social….936 Earl of Essex Arch, 6-8pm.  A special thanks to the Reed Family for hosting this social. Lots of neighbors came out and enjoyed.  Thanks to all that made this a success.
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April 20th Our KICKOFF Driveway Social….909 Earl of Chatham Lane at 6pm-8pm
Thanks to Alicia Shepard for hosting this social.
July 20th…Driveway Social (Looking for a host)…Booked thanks to Mark Burgman for agreeing to host.
August 17th…Driveway Social (Looking for a host)
October 27th…Annual Fall Festival
Interested in hosting a driveway social…Pick a Friday evening that’s best for you and you only need to provide a couple tablesand paper products (plates, napkins, forks, spoons) and we will promote attendance.  Also maybe a couple a couple neighbors on your block can co-host.
If you’re interested, let one of our WWCL Officers know or email wellingtonwoodscivicleague@gmail.com

RECENT EVENTS HIGHLIGHTS

Wellington Woods Holiday Gathering…thanks to all that came out and joined us.  There were also 3 lucky raffle winners of a $25. gift card!
Monday Dec 11, 2017, 4pm-9pm
Casby’s Kitchen and Grill

Fall festival 2017

Fall Festival, Saturday October 28th 2-5pm.  Lord Seaton Circle

Thanks to all that came out and joined in the fun.  In all we had another great Fall Festival with around 100 in attendance.

Chili Cook-off, Face painting, Kid Games, hot dogs, new neighbor welcome packages, games and more.  In addition, we will be collected non-perishable goods and children’s books to be donated to local charities.

Wellington Woods Community Night at Casby’s
Monday, October 30th will be a special night at Casby’s Restaurant (located at 1336 N. Great Neck Road). The restaurant has graciously agreed to host a community night, with 10% of all food sales being gifted to Wellington Woods Civic League (WWCL). We arepleased to announce that we raised $116. for the Civic League.  A special thanks to all that came out and stay posted for another night in January. Below is a picture of Paul Brannok receiving the check from Catherine Frohlich at Casby’s Kitchen & Tap along with a photo of a few of the 50 plus in attendance that came out and joined.

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Driveway Social Friday Sept 15th, 6:30-9:30pm.  Location 804 Duke of Suffolk Drive.  Hosted by Jeannette Zell.  Close to 50 neighbors came out and enjoyed good times.

Driveway Social: Friday August 25th at 920 Earl of Chatham, 6:30-8:30pm….Hosted by Angie and Paul Brannock.  Close to 75 neighbors came out and enjoyed great fellowship.

Driveway Social:  Friday June 9th 6:30-8:30pm….2200 Earl of Essex Drive (aka as the dead end Earl of Essex)  This is social was hosted by Vicki and Dean Nohe.  Close to 50 neighbors came out and enjoyed great times and weather.  Thanks again Vicki and Dean.

Nohe driveway social june 2017

Driveway Social: May 12 6-8pm…829 Earl of Chesterfield LaneFarewell social for Lisa and Simon Coles and their family that has to return to Salisbury,  United Kingdom this summer. Unfortunately we had to cancel this event due to bad weather.

 

WWCL first driveway social for 2017….April 21st 6-8pm…..909 Earl Of Chatham Lane…Alicia Shepard’s house.  We had a great evening with warm weather and about 80-100 neighbors joined in the fun.  Lots of new neighbors in attendance as well and thanks to all for attending.

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June exact date tdb:  Twilight Outdoor Family Movie Night

2017 Annual Fall Festival:  October 28th

2017 December Holiday Party: December 7th

2017 Civic League Meetings:  currently we are having officer conference call meetings on the first tuesday of each month.  Time 7:15pm….anyone can attend and if you would like to be included in the call please email on the contact form on this website.

Socials and WWCL Civic League meetings:  Emails will be sent to all WWCL or you can email Wellingtonwoodscivicleague@gmail.com

Fall Fest 2016...Great Times Great Neighbors!
Fall Fest 2016…Great Times Great Neighbors!
Several Neighbors Enjoying Fall Fest 2016
Several Neighbors Enjoying Fall Fest 2016
Neighbors Relaxing at Fall Fest 2016
Neighbors Relaxing at Fall Fest 2016
Fall Fest Bounce House...1 of 2
Fall Fest Bounce House…1 of 2
Credits to our great Fall Fest organizers
Credits to our great Fall Fest organizers

December Holiday Party...December 7th 6:45-8:30pm.  Thanks to the 50 neighbors that came out and enjoyed.  We had a lot of great food, special activities for kids, a “RE-GIFT” exchange for all that participate, 50/50 raffle, a visit from Santa and more. This event took place at the Virginia Beach Rescue Squad,1243 Bayne Drive (Next to Great NEck Library)

October Fall Festival...October 29th, 2-5pm.  Special thanks to all that attended as we had close to 100 neighbors come out and enjoy socializing, hot dogs, bounce house, kid games, face painting, chili cook off, corn hole and more.  Hosted by Meghan Matthews, Dee and Greg Whitley.

WWCL Civic League Meeting October 13,2016.  Click here for minutes

Driveway Social, September 30th, 2016 6-8pm….hosted by Vickie and Dean Nohe.  Location is at the end of Duke of Suffolk at corner of Earl of Essex.

Driveway Social, July 29, 2016 6-8pm….A special thanks to Jeannette Zell for hosting.  Family fun with great food and pizza for all.

Driveway Social, June 24th…special thanks to Meg and Scott Kelsey for hosting and adding a red, white and blue patriotic theme

Summer kick-off social, May 20th… hosted by Paul Brannock