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Thursday, February 11th, 2010
Some announcements about Valentine’s Day activities.
Our neighbors, King Family Vineyards, is hosting a Valentine’s Wine Dinner. The evening will feature exquisite food, wines and dancing. Reserve your space NOW.
The Valentine’s Couples Race to benefit Amnesty International has been postponed to February 27th. More information to come, but for questions, contact Bruce Carveth, organizer.
Thursday, January 21st, 2010
The Charlottesville Chapter of Amnesty International and the Charlottesville Track Club have teamed up once again to sponsor the 26th Annual Valentine Couples Race at the Old Trail Golf Course in Crozet, Virginia.
Entry fees are per runner as follows:
CTC Member: $15
Non-CTC Members: $17
All entries on the day of the race: $22
Every entrant that registers before 5:00 PM Friday, February 5, will receive a FREE long-sleeve t-shirt commemorating the race. Proceeds benefit the Charlottesville Chapter of Amnesty International.
So grab your buddy, your parents, or that special someone and join us! Entry forms can be found at the Charlottesville Track Club website.
Sunday, January 17th, 2010
As the Marketing and Business Development Director for Old Trail Village, I want to take a moment from my usually impersonal news posts to personally thank the sponsors and participants of today’s inaugural It’sMyProm.Org Safe Prom Fashion Event at the Old Trail Golf Pavilion. We had hoped for 50-75 attendees, with perhaps 20 high school models, and our expectations for participation were exceeded in double! The event today was experienced by over 150 attendees; ticket proceeds of which benefit It’sMyProm.Org, supporting the message of changing our prom culture to create a positive experience for our teens.
Although I participated as an event sponsor, I was touched by the experience of our young women who were models. The messages about safe prom decisions - delivered by guest speakers ranging from teens to a board member from FOCUS Women’s Resource Center, to celebrity designer Johnathan Kayne himself - were the obvious reason for attendance and support by the audience. What was also important and impactful for the young women participants was the experience of modeling beautiful gowns and hearing the applause and support of their family, friends, and peers. Giving our young women the opportunity to experience an afternoon of strongly positive self-image building was magnificent. Providing our teen women with the absolute acceptance and inclusion of this fashion event - regardless of body size, look, or personal style - is a gift that all young women need and deserve.
I look forward to expanding this event for the coming year, including even more young people in this great event. Without the following sponsors, the event wouldn’t have been as successful, nor have impacted positively so many of our young people.
NBC29, Jim Price Auto Group, Anna’s Ristorante Italiano and Pizza, and FOCUS Women’s Resource Center sponsored our television advertising. Trailside Coffee and CVille Concierge provided necessary support on-site in Old Trail Village for the event. Cavalier Inn pitched in to provide a room for Johnathan Kayne, to save him from an even more exhausting schedule. Johnathan Kayne astounded me with his endless patience, good humor and care for the participants. Chris Wilmer, Director of Miss Virginia United States, deserves the credit for bringing this event to Old Trail Village and running a great show. Finally, Seth Van Hall and his crew at Old Trail Golf Club and Pavilion deserve great thanks for their efforts all day.
It has been a pleasure to participate in such a meaningful event.
Sincerely, Andrea Sarate McNeill
Friday, January 15th, 2010
NBC29 interviewed Johnathan Kayne and some of our models yesterday to preview Sunday’s Prom Fashion event at the Old Trail Golf Pavilion. Visit their story, here:
http://www.nbc29.com/Global/story.asp?S=11827676
Tickets are just $10, and all proceeds benefit It’sMyProm.Org. Come early to secure your seat!
Wednesday, January 13th, 2010
It’sMyProm.Org will host its inaugural prom fashion event this Sunday, 1/17, at the Old Trail Golf Pavilion, beginning at 1pm. Johnathan Kayne, national spokesperson and co-founder of It’sMyProm.Org, will be in attendance as the keynote speaker. He’ll be showcasing his premier new 2010 WoW Prom fashion line, featuring area high school students as models.
It’sMyProm.Org exists to promote positive decision making during Prom Season for our area teens. In support of this effort, the Old Trail It’sMyProm.Org fashion event features over 80 individual teen women from our area showcasing the best gowns from our sponsoring gown shops.
It’sMyProm.Org promotes positive decision-making by area students during prom season by interspersing positive messages and warnings about the dangers of destructive decision-making with showcases of gowns from area dress shops.
Admission is $10, all of which supports It’sMyProm.Org. Each attendee receives a discount card good for specials in and around the greater Albemarle area.
Sponsors of the event are:
There is limited seating for this event - please arrive early to secure your ticket!
For more information, contact the Old Trail Village Welcome Center,
info@oldtrailvillage.com, 434-823-8100.
Wednesday, November 25th, 2009
Old Trail Village resident and professional photographer Angie Brement will be taking pictures of families who come to see Santa at our Old Trail Village Center Holiday Celebration and Open House next Saturday, Dec. 5th, 10 am-1 pm. at Trailside Coffee.
In lieu of payment for her photography services, Angie is instead asking for a donation for the Toy Lift, an annual giving event in Charlottesville/Albemarle serving young people across our community - providing joy, books, toys, and bicycles to families who cannot afford presents for their young ones. You may bring cash or checks made payable to Kids Lift.
This special Santa fundraiser is in addition to our OTVC-wide food collection for the Blue Ridge Area Food Bank. Help local families during this holiday season and celebrate with the merchants of the Old Trail Village Center!
Friday, November 20th, 2009
Come get pictures with Santa, Saturday, December 5th, from 10 a.m. - 1 p.m. at Trailside Coffee, located in the Old Trail Village Center. Bring your whole family for a group portrait with our jolly visitor - a professional photographer will be on-hand.
Santa’s visit is the beginning of our month-long Open House Holiday Celebration in our new Village Center! Our merchants will have open house specials, treats, and of course - pretty holiday decorations for your enjoyment.
In addition to the joyful celebration of this holiday season, we are also expressing the Old Trail Village charitable spirit by continuing our food drive. The Blue Ridge Area Food Bank is in dire need of food for our area families. As such, the merchants of the Old Trail Village Center are collecting food for the Food Bank throughout the month of December. Just bring your canned food items/dry goods to Trailside Coffee or the Old Trail Welcome Center between now and January 1.
More details about the charitable events associated with our Holiday Celebration will be posted online:
Thursday, October 22nd, 2009
Although our kickoff event “Pink Day” has passed, tulip bulbs are STILL AVAILABLE for purchase for the Pink Tulip Project Gardens in Old Trail Village. In addition to providing spring beauty, 100% of the proceeds from the pink tulip project garden proceeds goes directly to cancer research. Visit Trailside Coffee in the Old Trail Village Center to make your tulip donation.
The gardens will be located in the three roundabouts along Old Trail Drive and will continue to show their colorful blooms for many years to come. Tulip bulbs are just $2/each and will be planted on Saturday, November 7th (rain date, Sunday, 11/8) by members of the Old Trail and greater-Crozet community. The tulips have already been purchased, so all you need to do is go by Trailside to make your donation.
Supporting cancer research efforts and providing a symbol of hope to those affected by cancer in our community has never been easier - with such a gorgeous result! Remember: every single cent of the $2/tulip donation goes directly to cancer research!
You can also make donations online to the Old Trail Project Garden.
Friday, October 16th, 2009
The Fall Old Trail Village Community-Wide Yard Sale is taking place
TOMORROW, Saturday, 10/17, 7am - Noon
throughout Old Trail Village. Cruise the community to take advantage of a centralized multiple family yard sale extravaganza! Townhome residents will setup their yard sales on The Common just off Old Trail Drive.
Before you begin yard-sailing, don’t forget to stop into Trailside Coffee for the Pink Day celebration and to purchase your pink tulip bulbs for our cancer support Pink Tulip Project Garden.
Wednesday, October 14th, 2009
As a part of the October activities for National Breast Cancer Awareness Month (NBCAM), Marcia McGee, owner of Trailside Coffee, is leading the first Virginia-based “Pink Tulip Project Garden” located in Old Trail Village, Crozet, Virginia. Originally started in Maine, the Pink Tulip Project raises funds for breast cancer research through the creation of pink tulip gardens and the purchase of pink tulip bulbs. (www.PinkTulipProject.org)
Pink Day, October 17th, will allow community members from across the Commonwealth to order tulip bulbs for the Project Gardens in Old Trail Village. These gardens, planted in public view for everyone’s enjoyment, are a symbol of hope for those affected by cancer in our community. The concept, created by cancer survivor Robin Whitten, has raised over $120,000 for cancer research since its inception in 2006. Once ordered, the tulips will be delivered for Planting Day in mid-November.
Marcia McGee, whose mother passed away from cancer in 2008, found the Pink Tulip Project in a magazine. “When I read about the project, I was excited to participate and signed-up immediately. 100% of the profit goes directly to cancer research, and that’s really important to me. After talking about it with my employees, some of whom are seniors at Western Albemarle High School, they wanted to get involved, too. This Saturday’s ‘Pink Day’ is our kick-off for the effort to reach our goal of $2,000 for research.” Sold for $2 per bulb, all of which is donated, the Old Trail goal will provide an acre of tulips for the four planting locations.
Said Justin Beights, Developer of Old Trail Village, “Marcia showed me what she was going to do, and I told her we wanted to get behind it. We’ve offered our entrance planting beds and traffic roundabouts as planting locations for the tulip gardens, and our Community Association’s Social Committee is involved in supporting the event, too. I’m really looking forward to bringing my children to participate in our community Planting Day next month.” Once planted, the tulips will grow and blossom this spring, providing a symbol of the community’s commitment to supporting cancer research and our neighbors fighting this disease.
“Pink Day” will feature the sale of pink tulip bulbs at each business in the Old Trail Village Center (OTVC). Additionally, Trailside Coffee will offer pink cupcakes and pink lemonade. The bulbs will be on-sale through November 1st; after that date, the bulbs will be ordered and Planting Day will be on Saturday, November 7th (rain date on Sunday, November 8th).
For more information, contact Marcia McGee, Trailside Coffee, Marcia@TrailsideCoffee.com, 434-205-4253.