Westacres 2023 Red Cross Blood Drive

The Westacres Blood Drive is on Sunday, October 1st from 10am-4pm, at the Clubhouse and we are in need of more donors!

Blood donors help patients of all ages: accident and burn victims, heart surgery and organ transplant patients, and those battling cancer. In fact, every two seconds, someone in the U.S. needs blood. Your blood donation WILL make a difference!

What’s new this year: Because your time is (almost!) as valuable as your blood, we are working together with the Red Cross to make the entire donation process shorter.

SIGN UP ONLINE AT: tinyurl.com/26rr6tff

Please encourage your friends to donate, too!!

Co-chairs Melissa Brown and Sarah Bateman

Tips for Donating Blood

Bring a Friend !

Today’s tip is to ease your anxiety about donating. Many people are weary of needles. Bring a friend to support you while you’re donating and do the same for them while they give. Not everyone is able to give blood. If you’re medically available to give and the arm poke is what’s holding you back, bring a buddy!

RED (South) WINS 2023 AQUACADE!!

Come camping!

Friday, June 16th. Tent set up at 4 p.m.

Westacres annual Father’s Day Campout is ON for Friday, June 16th. All Moms, Dads and tent campers – big and small – are welcome!

Hotdogs, chips and pop will be ready for all at 6 p.m. The annual Kickball game starts at 7 p.m. S’mores will be available at 8 p.m. Glowsticks handed out at Dusk!

The Pancake Breakfast (open to all residents) is Saturday from 8 a.m. – 10 a.m.

Volunteers are still needed to assist with Kickball, food prep and breakfast. Please reach out to our illustrious chair Robb Szybisty and say you’ll help!

WCA has called a Special Meeting

Saturday, April 22, at 8 p.m. at the Clubhouse
(Registration 7 p.m. – 8 p.m.)

The WCA Board will hold a Special Meeting of the Westacres Community Association at the Clubhouse on Saturday, April 22, 2023, at 8 pm.  All WCA Members in Good Standing are encouraged to attend. Clubhouse Doors will open for Registration at 7 p.m. in preparation for an 8 p.m. start.

Please plan to attend.

The Feb. 26 Winterfest and Chili Cookoff event has been cancelled. Thank you to Jill Ling for stepping up to chair this event. We’re hopeful it’ll return in full force in 2024!

It’s that time again – time to reconnect with friends and neighbors and celebrate all the things in our community we’re thankful for.

Annual Dinner – Doors open at 5 p.m.; Dinner served at 6 p.m.

If you’ve rsvp’d and paid for dinner, come hungry and come early! Your name will be on the list during check in. Dinner this year is being catered by Westacres’ very own Joe Godell of Westacres Drive. West-side residents will be bringing a selection of desserts. So remember, if you live on W. Honeysuckle, Lilac Court, Sweetbriar, Winterberry or the Condos, pull out those recipes. It’s time to impress. (Desserts do not need to be individually wrapped but labeling your dish with your name and if it’s gluten free, sugar free, has nuts, etc. is appreciated.)

Annual Meeting – Directly following dinner – approximately 7:30 p.m.

Shareholders in good standing should arrive early, as everyone must go through the check-in process before selecting seats.

Each shareholder in good standing will receive one ballot and an additional ballot for each proxy you hold. Proxies must be turned in at registration. Copies may be found in the latest version of the Westacres Weekly.

We’re excited to be back in person and back to our traditional approach to doing business. For those residents new to the community, aside from the many social aspects of the evening and celebrations of many of the ingredients that contribute to the culture and history of our community, the Annual Meeting will address important topics that are vital to the smooth running of the Westacres Community Association.

• Community groups including the Westacres Credit Union, the Westacres Weekly, the Westacres Historical Society and the Westacres Women’s Club will give updates on their leadership and 2022 activities.
• New residents will be recognized and we’ll acknowledge those friends and neighbors we’ve lost this past year.
• WCA Treasurer Nick Frederick will review the 2022 operating budget before presenting the 2023 Operating Budget for approval.
• WCA Board Members and Committee Chairs will provide an overview of 2022 accomplishments and plans for the coming year.

We look forward to seeing you there!

The Westacres Women’s Club will be distributing luminaries again this year!

Each household is encouraged to put out their luminaries on Christmas Eve to light up the streets of Westacres!

Please join us for some holiday fun. Luminaries lining the streets of Westacres on Christmas Eve is a long-standing holiday tradition and is really a sight to see.

Each household will be given six (6) bags with candles. (Those with corner lots will receive six extra.) We ask that you weigh them down with sand, kitty litter or rocks and light the candles when the sun goes down. If you will not be home, please ask a neighbor to put them out for you!

Wishing everyone the happiest of holidays and a fantastic new year.

Historical note: Luminarias first appeared in history around the 16th century. They were used to guide people to midnight mass on the last night of Las Posadas (Spanish word meaning lodging or inn). Las Posadas is a nine-day celebration which began in Spain, although it’s now a holiday tradition celebrated primarily in Mexico and the southwest part of the US.

Westacres 2022 Craft Show

Saturday, November 5th, from 10 a.m. – 4 p.m.

3700 Westacres Dr, West Bloomfield Township, MI 48324

Sponsored by The Westacres Women’s Club, this annual event is one of the largest fund raisers for the community, not only supporting a local charity, but also helping provide scholarships for neighborhood high school seniors.

The show features 30+ indoor booths featuring high-quality, unique, hand-crafted work including jewelry, pottery, painting, photography, glass, and fiber.

Visit westacrescraftshow.com to see featured artists and visuals of their amazing offerings.

About Us

Westacres is a tight-knit neighborhood in West Bloomfield, Mich. In 1968 the Westacres Artist Market was started and in response to an increase in more hand-made crafts, the Westacres Women’s Club began the Westacres Craft Fair in 1974.

48 years later, we still enjoy collaborating with local artists and meeting 500+ wonderful shoppers who come to visit the Westacres Craft Show!

Westacres / Red Cross 2022 Blood Drive

The Westacres/Red Cross 2022 Blood Drive will be Sunday, November 13, from 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. at the Westacres Clubhouse. Donors can sign up online by going to www.redcrossblood.org.

On the Red Cross page, there is a space to enter the “zip/sponsor code”. Our sponsor code is Westacres (not case sensitive). That will bring up just our blood drive. Below is also a QR code that goes right to the sign-up page.

Thank you in advance. Your participation matters!

Co-chairs Melissa Brown and Sarah Bateman

Tips for Donating Blood

Bring a Friend !

Today’s tip is to ease your anxiety about donating. Many people are weary of needles. Bring a friend to support you while you’re donating and do the same for them while they give. Not everyone is able to give blood. If you’re medically available to give and the arm poke is what’s holding you back, bring a buddy!

The Westacres/Red Cross blood drive is Sunday, November 13 from 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. at the clubhouse. You can sign up at redcross.org/give. Our sponsor code is Westacres.