Well, we had another wonderful Independence Day celebration.   It was great to see the community pull together and have fun with family, friends and neighbors.  Thanks to all the volunteers that made this event so successful.  Without support from the community we could not have had such a splendid event.  I don’t know about you, but I think the Neeld Estate legacy is in good hands,  there were kids everywhere, very well mannered and enjoying the great outdoors.  I want to congratulate all the parents for bringing up such well behaved children and young adults. 

On Sunday night we had a community bonfire with good conversation and of course marshmallow roasting and s'mores.  We should do this more often it is a good way to meet your neighbors and enjoy the night view of the Chesapeake Bay.  Thanks to Todd Clements for the use of his property. 

There are just too many volunteers to mention here but you can see the complete list on the NECA website.  I do want to give special thanks to Shirley Surgent  for chairing this event again this year.   It takes a lot of coordination and organization skills to pull this off year after year.   We have also had many monetary contributions throughout the year  and I want to thank Cherylann and Rick Sladek for their generous contribution of $1,000 to the NECA general fund.

The year is only half over, we still have fun events on the way.  The community breakfast will be on August 8^th and the fish fry will be on September 11^th, please put these dates on your calendar.  We are also considering a night at the Bowie Bay Sox at the end of August, if we get enough interest.  If you are interested please let me or one of the board members know if you would attend.  I would also appreciate it if someone would volunteer to chair this event.

Thanks again to all the wonderful people that make Neeld Estate such a great place to live and play.

Don Kleinhen
NECA President