President’s Letter – Spring 2024

Hello and welcome to another great year at SRA!

It is my privilege to serve as SRA Board President this year. Over the past few years, I’ve watched us roll out some of the best volunteer Boards in the history of this organization! We have lots of smart, dedicated people with terrific expertise; they are thinking big and planning for the future.

You see it all around campus, with new umbrellas, new concrete walkways, bottle fillers, a renovated clubhouse, and a newly paved parking lot. You’ve seen it with our vibrant and unique ice program, which just had another banner year with an amazing Ice Revue and new hockey sweaters. You’ll see it this year with a revitalized tennis program, with new faces, camps and clinics, and even more pickleball.

But your Board is also solving the less visible, but still important, problems that come with decades of old infrastructure – drainage, plumbing, electrical work. You might not notice the repaired light switches or new railroad ties, but they are just as important in keeping SRA strong. While we are not an HOA, corporation, or fancy country club — and we don’t want to be! — we can still take the right steps to be careful stewards of our facilities and member resources, while planning for the future.

And the future is bright. Next year brings SRA 75 – a celebration of 75 years of SRA! We’ll be hosting special events, offering new features and exciting opportunities, and maybe even a little fundraising :). Plus we’ll see the launch of our most ambitious project yet – a new baby pool area that will help make our youngest members time here even more special than it already is. We aim to reveal the new plans for the baby pool at our new Spring Fling event on Sunday, April 27.

Stay tuned for more info about that event, as well as more news. Feel free to grab me or any board member when you see us around and find out more. While you’re at it, thank a guard this summer for keeping us safe and think about volunteering for a clean-up day or helping with an event or party. We are a friendly, volunteer-based community and that’s what makes us special.

Thanks so much for being a member of the BEST recreation association in Richmond… and maybe the world?!?! See you soon at SRA!

Rich Meagher
SRA Board President 2023-24