We are a non-profit organization of volunteer community residents committed to the preservation and enhancement of our community.
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The door to Friends of Norris Lake is always open to any residents interested in volunteering their talents and time to keeping our community and lake beautiful, fun, and safe for everyone to enjoy.
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Join us, Thursday, at the clubhouse for our next meeting! Come share your ideas about upcoming events and meet other active members of your community.
An old saying states that “All work and no play make Jack a dull boy.” FONL members have devoted a decade of thousands of collective community service hours to make a positive difference in our Norris Lake landscape. We bond, relax, and enjoy the fruits of our work with parties, festivals, and an annual fishing tournament.
OCTOBER
Halloween Costume Event and Movie
NOVEMBER
Septic Tank Workshop 2015 @ Clubhouse - Monday, November 2nd, 7:00 PM
Homeowners Meeting @ Clubhouse - November 2, 2015, 8:00 PM
MAY
SpringFest 2015 - May 14th
(Raindate May 21st)
Come by land or by lake! Bring a cooler and comfortable chair to kick back and enjoy good conversation and great company.
Barbecue and beer were aplenty, but one could also find sweet treats of the cookie kind if they so desired.
Matheny Park has plenty of room to relax and play. During Springfest, the younger community members often team up for football, frisbee and other active sports.
Springfest is a great opportunity to shoot the breeze, share some laughs, and spend some time with the wonderful people of Norris Lake.
Springfest is a great opportunity to shoot the breeze, share some laughs, and spend some time with the wonderful people of Norris Lake.
Big and small, young and old... there's something for everyone at a Norris Lake gathering. Don't miss the next one!
MEETING MINUTES
Get involved in planning the next project to better or beautify our lake and community. Our monthly Friends of Norris Lake meetings are the place to discuss, upcoming events, community renovations, and neighborhood issues.
Elegance is not the abundance of simplicity. It is the absence of complexity.
Friends of Norris Lake meet monthly at 7:30pm on the last Thursday of each month (except December) at the clubhouse to collectively plan our activities.
Membership in FONL is limited to former, current, and prospective residents of the Norris Lake community, although anyone is welcome to participate in any of our events.
WHO CAN JOIN?
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New members are warmly welcomed and quickly develop many close friendships as we collectively work together toward a common goal of ensuring that Norris Lake remains the crown jewel of our community.
BENEFITS OF JOINING
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Attend one of our meetings, make a commitment to join, and participate in activities as personal circumstance permit. For an annual contribution of $25.00 or more, you will be a Supporting Member with full voting privileges at all our meetings. Inquire at your next meeting about additional donation tiers.
HOW DO I JOIN?
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The Friends of Norris Lake (FONL) is an IRS approved 501 (c)(3) community service organization composed of residents committed to the health and preservation of 96-acre Norris Lake. FONL operates apart from the Homeowners Association (HOA). Even so, our activities are closely coordinated with the HOA Board of Directors. Funding for our many projects is self-generated by member contributions and semi-annual festivals at Matheny Park that include a fishing tournament, live music, food, games, and raffles. Our members, actively employed and retired, bring many FREE LABOR skills to the table—engineering, construction, mechanical, electrical, carpentry, computer, to name a few—and FREE USE OF PERSONAL HEAVY EQUIPMENT that melds it all together to materially expand the scope of our activities. In addition, we are actively involved in fish population sampling and control studies; fecal coliform testing of lake waters; restoration, purchase and installation of Park and Beach amenities; placement of channel markers; and members are participate in monitoring the sensors and control mechanisms of our new state-of-the-art dam that automatically control lake water levels during periods of heavy rains.
The Friends of Norris Lake (FONL) was formed in January 1999 with the initial goal of assisting the Norris Lake Home Owners Association (HOA) Board of Directors in finding fairer, more practical, and long term ways to generate additional funds for lake maintenance.
The impetus for FONL’s birth was the HOA Board’s proposal to raise additional funds by levying fees on residents’ boats, which met with angry opposition and was tabled. Since its inception, FONL has raised thousands of dollars through concerned member contributions and fund raisers to underwrite activities such as dredging, dam reinforcement, channel marker installation and upkeep, restoration of common beach areas, installing protective fencing to secure boat launch areas and environmental enhancements.
The Friends of Norris Lake
is a non-profit organization of volunteer community residents committed to the long term preservation and enhancement of the environmental health, recreational safety and security of our lake, attendant shorelines, infrastructure and facilities.
Norris Lake is the unique 96-acre centerpiece of our relatively pristine and serene urban environment only 40 minutes from downtown Atlanta. To improve community quality of life and sustain increasing property values, the Friends of Norris Lake advocate and unequivocally commit our resources to the achievement of the following long-term objectives of our organization:
To realize our Mission and Vision, the Friends of Norris Lake follow 7 guiding principles:
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8320 Norris Lake Road, Snellville, GA 30039
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