Hello Neighbors,

The Washingtonian Woods Social Committee is happy to announce 3 events in the month of December!

Washingtonian Woods Gives Back
Saturday, December 13th
10:00am – 12:00pm
Washingtonian Woods Clubhouse

We are excited to bring back our annual Washingtonian Woods Gives Back holiday gift giving
program. This year we are again partnering with KINDH (Kids In Need During Holidays) and helping to provide children in Montgomery County with a memorable holiday experience.
We will be adopting 10 families whose parents/guardians have submitted wish lists to the KINDH organization.

In addition to the family wish list, we are asking for grocery store gift cards for each family to purchase food for their holiday meal. Please take a look at the lists below for requested gifts. When you sign up, please understand that you are committing to purchasing AND wrapping your gifts. Please include batteries if the gift you are buying needs them.

DO NOT include gift receipts! Wrapped gift drop off will be on Saturday,
December 13th from 10:00am-12:00 pm at the Washingtonian Woods clubhouse.

We ask that you label your wrapped gift(s) with the child’s FIRST NAME only. Please do not put your name or family number on the gift tag. You will need to know the family number associated with the gift when you drop off.

The link to sign up is below:
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0845A4AA22A57-60698495-washingtonian/1588597#/

Thank you in advance for your support and help in making this a wonderful holiday for these children and their families.

Please contact Marcie Blackman ( [email protected] ) or Betsy McKay
( [email protected] ) if you have any questions.

Annual Chanukah Fire Truck Parade
Tuesday, December 16th
7:15pm
Washingtonian Woods Clubhouse

The Annual Chanukah Fire Truck Parade is scheduled for Tuesday, December 16th this year! The truck will make a stop at the Washingtonian Woods clubhouse at approximately 7:45p.m.

The Washingtonian Woods Social Committee invites neighbors of all ages to join us for a Chanukah celebration outside of the clubhouse before the firetruck arrives! We will begin the festivities at 7:15pm with hot chocolate and treats!

Hope to see to you all there for this festive event! For those that have not attended before, you are in for a great time!

Holiday Cookie Exchange
Monday, December 22nd
7:30pm – 9:00pm
Washingtonian Woods Clubhouse, Upper Level

The Washingtonian Woods Social Committee is excited to offer a Holiday Cookie Exchange!

If you have never been to one, you are in for a treat, literally!

Depending on the number of participants, each person will bring approximately 5 dozen homemade cookies/bars of your choice.

Also, please print the recipe on a sheet of paper so that participants may be able to see the ingredients and be able to copy the recipe, if they would like.

At the end of the night, you are able to take home 2-3 of each goody.

The Social Committee will have some light hor dourves to munch on. Please make sure you bring tupperware or a ziplock bag in order to take home the cookies.

PLEASE RSVP by December 18th, using the Sign-up Genius Below:
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/20F0A4BA9AF2FA20-60867802-december#/

If you have any questions, please contact Meredith Bollini – [email protected]

Thank you,
The Washingtonian Woods Social Committee

Hello Neighbors,

🎃 Adult Halloween Party 🎃
When: October 25 | 7:00 PM – 11:00 PM
Where: Club House Upper Room

Put on your spookiest or most creative costume and join us for a night of eerie fun!

Enjoy:
Costume Contest: Prizes for Best Couples and Individual Costumes!
Left-Right-Center Game: Bring one $5 bill and two $1 bills for each round you want to play.
Activities Galore: Games, spooky surprises, and more! (Brush up on your Halloween/scary movie knowledge.)
Potluck Style: Bring a themed dish or drink to share. Let’s feast together!

🎃 SPOOKTACULAR NEIGHBORHOOD HALLOWEEN/FALL FEST – EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW! 👻

But first! To make all of the following events possible, we need your help!
Sign up to volunteer here: https://m.signupgenius.com/#!/showSignUp/30e0c4da9ae22a3fa7-59302128-fall

SATURDAY, October 25:
🧟‍♂️ Adults only costume party: join us at the clubhouse to mingle with your favorite neighbors and show off you best costume! More info coming soon!

🏚️ House Decorating Contest: Join the fun (and highly competitive) Washingtonian Woods House Decorating Competition! Show off your creativity and compete for the title of Best Decorated House! Prizes and trophies are awarded! Judging will take place on Saturday, October 25, from 7-9pm

How to Participate:
Sign Up Your House to be entered into the competition using this link: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1FKWQLmMaSg9QA01cRZL57hcjC4lxVnyKvThbOux7IC4/edit?ts=68d58124

Get Decorating! Let your imagination take control! Choose to go spooky or kooky, we love it all!

🗳️ Voting Details:
* Open Voting for All: All neighborhood residents can vote for their favorite decorated houses! Link for signup coming soon!

* No Self-Voting: Please remember, you can’t vote for your own house. Let’s keep it fair and fun!

Sign up to be a judge using this link: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfhdV3lLzRRsyVvcdaCrKNxgbFElWzDQPyWL_sgnXFcQhf8LQ/viewform?usp=header

SUNDAY, OCTOBER 26

☠️ Family-Friendly Fall Festival 👻
When: Sunday, October 26 from 3pm-5pm
Where: Club House parking lot and Washingtonian Woods Park

Bring the whole family for lots of fall/halloween-themed fun, including:

👹 An inflatable maze…can you make it through before the goblin gets you??

🎲 Games galore! Complete with fun new prizes

🎨 Crafts with a fun Halloween twist

☠️ Spooky trail: no trail is ever the same and I promise there will be some fun new surprises this year! We will have one path for our mini ghouls that will be more cute/silly and another path for those that are up for a scare. Interested in acting on the trail?? Contact me!

🧁 Cake walk: a neighborhood favorite!! We will be looking for a lot of donations of baked goods…fresh baked or store bought, the kids (and adults) love it all!

🎃 Pumpkin decorating contest: show off your best decorated pumpkin – carved or painted – for a chance to win a prize! There will be different age groups and all pumpkins are welcome!

🍭 Candy Field at 4:30pm…because kids can never get enough candy and adults love the candy tax! This is also a great way for our littlest ghouls to score a lot of candy without making their parents carry them on Halloween night!

🚐 Food truck: in case parents want their kids to eat something other than cake/candy that day

Contest announcements: ALL contest announcements will be done at 4:30pm. After the announcements we will parade to candy field where we can witness lord of the flies in real life!

Volunteers Needed:
https://m.signupgenius.com/#!/showSignUp/30e0c4da9ae22a3fa7-59302128-fall

We hope to see you there!

Thank you,
The Washingtonian Woods Social Committee

Hello Neighbors,

WHAT:  Washingtonian Woods End of Summer Raft Party & Dive-In Movie
WHEN:  Saturday, August 23rd, 4:00 pm – 10:00 pm
WHERE: Pool

The Washingtonian Woods Social Committee invites you to our annual end of summer event! Come enjoy the Sun and Fun. Music will be playing. Bring your pool floats! Celebrate the end of summer before the kids head back to school. Coolers are permitted (no glass), and rafts/pool floats will also be allowed for the duration of the party.

Once the sun goes down, we will be showing the new Lilo and Stitch movie on the big movie screen which will be viewable from the pool or the deck. Feel free to float on your rafts and enjoy the show!

Schedule of Events
5:00pm – 6:00pm: Subs and Salad served
7:30pm: Ice Cream served
Approx 8:30pm: Lilo and Stitch will play with viewing from the pool or deck.

Volunteers Needed
Volunteers needed for Set Up, Serving of Subs, Dessert and Clean Up!
Please consider donating your time for serving food/dessert or clean up by signing up here to help.

Thank you,
The Washingtonian Woods Social Committee

Hello Neighbors,

No Trash Service Friday
In observance of Independence Day, Casella Waste will be closed on Friday, July 4, 2025. Consequently, there will be no trash collection services for Washingtonian Woods on this day. All communities will be serviced on their next regularly scheduled collection day.

4th of July Parade, BBQ and Pool Party
Just a friendly reminder that we are looking forward to seeing you for our annual 4th of July Neighborhood Party this Friday!

Red, White & Blue Parade (11:30 am – 12 noon)
(Decorating starts at 11:00am; Parade starts at 11:30am)
We’ll be marching as a group from the Tot Lot at Driscoll and Upshire all the way down to the pool. Feel free to decorate your bikes and scooters beforehand, or meet at the park at 11:00am to decorate onsite (we will have some decorations on hand.) The parade starts promptly at 11:30am. If you can’t march in the parade, feel free to come out and grab a spot along the parade route to enjoy the parade and show your support.

BBQ and Pool Party (12:00 pm – 5:00 pm)
** The pool party and BBQ is a private event, exclusively for members of the neighborhood, as well as outside members of the pool.

Guest Policy
The Social Committee has received a few questions asking about the party and the guest policy — and wanted to send out a quick message to clarify for all:  If you have a family member/friend visiting for the holiday, they are able to join you at the pool during operating hours 11 AM to 9 PM. As seating space is limited, we do suggest you consider bringing chairs or blankets on the day. As the event has food and drink paid for by the HOA as well as games which have prizes eligible, Guests will NOT be able to partake in those paid activities. There is no option to pay for a guest to have food. You are more than welcome to bring your own food and drink on the day (no glass please).

Schedule of Events
– The Parade will start at 11:30 am from the Tot Lot on Driscoll.
– BBQ Food will be 12pm – 1:30pm
– Bake Off Desserts and Ice Pops will be served 3:00pm – 4:00pm
– Games throughout the event

More party details can be found here:

Volunteers
Finally, we can’t make all of this happen without volunteers! There are many ways to help and we still have many slots that need to be filled. Please take a moment to look at the available slots and sign up today!

Thank you,
Glenn Watts
Board of Directors, Washingtonian Woods HOA

Hello Neighbors,

Just a friendly reminder that the Washingtonian Woods Social Committee is looking forward to seeing you for our annual 4th of July Party coming up on Friday July 4, starting at 12 pm!

Red, White & Blue Parade
Friday, July 4 (11:30 am – 12 noon)
(Decorating starts at 11:00am; Parade starts at 11:30am)
We’ll be marching as a group from the Tot Lot at Driscoll and Upshire all the way down to the pool. Feel free to decorate your bikes and scooters beforehand, or meet at the park at 11:00am to decorate onsite (we will have some decorations on hand.) The parade starts promptly at 11:30am. If you can’t march in the parade, feel free to come out and grab a spot along the parade route to enjoy the parade and show your support.

Parade Route
This year’s parade route will start again at the Tot Lot near Upshire Circle and Driscoll Way, and will mostly run along Midsummer Drive. If you happen to live along the 300, 400, and 500 blocks of Midsummer Drive, we kindly ask that you avoid on-street parking during the parade window of 11am – 12 noon, if possible. Please see below for this year’s parade route.

Party Time at the Pool (12:00pm – 5:00pm)

* Each Pool member will be checked at the gate. (If you have not yet registered THIS year with the pool- please do so now. Contact PMP for more information.)

* Lunch will be provided and served by Beltway Bistro from 12 noon – 1:30 PM. Burgers/hotdogs and sides will be served. The Social Committee will also provide beverages and chips. Please note: only ONE protein will be provided per person (i.e. either a burger, a hotdog or Veggie burger.)

*Bake Off Desserts and Ice Pops will be served from 3pm – 4pm

If you would like to participate in the Bake Off, please have your dessert (could also be non-baked item — i.e. dipped strawberries — all desserts will be judged on patriotic appearance and taste) to the lower level of the clubhouse no later than 1:30pm on the day of. (More details in post to come)

* Please feel free to bring additional food/drink for your family to enjoy.  No glass containers please!!!

* We will have fun games to participate in.  Sign- up sheets for the games will be posted in the pool area on the day.

* Please, please, please clean-up your area when finished! And offer to pitch in and help out as well.

* Due to the large number of attendees, please consider bringing a chair/blanket of your own.

Volunteers
Finally, we can’t make all of this happen without volunteers! There are many ways to help and we still have many slots that need to be filled. Please take a moment to look at the available slots and sign up today!

Gaithersburg SummerFest and Fireworks
Saturday, June 28, 2025
6:00pm – 11:00 PM

Celebrate America’s independence with friends and family at SummerFest, Gaithersburg’s illuminating summer festival on the expansive grounds of Bohrer Park at Summit Hall Farm. This free event takes place on Saturday, June 28, 2025, from 6 to 11 p.m. Enjoy live music, food trucks, local breweries, and family-friendly activities—culminating in a spectacular fireworks display and SummerGlo After Party.

SummerFest kicks off at 6 p.m. with INFUSION, one of the DMV’s elite party bands. Enjoy delicious offerings from food and local craft beverage vendors, including Dogfish Head Alehouse, Gaithersburg, Freedom Brew, Saint’s Row Brewing, and Waredaca Brewing Company. The air-conditioned Activity Center will serve as a comfort station with indoor bathrooms and space to relax up until 9 p.m.

At approximately 9:20 p.m., a spectacular fireworks display will light up the night with bursts of amazing colors and styles that launch up to 500 feet. Bohrer Park is the best place to watch them, but there are several viewing options in surrounding locations. A map identifying best viewing spots is available here.

Wait out the traffic after the fireworks and stay for the SummerGlo After Party. INFUSION will give an encore performance while LED hoopers, jugglers, and stilt walkers entertain the crowd. The playground will be fully lit, and you can purchase glow-in-the dark merchandise to be part of the fun.

You can learn more about this spectacular event at the City’s SummerFest web page.

We hope everyone is staying safe and well.

Thank you,
Glenn Watts
Board of Directors, Washingtonian Woods HOA

Hello Neighbors!

We have some exciting activities coming up this summer! We hope to see you all at the pool and hope you will offer an hour/two of your time to help make these events a success.

Neighborhood Calendars
Please see our notable calendars of events (click on each link):
2025 Food Truck Fridays Calendar
2025 Social Events Calendar
2025 Swim Team Calendar

Washingtonian Woods “Summer Kick-Off” Pool & Raft Party
Saturday, June 14th, 4pm – 9pm

The Annual Washingtonian Woods “Summer Kick-Off” Pool & Raft Party will be held on Saturday, June 14th from 4pm until 9pm. All neighbors and pool members are welcome and encouraged to attend!

– Music, soft drinks and ice cream will be provided.
– The Committee even has a special item for all members (while supplies last)
– Bring your own rafts!
– No glass containers on the pool deck.

Please help us spread the word, and we hope to see you all there!

The Annual Washingtonian Woods Independence Day Celebration
Thursday, July 4th, 11:30am – 5pm

The Social Committee looks forward to welcoming our neighbors and summer pool members on Thursday, July 4th for a parade, food, fun and games.

Details to follow, but the day will include:
*Parade
*Games
*Music
*Free Food! and much more.

* We can’t make all of this happen without volunteers! There are many ways to help and we still have lots of slots that need to be filled. Please take a moment to look at the available slots and sign up today! https://m.signupgenius.com/#!/showSignUp/10C0F4FACA729A3F8C61-57030921-independence

Please note: The pool parties are private events, exclusively for HOA paying neighbors/outside summer pool members.

Save the date: End of Summer Pool Party and Swim Up Movie
Saturday August 23rd

Weekly Yoga
Yoga available on most Sunday mornings at 9am, see advertisement on the events board at the pool entrance.

Thank you all for your support!

The Washingtonian Woods Social Committee

Hello Neighbors,

2025 Pool Mailing, Swim Team Calendar, Tentative Social Event Calendar
Please keep an eye out for the annual pool mailing. Included will be pool hours, rules & regulations, information on pool passes, swim team calendar, and tentative Neighborhood Social Events calendar. They should be arriving in your (snail) mailboxes within the next week or so.

Pool Company Change and Summer Lifeguard Positions
Please note that the Board has decided to change the pool management company for the 2025 pool operating season. The new management company this year is High Sierra Pools (https://highsierrapools.com/).

If any neighborhood residents are interesting in applying for summer lifeguarding positions, please feel free to visit the below link and submit an application!

Lifeguard Application
(https://highsierrapools.com/employment/)

Annual Spring Property Inspections
Annual compliance reviews are scheduled to begin in the next week or so for all owners of single family homes in Washingtonian Woods. These inspections are to verify that every property is in full compliance with the Association’s governing documents, and the reviews are conducted during this time of year in order to give everyone an opportunity to make necessary corrections and repairs during the best possible weather conditions. Please note the Annual Compliance Review is in addition to regular drive through visits. The reviews are done from the streets and common areas, and may include photos. Please be aware, no one will be coming onto your property.

Below is a partial check-list for your reference:

• • All roof shingles and exterior siding are in place
  • All exterior brick, stone, and siding is clean and free of stains
  • All exterior trim, features, and cornice are in place and in good shape
  • Exterior lighting is functioning and in good shape
  • Garage doors are in good shape
  • All shutters are in place, the same color and not faded
  • Mailboxes are straight and have the address present
  • Mulch beds are free of weeds
  • Plant material and trees (including branches), are in good shape
  • Fence, if applicable, is in good shape
  • Deck, if applicable, is in good shape
  • Bulk/loose items on the property that are not kept out of public view
  • Trash cans/recycle bins not stored out of public view except on collection days
  • Outdoor play equipment shall not remain in front of home when not in use

PMP will be conducting the property inspections. If you have a compliance issue, you will first receive an email notice, followed by a hard copy of the notice to your home as well. If you have any questions, please wait for the hard copy of the compliance letter and then contact Tim Mulford at PMP (301-963-3337 or [email protected]), to discuss further or to request an extension.

Your efforts in keeping Washingtonian Woods an attractive and appealing community in which to live are very much appreciated.

We hope everyone is staying safe and well.

Thank you,
Glenn Watts
Board of Directors, Washingtonian Woods HOA

Hello Neighbors,

SHAMROCK FEST ANNOUNCEMENT!!

When:  Saturday, March 15
Time:  3:00pm – 6:00pm
Where:  Clubhouse parking lot

On Saturday, March 15, the social committee will host our first Shamrock Fest! The leprechauns must have had some tricks up their sleeve when they approached the committee, because we were able to secure FIVE (5) different inflatables for the event and because of the leprechaun magic, we don’t even need any volunteers!

So come out to the pool parking lot between 3pm and 6pm, mingle with your favorite neighbors, watch your kids run around and play (and maybe even challenge them to a game or 2), drink some green lemonade, and if you’re lucky you’ll be around when the leprechaun throws out gold to the crowd!! We will also have a pizza truck to make dinner plans easy!

And, full disclosure! The HOA is working really hard to get our clubhouse fixed after the flood, but since we won’t have access to the inside (aka the bathrooms), we are giving your kids a true shamrock fest experience…when they gotta go, they gotta hold it! Unfortunately bathroom access will not be available, so make sure you empty those pipes before joining the fun!

We hope to see you there!

Thank you,
The Washingtonian Woods Social Committee