Reflections | December 2016 Limited Version

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DECEMBER 2016 VOLUME 16 ISSUE 12

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REFLECTIONS DECEMBER 2016 VOLUME 16 ISSUE 12

VILLAGE CENTER HOURS Administration: 863-427-7100 Monday-Friday 9am-5pm Floralawn On-Site Office (Admin Building) Monday-Friday 9am-5pm Marketplace Bistro: 863-427-7150, ext. 4724 Daily 8am-8pm Mosaics Restaurant: 863-427-7150, ext. 4715 Daily 8am-8pm Happy Hour: Mon.-Sat. 2pm-5pm; Sun. All Day Riviera Spa & Fitness Center 863-427-7130 Monday-Thursday 6:30am-9pm Friday 6:30am-7pm Saturday-Sunday 7am-7pm Starlite Ballroom Daily 8am-11pm Stonegate Pro Shop 863-427-7150 x4710 Daily 7am-6pm

ON THE COVER Embrace the Holiday Season and let your creativity soar in Solivita’s Annual Holiday Parade on Tuesday, December 6th! The judging starts at 5:30pm and the parade begins at 6pm. See page E1 for more information.

CONTACT LIST General Manager (Association) - Gary Consorto: 863-427-7103 or gconsorto@evergreen-LM.com Club Manager - Sheri Wollschlager: 863-427-7129 or swollschlager@evergreen-LM.com Safety & Security Director - Joe Murphy: 863-440-7572 or joe.murphy@evergreen-LM.com Evergreen Lifestyles Management (For ALL Club & HOA Matters) 24/7: 877-221-6919 or customerservice@evergreen-LM.com AV Homes Customer Care: 800-858-5933 or www.avhomesinc.com/owner-care Architectural Review: 863-427-7022, Fax: 863-496-4456 or compliance@solivitahoa.com Catering & Banquets (Stonegate Golf Club): 863-427-7150 x4720 Communications: 863-427-7137 or croe@evergreen-LM.com Concierge: 863-427-7100 or Fax: 863-496-4456 Floralawn: 863-225-9565 or floralawn.com (Submit a Work Order) Lifestyles Activities: 863-427-7125 Membership: 863-427-7143 or solivitamembership@evergreen-LM.com

The Grille at Stonegate: 863-427-7167 Daily 8am-8pm | Bar Open Until 9pm Daily

Riviera Spa & Fitness Center: 863-427-7130

The Palms 863-496-1530 Amenity Center Monday-Sunday 8am-9pm Kids Pool Hours Monday-Friday 12pm-4pm Saturday & Sunday 9am-9pm Fitness Center Monday-Thursday 6:30am -9pm Friday 6:30am-6pm Saturday-Sunday 7am-6pm

Security-Main Gate: 863-427-4238

Waterfront Galleries Daily 8am-11pm Wells Fargo Bank: 863-421-5448 Monday-Friday 9am-4pm Welcome Center or Model Park 863-427-7000 Monday-Saturday 9:30am -5:30pm Sunday 11am -5:30pm

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Security -Bella Viana: 863-427-1268

Security-South Gate: 863-496-1473 Security -Venezia: 863-427-2338 Security-West Gate: 863-496-1453 Solivita Sales: 863-427-7000 Stonegate Golf Club Directory: 863-427-7150 The Palms Amenity Center: 863-496-1530 or Fax: 863-496-0914 Violations & Compliance: 863-427-7032 Visitor/Vendor Gate Access Voice Server: 863-496-4464

QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS Do you have a suggestion for Reflections, Channel 732, or SolivitaHOA.com? Please email inquires or comments to Carolyn Roe at croe@evergreen-LM.com or stop by the Communications Office.

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Preserve Reminder As a friendly reminder to all residents and your guests, the many preserves here

NEWSLETTER DEADLINES

within Solivita are state dedicated property. The beautiful scenery is meant to

Newsletter submission email: newsletter@

visually enjoy, but not intended for any type of activity. The purpose of the

avcommunities.com.

preserve is to be left in its natural state with its natural wildlife. It is illegal to enter the preserves (except from specific trailheads, which are not on Solivita

JANUARY SUBMISSIONS

property) without the appropriate permits. Please enjoy the visual nature of

Calendar submissions and newsletter articles

our preserves but avoid/refrain from entering their boundaries.

are due on Wednesday, November 30th.

Inserts are due by Thursday, December 22nd. All inserts must be approved by Club Manager, Sheri Wollschlager (email it to swollschlager@evergreen-LM.com)

before

they are copied.

FEBRUARY SUBMISSIONS Calendar

submissions

and

newsletter

articles are due on Monday, January 2nd.

Holiday Hours Friday, December 23rd Admin & Lifestyles: Close at 1pm

Saturday, December 24th Christmas Eve

Marketplace Bistro: Closed Pro Shop: Closed

Monday, December 26th

RSF & The Palms: Close at 12pm

Admin & Lifestyles: Closed

Fitness Classes: Cancelled

Friday, December 30th

The Grille: Open Normal Hours

Admin: Close at 1pm

Marketplace Bistro: Closed

Saturday, December 31st New Year’s Eve

Pro Shop: 7am-12pm

Sunday, December 25th Christmas Day

RSF & The Palms: Close at 12pm Waterfront Galleries: Closed

RSF & The Palms: Closed

Fitness Classes: Cancelled

Fitness Classes: Cancelled

The Grille: Closed at 2pm

The Grille: Closed

Marketplace Bistro: Closed at 2pm

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Pro Shop: 7am-12pm

Sunday, January 1st New Year’s Day RSF & The Palms Fitness: Open at 12pm Fitness Classes: Cancelled The Grille: Open at 11am Marketplace Bistro: Open at 11am Pro Shop: 7am-5pm

Monday, January 2nd Admin & Lifestyles: Closed

Tuesday, January 3rd Main Lifestyles Events Ticket Sales: 9am in the Ballroom

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Cosponsored with Solivita Book Circle and Lifestyles Activities Start the New Year with educational brain stimulation, right in your own backyard. Don’t worry, there will not be any tests at the end of the courses and everyone will pass. A minimum of 15 students is required for the course to be held and pre-registration is required unless noted differently in the course listing. No walk-ins permitted. The month before a class is held, it will be open to Residents Only. If space is available in the month of the class, then it will be open to adult guests. Registration for all classes and the 2017 Annual Pass will be on sale at the Main Ticket Sales in the Ballroom on Thursday, December 1st until 10am and then in the Lifestyles Activities Office. For more information about Solivita University or to register with cash, check, or credit card, please visit the Lifestyles Activities Office or call 863-427-7125.

ART AND LITERARY LECTURE 2017 ANNUAL PASS

ART HISTORY LECTURE

Beginning in January, 2017 residents will be admitted to any of

JOHN SINGER SARGENT: FOCUS ON CHANGING WEST

approximately 14 Art and Literary Lectures by purchasing an Annual

Tuesday, January 10th • 1pm • Starlite Ballroom • Tuition:

Pass for $20 per person. Art classes, presented by Art Historian

$5 at the door or purchase an Art and

Jan Clanton, are on Tuesdays as scheduled at 1pm in the Ballroom.

Literary 2017 Annual Pass for $20

Literary Lectures, taught by resident Professor Thomas Gallagher,

Professor: Jan Clanton

take place as scheduled on Mondays at 4pm in The Palms. Lectures

Course Description: John Singer Sargent

will be advertised under the Solivita University article in Reflections.

loved the ruffles and flourishes of the

If you choose not to purchase an Annual Pass and want to attend a

Gilded Age. He depicted his society

lecture, admission is $5 per lecture at the door. Passes may not be

matrons with gossamer details that

used for Solivita University courses.

defined Western portraiture. Look closely

johnsingersargent.org

at his portraits; they paint an image of a AMERICAN SIGN LANGUAGE: BEYOND THE HANDSHAPES

culture in transition!

6-Week Course starting on Thursday, January 5th, skipping February 2nd • 10am-11:30am • Aegean Room • Tuition: $40

CONVERSATIONAL SPANISH FOR INTERMEDIATES

per student

10-Week Course starting on Thursday, January 12th • 9am-

Instructor: Kathy Griffin, a Solivita resident, earned a BA in

11am • Baltic Room • January 26th and February 23rd classes

American Sign Language Studies from Madonna University.

will be held in Mosaics • Tuition: $50 per student

Course Description: The focus of the course will be to

Instructor: Gloria Muci, Solivita resident

understand ASL as a visual-gestural language, not just a series

Course Description: For those who have had some Spanish

of hand shapes. Students will also learn about the history and

classes, this is your opportunity to brush up on your Spanish and

culture associated with ASL. Classes will introduce new subject

to advance your language skills. Study materials will be provided.

matter each week and allow for practice between students.

Class size is limited and fills up fast.

CONVERSATIONAL SPANISH FOR BEGINNERS

PROTECT AGAINST THEFT, IDENTITY THEFT

10-Week Course starting on Tuesday, January 10th • 9am-

Thursday, January 19th • 1pm • Ballroom • Tuition:

11am • Caspian Room • Tuition: $50 per student

Complimentary entrance. No ticket or registration required.

Instructor: Gloria Muci, Solivita resident

Instructor: Dr. Betty Thorne, author, researcher and teacher, is

Course Description: Have you ever wanted to learn Spanish?

a Professor of Statistics in the School of Business Administration

This is your opportunity to learn from the beginning. Study materials are provided. Class size is limited and fills up fast.

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Saying So Long

By Elizabeth Deckard Fitness Director

SOLIVITA UNIVERSITY continued from page 4

“For everything there is a season, and a time for

at Stetson University. She is the winner of Stetson’s McEniry

every purpose under heaven.” Though originally

Award for Excellence in Teaching, the highest honor given

said by Solomon in the Book of Ecclesiastes,

to a Stetson faculty member and is a recipient of Stetson

you probably know those words from the song

Business School’s Outstanding Teacher and Professor of the

made popular by The Byrds (you can thank me later for getting it

Year Awards.

stuck in your head). However you became familiar with those words,

Course Description: Identity theft is one of the fastest

we all know them to be true. My December articles have generally

growing crimes in the United States. Are you concerned that

contained some sort of reflection on the year we are leaving and a

you might be the next target of this crime? Dr. Thorne, who

nod to the new one coming in. This one is no different, except I am

was a victim of identity theft and identity fraud, will share tips

instead reflecting on the last four years rather than just this one.

to help you reduce your risk of becoming a victim as well as suggest ways to assist you in recovery should you or someone

At the beginning of November I made the decision to leave this

you know fall prey to identity theft.

position. It was not an easy decision and definitely not one I’ve taken

Disclaimer: This class is taught with the understanding that it is

lightly. In the last four years I have been blessed with the opportunity

not meant to offer or replace legal or other professional advice.

to work in this beautiful community with an amazing group of

Every situation is unique. “Thus, if legal or financial advice

coworkers. We have faced and overcome challenges together and

or other expert assistance is required in a specific situation,

have received the rewards and sometimes consequences of those

the services of a competent professional should be sought

same challenges. I have also been blessed to get to know so many of

to ensure that the situation has been evaluated carefully and

you, hear your stories, learn from you, and even share some laughs.

appropriately” (Weisman, Steve. 50 Ways to Protect Your

This is such a beautiful community with so many wonderful things

Identity in a Digital Age. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson

offered, but what I’ve been reminded of lately is this: It’s not what you

Education, Inc. Publishing as FT Press, 2013. Copyright Page).

get to do or see, but with whom you get to experience it that matters most.

LITERARY LECTURE

I was given the gift of a fantastic staff in the fitness department.

Book: Characters of the Reformation by

Even though we have seen a few of them leave us in recent months,

Hilaire Belloc • Monday, January 23rd

the ones that have replaced those have continued to fit right in and

• 4pm • The Palms • Tuition: $5 at the

keep us moving forward. I could not be more thankful for each one

door or purchase an Art and Literary

of them. I have also been blessed with a great boss. Sheri has been

2017 Annual Pass for $20

a true example of a team player, an incredibly hard working woman

Professor:

Solivita

resident

Thomas

who is passionate not only about the job, but even more so about

Gallagher teaches at Valencia College.

the people with whom she works. I’m glad I can call her not only

Course Description: This collection of sketches of 23 famous

my boss, but also my friend. The maintenance and housekeeping

men and women of the Reformation Period focuses primarily

staff, the group fitness instructors, the staff in administration, and

on those figures concerned with the events in England.

the many of you I have befriended make the bad days good and the

Through each account, Belloc demonstrates that the motives

good days great!

of the Protestant leaders were rarely religious in nature, but usually political or economic. He reminds the reader that

My last day will be December 9th. I hope to see as many of you as

European Christendom once viewed itself as a

possible to say so long. From the bottom of my heart, thank you

single united entity under the authority of the

for making this such a memorable and meaningful ride. May you be

Catholic Church, each country viewing itself as

blessed in this holiday season, the new year, and many more to come.

a single “province” of the whole.

Elizabeth Deckard 863-496-3522 edeckard@evergreen-LM.com

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The Breast Cancer Awareness Event Was a Success!

Submitted By Al and Sue Quattrochi, Solivita’s Relay For Life Event Leads The 1st Annual Breast Cancer Awareness Golf

a fun time dancing with DJ Irwin and 175 supporters of Relay

Scramble and Dinner Dance on October 2nd was

For Life. Participants generously donated $3,375 in mulligans,

a big success! Golfers came dressed in pink and

silent auction items, and golf ball chances. We would also like

purple and proudly wore a pink ribbon showing

to say “Thank You” to the 38 sponsors who collectively donated

support against cancer. See the pictures below!

$6,750 to the American Cancer Society. We are thankful for all who attended. With your support, we raised a total of $12,730

A special “Thank You” to Hampton Golf and Food & Beverage

for the American Cancer Society to help the fight against cancer

for making this golf event run so smoothly from the setup of

- because there is HOPE for the CURE.

the outing to the ice cream sundaes for dessert. “Thank You” to all the staff for their dedication and support. The golf outing

We hope to see you again for next year’s Breast Cancer Awareness

finished in the Ballroom with prizes, a delicious dinner, and

Golf Event on October 1, 2017. Thank you again!

CHRISTMAS DECORATIONS

Holiday lighting and decorations shall be permitted to be placed upon the exterior portions of the home and upon the lot until January 15th. The Architectural Control Committee (ACC) may establish standards for holiday lights. The ACC may require the removal of any lighting that creates a nuisance (e.g., unacceptable spillover to an adjacent home).

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Preparedness Means Be Ready Submitted by the Solivita CERT Team

A

lthough the 2016 hurricane season closes on December 1st,

your situation. Plan to contact a single central person (out of the

a prudent person would still be ready for a major disaster. In

area) that you will keep informed. Let your other family and friends

fact, we are just entering the Florida tornado season beginning in

know who that will be so they can contact that person to follow

January. Just as with hurricanes and other disaster scenarios, it

your situation. That saves you a lot of time and cell phone battery.

pays to think through how you would respond.

STAY INFORMED

DISASTER SUPPLIES Not only should you maintain a food supply with non-perishable

Tornadoes have very little, if any warning, but other disasters will

foods and enough water for 3 days of isolation due to power

be announced on the National Weather Service Weather Radio

outage, but also a kit of useful tools for dealing with potentially

network. Everyone should have one. Worthwhile information

demanding needs (hand tools, trash bags, duct tape, flashlights

would be provided for “all-hazard” alerts, including when the

and extra batteries, a length of rope, etc.). These items could help

danger has passed. Your favorite TV news or even the internet

you deal with a broken window, loose lanai furniture, etc. One

can keep you abreast of situations requiring your attention, but if

major disaster tool may be an electrical generator. Please learn

the power goes out, your weather radio is a great aid. You can get

how to safely operate one and keep yours in shape by running it

them for about $29 at Walmart, Publix, and home improvement

every other month or so.

stores.

HAVE A PLAN

SPECIAL NEEDS As we all age, we are subject to more and more medical and

In Solivita we are fortunate to have structurally sound homes

physical limitations. Please factor these needs into your planning.

that will withstand even Category 3 hurricanes. Polk County

If you are dependent upon electrical life-sustaining equipment,

emergency managers (and Osceola’s as well) will advise you to

how will you deal with a power outage? If you will need some help,

“shelter in place,” which means you are better off staying in your

identify your own personal support network among neighbors,

home than going to a shelter or evacuating. Shelters are a last

friends, and nearby family. Discuss your concerns and needs with

resort, not a 4-star resort. Other considerations may make you

them. We all need to anticipate our medication needs and not run

decide to evacuate, so think this decision through and be ready

our supplies down to zero before reordering.

to go (with travel disaster kit). Your plan needs to reflect where you plan to go and the route you will take to get there. During the

Solivita CERT wants you to be ready for

recent approach of Hurricane Matthew, evacuation would have

an unexpected weather or other disaster.

sent you completely out of Florida. You should let a number of

You can find helpful information on the

folks know where you are going and your timetable. If you leave

CERT club webpage on SolivitaHOA.com

Solivita, leave someone a key to your home to check on its integrity

in the Documents section: Supply list (includes food items);

and initiate any precautions.

Preparation; Hurricane FAQs; and CERT communications. Look

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up these documents and read them. They can help you. With well over 4,000 homes in our (still growing) community, CERT can’t

When you do experience a major disaster (hurricane, tornado,

assist you individually. You will have to take the basic precautions

man-made) there are likely many people who will want to know

noted above and HELP YOURSELF BE READY.

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