The history of the Villa Hills Civic Club is rich in community service. The very reason for the creation of the Civic Club was to improve the lives of its members. In May of 1961 a small group of home owners met in the basement of William Krumpleman’s house at 2535 Amsterdam Road in Villa Hills, Kentucky, first under the name of Civic Club in Madonna Acres, then changed to Villa Hills Civic Club. With that settled, it was determined that the first project for the Civic Club should be the repair of Sunglow Ave and Kenridge Road. A Summer Social was organized to raise the money needed for the repair.
Article 2 in our Constitution reads as follows: “The object of this club shall be to advance and improve civic conditions and public welfare of the City of Villa Hills and neighboring areas.” We have worked since then to make our community one of the best places to live and raise children. When the city of Villa Hills was in danger of being annexed by a larger neighboring city the Villa Hills Civic Club loaned the City the $500.00 for the incorporation fees and licensing.
Over the next 47 years we have raised funds for ball fields, play grounds, Easter Egg Hunts, Christmas Parties, and Haunted Trails. We regularly make donations of funds and time for other charitable organizations.
The Villa Hills Civic Club has taken some bold steps to insure our financial security so that we will be able to continue to provide a place for our membership to bring their children to play baseball, football, learn to fish, and where parents can come to relive their fondest childhood memories.
We are working to improve the grounds and concession stand. To add handicapped accessible restrooms, more restrooms, plans are being made to expand the parking lot to allow access to the small field. The ground work is being laid to put an exercise trail around the property and the lake.
The most important element of this effort is you, without membership this club can’t do what it was intended to do. Membership and volunteers is the engine that drives the charitable work we do. Please join today. Email us @ presidentvhcc@insightbb.com
