News and Events
- VGRC Annual Community Hurricane Preparation Meeting Held June 2ndEach year, the Community Association hosts a hurricane preparation meeting for members of the community. This season’s gathering was organized by our Hurricane Response Team chief Mary Rau-Foster. The 2025 kick-off meeting was again well attended. Questions from the audience were on-the-mark and much appreciated by the speakers. A wealth of new information was presented… Read more: VGRC Annual Community Hurricane Preparation Meeting Held June 2nd
- City of Venice Newsletter for June 2025Please enjoy the June edition of the Venice City E-News by clicking on the link below. Navigate the City’s e-newsletter by using the left and right arrows on your keyboard, or flip to the next page by using the arrows on the viewing screen. Explore additional resources and information by clicking on hyperlinks. Click here for June… Read more: City of Venice Newsletter for June 2025
- In Case You Missed the June 2nd Hurricane Preparation Meeting
June 2 Video of the Hurricane Preparation Meeting
Sarasota County Presentation
City of Venice Presentation
- Mandatory HRT training June 23rd 4:00 p.m in River Club
Mandatory Hurricane Response Team Training is scheduled for Monday, June 23rd at 4:00 p.m in the River Club’s LaVista room, with a request to bring last year’s green folder and permission to take individual photos.
Please
- Bring green folder with policies and procedures if you have one
- Attend HRT training
- Notify Mary Rau-Foster if unable to attend
- Wear HRT tee-shirts
See Facebook page.
- Flood and Evacuation Zones
Click here for detailed maps: https://vgrcca.org/hurricane-corner/
- New 2025 Hurricane Guide & Facebook for Hurricane Corner
The Venice 2025 Hurricane Guide from the City has been completely revised from past years.
We have created a Facebook site for members of our community, and their families and friends, to be used as a communication tool (in addition to the community emails) for hurricane preparation tips as well as providing post-storm updates. We have found that there is a great need for quick updates and reports of post-storm issues and that this tool may make communication easier. It is a private Facebook site and access has to be approved. The site is “Hurricane Corner-VGRCCA (see https://www.facebook.com/groups/hurricanecornervgrcca). Please sign up for it, as we anticipate that you will be instrumental in providing valuable information after any hurricane has impacted our area.
- Community Association Board Meeting to be held Monday, June 9th
The next VGRC Community Association Board meeting will be held at the River Club on Monday, June 9th at 10 am. Residents are welcome to give their views!
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View the Latest Parcels from Paradise
Hurricane Response Team Application 2025
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Seminars and Events
The VGRC Community Association is compiling its 2025-26 series of events and seminars which will be referred to as the Knock Your Socks Off season. You will see some new and exciting events as well as repeats of previous resident favorites. We will elaborate on all of these events via our monthly newsletter, Parcels from Paradise. Get your calendar out and mark those events you would like to attend when we publish the list in the next few months.

Membership
The Community Association has nominal membership dues that support the mission of the organization. We also welcome donations. Our annual Town Hall Meeting is held in March. Our annual Membership Meeting is in April. Our Board meetings are typically held the third Monday of the month at 10:00 AM at the River Club. All residents are invited to attend.

Wall of Something
This is where you can connect with fellow Venetians. Looking for help with something? Looking to sell something? Looking for recommendations? It’s all here, and more.

Hurricane Response Team
The HRT is the Community Association’s resident volunteer corps who are called into action if a hurricane is imminent. The Community Association trains and equips the team, and holds readiness seminars. See its new Facebook page at HRT Facebook and the HRT webpage at Hurricane Corner