ON THE BAY - October 2020

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ON BAY OCTOBER 2020

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ON BAY OCTOBER 2020

GET IN TOUCH Peter J. Serena, General Manager

305.964.4048 - p.serena@dbycc.com

Albert Montes, Controller - a.montes@dbycc.com

BOARD OF DIRECTORS President.................................. Steven Sonenreich Vice President.......................... Rob Sperber Treasurer................................. Domingo Moreira Secretary..................................Gary Alvo Directors.................................John Marshall

Jimmie Dresnick

Leo Chomiak Gary Sandler MPOA Representative..............Bob Walters

305.964.4042

Kathy Villamizar, Member Billing - memberbilling@dbycc.com

305.964.4044

Carmen Fadraga, Accounts Payable 305.964.4043 - c.fadraga@dbycc.com

Daniella Tosta, Mktg. & Membership Manager 305.964.4049 - d.tosta@dbycc.com

Ana Lopez, Communications Manager

305.964.4053 - communications@dbycc.com

Nicholas Perusina, Food & Beverage Director 305.964.4045 - n.perusina@dbycc.com

Jonathan Cowan, Executive Chef

305.964.4045 - r.hopkins@dbycc.com

Jessica Terry, Catering Manager

305.964.4051 - j.terry@dbycc.com

David “Dave” Ragan III, Head Golf Professional 305.256.2500 - d.ragan@dbycc.com

James “Jimmy” Germana, Director of Grounds 305.256.2516 - j.germana@dbycc.com

Renny Ramirez, Director of Fitness

305.254.2111 - fitnesscenter@dbycc.com

Pedro Leon, Director of Tennis

305.256.3366 - p.leon@dbycc.com

Cheryl Porter, Head Tennis Professional 305.256.3366 - c.porter@dbycc.com

COMMITTEES Finance ..........................Domingo Moreira Fitness & Tennis............Leo Chomiak Golf & Greens...............Jimmie Dresnick House.............................Gary Alvo Legal & By-Laws............Steven Sonenreich Long Range Planning....Steven Sonenreich Membership....................Gary Alvo

MAIN DIRECTORY Clubhouse....................................305.254.2111 Car Wash.....................................305.710.7505 Dining & Social Reservations......305.278.8688 Fitness Center..............................305.254.2111 Front Gate Security....................305.256.2518 Golf Shop....................................305.256.2500 Member Billing............................305.964.4044 Tennis Shop..................................305.256.3366

IN THIS ISSUE 4 A Message From The President & GM 6 Membership Message 8 Golf Note 12 A Note From Tennis 14 F&B Message 19 Member Birthdays 22 Special Recognition

Erik Ruiz, Building Maintenance Manager 305.254.2112 - e.ruiz@dbycc.com

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Effective on Tuesday, October 13

Golf Shop

Tuesday – Friday: 7 am – 6 pm Saturday – Sunday: 7:30 am – 6 pm

Food & Beverage

Lunch Tuesday: 11 am – 3 pm Wednesday – Sunday: 11 am – 5 pm Monday – Closed Dinner Wednesday – Thursday: 5:30 pm – 8:30 pm Friday – Saturday: 5:30 pm – 9 pm Sunday: 5:30 pm – 8 pm Monday & Tuesday – Closed

Fitness Center

Sunday – Monday: 6 am – 7 pm Tuesday – Saturday: 6 am – 9 pm

Tennis Shop

Tuesday – Friday: 9 am – 3:30 pm Saturday – Sunday: 8:30 am - 4 pm

Continental Breakfast Tuesday – Sunday: 7 am – 11 am Monday – Closed Brunch Sunday: 11 am - 3 pm Happy Hour Friday: 4 pm - 6 pm

Pool

Dawn - Dusk

For more information or to make reservations: 305.254.2111 reservations@dbycc.com Hours of Operation Subject to Change Throughout Season

A M E S S A G E FROM THE PRESIDENT & THE GENERAL MANAGER

A Steven Sonenreich President

s Deering Bay ushers in the fall season, we are still faced with a lot of unknowns. School has started, some students are in class, and some are taking classes remotely. When will our members who travel over the summer return for the season? How many more storms will we track before the end of hurricane season? When will the mayor be able to lift some of the sanctions due to COVID 19? When is the renovation going to start? All of these are great topics for discussion.

The Club will continue to manage through all of this, to provide you, our members, with as many events and activities as possible. The Club staff is working on the event calendar for the remainder of 2020 and for 2021. It will contain as many of the regular events as we can handle, albeit some may be in different formats, and using placeholders for others. They are also using all their resources to uncover best practices from other Clubs for ideas that can be adapted to Deering Bay. In regard to the clubhouse renovation, we received a bit of a surprise setback at the end of August, with a denial on our final approval from the city of Coral Gables. Our architect, Troon Design & Development, JLL our project manager and Origin, our contractor spent the past few weeks addressing the issue and developing a plan to mitigate the issues outlined by the city.

We resubmitted our revised plan the third week of September. The following week we had a meeting with city officials in the building department, with the principals from our project team, to review the submission. We are very optimistic that our permits will have been issued by the time you read this.

The Club and contractor are ready to begin work as soon as the master permit is issued. More information will be coming out on the start dates, and the adjustments to Club operations for the membership.

On the COVID 19 front, the environment appears to be improving. However, we continue to operate with the health and safety of our members and associates as our priority. We are six months into this pandemic and continue to be vigilant in regard to cleanliness and sanitation. Wearing masks, following social distancing, taking temperatures and restricting the Club to members only has proven to be helpful in creating our own ‘bubble’ and minimizing the opportunity for the spread of COVID 19 within our Club.

We will follow CDC, Troon, Miami-Dade County guidelines and science in our approach in operating the club. It is a fluid situation and we will adjust accordingly. We are very encouraged in seeing more members in the dining rooms and outdoor eating areas every day, and expect to see more as the weather cools. Curbside dining is still a great option. At the last Board of Directors meeting, the guest policy was again discussed at length. It was

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Questions on the F&B minimums, service charges and locker room/bag storage fees have been raised over the past few months. The Board has reviewed the questions at every Board meeting. Currently, bottled wine sales and most purchases in the Golf and Tennis Shops may be applied to your F&B minimum. You will be able to find information pertaining to these items further into the newsletter.

Peter Serena General Manager

We have been lucky with storms so far this year and await the end of hurricane season. Sally shut down our golf, tennis and pool for an entire weekend, but the overall impact was mostly heavy rain and strong winds before heading to the panhandle. A tip of the hat to the golf maintenance and tennis maintenance departments that were able to get the property reopened quickly.

On the topic of club governance, the nominating committee is reviewing the applications for the upcoming election to the Board of Directors. Our next step will be candidate interviews with the nominating committee. That will be followed by the announcement of the candidates who will be on the ballot. This year, we intend to conduct our candidate speeches via Zoom on November 3, at 6 PM. All this culminates with the end of voting on December 1st and the election of your new Board members. The future of any Clubs rest with strong governance, and we thank those that have submitted applications to run for the Board and for their interest in being a part of this very important aspect.

We, along with all of you, look forward to welcoming back our members returning from cooler climes and re-establishing the strong relationships we have within our member ranks.

Sincerely,

Steven Sonenreich Peter J. Serena President General Manager

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M E S S A G E CONTINUED

agreed that we would continue with our member’s only policy until the end of September and review it again at that time. Updates on that will most likely coincide with the publishing of this newsletter.

MEMBERSHIP M E S S A G E

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would like to start with a sincere gratitude to all of our members for the support during these ever challenging times. Our Deering Bay members proved over and over again how strong our community is. We are so happy to see things returning to normal and look forward to seeing all of you making memories and enjoying the season here at Deering Bay, your safe haven.

Daniella Tosta Membership Manager

Since the pandemic, we are glad to report that we have seen an increase in membership inquiries. During these times, here at Deering Bay, we have promoted our lifestyle and exemplified our safe haven, where families can continue to enjoy themselves knowing their safety is first. So far we have welcomed 11 families that have joined as Preview Members and are here to enjoy all the activities we have to offer. With that in mind, we encourage everyone to help a friend, family member, neighbor or colleague to discover Deering Bay. We are excited to start conducting some of our events again, incorporating the safety precautions required by the county and the CDC. We had a successful movie night in August where our Deering Bay kids and parents had the opportunity to enjoy themselves in a different environment outside of their home. Being that this was such a success, we are looking forward to hosting out first Adult’s Drive-In Movie Night. We want to give our adult members a chance for a night out where they can enjoy a movie in the safety of their own cart, or in one of ours. This will be a fun Halloween themed event, so grown ups, DRESS UP! And enjoy this R rated movie.

The fun doesn’t stop there! We plan to have more events as we see feasible and we encourage you to check your emails and our website for the most up-todate flyers and social calendar information. Don’t forget to visit our Golf and Tennis Shop where you can purchase merchandise using your F&B minimum.

Cheers to a successful start to a new season. Let’s Go Heat!

Please congratulate...

GERI BRODIE who is the winner of the “Membership Ambassador Raffle” for the Months of October. Geri Brodie, thank you for your referral. Please see Daniella in the Membership Office to receive your prize of a Brunch for two with mimosas or a Golf Foursome. *This voucher must be claimed within 30 days of announcement. This Voucher is non-transferable and must be fulfilled within one year of receiving it.

Stay healthy and see you soon.

Sincerely, Your Membership Team OCTOBER 2020 • 6

Welcome!

OCTOBER

NEW MEMBERS

RYAN HEGARTY

MADELEINE HEGARTY

DARYL SHEVIN

Preview Young Executive Palmetto Bay

THOR GOULD

IVORY SHEVIN

Preview Golf Palmetto Bay

NICOLE GOULD

Preview Young Executive Pinecrest

JAY WALDMAN

WENDY WALDMAN

Preview Golf Key Biscayne

NICHOLAS GEARY RACHEL GEARY Preview Young Executive Pinecrest

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A N O T E FROM GOLF

T Dave Ragan III Head Golf Professional

he cool fall weather is right around the corner, and the heat will taper off soon, which indicates a new season is upon us. With member rounds on the rise it gives me great hope for an active tournament season that promises to be memorable. In the next few months, the golf calendar is a busy one so please check out the Calendar of Events 2020-21 online or in the Golf Shop. Once again we are pleased to use Golf Genius, a web based entry process that will ease the entering or withdrawing process for events. Of course, entering by phone or stopping by the Golf Shop to enter is always available. We are extremely excited about the condition of the golf course and we anticipate increased participation in all events. I would like to welcome our new members to come out to enjoy the prime golf course conditions and sign up early to secure your place in all our golf activities.

Our Junior Golf Program continues to rise, with record numbers of junior attending the after-school program led by professionals Jamie Rodriguez and David Espinosa. The Junior Program meets Tuesday, Thursdays and Saturdays. In December we are planning 2 Junior Holiday Golf Programs.

Session I, December 21-23 and Session II, December 28-30. Suggest you sign up early, as space is limited.

Remember, as we approach golf season, the amount of play increases, so please be aware of your “Pace of Play.” Let faster players play through and in the interest of all, players must play without delay. In order to make your day more enjoyable please maintain a proper pace and allow faster groups to pass. As always, go online to Members First for course availability and tee times, or simply call the Golf Shop for assistance.

Friendly Reminders: Practice Facility Golf Balls – Practice golf balls are limited to use at the Practice Facility and Putting Green areas ONLY. THE USE OF PRACTICE GOLF BALLS ON THE GOLF COURSE IS FORBIDDEN. Bunker Care – Please enter and exit bunkers from the lowest point convenient to your golf ball. Smooth the area where your club made contact with the sand, and footprints. When exiting please remember to take your rake back to your cart with you. Dress Code – On the Golf Course & Practice Facility proper dress is required at all times. No denim, No Jeans, No Bathing Suits or Fitness style shorts, No Tee Shirts, No Exercise Clothing. Women’s sleeveless shirts must have a collar. Men’s shirts must be tucked in at all times. Hats are to be worn with bills forward facing.

GOLF EVENTS WGA Opening Day MGA Opening Day Thursday, October 15 Saturday, October 17 ABCD Scramble ABCD Shamble 4 Lady Team - Pair by draw 4 Man Team - Pair by draw OCTOBER 2020 • 8

President’s Cup Tuesday, November 3, 2020 - Tuesday, April 25, 2021 Match Play - Individual Net

Fall Couples Sunday, November 8 Better Ball - 4 Person Team - Enter by team

Par 3 Challenge Wednesday, November 11 Medal Play - Individual

Fall Member - Member Thursday - Sunday, November 19 - 22 Stableford - 2 Man Team - Enter by team

Best regards, Dave Ragan Head Golf Professional

JUNIOR CLUB CHAMPIONSHIP 2020 WINNER!

WINNER!

Thank you to all our juniors for par�icipating in this year's event and cong�at�lations to the winners in the 2020 Junior Club Championship!

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SCRAMBLE & LUNCHEON THURSDAY, OCTOBER 15 9 AM START TIME

Awards luncheon to follow play

Be sure to invite all DBYCC women golf members to come out on opening day!

PLEASE CONTACT THE GOLF SHOP FOR MORE INFORMATION, 305.256.2500 GOLFSHOP@DBYCC.COM *Deering Bay is following the CDC guidelines & taking all the necessary Covid precautions.

Kindly, practice social distancing & wear a mask. Please refer to our golf guidelines for more information.

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SHAMBLE & LUNCHEON (OPTIONAL)

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 17 TEE TIMES BEGIN AT 7:30 AM FORMAT: ABCD - 4 PERSON SHAMBLE GOLF SHOP WILL PAIR PLEASE CONTACT THE GOLF SHOP FOR MORE INFORMATION, 305.256.2500 GOLFSHOP@DBYCC.COM *Deering Bay is following the CDC guidelines & taking all the necessary Covid precautions.

Kindly, practice social distancing & wear a mask. Please refer to our golf guidelines for more information.

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A N O T E FROM TENNIS

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he heat is dwindling, but sweat is still dripping with intense tennis competition from the green clay of Deering Bay to the hard courts of the US Open. Naomi Osaka displayed her power and Dominic Thiem dominated as the hard court king. Both won the title with well-deserved wins against the best players in the world.

Pedro Leon Tennis Director

However impressive, Naomi and Thiem are not the only two making a mark in the wonderful world of tennis, our USTA and SFWDL teams have been preparing impressively for their respective seasons and our tennis program is filled in lessons and clinics.

October is building up to be a great month. For our ladies, we have the start of their season. A lot of SFWDL and USTA matches will be played during the month, and all of our clinics and lessons will continue to do great. Therefore, we would like to thank all the members for supporting our tennis program.

For clinics, events, merchandise sales, and more of the tennis program please keep a look out for flyers, e-blasts or contact the tennis pro shop. We would like to wish everyone a happy tennis season and we look forward to seeing new and familiar faces alike.

Sincerely, Pedro Leon Director of Tennis

2020 Food & Beverage Minimum Update!

MERCHANDISE PURCHASES ARE NOW INCLUDED!

VISIT THE GOLF SHOP, TENNIS SHOP & F&B! TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE WINES BY THE BOTTLE OCTOBER 2020 • 12

SALES & OUR WINE WEDNESDAY SPECIALS!

VALID THROUGH DECEMBER 31, 2020

Join our fitness instructor, Maru for

TABATA

THURSDAYS AT 6 PM Meet the fat burner by excellence: TABATA workouts bring you a fast and highly effective fitness routine that mixes several rounds of 2 exercises at a 20 on 10 off sequence. You will work every muscle group at your own highest intensity as exercise reps are timed, not counted. You will need a set of dumbbells, a small elastic band, a mat, towel and water.

LET’S BUILD THAT BODY! EXCLUSIVELY AT DEERING BAY For more information, contact Renny Ramirez, Director of Fitness 305.254.2111 fitnesscenter@dbycc.com *Deering Bay is taking all the necessary Covid precautions and following the CDC guidelines. Kindly, practice social distancing and wear a mask. Please refer to our Fitness guidelines for more information.

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A M E S S A G E FROM THE F&B DIRECTOR

A Nicholas Perusina Food & Beverage Director

s we begin to welcome fall and temperatures begin to dip into the mid-70’s (brrr), we are also excited to welcome a new fall menu from our new Executive Chef, Jon Cowan. This menu will have more options to satisfy a wide range of appetites and cravings. We have focused on including trendier and healthier options and a more attractive range in pricing. We will be rolling out this new menu on October 13, so be sure to call in your order or come in and dine with us as we continue to practice social distancing, temperature checks, and regular sanitation practices in and around the restaurant. Additionally on October 13, we will be adjusting our dining hours for the fall schedule. You will find the Club’s fall hours elsewhere in this issue of On The Bay. Even though dine in services have resumed in Miami-Dade county; we are still seeing a huge business from our curbside pick-up, and appreciate the opportunity to continue to serve our members in this fashion. While many members still feel safer staying at home rather than going out, we have seen continued success in our monthly Bar in a Box feature. In addition, we also began a Craft in a Box for kids in September that had great feedback, and allowed kids to practice a new hobby and were able to make a keepsake for them to enjoy.

Again, a special “Shanah Tovah” to all of our members that chose to spend Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur with us in September, it was a great turnout and we received a lot of amazing feedback for both our Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur menu.

Looking forward, I am happy to announce that we will be bringing back Pasta Nights on Thursday evenings beginning October 22 from 6PM – 8:30 PM. Chef Jon has taken a lot of the items from the previous Pasta Nights and added some new additions that are sure to elevate the experience. We will offer a pasta action station where one of our skilled culinarians will prepare madeto-order pasta dishes with your choice of ingredients. We will also have a server-attended buffet that will offer you a range of traditional Italian dishes, including vegetarian options, as well as salads and house-made desserts.

We will continue vetting out new and improved ways to bring back the familiar food and beverage offerings that existed prior to the pandemic. Until then, we look forward to seeing you either in our dining rooms, or pulling up the front drive.

Cheers!

Nick Perusina Director of Food & Beverage OCTOBER 2020 • 14

Presents

Family Movie Night

Join Us For A FUN Movie Night Picnic!

Saturday, OCTOBER 10 • on the lawn Check in: 7:30 pm • movie begins: 8 pm

movie: TROLLS WORLD tOUR RATED:

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pg

price: ADULTS $16 | KIDS $12

Limited Space Available Max. 6 people per family reserva�on.

All kids must be accompanied by a parent. **No Drop Offs Available.** Bring your own lawn chairs or picnic blankets, and your bug spray! Masks are mandatory.

Our staff will assist families to sit in designated areas that will allow for social distancing from other families in a comfortable and safe manner.

food

Price includes family size pizza, cheese or pepperoni so� drinks, & popcorn

RESERVATIONS REQUIRED - NO GUESTS MUST RESERVE BY TUESDAY, OCTOBER 6 48 hour cancellation policy

305.278.8688 • RESERVATIONS@DBYCC.COM

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Saturday, October 24 • 7:30 - 9:30 PM Movie Starts Promptly at 8:00 PM Costumes Encouraged!

Movie: The Rocky Horror Picture Show Rated: R • Musical/Horror Price: $5 Beverages & Limited Menu Available A La Carte

RESERVATIONS REQUIRED - NO GUESTS limited carts available 305-278-8688 • reservations@dbycc.com

48 hour cancellation policy *Deering Bay is taking all the necessary Covid precautions and following the CDC guidelines. Kindly, practice physical distancing, wear a mask, and adhere to all guidelines. Please refer to our Club guidelines for more information.

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A physically distanced trick or treating event for the whole family!

Friday, October 23 Parking Lot • 6:30 PM

Costume Contest!

Prizes will be awarded to the best boy & girl costume, best adult male & female costume and best Family costume.

Reservations Not Required

METHODS & Resources To Manage Your Monthly Payments Members are welcome to continue to use the drop box at the front door by the administrative offices. We will continue to monitor that daily. If you prefer to not come to the Club you are able to make your monthly payments in the following manner:

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CREDIT CARD

CHECK VIA MAIL

Please contact the accounting department to arrange for payment with ACH or credit card.

305.964.4044 | memberbilling@dbycc.com

The club thanks you for your CONTINUED SUPPORT!

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OCTOBER

BIRTHDAYS SUNDAY

MONDAY

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Larry Woerner

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TUESDAY

THURSDAY

FRIDAY

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Lourdes Dosal Patty Fluxman Sergio Mariscal Lois Shapiro Laura Zaid

Jimmie Dresnick Michael Tegnelia

Darin DiBello Asaad Matuk Zeri Zapata

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Phillip Sheehe

Lawrence Freshman

Emily Cecchi Thomas Crompton

Rod Borden Rodolfo Hernandez Gerry Michelson Troy Templeton

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Alan Brooks Claudia Hamburger

Thomas Wood III

Fernando Espinosa Cheryl Finguerra Robert Namoff Maria Rodriguez

Victor Millian

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Alberto Dosal

Carlos Macedo Yoly Schaefer Enrique J. Sosa

Marla Greenberg Sarah Kuhn

Michael Block Dr. Jonathan Messinger Fred Wright

Alan Habacht

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Michael Katz

Steven Sonenreich

Rima Mullins

Ellen Downey Dr. Timothy Grant Howard Wolofsky

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Rene Guerra

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Ellie Aibel

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Marcia Mariscal Jim Mayes JoAnn Sheehe

Jane Salzman

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Wednesday, October 28 • 5:30 PM Meet at the basketball courts Parents must be present We will supply pumpkins, tools, stickers and stencils.

This event is messy - please prepare for pumpkin debris.

Limited space available, and by reservation only!

Required: RSVP 305.278.8688 - reservations@dbycc.com

*Deering Bay is taking all the necessary Covid precautions and following the CDC guidelines. Kindly, practice physical distancing, wear a mask, and adhere to all guidelines. Please refer to our Club guidelines for more information.

ATTENTION WE KINDLY ASK THAT YOU WEAR YOUR FACE MASK AT ALL TIMES WHILE ANYWHERE ON CLUB PROPERTY. THIS INCLUDES OUTDOOR AS WELL. WE ASK THAT YOU ABIDE BY THE NEW REQUIREMENT WHEN YOU VISIT THE CLUB. WE APPRECIATE YOUR COOPERATION & CONTINUED SUPPORT!

CONGRATULATIONS IN RECOGNITION OF THEIR HARD WORK, SELFLESSNESS, EXCELLENCE, AND COLLABORATION AMONGST FELLOW TEAM MEMBERS AND CLUB MEMBERS. PLEASE JOIN US IN CONGRATULATING OUR MANAGERS AND EMPLOYEES FOR THE FIRST AND SECOND QUARTER OF 2020 .

JIMMY GERMANA

ISAAC THOMAS

GOLF COURSE SUPERINTENDENT MANAGER OF THE QUARTER

DINING ROOM CAPTAIN EMPLOYEE OF THE QUARTER

ERIK RUIZ

DENNIS KARGE

FACILITIES MANAGER MANAGER OF THE QUARTER

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LOCKER ROOM ATTENDANT EMPLOYEE OF THE QUARTER