Volunteer

Lake Terrapin is an active, family friendly community with many fun events throughout the year.  All events are approved by the Lake Terrapin HOA Board but are planned and run by volunteers assisting the Social Committee which meets once a month to plan and coordinate neighborhood events.

to the HOA Board for approval in accordance with the Social Committee Charter.

Help ensure our neighborhood is a fun place to live by serving on the Social Committee or by helping out at one of our events listed below.

Helping the Social Committee is easy. Any resident interested to volunteer to help the Social Committee should send an to [email protected] or come to a Social Commitee Meeting to find ways you can help.

Social Event Coordinators:

Social Event Coordinators take overall planning responsibilities for an event and help identify volunteer shift opportunities (serve food, work at a craft table, supervise games or activities, etc.). The Event Coordinators are the workforce of the HOA and receive assignments of particular event responsibility from the Social Committee Chairperson and provides the Chairperson with recommendations regarding budget, scheduling, developing flyers for the event, recruiting volunteers and other related tasks. are responsible for ensuring all of the budgeting, planning, scheduling, establishing volunteers shifts, developing of marketing flyers, and logistics for their assigned event. The Event Coordinators report to and provides regular updates on event planning to their Committee Chair. Event Coordinators are not allowed to make purchases on behalf of the HOA. The Event Coordinators are members of the Social Committee and therefore must be appointed to the Social Committee by the HOA Board. All purchases for events must be made by a HOA Board Member.

Committee Chair:

The Committee Chairperson position is appointed by a majority vote of the HOA Board. A Committee Chair reports to the HOA Board and is responsible to provide guidance to Event Coordinators, assist with establishing schedules and arranging logistics, and to ensure budgets are brought to the HOA Board for review and approval prior to any purchases. The Committee Chair is not allowed to make purchases on behalf of the HOA. All purchases must be made by a HOA Board Member. The HOA Board Liaison to the Social Committee is Brian Smith.

1. Social Committee Chair – Michelle Cabrera

Email [email protected] if you are interested to help during events and to be sent emails about upcoming Social Committee meetings.

2024 Social Committee Meetings Schedule at the Lake Terrapin Clubhouse

1. January 30, 2024 at 7pm
2. March 12, 2024 at 7pm
3. April 16, 2024 at 7pm
4. May 21, 2024 at 7pm
5. June 4, 2024, 7pm
6. July 23, 2024 at 7pm
7. August 6, 2024 at 7pm

The following residents have volunteered to be a point of contact for Social Committee events:

1. Trunk or Treat Event Coordinator – Michelle Cabrera and Liz McKuhen
2. Holiday Events Event Coordinators – Michelle Cabrera, Jennifer Groman, and Rosa Jimenez
3. Movie Night Event Coordinator – Jamie Wood
4. End of School Party Event Coordinator – Brian Smith
5. End of Summer Party Event Coordinator – Brian Smith
6. Welcome Coordinator – Larry Hallock
7. Fall and Spring Neighborhood Cleanup Coordinator – Michelle Edwards
8. Fall and Spring Community Yard Sales Coordinator – Michelle Edwards