The RFCA wants you to join!
Would you like to meet more neighbors? How about welcoming new neighbors? Would you like to help organize community-building and social events? Have you ever thought that you could contribute to solving neighborhood concerns? Do you love living in Rodgers Forge and want to give more back to the community? Do you have about 2-4 hours a month to commit? If you say “yes!” (or at least “maybe…”) to any of these questions, we want to hear from you.
Please consider running for the Board. The RFCA celebrates the diverse voices of our neighbors and encourages involvement by all! Anyone who lives within the formal boundaries of Rodgers Forge and has paid membership dues (this can be done at the time of submitting your name for the board) is eligible to serve. However, only one person per household may serve on the Board.
Election of the board will be by vote of the residents present at the Annual Meeting held on the first Wednesday of October. If we have fewer candidates than open seats, all candidates will automatically be seated on the Board. If not, we will hold a vote. There are a variety of roles on the board that fit a wide range of interests – from crunching numbers to helping with fun events and neighborhood advocacy. Board meetings are generally held on the second Wednesday of the month, and most meetings during the last 3 years over Zoom. The Board is made up of not fewer than 12 and not more than 23 members. Each board member serves a 2-year term, at that point, they may run for reelection. We often have fewer candidates than open Board seats, so it’s not uncommon for the “election” to be more of a welcome than a formal vote tabulation. All Board members must serve on at least two committees, attend a minimum of 7 meetings per fiscal year, and support the Mission Statement and Conduct.
Rodgers Forge Community Association Committees
• Architecture (time commitment ~2 hours a month): review resident applications for exterior changes to ensure alignment with architectural standards within the Rodgers Forge community.
• Communications (time commitment 2-3 hours a month): write or edit articles, layout the newsletter, create surveys, take photos, or any other way your talent can contribute to our newsletter, website, or social media presence.
• Events: Summer/Fall concerts, Easter Egg Hunt, Santa’s visit, Spring picnic, Dumpster Day, Halloween, and Christmas decorating contests, and more! (time commitment 2-3 hours per event): help plan activities, contact sponsors, or prize donors, judge contest entries, create promotional fliers, coordinate vendors, shop for supplies, etc.!
• Green (2-3 hours per event): help organize tree day plantings, promoting native plants, trash pickup events, landscaping common spaces, plant swaps and other efforts to ensure our neighborhood retains natural and clean spaces.
• Membership/Welcome: order membership level incentive items for the annual membership drive, deliver membership tags and items to members, deliver welcome letters to new residents, develop other activities to encourage people to join RFCA.
• Traffic Calming: poll neighbors on traffic calming strategies for trouble spots, and contact relevant government entities to explore solutions.
Board members must also participate annually in at least one of the three major events hosted by the RFCA: Dumpster Day, Egg Hunt, and Picnic/Summer concerts. This requirement may be waived, at the president’s discretion, for members who have labor-intensive roles or for extenuating circumstances.
When you are ready to run, please email the board at board@rodgersforge.org.
