Social Committee
Social Committee (SOC)
The Social Committee goals are as follows:
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EVENT SPONSORS WELCOME!
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Mark your calendars for a fun-filled year! Check the HOA Facebook page and future newsletters for more details on each event. If you would like to sponsor an event, please email social@trailmarkhoa.org.
🚚 January 5th, 5:00-7:30 pm - Food Truck Thursday - S Field Way at TrailMark Park
🚚 February 2nd, 5:00-7:30 pm - Food Truck Thursday - S Field Way at TrailMark Park
🚚 March 2nd, 5:00-7:30 pm - Food Truck Thursday - S Field Way at TrailMark Park
🚚 April 6th, 5:00-7:30 pm - Food Truck Thursday - S Field Way at TrailMark Park
🐰 April 8th, 9:00 am - Easter Egg Hunt - Hogback Hill Park
🚚 May 4th, 5:00-7:30 pm - Food Truck Thursday - S Field Way at TrailMark Park
🚚 May 18th, 5:00-7:30 pm - Food Truck Thursday - S Field Way at TrailMark Park
🚚 June 1st, 5:00-7:30 pm - Food Truck Thursday - S Field Way at TrailMark Park
🏷️ June 9th & 10th, 7:30 am-2:00 pm - TrailMark Garage Sale & Kidz Market - throughout TrailMark
🚚 June 15th, 5:00-7:30 pm - Food Truck Thursday - S Field Way at TrailMark Park
📸 June 24th - Family Photo Day #1 - Between Fire Station 19 and the pond; Photographer Megan Babcock; Sign up
🚴 July 4th, 9:00 am - 4th of July Bike Parade - TrailMark Park (playground)
📸 July 8th - Family Photo Day #2 - Between Fire Station 19 and the pond; Photographer Kristin Blasi; Sign up
🚚 July 20th, 5:00-7:30 pm - Food Truck Thursday - S Field Way at TrailMark Park
🏊 July 29th, 6:00-8:00 pm - Pirates Cove Night - Pirates Cove, $5/person CASH ONLY
👮 August 1st, 6:00-8:00 pm - National Night Out - TrailMark Park (playground)
🚚 August 3rd, 5:00-7:30 pm - Food Truck Thursday - S Field Way at TrailMark Park
📸 August 5th - Family Photo Day #3 - Between Fire Station 19 and the pond; Photographer Jennifer Reeves; Sign up
🚚 August 17th, 5:00-7:30 pm - Food Truck Thursday - S Field Way at TrailMark Park
🎶 August 20 - Summer Concert - Hogback Hill Park; Homesliceband.com
🌶️ September 9th - Chili Cook-off - Hogback Hill Park
🚚 September 21st, 5:00-7:30 pm - Food Truck Thursday - S Field Way at TrailMark Park
🍿 October 7th - Movie Night in the Park - Hogback Hill Park
🎄 December 4th, 5:00-8:30 pm - TrailMark Night at the Lights - Chatfield Botanic Gardens, $10/person CASH ONLY
☃️ December TBD - Holiday Lights Parade and Contest - throughout TrailMark
🎅 December TBD - Santa in the Neighborhood - TrailMark Parkway & Everett Way
Events and dates subject to change.
Visit the Website Calendar for more TrailMark events and details, and to easily transfer events to your personal calendar.
🚚 February 2nd, 5:00-7:30 pm - Food Truck Thursday - S Field Way at TrailMark Park
🚚 March 2nd, 5:00-7:30 pm - Food Truck Thursday - S Field Way at TrailMark Park
🚚 April 6th, 5:00-7:30 pm - Food Truck Thursday - S Field Way at TrailMark Park
🐰 April 8th, 9:00 am - Easter Egg Hunt - Hogback Hill Park
🚚 May 4th, 5:00-7:30 pm - Food Truck Thursday - S Field Way at TrailMark Park
🚚 May 18th, 5:00-7:30 pm - Food Truck Thursday - S Field Way at TrailMark Park
🚚 June 1st, 5:00-7:30 pm - Food Truck Thursday - S Field Way at TrailMark Park
🏷️ June 9th & 10th, 7:30 am-2:00 pm - TrailMark Garage Sale & Kidz Market - throughout TrailMark
🚚 June 15th, 5:00-7:30 pm - Food Truck Thursday - S Field Way at TrailMark Park
📸 June 24th - Family Photo Day #1 - Between Fire Station 19 and the pond; Photographer Megan Babcock; Sign up
🚴 July 4th, 9:00 am - 4th of July Bike Parade - TrailMark Park (playground)
📸 July 8th - Family Photo Day #2 - Between Fire Station 19 and the pond; Photographer Kristin Blasi; Sign up
🚚 July 20th, 5:00-7:30 pm - Food Truck Thursday - S Field Way at TrailMark Park
🏊 July 29th, 6:00-8:00 pm - Pirates Cove Night - Pirates Cove, $5/person CASH ONLY
👮 August 1st, 6:00-8:00 pm - National Night Out - TrailMark Park (playground)
🚚 August 3rd, 5:00-7:30 pm - Food Truck Thursday - S Field Way at TrailMark Park
📸 August 5th - Family Photo Day #3 - Between Fire Station 19 and the pond; Photographer Jennifer Reeves; Sign up
🚚 August 17th, 5:00-7:30 pm - Food Truck Thursday - S Field Way at TrailMark Park
🎶 August 20 - Summer Concert - Hogback Hill Park; Homesliceband.com
🌶️ September 9th - Chili Cook-off - Hogback Hill Park
🚚 September 21st, 5:00-7:30 pm - Food Truck Thursday - S Field Way at TrailMark Park
🍿 October 7th - Movie Night in the Park - Hogback Hill Park
🎄 December 4th, 5:00-8:30 pm - TrailMark Night at the Lights - Chatfield Botanic Gardens, $10/person CASH ONLY
☃️ December TBD - Holiday Lights Parade and Contest - throughout TrailMark
🎅 December TBD - Santa in the Neighborhood - TrailMark Parkway & Everett Way
Events and dates subject to change.
Visit the Website Calendar for more TrailMark events and details, and to easily transfer events to your personal calendar.
Social Committee Articles
🦸🏻 Be a Neighborhood Hero!
The Social Committee is looking for business sponsors for some of our 2023 events! In order to keep from raising event prices/entrance fees we are looking for sponsors for various portions of events, or entire event sponsors. This could include paying for the bounce houses or face painters at the summer concerts, 4th of July or TM5K events; paying for coffee and donuts at the Easter Egg Hunt or 4th of July events; or even sponsoring carriage rides at the TrailMark Night at the Lights.
If you or your business is interested in helping to sponsor one or more of these events please email social@trailmarkhoa.org
The Social Committee is looking for business sponsors for some of our 2023 events! In order to keep from raising event prices/entrance fees we are looking for sponsors for various portions of events, or entire event sponsors. This could include paying for the bounce houses or face painters at the summer concerts, 4th of July or TM5K events; paying for coffee and donuts at the Easter Egg Hunt or 4th of July events; or even sponsoring carriage rides at the TrailMark Night at the Lights.
If you or your business is interested in helping to sponsor one or more of these events please email social@trailmarkhoa.org
A big Thank You to Darcy Hickman!
On behalf of our entire TrailMark Community, we would like to send out an enormous THANK YOU to Darcy Hickman for her selfless years of service to the Social Committee. Both as a member and chair to the committee for many years, Darcy has been the organization and leadership behind years of fun and special moments for the families of TrailMark. We will miss her as she moves on to other volunteer opportunities in her life as she continues to be a servant leader in various organizations. Finally - Darcy can simply attend social events in our neighborhood with zero responsibility! :)
Thank you Darcy!
Posted August 1, 2022
On behalf of our entire TrailMark Community, we would like to send out an enormous THANK YOU to Darcy Hickman for her selfless years of service to the Social Committee. Both as a member and chair to the committee for many years, Darcy has been the organization and leadership behind years of fun and special moments for the families of TrailMark. We will miss her as she moves on to other volunteer opportunities in her life as she continues to be a servant leader in various organizations. Finally - Darcy can simply attend social events in our neighborhood with zero responsibility! :)
Thank you Darcy!
Posted August 1, 2022
Social Committee Help Needed
The Social Committee is looking for some new volunteers who can help the committee. If you are interested in being part of planning all of the fun events for TrailMark, would you please submit your name, address, and phone number to president@trailmarkhoa.org?
Our Social Committee Chair recently resigned and we are in need of more folks who have the time to volunteer organizing the social events within our great neighborhood. Please jump in and help.
Thank you,
Ken Colaizzi, President
Social Committee Liaison
TrailMark HOA
president@trailmarkhoa.org
https://www.trailmark.org
Posted July 27, 2022
The Social Committee is looking for some new volunteers who can help the committee. If you are interested in being part of planning all of the fun events for TrailMark, would you please submit your name, address, and phone number to president@trailmarkhoa.org?
Our Social Committee Chair recently resigned and we are in need of more folks who have the time to volunteer organizing the social events within our great neighborhood. Please jump in and help.
Thank you,
Ken Colaizzi, President
Social Committee Liaison
TrailMark HOA
president@trailmarkhoa.org
https://www.trailmark.org
Posted July 27, 2022

Kidz Market garage sale contest winners
CONGRATULATIONS to the Kidz Market contest winners judged during the garage sale last weekend!
The AMAZING secret shopper judges were Chris Weatherman and Brian Weatherman from the Weatherman Insurance Group at Allstate! Not surprisingly they had a very difficult time determining a winner so they instituted a few runner up categories.
First Place went to the Kidz Market Plant sale which was located on Finland. This young man had some outstanding recommendations and advice on how big the tomatoes would be and how many fruits one could expect throughout the season. Impressive!!
But each sale had something noteworthy and fabulous to offer and each was unique.
Great job all of you! 1st place will enjoy a $100 gift card to spend at Main Event, and the runners-up each will enjoy a $20 gift card to spend as they choose. Thanks for participating everyone! And thanks Brian and Chris for your help.
Congratulations to all of you! Quite the young entrepreneurs with big things in store for the future!
CONGRATULATIONS to the Kidz Market contest winners judged during the garage sale last weekend!
The AMAZING secret shopper judges were Chris Weatherman and Brian Weatherman from the Weatherman Insurance Group at Allstate! Not surprisingly they had a very difficult time determining a winner so they instituted a few runner up categories.
First Place went to the Kidz Market Plant sale which was located on Finland. This young man had some outstanding recommendations and advice on how big the tomatoes would be and how many fruits one could expect throughout the season. Impressive!!
But each sale had something noteworthy and fabulous to offer and each was unique.
Great job all of you! 1st place will enjoy a $100 gift card to spend at Main Event, and the runners-up each will enjoy a $20 gift card to spend as they choose. Thanks for participating everyone! And thanks Brian and Chris for your help.
Congratulations to all of you! Quite the young entrepreneurs with big things in store for the future!

Business sponsors needed for 2022 events
The Social Committee is looking for business sponsors for our 2022 events! We are faced with rising costs of everything, including our community events. They have become more expensive and burdensome on the HOA budget. In order to allow TrailMark to continue offering quality events, we are asking our business owners to consider sponsoring events, or portions of them, so that we can continue offering them. Sponsorship might include paying for face painters at the summer concerts, 4th of July Parade or TM5K; paying for coffee and donuts at various events; sponsoring the tractor and barrel rides at the Corn Maze or carriage rides at Night at the Lights.
Sponsorship provides you and your business a unique opportunity. In addition to the goodwill your business receives, you build business awareness throughout TrailMark. Your sponsorship highlights products and services many are not aware are available right here. We are a community of 800 homes. We have many visitors to our community, many who attend our events. Your sponsorship provides yet another opportunity for greater recognition, the potential for new clients and customers.
If you or your business is interested in sponsoring one or more of these events please fill out the TrailMark Social/Community Event Application, or contact social@trailmarkhoa.org.
We love putting on these amazing events for our neighbors, but with rising event costs we need your help!
Thanks so much!
The Social Committee is looking for business sponsors for our 2022 events! We are faced with rising costs of everything, including our community events. They have become more expensive and burdensome on the HOA budget. In order to allow TrailMark to continue offering quality events, we are asking our business owners to consider sponsoring events, or portions of them, so that we can continue offering them. Sponsorship might include paying for face painters at the summer concerts, 4th of July Parade or TM5K; paying for coffee and donuts at various events; sponsoring the tractor and barrel rides at the Corn Maze or carriage rides at Night at the Lights.
Sponsorship provides you and your business a unique opportunity. In addition to the goodwill your business receives, you build business awareness throughout TrailMark. Your sponsorship highlights products and services many are not aware are available right here. We are a community of 800 homes. We have many visitors to our community, many who attend our events. Your sponsorship provides yet another opportunity for greater recognition, the potential for new clients and customers.
If you or your business is interested in sponsoring one or more of these events please fill out the TrailMark Social/Community Event Application, or contact social@trailmarkhoa.org.
We love putting on these amazing events for our neighbors, but with rising event costs we need your help!
Thanks so much!
2022 Garage Sale Sponsorship
During the HOA Meeting on January 13, 2022, the Board announced that Lori Ross has been awarded the TrailMark Garage Sale sponsorship for 2022.
To be fair, the HOA Board developed an application process and offered everyone the opportunity to apply. Applications and plans were due to the Board by January 1st.
Lori Ross’ plan was unanimously approved by the Board and offers some refreshing ideas to include all of TrailMark. The garage sale is scheduled for Friday and Saturday, June 3rd and 4th.
Please watch for more details from Lori Ross in the months to come. We will post information that Lori gives us on the TrailMark website.
Congratulations to Lori Ross for executing an exciting plan for TrailMark!
Sincerely,
The TrailMark HOA Board of Directors
During the HOA Meeting on January 13, 2022, the Board announced that Lori Ross has been awarded the TrailMark Garage Sale sponsorship for 2022.
To be fair, the HOA Board developed an application process and offered everyone the opportunity to apply. Applications and plans were due to the Board by January 1st.
Lori Ross’ plan was unanimously approved by the Board and offers some refreshing ideas to include all of TrailMark. The garage sale is scheduled for Friday and Saturday, June 3rd and 4th.
Please watch for more details from Lori Ross in the months to come. We will post information that Lori gives us on the TrailMark website.
Congratulations to Lori Ross for executing an exciting plan for TrailMark!
Sincerely,
The TrailMark HOA Board of Directors

2nd Annual TrailMark Lights Car Parade Winners
Thanks to all who participated in the 2nd Annual TrailMark Lights Car Parade. Huge shout out to Lonnie Somers for organizing and leading the parade! Participants voted on their favorite displays.
The winners are:
Posted December 18, 2021 by the social committee
Thanks to all who participated in the 2nd Annual TrailMark Lights Car Parade. Huge shout out to Lonnie Somers for organizing and leading the parade! Participants voted on their favorite displays.
The winners are:
- 1st - Colaizzi Family, 9925 W Baden Dr (thanks to Santa and his helpers coming out to bring Christmas Cheer)
- 2nd - Somers Family, 9786 S Holland St
- 3rd - Biehl-Brooks Family, 8700 W Eden Dr (gotta get your selfie at the selfie station, so cute)
Posted December 18, 2021 by the social committee

NEW TRAILMARK SOCIAL EVENT SPONSORSHIP PROGRAM
In early September 2021, the HOA Board was approached with a request that the TrailMark Annual Garage Sale sponsorship change. After much discussion and consideration, the HOA Board concluded that, to be fair and transparent in supporting event sponsorship, an application process will provide potential resident and non-resident sponsors an opportunity to contribute to TrailMark while defraying event costs from the HOA budget. The HOA Board will provide sponsorship priority to TrailMark residents. However, selection will be based on several factors, including the over-all event plan. Applicants are encouraged to illustrate examples that they have the experience and necessary skills to confidently achieve their submitted plan. All applications submitted will be reviewed by the sitting HOA Board who will determine the sponsorship award.
To support this new approach, a form has been created to provide a standard format for submitting event proposals. Applicants must complete the Proposed Social/Community Event form, including plans, drawings, contracts and other appropriate documents. Applications must be submitted to board@trailmarkhoa.org. Please find the application here.
Posted November 28, 2021
In early September 2021, the HOA Board was approached with a request that the TrailMark Annual Garage Sale sponsorship change. After much discussion and consideration, the HOA Board concluded that, to be fair and transparent in supporting event sponsorship, an application process will provide potential resident and non-resident sponsors an opportunity to contribute to TrailMark while defraying event costs from the HOA budget. The HOA Board will provide sponsorship priority to TrailMark residents. However, selection will be based on several factors, including the over-all event plan. Applicants are encouraged to illustrate examples that they have the experience and necessary skills to confidently achieve their submitted plan. All applications submitted will be reviewed by the sitting HOA Board who will determine the sponsorship award.
To support this new approach, a form has been created to provide a standard format for submitting event proposals. Applicants must complete the Proposed Social/Community Event form, including plans, drawings, contracts and other appropriate documents. Applications must be submitted to board@trailmarkhoa.org. Please find the application here.
Posted November 28, 2021
2022 TRAILMARK Annual Garage Sale SPONSORSHIP OPPORTUNITY
The 2022 Annual Garage Sale event is tentatively scheduled June 3 & 4, 2022. Sponsorship applications are due to the HOA Board not later than 5:00 pm, January 1, 2022. Applications must be submitted to board@trailmarkhoa.org. Applications arriving after 5:00 pm, January 1, 2022, or submitted to other email addresses, will not be considered.
The HOA Board will award Garage Sale sponsorship on February 1st, 2022, and will publish the award in the TrailMark news outlets. As mentioned in the Proposed Social/Community Event form, solicitations/endorsements supporting the event and/or the sponsor are not needed.
Thank you,
TrailMark HOA Board of Directors
The 2022 Annual Garage Sale event is tentatively scheduled June 3 & 4, 2022. Sponsorship applications are due to the HOA Board not later than 5:00 pm, January 1, 2022. Applications must be submitted to board@trailmarkhoa.org. Applications arriving after 5:00 pm, January 1, 2022, or submitted to other email addresses, will not be considered.
The HOA Board will award Garage Sale sponsorship on February 1st, 2022, and will publish the award in the TrailMark news outlets. As mentioned in the Proposed Social/Community Event form, solicitations/endorsements supporting the event and/or the sponsor are not needed.
Thank you,
TrailMark HOA Board of Directors