News from the Club: March 2025
“Kingspoint is more than a collection of homes. It is a community and has been since it was built. We are a fabulous motley crew of Veterinarians, Therapists, Professors, Soldiers, Sailors, and Spies. We go to public and private schools. We are retirees and those just having our first kids. This is where civil society takes place – common spaces. We desperately need to preserve these spaces” Mary Le Gouellec, Kingspoint Resident
Letter from the KP Presidents
Dear Kingspoint Club Members,
In an effort to have more fun and feel more connected in 2025, the Club is excited to invite ALL of our MEMBERS to a Potluck event at the Clubhouse to welcome our all of our newest members: Ben and Jen; Carla Pietrofeso and David Harsanyi; Micheal Draeger and Jaime Settle; Ann and Carl Martin; Pam Young; Paul and Jodi Kimmelman; Robert and Pam Rodriguez; Katie and Jacob Scott; and Lowrey and Kevin Reynolds and Michael Gordon!
This casual gathering is meant to welcome our newest members as we bring together ALL of our MEMBERS, ranging from those new to the Club to our many 30+ year members. The Potluck will take place on March 15, 2025, and will start at 5:00 PM. It will be a great opportunity to meet new faces, reconnect with old friends and neighbors, and enjoy some delicious food.
Event Details: A Potluck for ALL MEMBERS on March 15, 2025
Date: Saturday, March 15, 2025
Time: 5:00 PM
Main Course: Rice and Beans (provided)
What to Bring: Please bring your favorite side dish (an entree if you don't like beans) or dessert to share with others, as well as your own adult beverages.
Lemonade will be provided.
We hope ALL MEMBERS will join us. We look forward to enjoying an evening of good food, great company, and many welcoming conversations with our newest members.
Lifeguards: Interested in becoming a lifeguard this summer? We want YOU! Please read the following information about lifeguarding at the Kingspoint Pool in 2025.
Continental has posted training classes in the new Aquaplex in Hampton this year (as well as training courses in Virginia Beach). Information can be found at Top Lifeguard Training in Southern Virginia | Continental Pools.
All those interested in lifeguarding please apply using the following form which is specific to the Kingspoint Club Continental Season Lifeguard Form.
Continental is giving discounted lifeguard training for their own employees, and it is our understanding that if the training is completed soon it will potentially be free.
Last year (2024), the pay started at $14 per hour and increased depending on experience, availability, etc.
Please apply ASAP if you are interested in being a lifeguard this summer.
If you have any questions, please contact the Kingspoint Presidents (KPPresidents@gmail.com) or our Facilities Chair (KingspointFacilities@gmail.com).
Swim Team: It’s time to get excited about the Swim Team! We are thrilled to welcome Coach Martin back for another year. Watch your emails for more information coming out soon!
Kingspoint Club Swim Team Volunteer Needs: Volunteering is honestly as important to the health of the Club as paying your dues! We are so appreciative of those members who step up to fill our many important roles.
Current Swim Team Leadership Needs in 2025:
The Swim Team is seeking volunteer support for the 2025 Kingspoint Dolphins Swim Season. We would like to secure at least one more Swim Team President and a Volunteer Coordinator.
We would like to assure our volunteers that they will receive support from our amazing 2025 leadership team.
The swim team positively impacts the Club, the neighborhood, and all KP families socially, physically and financially.
To learn more, please reach out to the Kingspoint Board at kppresidents@gmail.com.
News from the Club Update: A huge thank you to Jen Stanhope for jumping in to be our Editor and Publisher in 2025. Once she has transitioned into the role, she will begin publishing the News from the Club for its many eager readers!
New Process for 2025 Social Events: We are inviting each of our members to take the lead and bring your Social Event ideas to life! We thank everyone for making the Club a wonderful place to gather, connect, and celebrate in 2025!
Here’s What’s Changing:
Instead of a dedicated social committee, we’re giving every club member the opportunity to step into the role of event planner.
Whether you’ve always dreamed of designing the perfect party or you prefer a simple and straightforward approach, this is your chance to shine!
What Does It Mean to Be an Event Planner?
You’ll create the theme and vision for the event.
You’ll write 2-3 emails to club members to share the details of your event.
You’ll be on-site as the party planner on the day of the event
You’ll enjoy the gratitude and appreciation of fellow club members for making the event possible!
Things to Know:
Decorations, games, and extra touches are entirely optional.
Keeping your event simple is perfectly fine!
Helpers will be available.
A SignUpGenius form will make coordinating easy.
You’ll receive a detailed planning guide about a month before your event.
The planning guide will help you every step of the way.
Ready to make an event your own? Follow these rules to keep your event simple!
Events should be free and open to all Club members.
Events can be BYOB or alcohol free at the planner's discretion.
There should be no charge to attend these events.
Members should expect to bring food to share & their own adult beverages.
We’re excited to see the creativity of our members. Some new events include an Easter Egg Hunt, Adult Tiki Party, and Oktoberfest.
Kingspoint Calendar
Saturday, March 15 (5:00 PM) - New Member Potluck (KP Club Board)
Sunday, April 13 (3:00 PM?) - Easter Egg Hunt (Brier Anderson)
Saturday, April 19 (2:30 PM) - Club the Creek* - (High Tide is at 4:49 PM)
Sunday, April 27 (2-4 PM) Swim Team Informational Session
Sunday, May 4 (2-5 PM) - Spring Clean Up
Saturday, May 17 (1:30 PM) - Club the Creek* - (High Tide is at 3:45 PM) NO DECK AVAILABLE!
May 18 (2-4 PM) Swim Team Ice Cream Social
Monday, May 26 (Time TBD) Memorial Day 5K Fun Run
Monday, May 26 (1 PM) - Memorial Day Cookout (KP Club Board)
Monday, June 9 - Swim Team Time Trials. Pool closes at 4:30 PM
Monday, June 16 - Swim Team Home Meet vs Kingsmill. Pool closes at 4:30 PM
Saturday, June 21 (9 AM) - Club the Creek* - (High Tide is at 8:21 AM)
Monday, June 23 - Swim Team Away Meet @ Queens Lake
Monday, June 30 - Swim Team Away Meet @ Edgehill
Friday, July 4th (1 PM) - Fourth of July Picnic (Kathy Williams)
Monday, July 7 - Swim Team Home Meet vs Powhatan Secondary Seastars. Pool closes at 4:30 PM
Monday, July 14 - Swim Team Home Meet vs Windsor Forest. Pool closes at 4:30 PM
Saturday, July 19 (5:30 PM) - Club the Creek* -(High Tide is at 6:28 PM)
Monday, July 21 - Swim Team Away Meet at Williamsburg Community Pool
Saturday, July 26 - VPSU Summer Awards Meet @ Kingswood Pool
Saturday, August 2 (TBD) VPSU Champs Meet @757Swim Aquatic Center
Saturday, August 2 (8-10) - Adult Tiki Party (Anna Thomas)
Saturday, August 16 (4 PM) - Club the Creek* - (High Tide is at 6:11 PM)
Monday, September 1 (1 PM) - Labor Day Party/ Drool in the Pool (KP Club Board)
Saturday, Sept. 20 (11:30 AM) - Club the Creek* - (High Tide is at 11:38 AM)
Saturday, Oct. 4 (Time TBD) - Oktoberfest (Matt Blinn)
Saturday, Oct. 18 (10:30 AM) - Club the Creek* - (High Tide is at 10:32 AM)
Friday, October 31 (4:30 PM) - Halloween Party (Mary Le Gouellec)
Sunday, November 9 (2-5) - Fall Clean Up
Sunday, December 14 (5-8) - Luminary Night (Sarah Huber)
*What is Club the Creek?
Club the Creek is held on the 3rd Saturday of the warmer months.
Gather two hours before high tide so we can enter/exit the creek when water levels are the deepest.
Meet at the boat racks and then head out onto the water as a group.
Bring your sunscreen, life jackets, snacks, and cameras.
Take photos while you are out having fun.
Connect with other Club members.
Hang Out on the DECK of the Clubhouse during and after Clubbing the Creek.
All Club members are welcome, boaters and non-boaters alike!
Enjoy the beautiful views and each other's company.
BYOB and a non-perishable snack to share (if you desire.)
Savor the most beautiful views at the Club.
Mark your calendars and join us all summer!
Non-Boaters: Join us on the deck. We encourage all members to enjoy the Club's most beautiful views throughout our event.
Check out the events section of the Kingspoint website for more details.
Membership Committee Support: We are seeking members to assist Kathryn Haines on the Club’s Membership committee. The Membership committee welcomes new neighbors and invites them to join the Club. Committee members will also reach out to current non-Club neighbors to discuss and encourage membership.
WE NEED YOUR HELP: Help us get the word out that new and long-time residents can join or rejoin with a $500 buy-in fee, plus the 2025 dues payment ($800).
Spread the word. Ask them to visit our website, (https://www.kingspointclub.org/), and then they can reach out for more information: (membershipkingspoint@gmail.com).
If a neighbor joins because of your assistance, you will receive a $10 gift card to Aromas as a THANK YOU from the Board!
Looking Ahead: Jumping into 2025 with 110% energy, the Club needs YOU. We need ALL members to support our committees and to help “champion” our many important projects. We know just how talented and skilled you are! Please donate your time and expertise to the Club in 2025. Please consider volunteering in the following areas:
Help us generate fundraiser ideas for much needed repairs.
Help us to increase membership.
Join us as we work on the Dock.
Help us plan Happy Hours and Potlucks.
Help us plan a Fishing Derby.
Help us as we update the By-Laws.
Help us explore optional Deeded Club Membership options.
Have a strength or skill that we haven’t mentioned. Reach out, please!
Advertisers: The Club is actively seeking members, neighbors, and local businesses who are interested in advertising on the Crier, the Club’s website, and on all official Club emails (just below the signature). We want to support your business as you support the Club. Please spread the word and reach out for more information (kppresidents@gmail.com).
Boat Rack Update: The Club offers boat storage at the College Creek Boat Landing for Resident Members only. Storage rack can accommodate canoes, kayaks, or paddle boards. We still have a few spots left. The cost for boat storage is $100 per year. Want a spot? Please complete the Boat Lottery Form.
Clubhouse News: Hosting a meeting? A birthday? A baby shower? A graduation? A retirement? A book club? A work function? We want to host your next event!
It takes funds & labor to maintain our lovely clubhouse, so rental income is greatly needed & appreciated.
Our beautiful facility is available for rent and has the best rates in town.
For more information or to rent the Clubhouse, contact Tara Peters (kpclubrentals@gmail.com)
Rates for Renting the Clubhouse in 2025:
KP Resident Club Member: 1–$50 half day rental /year (Wow!)
KP Resident Club Member: $150 half day (4 hrs.)/$200 whole day (8 hrs.)
Non-KP Resident Club Member: $350 half day (4 hrs.)/ $550 whole day (8 hrs.)
Non-Club Member: $400 half day (4 hrs.)/ $600 whole day (8 hrs.)
Recurring short term rentals for KP Club members: $25/hour w/ 6 mo. contract
Capital Campaign for the Dock: A huge THANK YOU to the generous Club Members who recently made donations or assurances of future donations dedicated toward the rebuilding of the Kingspoint Dock! A Joint Permit Application for rebuilding the Kingspoint Dock was submitted to VMRC and the JCC Wetlands Board and a draft site plan has been submitted to the JCC Zoning Office. Working with appropriate state and local officials, we hope to start work on the new dock in the spring of 2025.
If you would also like to make a gift to the Capital Campaign for the Dock, we welcome all donations, large and small. Gifts may be dropped off to the Treasurer, Catherine Mountjoy at 140 Kingspoint Drive. Please call or text 804-814-7600 so she knows to look for your gift. Gifts can also be mailed to the following address: Kingspoint Club, P.O. Box 365, Williamsburg, VA 23187. Questions:(kpwilliamsburg@gmail.com).
2025 Member Dues: If you mailed in your dues and the check has not been cashed or the envelope was marked “return to sender,” please let Catherine know ASAP (kpwilliamsburg@gmail.com). Most of our mail has been arriving securely in the P.O. Box. However, two members let us know that the envelopes containing their dues were returned to them. We don’t want to miss any of your correspondences.
**Please remember, the Club asked all members to pay in full by February 28th.**
If you did not make your one-time payment by February 28th, or reach out to make other payment arrangements, please email our Treasurer at kpwilliamsburg@gmail.com.
Board Meeting: The Board will be holding our monthly Board meeting on Monday, March 10, 2025. Please feel free to contact us if you have any questions or concerns or you would like to share your ideas (kppresidents@gmail.com).
Thank you in advance for all of your help. It’s a great time to be a member of the Club!
Kim Lavach and Scott Lerberg,
Co-Presidents, Kingspoint Club
Kingspoint Club Board
President — Scott Lerberg and Kim Lavach
kppresidents@gmail.com
Treasurer — Catherine Mountjoy
KPWilliamsburg@gmail.com
Secretary — Matt Blinn
kppresidents@gmail.com
Membership — Kathryn Haynes
Membershipkingspoint@gmail.com
Facilities — Melissa Reeves
KingspointFacilities@gmail.com
Clubhouse Coordinator — Tara Peters
KPClubRentals@gmail.com
Additional Club Contacts
Social Chair — Kathy Williams
KPSocialComm@gmail.com
News from the Club Editor — Jen Stanhope
kpcrier@gmail.com
The Kingspoint Club, Inc. oversees our community’s recreational property on Northpoint Drive. This waterfront site includes a beautiful clubhouse, neighborhood pool, picnic area, dock, and a children’s play area. The KP Club operates the pool and clubhouse and organizes neighborhood social events for members. Membership in the Club is optional for residents, and includes use of the pool, boat ramp and dock. Members may also rent the clubhouse and pool for social events. Membership is required to attend some Club sponsored social events. Non- residents may also pay annual dues to use the pool and the clubhouse. For more information or to join, contact KPMembership@gmail.com.
Women’s Club News
One more meetings are planned for the year:
Spring Social: May date TBD
We will be sending more details later. All women in KP are welcome and we hope you will join us for this excellent opportunity to meet all our wonderful neighborhood women.
Subscribing to the News from the Club
We are now using the Kingspoint website’s email list management feature to notify subscribers when the News from the Club edition is published. If you know someone who wants to get emails when the News is published online, please ask them to visit this page and sign up using the form below. You can now also unsubscribe by clicking the unsubscribe button in any News from the Club notification email.
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If you’re tired of seeing photos of the editor’s front yard, you can contribute photos to the News from the Club by sending them to kpcrier@gmail.com. We cannot guarantee that every photograph will be featured, and we reserve the right to crop and rescale the photos.
Publishing in the News from the Club
If you have an event to share with the Kingspoint community or some news to report that you would like to see posted in the Kingspoint News from the Club, please send your contributions to kpcrier@gmail.com before the 1st of the month. The editor reserves the right to refuse and edit any submissions; the editor will not run any articles that overly or covertly target specific demographics or neighbors.
Facebook Page
Kathy Williams set up a new Kingspoint Facebook group. Interested neighbors can join the Kingspoint group page. If you have any questions, please direct them to Kathy at: willfam7plus@gmail.com.
Little Dolphins
Looking to connect with other parents in the neighborhood? Consider joining the “Little Dolphins” Facebook page. It’s a network of parents in the neighborhood with kids ranging from babies to teenagers. (Just search for "Little Dolphins Kingspoint" on Facebook). It’s a nice way to meet parents in the neighborhood with similarly aged kids. If you aren’t on Facebook, or if you are having problems joining the group, email Tracy Sohoni, tracep@yahoo.com
Neighborhood Ads
Pet Sitting: Haley Elton offers dog walking and pet sitting services. Available daily. Contact her managing agent, Norman Elton, at 757-293-8346.
Baby Sitting and Pet sitting/walking: Hello all! My name is Lexi and I am 17 yrs old. I am a dog walker and babysitter who is CPR certified. Some other services I offer are watering plants, collecting mail, or taking care of your house while you are out of town. For reasonable rates and more details call or text 757-298-8798.
Advertising Policy
The advertising policy for the News from the Club is as follows: business related ads are $25/ edition or $260/yr. Approximate ad size is displayed in this issue. We can provide an invoice if necessary.
Small ads of one or two sentences from residents and non-resident Club members are free as a community service; non-profit and children’s ads are also free.
