Reminder the Orchard Valley Homeowners Association has transitioned to a new management company. AMG Management Group, LLC.

If paying annual dues by mail all payments should be sent to:

Orchard Valley HOA,

c/o AMG Management Group LLC

PO Box 98119

Las Vegas, NV, 89193-8119

Here is a copy of the letter sent to all homeowners.

Help the environment by making sure your real Christmas tree is reused as mulch and isn’t taken to a landfill.

Beginning Monday, January 9, real Christmas trees will be picked up for free during weekly trash and recycling collection. For two weeks – from Monday, January 9 through Friday, January 20 – no sticker is required for collection.

To be properly recycled, trees must be free of plastic bags, all decorations and tree stands, and placed at the curb by 6 a.m. on the normal collection day. After Friday, January 20, trees left at the curb on regular collection day must be stickered in order to be collected.

Due to the wire used to form them, wreaths and garlands will not be collected as recycling and must be stickered as trash.

We had a great turnout for Breakfast with Santa with many families donating to the OVHA Food Drive. We delivered over 280 pounds of food in our collection to the Marie Wilkinson Food Pantry who in return sent over this email:

“Hello Orchard Valley Homeowners Association,

I would like to thank you on behalf of Marie Wilkinson’s food pantry for such a generous donation of over 280 pounds of food. I would also like to than you for the offer of toys for our families. With the donation you gave/ are giving we will be able to serve so many families over the holiday season! Please let me know if there are any volunteer projects you would be interested in , I would love to host a group of you guys in our pantry. Our drop off times are from 8:30-2:30 Monday through Friday. Please let me know a good time to receive the toys. Many thanks and Happiest Holidays!

Erica Jones

Volunteer Coordinator

Marie Wilkinson Food Pantry

West Pantry and Mailing Address:

834 N. Highland Ave., Aurora, IL 60506

East Pantry: East Aurora High School

500 Tomcat Lane Door #33, Aurora, IL 60505

630.897.5431

www.mwfoodpantry.org

Due to a great response this years Breakfast with Santa has reached maximum capacity. We will not be able to honor walkins. Only those who have replied via RSVP will be admitted.

The Aurora Festival of Lights runs from November 25 through December 25 from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. nightly at Phillips Park, 1000 Ray Moses Dr. The Aurora Festival of Lights –the largest free outdoor drive-through holiday light display in the region – returns for its 16th year with dazzling displays and merry music that will delight children and adults.