EMERALD LAKES COMMUNICATOR May 1, 2014

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1 EMERALD LAKES COMMUNICATOR May 1, 2014 Dates to Remember: WATER EXERCISE: Every Mon-Wed-Fri (except for the 1 st Wednesday of a month) 9:00 am COFFEE & DONUTS: Every Tuesday at 9:00 am except the 2 nd Tuesday of the month BIBLE STUDY: Every Tuesday at 10:30 am 5/4 Ice Cream Social & Birthday Celebration 2:00 pm (First Sunday of the Month) 5/8 Agenda Meeting for BOD 9:00 am (Second Thursday of the Month) 5/12 Pizza & Salad 5:30 pm (Second Monday of the Month) 5/13 Breakfast Out at Minneola Grill 8:45 am (Second Tuesday of the Month) 5/15 BOD Meeting 9:00 am (Third Thursday of the Month) 5/15 Men s Lunch Out Buffalo Wild Wings 5/16 Ruby Red Gems Gloria s Annual Luncheon/Pool Party 5/17 Bring N Share Chicken is the main course 5:30 pm (Third Saturday of the Month) 5/21 Ladies Lunch Out Robata Japanese Steakhouse and Sushi Bar Activities suspended until fall: Ladies Club Business Meetings Suspended until October Men s Club Business Meetings Suspended until November Pancake Breakfast Suspended until November Yoga Classes: Suspended until November E.L. Ladies Club We had a really nice Bring N Share for the month of April featuring ham. Thanks to all the ladies who made it possible. Most snowbirds have gone back up North by now. We will miss you. Hope you have a safe trip home and a wonderful summer. The month of May brings more flowers and a greener look for our pretty park. We want to thank everyone for all of your hard work to make our park nicer and nicer. Your efforts are appreciated. When we work together like we do on the rummage sale it makes money for us to be able to help ourselves as well as be able to give to others! Speaking of the rummage sale, it is scheduled for July th. Currently we do not have enough donations to warrant having one this summer. While you are doing your Spring Cleaning, please remember the upcoming rummage sale and set things aside to donate. What you consider to be trash could be someone s treasure. However, we only take items that are in working condition and clean. If you need something picked up, please call me Editor Harriet Pirino

2 The Ladies Club gave $ to each of these six different organizations: 1.) New Beginnings 2.) Run For Freedom (Human Trafficking) 3.) FUMC Backpack Program 4.) Haven of The Lake (Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault) 5.) South Lake Pregnancy and Family Care 6.) Building Blocks (Handicap Adult Education) If you know of anyone who needs a card, contact Barb McGinnis. We will be going to Robota Japanese Steakhouse and Sushi Bar for the ladies lunch out this month on the 21 st of May. Please be sure to sign up if you are interested in attending. All ladies are welcome. We will gather at the clubhouse at 11:30. Remember to consult your monthly calendar and newsletter for all other activities and be sure to sign up for projects on the bulletin board in clubhouse. President, Barb Girdley Bingo Substitute callers are needed to call at Bingo on Tuesday nights. If you are new to calling but willing to give it a try, training will be provided. If you are interested, please contact Barb McGinnis, E. L. MEN S CLUB Thank you to the ladies who helped with serving and clean up at the Pork Roast and Fish fry. Men s club business meetings are suspended until November. We will however get together after the Board of Directors Meeting on the 15 th for lunch out at Buffalo Wild Wings. Please be sure to sign up if you are interested in attending. No coffee and donuts on Tuesday, May 13 th. We are going out to breakfast at the Minneola Grill. President, Charlie Neville Island Palm Trees Thank you to those who could envision how the palm trees on the island would add value and help to beautify our Park!! Thank you to Vern Campbell, for his suggestion, research, and hard work getting the project done, and for continuing to see to the care of our new trees. Many thanks to Danny Brunette, Vern Campbell, Ken Cook, Dan Gridley, Alan Nelson, Jim Pirino, John Slewinski, Jim Spong and Jim Teubner for their physical labor! Many, many thanks to the following who bought a tree: Duane & Sarah Beechler, Bob & Jan Bentley, Jim Burns, Vern & Linda Campbell, Vic & Jean Cloos, Doug & Jackie Crank, Irwin & Rita Emory, Dan & Barbara Gridley, Eve Gordon & Fred Bowditch, Phyllis Herdtfelter, in memory of her husband Don, Alan & Jane Nelson, Jim & Harriet Pirino in memory of Jim s parents, Jerry Pirino & Amelia (Mel) Pirino Malsky, Mark & June Sinicropi, John & Beth Slewinski, Jim & Jeanne Spong, Jim & Rosemarie Teubner, Dolly & Warren Thomas, Larry & Jackie Thompson in memory of Larry s parents CL and Adie Mae, Jackie & Larry Thompson and Debbie & Gary Roush in Memory of Jackie & Debbie s Mom, Mary Nell, Gary & Petra Whipple, John Wiseman & Carol Kiefer. 2

3 P.O.U.R. Committee (Park Owned Unit Renovation Committee) The P.O.U.R. committee is looking for volunteers to clean Unit 116 in preparation for showing and eventual sale. This project can be started as soon as next week. Since the committee will be heading back North soon, we will also need a volunteer to head up this effort. There is a sign-up sheet posted on the bulletin board for lot 116 in the clubhouse. Also Unit 221 will be ours shortly and we will need volunteers for that as well. The sheet for 221 will be put up probably the first week of June. Thank you in advance for your help. Warren, Mark, Vern, Ken Recycling Items Yes, Please recycle Aluminum and tin cans (remove lids) Brown paper grocery bags Catalogs Corrugated cardboard (flattened and cut down to no larger than 2ft. by 2 ft.) Drink boxes and milk/juice cartons Empty aerosol cans Glass bottles and jars (remove lids) Junk mail Magazines Newspaper Office paper Pasteboard (e.g., cereal boxes, shoe boxes, paper towel rolls, toilet paper rolls, etc.) Plastic bottles (remove lids), symbols #1 through #7 with a neck. Telephone books No, Do not recycle Aluminum foil Cell phones Drinking glasses Empty toxic chemical containers (e.g., motor oil, pool chemicals, pesticides, paint, etc.) Fluorescent bulbs Glass cookware Light bulbs Packing material Partially full aerosol cans Plastic bags (e.g., grocery bags, garbage bags, food storage, cereal, etc.) Check with your local grocery store for plastic bag recycling Polystyrene foam (e.g., Styrofoam egg cartons, etc.) Shredded paper Syringes Toys Window glass Wire hangers RUBY RED GEMS OF EMERALD LAKES A fun time was had by those who went to the outing in Lake Alfred. This month will feature Gloria s Annual Luncheon/Pool Party. Please be sure to sign up if you are interested in attending. Queen, Andrea Adair FUTURE NEWSLETTERS AND CALENDARS The Newsletter and Calendar are now done by Harriet Pirino. I am asking that all submissions be ed to me by the 20 th of the month. My address is: harriet@jbpmail.net. My goal is to have it to the newsletter and calendar to the printer by the 25 th and to your door from September through April by the 27 th of the month. Newsletters and calendars will be available for pickup from May through August in the foyer of the clubhouse. Signs will be posted on the bulletin boards when they are ready. The newsletter is also published on the Emerald Lakes website. 3

4 NOTES FROM THE BOARD PET REGISTRATION FORM: - A pet registration form is attached to this newsletter. If you have any pets, please take the time to complete a form and return it to the office. You can list all of your pets on the form. There is no need to have a form for each pet. (If possible, please also include a picture of each pet.) This form will be kept in your files in the office. PARKING IN THE STREET - The Rules and Regulations state that parking in the streets or on the lawns of homes is not permitted. The streets are too narrow to allow parking, and this becomes a safety hazard, if emergency vehicles need to come into the park. Also, it makes it very difficult for residents to pull in and out of the driveways, and puts the car that is in the street at risk of getting hit. Please do everything in your power to adhere to this rule. If extra parking is needed, residents and their guests can park their vehicles in the designated parking spots around the clubhouse or maintenance shed. For the residents living on the island, they can use the grassy area near the entrance for additional parking. Emerald Lakes has recently reinstituted their towing policy. If residents or guests park in areas where parking is not allowed they are taking the risk of being towed. Your understanding and cooperation with this is most appreciated. GOLF CARTS Minor children without a driver s license are not permitted to drive golf carts in the community, unless a licensed adult is present in the cart. SPEED LIMITS IN THE PARK: The posted speed limits in the community must be adhered to at all times. These speed limits are for all vehicles (cars, motorcycles, and golf carts). COMMITTEES CHARGED There was a change in the Fining Committee members. Barbara Girdley was replaced by Larry Lubick, as no member of a committee may have a spouse on the Board of Directors. NEW RESIDENTS We have had many homes purchased in the last few months and will be seeing many new faces in the park. Below is a list of new owners; I know we will all do our best to make them feel welcome in Emerald Lakes, when they move in. Lot 18 Ronald and Bonita Marcusen Lot 38 Arthur Robert Hill Lot 41 Jeanette McCarthy and Anna Kimura. Their mother, Ruby Johnson, will be residing there. Lot 49 Marc Adduci and Paula Paschke Lot 64 Charles and Jeanne Houchens Lot 98 Virginia Traylor Lot 100 James Purvis. James cousin, Gloria Swank, will be residing there. Lot 148 Mark Marquette and Julie Smithgall Lot 169 Robert and Pauline Ouellette *************************************************************************************************** 4 A good life is when you assume nothing, do more, need less, smile often, dream big, laugh a lot & realize how blessed you are

5 EMERALD LAKES CO-OP, INC. PET REGISTRATION FORM Date: Lot #: Resident s Name: Resident s Contact Number: Number of Indoor Pets: Pet s Names: Species (i.e.: Feline, Avian, Reptile, etc): Breed: (i.e.: Parakeet, Goldfish, Domestic Short haired Cat, etc.) Description: (i.e., color/marking) If possible, please submit picture. If applicable, is the pet (s) current with all Statemandated rabies vaccine? Yes No If applicable, is the pet (s) microchipped? If yes, microchip number: If yes, Rabies Tag Number: If applicable, is the pet spayed or neutered? In the case of cats, if animal is found on park property without identification, animal will be taken to local rescue for microchip scanning.

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