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VOLUME 45, #11 NOVEMBER 2024
OF, BY & FOR FAIRWAYS COUNTRY CLUB RESIDENTS
FHAOI
CRAFT FAIR & SWEET SHOP
Brisk Sales and Great Attendance!
FAIRWAYS
HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION ORLANDO INC.
EVENTS
Upcoming FHAOI Events
DEC 7
FHAOI presents Merry Christmas Dinner Celebration Party at the Masters With “Passport to Paradise” Band. Doors open at 5:00 pm Tickets $20 each
DEC 15
Fairways Holiday Pet Parade!
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By Lois Fleming
irst, a big thank you to all the volunteers and helpers who made the event happen! Those who helped with the setup, the golf cart transportation crews, the kitchen staff, the Sweet Shop volunteers, and those who donated the delicious cakes, cookies and brownies plus the FHAOI Board whose members pitched in wherever needed. And thank you to Golf & Electric Vehicles for loaning us a four-seater golf cart to help with our transportation needs. The event was a rousing success! Vendors were pleased with the sales and the attendance from outside Fairways was strong. The range of items available and the creativity showcased was just amazing and it was great to see so much talent on display with a good, early opportunity to shop for the Holidays! Many positive comments on how the Sweet Shop was set up definitely showed brisk sales. All that was left – well before the end of the Craft Fair - were crumbs! The delicious offerings were much appreciated by the attendees and the FHAOI benefited from the sales.
We did have surveys available to find out how attendees rated the event. Overall, we received primarily four- and five-star reviews. Some suggestions for improvement/changes included: • Move the date later so it’s closer to the Holiday Season and all the snowbirds will be back. • Increase the advertising where possible. (As you know, we did create events on Facebook and NextDoor and geared them to a large geographic area and the suggestions were to do even more!). Contact Channel 13 as they have a community events listing and highlight what’s happening locally. • Recommend to all vendors that they share the event on their personal, and on their business social media accounts if they have them. • Have signage out on Colonial Drive and flyers put up in any local businesses in the area that would allow them. Keep an eye out for details for the April 5th Spring Fling Craft Fair for 2025. And stay tuned for the fall fair dates to be announced. Always worthwhile to build on success.
3:00 pm Around the Masters Parking Lot! Costume judging and prizes for: • Funniest • Most Original • Matching Outfits • Best Costume Sign up to participate: Contact Jo Lynn Text Only: 817-938-1900 Email: Jolynnhaus@icloud.com
DEC 31
It’s a Bling Thing! FHAOI Happy New Year! With “Second Light” Band Appetizers, Dessert & Champagne Toast with Souvenir Glasses Doors Open 8 pm Tickets $20 each
FHAOI Board Formed for 2025
On Saturday, October 26, the 2025 FHAOI Board Members met for the Organizational Meeting to determine positions for the coming year. Following are the positions and members voted for each office: President – Cathy Nanfeldt Vice President – Tom David Treasurer – Renay Johnson Secretary – Nancy Lang Director at Large – Vicki Heath Social Director – Melanie Klements Director of Communications – Dixie LoCicero These positions become effective January 1, 2025. Congratulations to each of you. All positions were decided by unanimous vote. Welcome to our new Board Members, Tom David, Vicki Heath, Melanie Klements and Dixie LoCicero. We look forward to serving the residents of Fairways next year.
Clockwise – Tom David, Renay Johnson, Nancy Lang, Cathy Nanfeldt, Melanie Klements, Vicki Heath and Dixie LoCicero