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Celebrating 2024 in Avalon Park Wesley Chapel Avalon Park Wesley Chapel wishes each and every Stay Tuned for Upcoming Events! resident a prosperous and joyous start to the year. May this new chapter bring abundance, happiness, As we step into this new year, be sure to stay tuned and success to your lives. for exciting community events designed to bring us closer together. From cultural festivals to wellness As tradition goes, the start of a new year invites workshops and local fundraisers, there’s plenty in us to reflect on the changes we want to bring into store for everyone. our lives. Making resolutions is not just a ritual but an opportunity to set goals that enhance our wellbeing and bring fulfillment. Here are some healthy resolutions to consider: Prioritize Physical Health: Explore the different amenities Avalon Park has to offer – swim in our pools, shoot hoops at the basketball court, or enjoy our playgrounds for a fun way to stay healthy. For more insights into staying active and healthy, check out ISI Elite Training’s story on page 9!
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Embrace Mindfulness: Consider joining yoga sessions or meditation meetups within our community to reduce stress and improve mental well-being. The New River Library is offering Chair Yoga classes a few times this month, a great opportunity to begin your mindfulness journey. Visit us at AvalonParkWesleyChapel.com and follow Visit them at pascolibraries.org to register for your us on social media @AvalonParkWesleyChapel for first class. upcoming updates. Stay Connected: Attend community events to spend quality time with loved ones and meet new friends. Avalon Park Wesley Chapel, along with our community partners, host a variety of exciting festivals and events throughout the year including multicultural celebrations, jazz concerts, senior events, and movie nights to bring the community together.
Do you offer a product or service that would be a great fit for an upcoming event? Apply to be a vendor or sponsor and share your products with thousands of attendees. Vendor and sponsor opportunities are available for all upcoming events! Check out all opportunities at Vendors | Avalon Park Wesley Chapel.
Learn Something New: Try your hand at crochet or challenge your gardening skills. The New River Library has several fun and interactive activities for you to learn something new. Check out their activities calendar on page 7 to find your new hobby or skill.
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Give Back to the Community: Trinity Church of Wesley Chapel organizes wonderful give-back programs for the community, including food drives and Operation Christmas Child during the holidays. Volunteer your time or resources to support these Here’s to a year of growth, resilience, and joy. initiatives and make a positive difference. Happy New Year, Avalon Park! Let’s make it extraordinary.
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Happy New Year Avalon Park! Almost 30 years ago I moved from Switzerland to Florida. People asked me what is different in the US compared to Central Europe. My answer: In the US everything is bigger, the buildings, the cars, and the people as well. I used to be an athlete in my younger years in Switzerland. From biking I went straight to eating and gained a lot of weight in Florida. Why? Instead of walking from home to the office, to the store and most other places like in Zurich, Switzerland, in Orlando anything and everything can be done in a car, this coupled with eating larger food portions is a 100% sure way to gain weight.
Well, because you can does not mean you have to live a life without movement. A few years ago, I decided to get in shape. And like running a marathon, it starts with a first step. It is all about getting started. If you have not done any exercise for many years, the beginning is a challenge. However, after just a short period of time you will start to see that it becomes easier and easier. And soon you will notice that it is not as difficult to run for 30 minutes, bike 1 hour or swim. I feel like the best strategy is getting up and right away to do some exercise. After a few weeks, it becomes a habit, and you miss it if you skip just one morning. I am not a fan of complicated exercise or diet plans. I truly think it is simple: eat about 1/3 less and work out daily. Anybody can find 30 minutes a day to exercise. For me just getting 30 minutes up earlier works well. I truly believe investing in the health and wellbeing of Avalon Park is one of the best things we can do for everyone in our beautiful community. As the Downtown continues to develop you will see updates like the addition of ISI Elite to our first commercial buildings, as well as other holistic health initiatives for the community. I look forward to a happy and healthy new year in Avalon Park Wesley Chapel with you!
I am writing this coffee hour from Switzerland, where I spent Christmas with my family. And just looking at my average steps a day while I have been here, they are double for my daily routine. Even if I drive in a car, there is always walking involved, most of the time you cannot park in front of your destination, you need to walk from a parking spot 100 yards or so. Additionally, parts of the city of Zurich are for Happy Healthy New Year Avalon Park! pedestrians and bikes only.
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ISI Elite Training Wesley Chapel Coming Together is a beginning, keeping together is progress, and working together is success. At ISI Elite Training our goal is to push you to be the best version of yourself while working with others alongside you. We are different. Our workout consists of 50 minutes to burn up to 1,000 calories while gaining strength, endurance, and confidence. Each day of the week focuses on a different muscle group to allow your muscles to recover while still working out. Our muscle group for the day of the week will change each quarter to keep you on your toes. Workouts will never be the same back to back to keep the body guessing and optimize your results. Sample schedule is:
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Monday - Lower Body Tuesday - Upper Body Wednesday - Core/Cardio Thursday - Lower Body Friday - Upper Body Saturday - Core/Cardio Sunday - Full Body We expect to open April / May 2024! Be the first to know about our founding membership
Pasco Tax Collector Mike Fasano Announces Essay Contest for High School Students Pasco County Tax Collector Mike Fasano announces that his office is accepting entries in his 2024 high school essay contest. The competition begins January 9, 2024, and runs through January 26, 2024. The essay contest is for Pasco County’s high school students (Grades 9-12). Students of Pasco’s public/ charter, private, parochial, non-public, and home schools are all welcome to participate.
best essay.” Students in public/ charter schools are asked to submit their essays to their principal, who will forward them to the tax collector’s office. Students in private, parochial, non-public, or home schools may send their essays directly to Jose Rodriguez Sierra, Communications Specialist, Pasco County Tax Collector’s Office, P.O. Box 276, Dade City, FL 33526. Entries may also be delivered to our office in New Port Richey at 4720 U.S. Highway 19, New Port Richey 34652 c/o Jose Rodriguez Sierra. Additionally, entries will be accepted via email at jrodriguezsierra@ pascotaxes.com If there are any questions about the contest, please call 727-847-8165 ext. 3826.
In 500 words or less students will answer the question: “What is the most important responsibility of a county tax collector and why?” Entries will be judged by a panel of directors from the Pasco County Tax Collector’s Office. Entries will be reviewed on how well the student communicates his/ her response to the question as well as overall essay structure, appearance, and readability. Tax Collector Mike Fasano encourages family members, neighbors, and friends of eligible students “We have had a wonderful response to the contest to tell Pasco high school students about the contest. in previous years,” states Tax Collector Mike Fasano. Entries will be accepted until 5:00 PM on January 26, “I have no doubt that we will receive some excellent 2024. Each entry should include the student’s name, essays again this year. Pasco County has some of the school, grade, and contact information. The winner of state’s best and brightest students. The student who the essay contest will be notified by telephone no later writes the winning entry will receive a $500 VISA gift than February 29, 2024. The winning entrant will also card. I am looking forward to the day when I can hand be announced via a media release after the winner has this wonderful prize to the student who prepares the been notified.
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