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IN THIS ISSUE OUR COMMUNITY From Your B.O.D.
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From the General Manager
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B.O.D. Meeting Dates
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Public Safety
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Neighborhood Watch
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New Rec Director Welcome
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2022 Board Approved Budget
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Winter Community Reminder
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Letter to the Editor
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Women’s Club Holiday Brunch
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CPR Re-Certification Class
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Committee Meetings
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Round by Round
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Fun with Fitness
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BY ANNETTE DOERR Happy New Year! Here’s hoping 2022 is the year that makes up for 2021 and 2020. Our annual Holiday Party was held in early December and was a wonderful evening and very well attended. Our holiday movie nights and ornament decorating were also
BOARD OF DIRECTORS: President Vice-President Treasurer Director Director Director Director Director Director
From You r Boa r d Of Dir ec tor s
Steve Bunker Frank Milano James Yando Bill Weimer Jr. Richard McCormick Annette Doerr Steve Baker Renee McClure James Ribardo
very well attended, a great job by both our banquet staff and our new Recreation Director Alli! We’re looking forward to many more events throughout the winter and spring, so keep an eye out and make your reservations early! As some may have heard, one of our Board of Directors has relocated to Florida. Wayne Meyers has served as a Director off-and-on (mostly on!) since around 2006, most recently serving as the Board Secretary. Always putting the communities needs first, Wayne and his wisdom will be sorely missed by those of us who were lucky
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enough to serve with him. Calling role will never be the same, (if you know, you Rich McCormick Jim Yando Jim Ribardo
know!) We wish Wayne and his family all the best on their new adventure in Florida,
Steve Baker
down there! But seriously
Renee McClure
I’m sure they’re going to miss all this fluffy white stuff and sub-zero temperatures that they don’t have Wayne, thank you for your many years of service
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to Pocono Farms, we
General Manager 894-4435 ext. 100
Dave Timko dtimko@poconofarms.com
Asst. General Manager 894-4435 ext. 132
Katrina Weithman katrinaw@poconofarms.com
Controller 894-4435 ext. 103
Milt Kwasnik controller@poconofarms.com
Golf Pro 894-4435 ext. 110
Kyle Monahan golfshop@poconofarms.com
wish you and your family nothing but the best! At this time, we’d like to welcome William (Bill) Weimer Jr, who will be serving alongside us until
Greens Superintendent Jeff Lesoine 894-4435 jeffreyl3@poconofarms.com
the 2022 Annual Meeting,
Chef 894-4435 ext. 130
Tom Mack pfkitchen@poconofarms.com
until the next election.
Recreation Director 894-4435 ext. 113
Alli Strauch recreationdir@poconofarms.com
time in his busy schedule
Public Safety & Compliance Director Artie Furman 894-4435 ext. 105 afurman@poconofarms.com Maintenance Dave Winters 894-4435 pfmaint@poconofarms.com Fitness Director 894-4435 ext. 116
Krissie Aylward fitness@poconofarms.com
Member Services 894-4435 ext. 106
Susan Nevarez admin@poconofarms.com
fulfilling Wayne’s term We appreciate Bill making to serve the community in yet another way. Bill is the past Chief of the Coolbaugh Township Fire
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Department, completing a 5-year term last
Pocono Farms Realty Lex Colon 894-0300 lex.colon.realtor@gmail.com
month, as well as
Website/Communications Kathleen Nealon Coordinator webcomcord@poconofarms.com 894-4435 ext. 201
on the Board
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the Chairperson
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of Supervisors for Coolbaugh Township. We believe Bill will make a great
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addition as a Director, just as his father was several
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years ago. We look forward to serving with you, Bill. Welcome!
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From T he Gener a l M a n ager BY DAVE TIMKO Weather events cause all of us to look at how they affect our personal and professional lives. When extreme weather is forecasted, we should all take the necessary steps to ensure our safety and the safety of others. During extreme weather events, we will try and communicate as much information to our members as we can. Using email is the quickest and most efficient way for us to communicate. When these extreme events happen, we will make every attempt to communicate the Member Service office and facility hours to you or any changes to those hours. At times, the weather does require us to make decisions that affect some operating hours, close offices early, or open them later. We make those decisions based on the best available information provided to us. Although we are cautious not to overreact, we need to take the necessary steps to ensure the safety of the staff. We need to make sure that they can make it home safely, or at times defer the opening of the offices so that they may get to work safely.
2022 BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETINGS LOCATION: COMMUNITY ROOM BELOW THE CLUBHOUSE ALL MEETING TIMES ARE 7PM UNLESS OTHERWISE NOTED January 21, 2022 February 25, 2022 work session March 25, 2022 April 22, 2022
May 20, 2022 June 17, 2022 July 15, 2022 Annual Meeting July 16, 2022 - 10am
Whether it is an extreme weather or snow event, the maintenance department will be on site clearing the roadways and plowing snow. Please understand that in either case, it does take time to get to 80+ cul de sacs. Especially if the snow is heavy or there is an abundance of it. We will get there. When it is really coming down quicker than we can plow it, we will make one pass through all of the cul de sacs to open the road up. We will then come back a second time, and then usually a third time to push the snow back as far as we can in preparation for the next event. If a snow event happens on a garbage pick-up day, please place your cans at the end of your driveway and not in the cul de sac. Once the trash is picked up, please pull your cans back. This will allow us to remove snow and keep as much of the road surface open as possible. We understand that all of us have different work schedules and other commitments that require us to travel, even in inclement weather. We ask for your patience and cooperation during these times. Please understand that the staff is out there, and we will get to all of the Association owned roads in the most safe and efficient manner. We do rotate the starting point each and every snow fall so that you are not always the last to be plowed or always the first to be plowed. This has seemed to work well the past. Wishing everyone a safe, healthy, and prosperous New Year!
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Neighbor hood Watch BY EDWARD KELLY
P u blic Sa fet y BY ARTIE FURMAN - CMCA, AMS It is January and as hard as it is to believe - new year is upon us. 2022, amazing. I truly hope this year will be exceptional for all of us. Even though we are full of newness, I must speak about some oldness. And no, I’m not talking about me. I enjoyed the 50- and 60-degree days in December, I only hope as you read this the trend is continuing. If not, then this is what we must talk about, keeping things out of the way of the plow trucks. You name it, it’s there. Cars, trucks, boats, trailers, basketball hoops, garbage cans and so on. It wouldn’t surprise me this year to get a call saying that I better call the Pentagon because there is a flying saucer in the cul-de-sac. Please keep the roadway clear, thank you. The grinch that stole Christmas, otherwise known as porch pirates. I really haven’t heard anything about that in here (knock on wood), but it has happened in neighboring communities. Keep watch for the delivery dates and times of the packages. If you’re not going to be home for a while and something expensive is coming, ask a friend or neighbor to grab it for you. It’s better than someone else grabbing it.
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It's not too hard to think about January here on November 29th. The cold weather and snow that we have had these past few weeks are a warm – up for the real thing. My snow blower got its' first trial run of the season and except for a smokey few minutes, it ran well, so I’m ready for the big one! Thanksgiving was provided with some nice weather, here's hoping that Christmas week will be just as nice. Once the holidays are over, I don't spend much time thinking about the rest of the winter weather, as it's just cold, snowy, or not. As you can imagine, winter provides a few problems for our road warriors. We always seem to be digging out our driveways or clearing the ice from our windshields. It's hard enough getting all our parts moving in this weather. We hope all the snowbirds have contracted someone to plow their driveways while they're away. It's always best to have a lived-in look while you're away. The new timers on the market have made it much easier to keep the lights going on and off. And seeing all the commercials about security cameras that can send you images to your cell phone, should make it tougher for a wannabe burglar to choose a house. But with all this, our drivers keep their eyes open, looking for that unplowed home that shouldn't have tire or foot tracks going to the house. They call in things like trees down blocking roads, or as happened recently, we notified our security about a car that was stuck in an open area after sliding off the icy road. We try to hit all the roads and cul de sacs daily, but that's easier said than done. In the winter, with snow and ice on the ground, it's even more difficult. Winter also means fewer drivers on the road. As I have noted before, the only reason we maintain a reasonable amount of hours on patrol is because there are several people willing to take multiple shifts. It's unclear how long this will continue. Siding | Roofing Without these additional Windows | Additions shifts, our coverage | Decks Sunrooms wouldn't be very effective. In November, our drivers | Basements Baths were on the road for 122 Kitchens | Painting hours. Give it a try, call New Home Russ Kelly at 570-894Construction 4034, leave a message, or call the office, they'll help you get going. d
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65 66 67 68 69 70
Fitness center classroom/instructional revenue Fitness center locker usage revenue Other fitness center revenue Total of community & fitness center revenue
13,400 100 52,700
Miscellaneous revenue
27,500
71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 100 101 102 103 104 105 106 107 108 109 110 111 112 113 114 115 116 117 118 119 120 121 122 123 124 125 126 127 128 129 130 131 132 133 134 135 136 137 138 139 140 141 142 143 144 145 146 147 148 149
Interest income (unrestricted)
2 022 Boa r d A pprov ed Bu dget
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FOR POSTING REVENUES Assessment revenue Annual Dues (excluding restaurant credit assessment) Sewer (shared septic) annual assessment
2,383,800 10,725
Less Bad debt / uncollected allowance Total assessment revenue:
(286,100) 2,108,425
Various administrative revenue Fine / citation revenue Tenant registration fee Resale certificate revenue Late fees on accrued (billed) revenue A&B and other compliance permit fees Facility rental income Rental property net income Other administrative revenue
70,000 220,000 35,400 205,000 4,000 8,900 8,900
Less Bad debt / uncollected allowance Total of various administrative revenue
(66,300) 485,900
General amenity & recreation revenue Optional recreation revenue- boat racks, snowmobile Optional recreation revenue- bus trips Optional amenity fees- camp registration Optional amenity fees- annual pool user fee - extended family Optional fees- pool passes - daily extended fam; guest Optional amenity fees- tennis fees (non members and racquets) Total of general amenity & recreation revenue
3,650 6,500 1,275 8,500 19,925
Golf amenity revenue Golf annual membership fees Golf daily green(resident non-member) fees Golf cart fees - 9 holes Golf cart fees - 18 holes Walking fee Golf guest (non-member) fees & guest books Golf card fees Golf tournaments Other / Misc Golf Income (LEAGUE PLAY) Promotional play, misc, other Total of golf amenity revenue:
220,000 9,400 18,000 71,000 1,500 45,000 10,000 65,000 37,000 29,700 506,600
Restaurant amenity revenue Restaurant food & beverage credit assessment Less Bad debt / uncollected Credit assessment discount expense *Subtotal: Food credit assessment and usage:
74,550 (8,900) (35,000) 30,650
Restaurant liquor/wine sales Restaurant beer sales Restaurant regular food sales Less: Rest Food Restaurant banquet sales - food Restaurant banquet sales - bar Halfway house sales Pool snack shop sales
67,900 34,400 188,000 120,500 26,200 65,100 26,800
56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70
Other / misc restaurant income *Subtotal - restaurant sales:
528,900
Total of restaurant amenity revenue
559,550
71 72 73 74 75 76 77
Interest income (unrestricted)
Community & Fitness Center Revenue Fitness center annual memberships - revenue Fitness center daily memberships - revenue Fitness center monthly & seasonal revenue Fitness center classroom/instructional revenue Fitness center locker usage revenue Other fitness center revenue Total of community & fitness center revenue
31,100 3,600 4,500 13,400 100 52,700
Miscellaneous revenue
27,500
TOTAL OF REVENUES EXPENSES General & administrative expenses
TOTAL OF REVENUES
3,764,900
3,764,900
EXPENSES General & administrative expenses Salaries Payroll taxes Employee benefit expenses Office supplies & expense Service agreements Lease expense - copier Postage & courier Utilities (heat, water, electricity) Telephone expense Travel expenses (mileage) Data processing - (payroll & payroll taxes) Dues / subscriptions / seminars Bank & credit card processing fees Board of Directors expense General membership meeting expenses Crime watch - mileage Weathervane Publication Employee meals Real estate taxes Insurance expense Professional fees Promotion Miscellaneous expenses Total general & administrative
421,500 49,000 49,400 17,500 32,300 10,200 12,500 56,300 12,000 800 3,700 5,300 67,000 8,300 6,300 11,300 5,900 200 94,500 27,800 22,800 3,000 917,600
General maintenance expenses Salaries Payroll taxes Employee benefit expenses Uniform expense Maintenance supplies - general Maintenance supplies - tools & equipment Maintenance supplies - paper products Maintenance supplies - keys & locks Repairs & maintenance - general facility Repairs & maintenance - roads Repairs & maintenance - vehicles Repairs & maintenance - tools & equipment Cleaning supplies Repairs & maintenance - plumbing & electrical Repairs & maintenance - HVAC Repairs & maintenance - common grounds Lake & beach maintenance Trash removal Snow removal expenses (salt, cinders, etc) Fuel Landscaping maintenance on common areas Animal control Shared (owners) septic maintenance & repair Common septic maintenance & repair Total general maintenance
193,100 22,500 51,100 1,500 4,300 2,100 4,500 300 32,000 3,400 6,000 1,500 2,200 1,800 1,100 600 3,500 413,000 4,200 7,900 1,200 7,900 4,000 769,700
Security / public safety expenses Salaries Payroll taxes Employee benefit expenses Uniform expense Operating supplies Security vehicle(s) repair & maintenance Fuel Classes, seminars, training Total security / public safety
133,600 15,500 20,100 500 700 500 2,600 1,000 174,500
General amenity & recreation expense Salaries Payroll taxes Employee benefit expenses Badges and related costs Pool/beach operating supplies &expense Bus trip expense Tennis courts operating supplies Kids camp operating supplies
109,400 12,400 1,800 60,300 1,500
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Service agreements Copier & printing expenses Repair & Maintenance Utilities - water usage, gas, electricity Telephone - Alarm line Dues & subscriptions Class expenses Credit card processing fees Insurance (fitness center portion) Promotion & membership material Misc expenses Total of Community & Fitness Center Expense
2 022 Boa r d A pprov ed Bu dget 150 151 152 153 154 155 156 157 158 159 160 161 162 163 164 165 166 167 168 169 170 171 172 173 174 175 176 177 178 179 180 181 182 183 184 185 186 187 188 189 190 191 192 193 194 195 196 197 198 199 200 201 202 203 204 205 206 207 208 209 210 211 212 213 214 215 216 217 218 219 220 221 222 223 224 225 226 227 228 229 230 231 232 233 234
Swim team expenses Fish stocking expense Entertainment for membership - general Entertainment - 4th of July Various recreation activity expenses Portable bathroom expense Seminars / training Licenses & Permits Total general amenity & recreation expense
1,000 1,500 20,600 14,000 9,000 231,500
Golf amenity expenses Salaries - Pro shop & related Salaries - Golf maintenance Payroll taxes Employee benefit expenses Uniform expense Golf Pro expenses allowed Temporary help / outside contractors Proshop operating supplies & expenses Golf cart electricity Lease expense - golf carts Lease expense - golf equipment Equipment rental (short term) Course equipment R&M Course equipment fuel & lubricants Portable bathroom expense Licenses & permits Course accessories Course chemicals Course fertilizer Course landscape mulch Course drain & irrigation maintenance Course seed & sod Course top soil and sand Course tools Course safety equipment Course irrigation operation - electricity Topdressing Course flowers & plant material Other course maintenance expenses Superintendent expenses allowed Total golf amenity
94,500 263,900 40,600 37,100 2,400 900 2,500 3,900 2,900 44,900 73,100 2,100 13,500 17,000 800 100 3,500 53,000 23,000 200 4,000 2,800 2,000 200 600 8,000 8,700 1,700 2,500 1,300 711,700
Restaurant amenity expenses Cost of Goods Sold Salaries - Front of House Salaries - Back of House Salaries - Halfway House Salaries - Pool Snack Shop Payroll taxes Employee benefit expenses Uniform expense Restaurant materials & supplies Restaurant equipment maintenance & repair Food spoilage Direct Utility Cost - Propane Usage Licenses & permits Other restaurant expenses Continuing education & career development Cash over / (short) Total restaurant amenity
179,900 146,400 150,000 22,200 11,900 37,900 26,100 1,800 35,000 9,000 5,300 9,000 1,700 3,200 2,200 641,600
Community & Fitness Center Expense Salaries - attend. Salaries- janitorial Payroll taxes Employee benefits expense Uniform expense Fitness amenity office supplies Fitness amenity operating supplies Service agreements Copier & printing expenses Repair & Maintenance Utilities - water usage, gas, electricity Telephone - Alarm line Dues & subscriptions Class expenses Credit card processing fees Insurance (fitness center portion) Promotion & membership material Misc expenses Total of Community & Fitness Center ExpenseW TOTAL OF EXPENSES
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15,000 12,900 3,200 300 2,100 1,000 1,200 600 4,600 400 14,100 800 2,400 N 58,600 E 3,505,200
TOTAL OF EXPENSES
1,000 1,200 600 4,600 400 14,100 800 2,400 58,600 3,505,200
Operating Net Income / (Loss)
259,700
Depreciation / Amortization expense
325,400
Net Income / (Loss)
(65,700)
Other Income / (Expense) Transfer fee/Capital Improvement income Interest income - reserve and restricted funds Gain / (loss) on sales of assets Income tax (expense) provision Scholarship & Junior Golf contributions/(disbursements) net Total of Other income / (expense)
190,000 15,400 800 206,200
ACCRUAL BASIS TOTAL NET INCOME / (LOSS):
140,500
CONVERSION TO CASH BASIS (For the period 1/1 through 12/31) Accrual Net Income / (loss) Add: Depreciation expense Add (Less) total of non-operating income / (expense) Accrued revenue vs. cash receipts: Less: Accrued current year dues Add: current year dues bad debt accrual Add: collection of current year dues Less: current year dues that were actually prepaid in previous year Less: All other accrued revenue Add: Other revenue bad debt accrual Add: Collections of all other accrued revenue (includes previous years du Add: Collection of next year's dues billed in advance Less: Contribution to reserve fund from dues collected Equals net gain (or loss) of cash for the period
140,500 325,400 (206,200)
(2,469,075) 295,000 2,273,975 (342,000) (747,900) 66,300 550,000 342,000 (208,000) 20,000
Operating Cash Flow: Projected Monthly Operating Cash Balances - 2014 January 31 February 28 March 31 April 30 May 31 June 30 July 31 August 31 September 30 October 31 November 30 December 31
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Pocono Farms Realty, Inc. 2022 Board Approved Posting POCONO FA R M Budget S REA LT Y, I NC . 2 022 Boa r d A pprov ed Bu dget
CLASSIFIED ADS Looking to sell an old couch, coffee table, tv, etc. within our community? You can do so on our website! By logging on to your account at poconofarms.com You can place a classified ad for our community to see! For more information, please contact Katie at 570-894-4435 ext 201 or webcomcord @poconofarms.com.
COMMUNITY REMINDER HOUSEHOLD TRASH & RECYCLING Household trash and recycling cans are picked up every Tuesday. Cans need to be out at the end of your driveway, 3 feet apart, with the handles facing your home by 6:00AM. Cans must be brought in by 6:00PM. At times due to weather and delays beyond County Waste’s control, the “normal” pick up time and route may vary. To avoid having your cans missed, please have them out by 6:00AM. If you cannot have your cans out by 6:00AM for pick up, our compactor, located at The Maintenance Yard off Kilmer Drive, is open Wednesday & Friday from 8:00AM – 12:00PM and Sunday from 10:00AM – 2:00PM where you can bring your household trash and recycling.
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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48
Commission on Sales Income vs Expenses 4000-001 Commission Income 6800-001 Commission expense Net Commission on Sales Commission on Rental Income vs Expenses 4010-001 Commission Income on Rentals 6805-001 Commission expense on Rentals Net Commission on Rentals
200,000 120,000 80,000
8,000 4,800 3,200
Rent & Property Mgmt Income vs Expenses Rental Income Property Services Income Property Services Expense Property Mgmt Svc - Admin Fees Tenant Registration Expense
26,640 13,320 -
Net Property Management Inc/Loss
13,320
Office Expenses Office Salaries Payroll Taxes Temp Help - Outside Contractor Payroll Data Processing Office supplies & expense Service Agreements Postage Utilities Telephone Dues & subscriptions Licenses & permits Bank & CC Proc Fees Broker / Agent Meals Insurance Expense Professional fees Advertising/Promotion/Open houses/Staging Accounting Services Computer / IT Services Miscellaneous expense Rent Expense
21,600 2,200 2,400 1,500 1,200 1,400 1,000 900 720 1,500 100 1,400 250 2,500 550 2,500 18,500 500 800 6,000
Total Office Expenses
67,520
4290-001 Miscellaneous Revenue 8000-001 Income Tax Expense
3,500 -
4020-001 4050-001 6900-001 6810-001 6860-001
6000-001 6005-001 6020-001 6022-001 6025-001 6100-001 6500-001 6505-001 6510-001 6525-001 6535-001 6540-001 6570-001 6605-001 6610-001 6615-001 6625-001 6630-001 6695-001 6850-001
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C a pita l I m prov e m en ts & R epl ace m en ts R eserv es 2 022 A pprov ed Bu dget Pocono Farms Country Club Association, Inc. 2022 APPROVED BUDGET Restricted Funds: Income and Expenditure Detail DESCRIPTION
UESTED FUNDING
BEGINNING FUND BALANCES 1/1/2022 - PROJECTED PROJECTED RESTRICTED INCOME: Interest earned Transfer fee income Reserve contribution from reserve portion of collected dues Scholarship fund contributions Junior Golf fund contributions TOTAL OF PROJECTED RESTRICTED INCOME
JUNIOR GOLF GOLF FUND: SCHOLARSHIP SCHOLARSHIP JUNIOR GOLF
FUND: CAPITAL IMPROV
FUND: REPLACEMENT RESERVE
$1,010,000
$1,250,000
$98,000
$15,000
$6,950
$7,852 $190,000
$7,300
$196
$34
$18
$5,300
$500
$2,196
$5,334
$518
$0
$0
$0
$197,852
$208,000
$215,300
$2,000
PROPOSED CAPITAL (EXPENDITURES): Replace pool liner, underwater lighting and repair cracks Halfway House grill structure Pool deck carpet replacement (carryover from 2020) Tree removal Preliminary design - Banquet Room or Pavilion (carryover from 2021) Drainage at beach (carryover from 2021) Signage - entrance Replace vehicle - (Golf Superintendent) Community Garden upgrades - (fencing, stone walkway and drainage) Repair Tennis Court cracks Tie in additional boat racks Epps model 1214 hot water pressure washer Replace Fitness Center recumbent bike Replace steps on Clubhouse rear deck Playground Paddleboard & Kayak storage @ Tiki Hut Halfway House ice machine Additional kayaks and paddleboards Replace banquet room curtains Dog Park Storm Water Management Replace pavers by Pro Shop Scoreboard area Repair & overlay Pro Shop parking lot Memorial Plaque Display TOTAL OF PROPOSED CAPITAL (EXPENDITURES)
$10,000
$300,000 $7,500 $8,000 $12,500
$15,000 $25,000
$35,000 $7,500 $18,000
$7,500
$5,200 $12,515 $12,500
$125,000 $5,500 $4,500 $2,000
$5,500
$35,000 $15,000
$4,500 $25,000
$4,000 $248,500
$453,715
OTHER PROJECTED EXPENDITURES: Scholarships awarded Junior Golf expenditures
$4,500
TOTAL OTHER EXPENDITURES
ENDING FUND BALANCES 12/31/2022 - PROJECTED
$2,500
$0
$0
$4,500
$0
$2,500
$959,352
$1,011,585
$95,696
$20,334
$4,968
SOURCE OF FUNDING FOR CAPITAL EXPENDITURES CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT FUND RESERVES
$248,500 $453,715
TOTAL
$702,215
L et t er to t he Editor BY RICHARD BRESCHER
On Saturday December 4, 2021, PFCCA hosted the Holiday Party. I feel the need to say that in the 40 years that I have lived here, this was the best one yet. The tree was so full, the bottom branches so round and big. It seemed like everything went just as Katrina, AGM, had planned well in advance, including booking the incredible band! The food was done to perfection, the beef you could cut with a fork. Michael, the operations manager, did a fantastic job! The entertainment was more than great. I’m searching for the right words – They were more of an orchestra, complete with live show followed by DJ which was fantastic. Whoever missed out on attending, you truly missed one of the best nights in the Farms. To everyone who was involved, congratulations, job well done!
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CPR R e - Cert ific at ion Cl a ss BY KATRINA WEITHMAN CPR – or Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation – is an emergency lifesaving procedure performed when the heart stops beating. The location of Out of Hospital Cardiac Arrests (OHCA) most often occurs in homes/residences (70%), followed by public settings (18.8%), and nursing homes (11.2%). If performed immediately, CPR can
double or triple the chance of survival from an out of hospital cardiac arrest. In an ongoing effort to keep our members, guests, and employees safe, on Wednesday December 8th a CPR re-certification class was held and conducted by Bri Pilazzi, Jen Pero and Deb Pero. The employees that participated in the training were: Maggie
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The training and certification also included the proper use of an Automated External Defibrillator (AED) which are now widely available in public places such as schools, airports and workplaces. Less than 20 percent of Americans are equipped to perform CPR during a medical emergency. (AHA Study). Thank you to our dedicated team members for taking the time to help save lives!
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R ound by R ound BY ROBERT WALSH In my humble opinion, a private community leadership’s most important job is fiscal responsibility with capital reserve management and allocation being the key to a community’s long term viability. Every spring we see new capital improvement projects starting around our community. Some are general maintenance issues and others are improvements to amenities that in “theory” should improve its experience, draw greater participation and reduce labor costs thus, in some cases, increase revenue which over time can pay for their expense. This year’s most ambitious project was the golf course greenside sand trap improvement project. Although our community
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sand, rock and dirt from 32 sand traps scattered over hundreds of acres of PFCCA property. Some 850 tons of material was excavated and trucked with specially equipped dump trucks to dump areas far from most of the sand trap sites. Each trap had old growth trap perimeter grass removed and then each was meticulously regraded and sculpted before 505 cubic yards of new top soil was layered on top to promote proper grass growth. Next, drainage trenches were dug at the bottom of each trap so that 3,000 linear feet of poly pipe could be installed so water could be A plan was developed, gravity fed to a low point bids reviewed and funds away from the traps. Once allocated with construction the pipe was installed, starting this past April. The 380 tons of gravel was ambitious project would trucked back to the entail removing all the traps and dumped inside golf course is the envy of most others, its sand traps had deteriorated over time to where they would fill with water, even after moderate rain, requiring countless hours of pumping and raking after each weather event. What was left was a soup consisting of rock, pebble, mud and at times even some sand. A plan was developed that “theorized” that properly built greenside sand traps would draw more members and increase play along with cart, membership and clubhouse revenue while reducing course labor costs.
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each trap to be spread, graded and compacted. Once compacted a polypropylene liner was sprayed onto the gravel and left to cure which would serve as a barrier between the new sand and the rock and dirt mixture below while allowing water to drain through it. Then 41,000 square feet of sod was transported to the traps, planted and trimmed. Only then could the 465 tons of new sand be transported to the traps for final installation.
down considerably even though staffing shortages due to an empty labor pool existed for the entire season.
The verdict is in and properly draining sand traps led to less golf maintenance man hours which were redirected to mitigate the damaging effects of rain elsewhere on the course. Like most people, golfers vote with their money and the increase in membership and revenue confirms that the investment was So did “theory” prove true? responsibly made and will I am happy to report that continue to pay future even though 30 inches dividends. Thanks to all who initiated, planned, of rain fell during a three budgeted, appropriated month period, hindering play during prime golf and managed a project with so many moving season, membership and revenue are both up year parts…a true financial success story. over year. Remarkably, budgeted expenses were
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F un w it h Fitness BY KRISSIE AYLWARD, PFCCA FITNESS DIRECTOR
Welcome 2022!! It’s a blank slate, a new year, and time to create new goals. However, if we don’t create new habits, we may find ourselves sitting in the same place on Jan 1st, 2023, contemplating the exact same goals. Habits are never easy to break and take a lot more than just breaking the physical activity. We must break the mental attachment as well. That, my friends, can be the hardest part. When I was young, I had a habit of biting my fingernails. I would bite them until they would bleed. My parents tried everything to break that bad habit, but nothing worked. It was when I was about 20 years old, and I had just gotten engaged; I remember looking down at my ring and the sight of my fingers made me cry. From that day forward I never chewed my fingernails again. What does biting your fingernails have to do with fitness? Nothing really but the breaking of a habit has everything to do with it. For years I was content looking at my fingers and never letting the sight of them bother me. Until that one day, I decided I was done. It was a hard habit to break as my mental attachment to the habit was anxiety, so I had to find other ways to deal with that. We can become content looking at ourselves in the mirror day after day. Brushing our teeth, getting dressed, just going thru the motions, paying no attention. Until one day, our jeans don’t fit right, our shirts are too small, and maybe we find ourselves in a ball crying, wondering how it happened and what we are going to do about it. The first step is to make a conscious decision to make a change. To get honest with ourselves and become aware of what triggers we have that may have contributed to our weight gain. Do we feed our emotions with sweets? Do we stress eat or maybe not eat at all? Do we stop at fast food places rather than pack lunch? Are we addicted to caffeine? All these things create habits that become part of our daily routine. Eventually we do them without even thinking. I challenge you this year to think about the habits you’d like to break and the triggers that have created them. I challenge you to think about what good habits you could create to replace the bad habits. Create your habits around the goals you wish you achieve. For example, when you are stressed out you have no problem sitting on the couch binge watching the newest series on Netflix with a bag of white cheddar popcorn. You are feeding your emotions. What if you put on a pair of sneakers and went for walk? The exercise will produce endorphins which we call the feel-good hormones. Maybe you put some good tunes on as well and they bring a smile to your face. After 15 minutes or so your stress has lifted, and your mood has changed. Over the next 21 days you continue to go for a walk when the stress creeps up instead of bingeing on both the Netflix and the popcorn. That one new habit that you’ve created over time will help you shed some of those unwanted pounds as well as improve your mental state. Not to mention, others will notice as the smile on your face will become bigger and brighter! Let’s see those bright beautiful smiles ring in 2022!!! As always I look forward to seeing your faces fill the fitness center and appreciate your thoughts and comments. Here’s to a happy and healthy 2022! “Great things are done by a series of small things brought together.”
– Vincent Van Gogh
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