Reflections | December 2017 Limited Version

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DECEMBER 2017 VOLUME 17 ISSUE 12

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REFLECTIONS DECEMBER 2017 VOLUME 17 ISSUE 12

ON THE COVER Start your New Year’s Eve off with dinner at 1 of 3 location options! Then finish out the night with music, champagne and fireworks! See page E2 for more details. Resident photos by Joe Thomas.

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 Monday-Saturday 8am-8pm Sunday 8am-3pm 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

CONTACT LIST Community Manager (Association) - Tyler Heel: 863-427-7103 or theel@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

The Grille at Stonegate 863-427-7167 Monday-Thursday 11am-8pm Friday-Sunday 8am-8pm Bar Open Until 9pm Daily

Concierge: 863-427-7100 or Fax: 863-496-4456

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-7pm Saturday-Sunday 7am-7pm

Membership: 863-427-7143 or solivitamembership@evergreen-LM.com

Waterfront Galleries Daily 8am-11pm

Security-West Gate: 863-496-1453

Wells Fargo Bank: 863-421-5448 Monday-Friday 9am-4pm

Stonegate Golf Club Directory: 863-427-7150

Welcome Center or Model Park 863-427-7000 Monday-Saturday 9:30am -5:30pm Sunday 11am -5:30pm

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Floralawn: 863-225-9565 or floralawn.com (Submit a Work Order) K&M Drugs: 863-496-7930 or Fax: 863-496-7931 Lifestyles Activities: 863-427-7125

Resident 2 Resident Resource Center: 863-236-9973 or SolivitaR2R@gmail.com Riviera Spa & Fitness Center: 863-427-7130 Security -Bella Viana: 863-427-1268 Security-Main Gate: 863-427-4238 Security-South Gate: 863-496-1473 Security -Venezia: 863-427-2338

Solivita Sales: 863-427-7000

The Palms Amenity Center: 863-496-1530 or Fax: 863-496-0914 Violations & Compliance: 863-427-7032 Visitor/Vendor Gate Access Voice Server: 863-313-1314

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Seasons Change

By Kraig Carmickle, LCAM CEO, Evergreen Lifestyles Management The cooler weather and winter is almost upon us! I know we all look forward to a reprieve from the Florida heat and the onset of the holiday season. The weather adjustment and cheerfulness of the season is always a welcome change.

get to know Tyler a bit more, here’s a little background on him.

Tyler has been married to his wife Meghan for almost 11 years and they have two children, Maddie (6) and Max (4). He received his undergraduate degree from Arizona State University and graduate degree from Northern Arizona University.

As we move into winter, Solivita will see some changes in the management of the community. As you already know, Gary Consorto is the current General Manager for Solivita, but what you may not know is that Gary is retiring this month. Help me in thanking Gary for his excellent leadership and guidance at Solivita over the last few years. We will all truly miss him as he heads out on a new journey. Maybe you can stop in to say goodbye and give him some pointers on the lifestyle transition! We wish you all the best in your retirement Gary!

Tyler is a former school teacher of 12 years, and also brings experience as a community manger. He was a portfolio manager in the Phoenix area managing 10 communities and moved to Port Saint Lucie in 2015 to take the on-site position at Vitalia at Tradition, an active adult community. After a couple of years there, Tyler moved over to Fort Myers to take on the South Florida Regional Manager role where he had many communities, staff, board members and residents to manage. He has done excellent work for Evergreen Lifestyles Management and I have no doubt that will continue here at Solivita.

Welcome to the Neighborhood

With Gary’s departure, we will be moving Evergreen Lifestyle Management’s South Florida Regional Manager, Tyler Heel, into the position of Solivita’s Community Manager. Tyler and his family will be relocating to the area from Ft. Myers, so please help me make him feel welcome in Central Florida. To help you

Below is a message from Tyler to introduce himself to you. I hope you’ll stop in and say hello and welcome him to the neighborhood!

Kraig Carmickle 877-221-6919 kcarmickle@evergreen-LM.com

Hello Solivita Residents!

By Tyler Heel, LCAM Community Manager Gary, your current manager, has done a fantastic job at Solivita! I certainly have big shoes to fill. I am ready to provide excellent service to Solivita. I continue to hear nothing but fabulous things about the community, staff and residents.

I take pride in communicating well, building relationships and providing outstanding customer service.

As the on-site manager, I plan to: • Get to know and support current staff.

• Provide support for customer service training with staff.

• Connect with vendors.

• Continue the procedures that Gary has in place.

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• Continue a 24-hr response expectation to all calls and emails from homeowners.

• Continue weekly updates to the community as needed I look forward to jumping in with both feet, as well as getting to know each of you. I am blessed to have this wonderful job and look forward to the amazing things to come. I will be on-site with Gary sporadically over the next month as Gary passes the torch and I wrap things up in South Florida. Please feel free to reach out to me in the meantime at theel@evergreen-LM.com.

Tyler Heel 877-221-6919 theel@evergreen-LM.com

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Eat, Drink & Be Merry

By Jana Malik Activities Manager

In translation: eating as many yummy

University class to a neighbor by purchasing a gift card good

holiday meals and treats as you like, drinking

for any Lifestyles Activities event, including Solivita University

your favorite (alcoholic or non) bubblies and

classes. Starting at the December 1st Main Ticket Sales in the

surrounding yourself with loved ones makes

Ballroom and then in the Lifestyles Activities Office, we will

for happy memories. The Lifestyles Activities Team hopes that

offer gift cards at $25 values only that will be good for one year

all “Solivitans” partake in our holiday mantra this year whether

from the date of purchase. We will carry assorted sleeves to

at the Holiday or the New Year’s Eve Parties or at your own

choose from such as Seasons Greetings, Happy Birthday, A Gift

festivities all month long.

For You, and more.

Food Choices

Updated Club Contact Info

Attending a Lifestyles Activities event where a pre-selected

Many clubs “pass the baton” of Club responsibilities around

food choice is made, is a delicate process that we work hard to

this time of year to another member(s). If your Club has a new

fulfill by the time you are seated at the event. A few challenges

President, Commander, Queen Mother, Coordinator, Contact

will give us a hiccup, but with advance notice, can be rectified

Person or any other leader, please bring a list of updated contact

for a smooth event.

information to the Lifestyles Activities Office or email Jennifer

• Changing Your Meal Choice: Call the Lifestyles Activities

Rodriguez at jrodriguez@evergreen-LM.com. Please advise if

Office no later than 5 business days before the event

you have a room reservation so we can update our room calendar

and we will gladly make the change for you. Deciding to

as well. We will assist you with forwarding this information to

change your meal at the event will require that you wait

the newsletter publisher to update the Club Meeting List section

until everyone else has been served their meal before

and to Club Communications to update your Club page on

determining if changes can be made and will depend on

SolivitaHOA.com.

availability.

• Selling Your Ticket: If you sell your ticket that has a pre-

Bra Ha Ha

selected meal choice, the meal choice follows the ticket.

Lifestyles Activities supported the first Bra Ha Ha experience

If you call the Lifestyles Activities Office no later than 5

sponsored by the Relay For Life at Solivita Committee with our

business days before the event, we can change the meal.

Mardi Gras inspired bra. It won the Most Eye Catching category.

• Seated at the Table: Our events will have some kind of

“Save the Ta Ta’s for the Mardi Gras Parade!”

color indicator for each meal choice pre-set on the table.

After we welcome everyone in, the Lifestyles Activities team visits each table to make sure the correct color indicator is in front of each person. We bring along with us all Ticket Sale forms showing your food choice just in case you don’t remember what you ordered a month or two ago (I would not remember).

• Changing Tables: Your ticket is a pre-assigned table selection that is coordinated with your meal choice. Changing tables is prohibited at the event as it causes immense confusion for others at the table, servers and the staff.

• All Steaks are Served Medium: The only other choice is Well-Done, but must be requested in advance.

Lifestyles Gift Cards – A Great Gift Idea Give the gift of a Lifestyles Activities event or a Solivita

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2018 Dog Park Registration The Lifestyles Activities department has the 2018 Dog Park Registration forms and dog tags available for purchase by cash, check or credit card. Remember to bring updated vaccinations if they are close to expiring. We have owners’ 2017 Dog Park

NEWSLETTER SUBMISSIONS Email all newsletter submissions (including Club News articles, photos, calendar submissions, Community Event articles, resident interest articles, etc.) to newsletter@avcommunities.com.

Registration forms, if vaccinations are still current. The registration

JANUARY SUBMISSIONS

form will be available on SolivitaHOA.com under the Lifestyles tab

Calendar submissions and newsletter articles are due on Thursday, November 30th. Inserts are due

by Thursday, December 21st. All inserts must be approved by Club Manager, Sheri Wollschlager (email it to swollschlager@evergreen-LM.com) before they are copied.

and then click on Lifestyles and Fitness Forms.

2018 Lifestyles Activities As we get closer to the New Year, Lifestyles Activities hopes to offer even more exciting, fun and joyous activities, events, dinners, dances, movies, shows, Solivita University classes and more in the coming year for you to participate and enjoy.

FEBRUARY SUBMISSIONS

Happy New Year and...Keep The Party Going!!!

Calendar submissions and newsletter articles are due on Tuesday, January 2nd.

Jana Malik 863-427-7125 jmalik@evergreen-LM.com

2018 CALENDAR SUBMISSIONS Clubs with recurring weekly/monthly meetings need to submit their meeting information in order to be included in the Reflections Calendar Insert for the 2018 year. Please include the club name, day and date of meeting, time, and location.

ADVERTISING INFO Solivita reserves the right to refuse advertisement and does not guarantee any work or claims made by advertisers. Advertisement in Reflections does not constitute an endorsement or approval of goods or services by Solivita. Residents receive 50% off the 1/8 page at the one-month rate ($110) for a total cost of $55 per month. Discount on 1/8 page only.

Groups that made an annual submission for 2017 are NOT automatically carried over into the new year. Send submissions to newsletter@avcommunities.com.

Christmas Decorations Holiday lighting and decorations can now be placed on the exterior portions of the home and lot, but they should be removed no later than January 15, 2018. The ACC may establish standards for holiday lights and may require the removal of any lighting that creates a nuisance (e.g., unacceptable spillover to an adjacent home).

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To download the contract and make payment, please visit SolivitaAdvertising.com. For more information on advertising your business in Reflections, please contact the Advertising Administrator, Amanda Wright, at SolivitaAdvertising@Evergreen-LM.com or 813-5017220, or visit the website at SolivitaAdvertising.com.

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

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Wrapping the Year Up!

By Shelley Destefano Community Concierge We had many unwanted presents from Mother Nature this year, including hurricanes and natural disasters all over the world. Things were very bad, but I also saw so much good.

People worked together, donated and even provided shelter for others. Now we are approaching my favorite holiday of all Christmas! Once again generosity is shown by people donating gifts to help others - people they don’t even know. This is the Christmas spirit; being able to capture the good and letting it radiate through the darkness. All that love and goodness is everywhere, making this month so very special to everyone, especially children.

Looking back on 2017 all I can say is that it went fast and so much is still going on, but in the end we pulled through together and there is much to be said about that! Now, let’s light up our trees, drink eggnog and be thankful as we are all blessed to be alive with everything we need. Discussing our wants is unnecessary as they may never end, but I could always start off with winning the lottery!

You may not need any additional events to attend with all that is going on right here in Solivita this month, but it’s always good to have options. Check out the events below.

Holiday Matsuri 2017

Holiday Matsuri is a festively-themed anime, gaming and cosplay convention with a holiday twist, taking place from Friday, December 15th at 11am to Sunday, December 17th at 7pm at the Orlando World Center Marriott at 8701 World Center Drive.

Enjoy the holidays in Orlando with fun holiday twists on cosplay, events and more. The 3-Day Pass is $55 and the 3-Day VIP Pass is $140, which includes a Holmat Swag Bag, Collectors Badge and Lanyard, 2017 T-Shirt, Premier event seating, and 1 hour early access vendor room. Please visit holidaymatsuri.com for more information.

2017 Central Florida Ballet’s Nutcracker

The Central Florida Ballet invites the residents of Solivita to enjoy an unforgettable Nutcracker performance this holiday season at the Linda Chapin Theater featuring newly-designed sets, pyrotechnics and aerial acrobatics! Show times include Friday, December 15th at 2pm or 7:30pm and Sunday, December 17th at 2pm. Ticket prices vary depending on ticket tiers ($38, $48,

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and $64), but Solivita residents will receive a 40% discount!

You can book online at centralfloridaballet.com. The theater is located at 9800 International Drive in Orlando.

AKC National Championship Dog Show

For all the dog lovers out there, head to the Orange County Convention Center (9899 International Drive in Orlando) on Saturday, December 16th and Sunday the 17th from 8am-5pm for the American Kennel Club’s National Championship. Saturday’s events include: All Sporting, Hound, Toy, Non-Sporting breeds, and Junior Showmanship. Sunday’s events include: All Herding, Terrier, Working, Miscellaneous Class breeds, and Best in Show.

Ticket Prices: 13 and older $10; Children ages 12 and under admitted free. Each ticket is valid for the date printed on it; no exchanges or refunds. Group Judging will be in the arena.

Doors open at 4:30pm (North Building-NA1 Hall, 9400 Universal Boulevard). For more information, please visit akc.org/events/national-championship.

So now, as December and the hustle and bustle of the holiday season is upon us, I find myself in the same position as every other year. I sit here wondering why it is that I could not be like the smart people who have shopped throughout the year. Instead, I will join the happy throng that share the pandemonium of what is shopping for family and friends in December. Thankfully that’s not what Christmas is about so we just need to have good intentions and hope for the best outcome! Merry Christmas!

Community Concierge 863-427-7100 sdestefano@evergreen-LM.com

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Co-Sponsored with Solivita Book Circle and Lifestyles Activities No studying, tests or exams are given, just enlightening topics to keep your mind energized. For more information, to register for a course or to purchase a 2018 Art and Literary Lecture Annual Pass by cash, check or credit card, please visit the Lifestyles Activities Office or call 863-427-7125.

2018 Art and Literary Lecture Annual Pass

The 2018 Art and Literary Lecture Annual Pass will be on sale starting December 1st at the Main Ticket Sales in the Ballroom and after that in the Lifestyles Activities Office. This pass will allow residents admittance to any of approximately 13 Art and Literary Lectures starting in January 2018 for $20 per person. Art classes, presented by Art Historian Jan Clanton, are on Tuesdays as scheduled at 1pm in the Ballroom. Literary Lectures, taught by resident Professor Thomas Gallagher, take place as scheduled on Mondays at 4pm in The Palms. Lectures will be advertised under the Solivita University article in Reflections. If you choose not to purchase an Annual Pass and want to attend a lecture, admission is $5 per lecture at the door. You will need to show your pass when entering these lectures. Art and Literary passes are for Art and Literary Lectures only and are non-refundable.

A Latina’s Voice

Thursdays, January 11th, 18th and 25th • Venezia Amenity Center • 9:30am • Tuition: $20 per student Professor: Rita Katz, PhD., resident and retired English professor.

Class Description: The voice of the Latina woman expresses universal themes, and at the same time comes from a dualcultural background that lends a special and sometimes poignant feeling to that poetry. Using poetry by various Latina writers, students will explore, discuss, and share ideas about the varied themes of culture, dual-identity, and personal relationships presented in the poems. No prior experience is necessary. The instructor will provide all necessary reading materials. Different poets will be presented for each of the three classes.

Continuing Conversational Spanish

10-week course on every Thursday starting on January 11th Aegean Room • 9am-11am • Tuition: Sign up is required in Lifestyles Activities Office. Cost of $50 is taken at the first class, which will be returned if student attends eight or more

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classes. Class size is limited to 32.

Instructor: Gloria Muci, Solivita resident.

Class Description: For those who have some Spanish classes, this is the opportunity to brush up on your Spanish and to advance your language skills. Study materials will be provided.

Personal Finance

Tuesdays, January 16th, 23rd and 30th • The Palms • 1pm Tuition: $20 per student Instructor: Lita Epstein, MBA, has 44 books on the market including: Trading for Dummies, Stockcharts for Dummies and Reading Financial Reports for Dummies. She also has worked as a manager for the Emory Clinics, Associate Director of Development for The Carter Center, a press secretary in Congress, and an editor for Popular Photography magazine. Her MBA degree is from Emory University and her undergraduate degree is in Community Development from Rutgers.

Course Description: • Investing for Beginners. This class will focus on the basics of investing including explanations of the role of stocks and bonds in the marketplace and how to use them to build your own portfolio. We will also look at the role of money market funds, exchange traded funds (ETFs) and mutual funds in building your investment portfolio • Managing Your Investment Portfolio in Retirement.

This class will focus on retirement portfolio management and looking for ways to preserve principal for inheritance purposes.

• Investing for Fun. This class will review the reasons people invest and some of the basics of investing, so everyone is starting on the same page. Then we will form teams (you can also choose to run a portfolio alone) and begin a portfolio competition.

If there is interest, this class will begin a year-long investing competition with monthly check-ins to discuss investment strategies for fun. We will use the “Stock Market Game” (www. howthemarketworks.com) to run our competition.

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Art Lecture: – Yikes! Surrealism

Have your 2018 Annual Pass in hand for quick entry!

Tuesday, January 16th • Ballroom • 1pm • Tuition: 2018 Art and Literary Lecture Pass or $5 at the Door Professor: Jan Clanton, Art Historian.

Course Description: The period between the World Wars was fraught with anxiety and revolt against traditional values. In art, these feelings would propel Dadaism, Nihilism and Surrealism into the forefront. Yikes!

Life-Writing: Tips and Techniques for Preserving Memories

Wednesdays, January 17th, 24th and 31st • Aegean Room 10:30am • Tuition: $20 per student Professors: Ginger Allain, MS and Ophelia Gona, PhD, Solivita residents, have extensive experience in writing memoirs, exploring sources for family history, and publishing. Ginger Allain is a retired Librarian, photographer, writer and is published on a number of online venues. Ophelia Gona is a retired University professor, photographer and writer. Both have published family memoirs.

Course Description: Been procrastinating about writing your life history? Join our Life-Writing course and get started! The course will focus on producing a memoir that you can proudly share with your family. Each participant will be expected to create at least one short piece suitable to be used in a memoir. Supplies needed: One 3-ring letter-size binder with paper and a pen.

During the three 90-minute sessions, participants will: • Explore techniques for creating a permanent record of one’s life.

• Examine the mechanics of building a framework to document a life story.

• Identify resources that trigger and supplement memories.

• Explore options for sharing a life story as a book or some other format.

Beginners Conversational Spanish

10-week course on every Tuesday starting on January 23rd OR on every Wednesday starting on January 24th • Venezia Amenity Center • 9am-11am • Tuition: Sign up is required in Lifestyles Activities Office. Cost of $50 is taken at the first class, which will be returned if student attends eight or more classes. Class size is limited to 32.

Instructor: Gloria Muci, Solivita resident.

Class Description: Have you ever wanted to learn Spanish? This

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is your opportunity to learn conversational Spanish from the beginning. Study materials will be provided.

Behind the Scenes of Saturday Night Live and NBC

Wednesday, January 24th • Ballroom • 3pm • Tuition: Complimentary entrance. No pre-registration required.

Presenter: Jan Kasoff, a NYU graduate was the cameraman for NBC’s Saturday Night Live for 26 years. Since retirement he has given this presentation at the Ft. Lauderdale International Film Festival, universities, country clubs, libraries and various organizations both in the United States and Canada.

Course Description: Jan will talk about his life behind the camera, the personalities he worked with and a number of backstage stories that will delight and entertain. You will see videos of the director in the control room during live programs as well as what the audience was seeing versus what the home audience viewed.

He will display many artifacts, photos, and memorabilia from SNL and NBC.

Literary Lecture

Have your 2018 Annual Pass in hand for quick entry!

Book: Beowulf, author Anonymous • Monday, January 29th Mosaics (Note Room Change) • 4pm • Tuition: 2018 Art and Literary Lecture Pass or $5 at the Door Professor: Thomas Gallagher, PhD is a Solivita resident who has taught both literature and law during his career. He currently teaches government at Valencia College.

Course Description: Beowulf may be the oldest surviving long poem in Old English. A date of composition is a matter of contention among scholars; the only certain dating pertains to the manuscript, which was produced between 975 and 1025. The author was an anonymous Anglo-Saxon poet, referred to by scholars as the “Beowulf poet.” Beowulf, a hero of the Geats, comes to the aid of Hrothgar, the king of the Danes, whose mead hall in Heorot has been under attack by a monster known as Grendel. After Beowulf slays him, Grendel’s mother attacks the hall and is then also defeated. Victorious, Beowulf goes home to Geatland (Götaland in modern Sweden) and later becomes king of the Geats. After a period of fifty years has passed, Beowulf defeats a dragon, but is mortally wounded in the battle. After his death, his attendants cremate his body and erect a tower on a headland in his memory.

Next Lecture: February (date TBD) will be Cry, The Beloved Country by Alan Paton.

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Friday, December 22nd Admin & Lifestyles: Close at 1pm

December & January Holiday Hours

Sunday, December 24th Christmas Eve RSF & The Palms: Close at 12pm Fitness Classes: Cancelled The Grille: Open Normal Hours Marketplace Bistro: Closed Pro Shop: 7am-12pm Monday, December 25th Christmas Day Admin & Lifestyles: Closed RSF & The Palms: Closed Fitness Classes: Cancelled The Grille: Closed Marketplace Bistro: Closed Pro Shop: Closed

Sunday, December 31st continued Waterfront Galleries: Closed Fitness Classes: Cancelled The Grille: Closed at 2pm Marketplace Bistro: Closed at 2pm Pro Shop: 7am-12pm Monday, January 1st New Year’s Day Admin & Lifestyles: Closed RSF & The Palms Fitness: Open at 12pm Fitness Classes: Cancelled The Grille: Open at 11am Marketplace Bistro: Open at 11am Pro Shop: 7am-5pm Tuesday, January 2nd Lifestyles: Closed

Friday, December 29th Admin: Close at 1pm Sunday, December 31st New Year’s Eve RSF & The Palms: Close at 12pm

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

Committee Roundup Wellness Committee Current members of the committee are Jamar Edge (Fitness & Wellness Director), Susan Sweet (Chair), Russ D’Amato, Dottie Fertig, Joan Kraus, Michael Luddy, Rob Smith, Sheila Smith, and Margo Vento. The resident members of the committee serve as liaisons between homeowners and management. The committee provides feedback regarding existing services and programs.

The Wellness Committee met recently to begin discussions on establishing goals for 2018. Jamar gave an update on new exercise classes, Wednesday Wellness Lectures, and progress on areas that are becoming ADA compliant. Suggestions from the residents included: posting signs in gyms to remind residents to return weights to proper location, future lecture topics and presenters, and making sure there are exercise classes for all levels of ability.

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Hello Holidays!

By Brad Thompson Branch Manager, Floralawn The holiday season is here already! We still have a lot going on all over the community.

We are a couple months post-hurricane Irma and are still cleaning up some residual debris throughout the community.

A Brief Review from November

The mowing and detail schedules switched over to the offseason schedule. The mowing schedule is now bi-weekly and the detail schedule remains the same through March 2018. As we get into the cooler months, Brown Patch Fungus will be our main issue. Brown Patch Fungus affects St. Augustine grass, damaging the base of the blades. The fungus is easy to see, causing small brown circles that grow larger until treated.

Current Activities & Installations

You may have noticed the large beds of native grasses along the boulevards being trimmed. We are currently in the middle of our fifth and final lawn fertilization, our final non-native palm fertilization, and our final shrub treatment for 2017.

The sod from list 1, 2, and 3 are complete. The plant list is still on hold until most likely March 2018, at which time we will pick up where we left off on list #3.

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Thank You Solivita!

I want to thank all the residents for a great first year. We came into Solivita with many challenges and a hurricane to top it all off at the end. We have accomplished many things and have more to go as we move into the 2018 year. We look forward to another awesome year and many more to come. Thank you again for your business!

Floralawn Appreciation Day

On October 11th the residents of Solivita hosted a luncheon for the employees in the Starlite Ballroom. I was taken aback by the wonderful support, generosity and love we all felt from the residents. I have been in this business for 25 years and I have NEVER seen such appreciation. All of us here at Floralawn would like to say “Thank You” for such a great event, with special thanks to Pat Schmid, Diane Jorio, Judie Chiappone and Donovan Brown for putting on the event. It was AWESOME! (Check out the photos below, courtesy of Judie Chiappone.)

Next Coffee Talk

Our next Coffee Talk will be on Friday, January 26th at 9am in the Starlite Ballroom. Hope to see you there!

Wishing you all a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!

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[ Solivita Information] All Donations Will Be Given To The American Cancer Society

Walk / Run for a

10th Annual

Cure

SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 2018 Sign In 8am-9am • No Pets Please Event Starts At 9am

$15 MINIMUM DONATION

REGISTER BY FEBRUARY 2ND TO RECEIVE A FREE T-SHIRT

RETURN THIS FORM WITH A CHECK TO THE

CONCIERGE DESK IN ADMINISTRATION REGISTRATION FORM Name:________________________________________________ I Will Participate In The m Walk (2 Miles) m Run (3 Miles) I Will Not Be Participating But Would Like To Contribute $_________ Telephone:_____________________________________________ Email:________________________________________________ Donation Total: $

(Minimum $15 Donation Per Person)

MAKE CHECKS PAYABLE TO AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY

REGISTRATION FORMS DUE BY FEBRUARY 2ND IN ORDER TO RECEIVE A SHIRT THIS EVENT WILL TAKE PLACE WITHIN SOLIVITA. SEE ARTICLE IN REFLECTIONS FOR MORE INFORMATION

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Walk / Run for a

10th Annual

Cure

T-Shirt Size: ___S ___M ___L ___XL Registration must be received

by February 2nd to receive t-shirt. T-shirts will be given out the morning of the event at registration from 8am-9am.

Please indicate shirt size for each participant.

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