Avalon Park Sun Wesley Chapel - April 2022

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We can’t wait to bring this wonderful community together as we celebrate everything that makes Avalon Park absolutely amazing. Join us at our annual Absolutely Avalon celebration on April 23rd from 5 - 8 pm!

time! The event will now be located at 33501 State Road 54, Wesley Chapel, FL 33543, next to Pinecrest Academy and Trinity Church.

We want to provide opportunities for you to participate in our community. Do you The day will be filled with international offer a product or service that would be food, music and vendors, activities for a great fit for an upcoming event? Apply kids, community performances, and a to be a vendor and share your products fantastic laser light show! This event is fo- with thousands of attendees. Vendor Opcused on diversity and culture and is free portunities are available for all upcomand open to the public. ing events! Check out all opportunities at Vendors | Avalon Park Wesley Chapel.

At Absolutely Avalon, there will be something to do for everyone in the family. For a full list of family-friendly events, You can shop from various local vendors, visit us at AvalonParkWesleyChapel.com eat delicious food, and visit with local or- and follow us on social media @Avalonganizations that share a passion for both ParkWesleyChapel. families and our community.

Take a turn climbing the rock wall or running through the fun obstacle course, snap a picture with the stilt walkers, get your face painted, dance with old friends, and make new ones while enjoying community performances on stage.

We hope you visit us at Avalon Park’s multicultural festival and have a great

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Growing up in Switzerland, I have been able to witness the rich culture and diversity that has developed over the past 800 years.

This extensive history has given me good understanding for the importance of creating towns where people from all backgrounds and walks of life can feel a sense of belonging.

From inception, it has always been very important for Avalon Park Wesley Chapel and each of the communities that we build to embrace diversity. First and foremost, respect, understanding and learning comes from knowing each other and belonging to something together: a community.

And I believe a healthy community is a made up of a diverse body of people. This melting pot of perspectives gives the community depth and allows its members to live life inclusive of every background and belief regardless of generation, origin, race, and income class.

As a developer, one of the ways that we build

in diversity, is literally by building an open community at every price point. I personally do not think gated communities with only single-family homes in one price point (often at the higher end) creates a healthy community.

It is our vision to create communities with every price point from an apartment to a townhome, to a singlefamily home and estate, where you are almost guaranteed diversity just in this aspect.

Additionally, it is not uncommon in Avalon Park to have families with 4 generations living within walking distance of each other. The grandparents can spend quality time with the grandkids after school while the parents may still be at work. Building roots in a community is a healthy way to make any town and family strong.

Another diverse component is the inclusion of our global partners. Several times a week we have intercontinental video calls. Generally, early in the morning in Orlando, we discuss business, politics and other subjects with our offices in Switzerland, Singapore and Australia.

When friends and business partners from 4 continents, with different ethnical backgrounds share ideas for the good of Avalon Park, diversity can be realized at its fullest.

It is also my belief that an important component of culture is art. Art, according to the Oxford English Dictionary is, “The expression or application of human creative skill and imagination, typically in a visual form such as a painting or sculpture, producing works to be appreciated primarily for their beauty or emotional power.” This expression can come in all forms, from the languages we speak to the visual activities, like paintings, sculptures, music, and dance.

reception on Friday, April 22nd, 6-8 pm.

Another key artistic partnership has been with Jazz Under the Starz. This month’s musical feature is Marlon Boone and the Band and will also be located just behind Pinecrest Academy at 33501 State Road 54.

While these are just a few examples of how we embrace diversity at Avalon Park Group, we continue to grow, learn and develop how we can create communities that every person feels like they belong and can As we continue live, learn, work and play to expand on the together. This month we culture and diversity celebrate the diversity components or our in Avalon Park Wesley community, partnerships Chapel multi-cultural with groups like the event, Absolutely Pasco Fine Arts Council Avalon, on Saturday, are important. Each April 23rd, 5-8 pm. This month a different local year’s event will be artist displays their held just behind Trinity works in the Welcome Church, where we will Center located just off be breaking ground on of SR 54 and meets the Downtown Avalon Park community at an artist Wesley Chapel later this reception. This month, summer. We invite you local artist Joyce Owens to join us as we celebrate is being featured and you everything that makes can meet her at her your community great!

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Update from Pasco County Commissioner Hooper, Representative Randy Maggard, Representative Ardian Zika, and Representative Amber Mariano.

I hope you all had a wonderful spring break and March with your families. I am always appreciative of the time you take to read these updates on all the exciting things happening in Pasco County!

March saw the end of the Florida Legislature’s annual session. It was a great year for Pasco County in the legislative session and I am thankful for the hard work and dedication of our state legislators: Senate President Wilton Simpson, Senator Danny Burgess, Senator Ed

Titus O’Neil as the keynote speaker for annual tourism banquet on May 5th at the Hyatt Place Wesley Chapel! If you are not familiar with In advance of Saint Titus, he is an incredPatrick’s Day, I was ible part of our comhappy to sponsor munity and has a the Irish American powerful story. You Heritage Month res- can find link for tickolution on March ets on the Florida’s 8th, which is picSports Coast website, ture with this colflsportscoast.com or umn. Thank you to the Florida’s Sports Bob Blanchard and Coast social media Clark Hill for joining pages. This event me and my fellow will definitely sell Commissioners at out! the Board meeting.

During the meeting, In late March, AdI recited an old Irish ventHealth Cenblessing during the ter Ice in Wesley presentation: May Chapel hosted the you live long, die Isobel Cup playoffs happy, and rate a for Premier Hockey mansion in Heaven. Federation women’s professional hockey Florida’s Sports league! The games Coast announced were broadcast interThaddeus Bullard, nationally, with the also known as WWE March 28th chamGlobal Ambassador pionship game on

ESPN2 in the U.S. and on TSN in Canada. Another reason we are Florida’s Sports Coast!

Please check out Pasco County’s website at MyPasco.net for all the latest information. I hope you and your family have a great April!

About: Commissioner Mike Moore represents District 2 on the Pasco County Commission.

He lives in Wesley Chapel with his wife and three children.

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Check out our april events. there is something for everyone, and We can’t wait to see you soon! virtual options available online!

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Pasco County Cleanup Event Removes Nearly 155 Tons of Trash The Moon Lake Estates area of Pasco County is a whole lot cleaner thanks to the efforts of Pasco County’s Code Enforcement and Solid Waste teams! They joined forces the first weekend of March to help the community get rid of nearly 155 tons of trash – nearly double the 78 tons collected in 2021!

Here’s a breakdown: • Hazmat Materials: 25.6 tons collected • Solid Waste Debris: 128.72 tons collected “We had another amazing year at the Moon Lake Community

Cleanup event,” said Commissioner Christina Fitzpatrick. “It was great to see the community come together for the most successful cleanup in this area to date.

Thank you to the volunteers and Pasco team members who made this event possible!”

tion: • Click Illegal Dumping on the MyPasco App. • E-mail: RIDPasco@mypasco.net • Call: 727.847.2411

If you’d like Pasco’s Proactive Code Enforcement (PACE) Team to take a look at potential issues in your community, please fill out a Pasco County hosts community cleanup events to give customers a Proactive Neighborhood Assessconvenient opportunity to get rid ment Form. of trash, debris and hazardous materials that might otherwise lead to County codes are an important code violations or illegal dumping. tool in keeping our communities safe and resilient. Learn more about Pasco County Code EnforceSee an area that needs to be cleaned up? Report illegal dump- ment, visit us online at: bit.ly/PascoCode. ing so county crews can take ac-

Tax Collector Offices Will be Collecting Donations for April’s Charity of the Month: “Special Olympics of Pasco” Pasco County Tax Collector Mike Fasano’s five offices will be collecting donations in April for the Special Olympics of Pasco County. Special Olympics is a sports and training program for people with intellectual disabilities. Year-round training and competition are provided in 17 different sports. Participation is at no-cost for athletes. The slogan “Where Champions are Made,” sums up the purpose of this wonderful program!

“We are very excited to once again be selected as the Charity of the Month for April!” comments Joeyn Dearsman, Senior Manager/ Pasco. “Mike Fasano and his team have been big supporters of Special Olympics of Pasco for many years and we are grateful for everything they do for our athletes. With the help from our community during this campaign, we will

be able to provide athletic training, equipment and uniforms for our athletes. We work with dedicated volunteers to ensure our athletes have everything they need to continue to be successful on and off the field.”

Pasco to stop by one of our offices and make a donation!”

Cash donations can be made at any of the five tax collector locations in Pasco County. For more information about the charitable giving program at the Pasco Tax “Special Olympics of Pasco Collector’s office please contact County provides incredible op- Assistant Tax Collector Greg portunities for individuals with Giordano at 727-847-8179 or a wide-range of disabilities to be visit www.pascotaxes.com for a part of athletics that may not more information about services otherwise be available to them,” provided by Special Olympics comments Tax Collector Mike of Pasco please call Joeyn DearsFasano. “The Pasco County man, Senior Manager/ Pasco branch of this excellent program at 727-992-8850 or visit www. has a long history of success in specialolympicsflorida.org. Donot only the state of Florida but nations may also be mailed to at the national level as well. The the tax collector’s office at the opportunities provided to peofollowing address: Tax Collecple with intellectual challenges tor Mike Fasano, P.O. Box 276, have proven to help enrich the Dade City, FL 33526. Please lives of the athletes in a great note on your check’s memo line way. I encourage anyone in our “Special Olympics.” community who would like to support the Special Olympics of

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