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Dear fellow DHARA Members,

We’re very excited to start the 2023 pool year! The board has lots of fun activities planned for members of all ages and we hope this will be our best season yet!

For 2023, membership dues were approved at $1,026 for regular members and $480 for emeritus members.

Please click here to find the 2023 bill with payment instructions. Payments are due by March 15 and any late payments will be assessed a late fee.  Details can be found in the 2023 bill you received or at the link above.

As we’ve mentioned over the past few years, to avoid the administrative burden associated with handling paper checks, we strongly encourage all members to pay membership dues via our online portal at www.dominonhills.org. If you’ve forgotten your username or password – or don’t know it – use the reset password feature (small link under the login button). Just use an email address associated with your DHARA account, and if a matching account is found, a reset link will be emailed to the address you entered. Once logged in, you are able to pay your bill – as well as purchase guest credits and more.

If absolutely necessary, you may pay by check and the dues amount will be the same. Please make the check out to Dominion Hills Area Recreation Association and send it with your membership # in the memo line to: Dominion Hills Area Recreation Association, P.O. Box 5643, Arlington, VA 22205.

Please feel free to contact the board with any questions at info@dominionhills.org.

All the best,

Your DH Board

All,
We’ve been made aware that some of our dominionhills.org emails are not going through, including those to membership@dominionhills.org. We identified that the issue started on Jan 30 after a platform update at our domain hosting provider, and a manual update is required to be done with our website hosting company. We’re working to get the update done as quickly as possible but there may be delays in receiving your emails for another 24-36 hours.

We know that this can be frustrating so please bear with us, as our crack IT team is working “24/7” to get this fixed!!  Once email service is restored, we’ll reach out again and let you know.

Cheers all
– The BOD

DHARA Members,

This summer the pool took a huge leap forward to normalcy and summer fun! We reenergized through movie nights, kids nights, ice cream socials, holiday picnics, and swim and dive meets (Go Thunder Ducks)! We were also able to introduce new fun to the pool. The Quack Shack was a huge success and led to a national shortage of Choco Tacos. The first annual Luau was a smash hit, followed by another tremendous Oktoberfest dinner. Music rocked the pool. Parking lot lines and grimy walls were painted. Towel hooks adorned fences. Many of these ideas were introduced through member participation and volunteerism. While there are many ways to contribute to the pool, one great way to volunteer and effect change is to join the board!

If you are interested in getting more involved at DH and have a desire to help with the decision-making processes that enable the fun, safe, and memorable experiences to happen for our members, now is your chance.

The DHARA Nominating Committee is currently looking for candidates to stand for election as a member of the Board of Directors for the next 3 years. Any interested member should send their expression of interest with a photo and short biography to Dave Messman at dmessman@hotmail.com or Matt Bachrack at matt.bachrack@gmail.com no later than close of business December 17, 2022.

Expectations include:

• 3 years of service
• Attendance at all monthly board meetings
• Leadership of one committee and membership in another are minimum expectations, and time commitment to these committees
• Responsive to all membership inquiries and comments
• Understand the safety and financial implications of major decisions that impact the membership

The full membership will have the opportunity to vote for candidates in the new year, leading up to the Annual Membership Meeting on February 1, 2023.

Check out the newly painted wall at DH!!