Are you available to help neighbors with jobs like babysitting, yard work, or dog walking? Do you know a tween, teen, or young adult who is?
We're building a directory of neighbors (and neighborhood kids!) who are interested in for-hire work like babysitting, dog walking, house sitting, lawn mowing, etc. If you or a kid in your family would like to be listed, fill out this Google Form.
The directory will be posted and shared electronically later this fall.
Monday, September 1, from noon–3 p.m.
Association members are invited to our final cookout and pool party of the season on Monday, September 1, to celebrate Labor Day. We've requested a visit from the Sandy Springs Fire Department to cool everyone off with a spray from the hydrant.
Festivities will kick off at noon with burgers and hotdogs on the grill. Please bring a side dish or dessert to share. You can sign up here!
Collection Day: Saturday, September 13
We're continuing our neighborhood's tradition of generosity! It's almost time for our 2025 Food Drive. Bags will be distributed to your mailbox the week of September 7, then collected throughout the day on Saturday, September 13. Thanks in advance for contributing and helping us restock the pantry shelves at the Community Assistance Center. For questions or if you'd like to volunteer, text Holly at 314-570-1176.
The MVW pool is open from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. daily through Labor Day.
The pool has been spruced up thanks to Pool Chair Paul McCabe, who worked diligently during the off-season to oversee installation of a new pool deck and a plumbing project that switched our pool house from septic to sewer. The pool is now open for the summer!
Our three annual pool parties and cookouts:
Memorial Day, Monday, May 26 - thank you to all who joined us!
Fourth of July, Friday, July 4 - thank you to all who joined us!
Labor Day, Monday, September 1 (Sign up here)
A reminder of the pool rules...
To keep the pool safe and enjoyable for Association members, please keep a few things in mind this summer.
Use of the pool is always "swim at your own risk." Lifeguards will be on duty during the weekends between Memorial Day and Labor Day. All other hours will be unsupervised. Please be careful!
Use of the pool is open to Mount Vernon Woods Community Association members who are current on their 2025 dues. A key fob is required to unlock the gate. If you have trouble with your key fob or need a new one, contact pool chair Paul McCabe. Please do not open the gate for anyone who does not have a key fob.
Minors must be accompanied and supervised at all times.
Bathrooms will be locked overnight and on days when a lifeguard is not on duty. The code is 2 + 4 (pushed at the same time), then 3. Please close the bathroom doors when you leave if no one else is at the pool.
We do not use outside help to clean up the pool deck. Make sure to pick up after yourself and dispose of all trash before you go, especially food and drinks, to keep insects and other pests at bay.
A neighborhood meeting for MVW residents was held on Sunday, July 27, 2025, at 5 p.m. to share details of an understanding that has been reached by Mount Vernon Woods, Aria West, and the Mount Vernon School regarding the school's development plans for their 40-acre Upper Campus (which includes stadium lights on Ron Hill Field). Final details of the proposed agreement are being negotiated by representatives of each party and their legal teams. If you have questions or concerns, please contact Kimberly Oliver by sending an email to mvwpresident@gmail.com.
Amenity improvements: new pool deck
We've recently completed a big project at the pool: a refreshed concrete deck. Crews fixed low spots and cracks and laid a fresh deck around the pool and baby pool. The finished project looks great! Special thanks to Paul McCabe, our pool chairperson, who headed up this complicated project, and Jan Hodgson, who lent her design expertise to the decision-making process.
Amenity improvements: resurfaced courts, refreshed bathrooms
Keeping our neighborhood amenities in great shape is a high priority, so we’re happy to share that recently:
The bathrooms at our tennis and pickleball courts have been improved with fresh paint and new cabinets.
Drainage issues surrounding the courts have been resolved and the walkways now have fresh rock.
The work to resurface and reline the courts has been completed.