Reflections | May 2016 Limited Version

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MAY 2016 VOLUME 16 ISSUE 5

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REFLECTIONS MAY 2016 VOLUME 16 ISSUE 5

VILLAGE CENTER HOURS Administration 863-427-7100 Monday-Friday 9am-5pm Mainscape On-site Representative Administration Building - 2nd Floor Monday-Friday 9am-12pm

ON THE COVER “And they who for their country die shall fill an honored grave, for glory lights the soldier’s tomb, and beauty weeps the brave.” -- Joseph Rodman Drake

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 Evergreen Lifestyles Management (For ALL Club & HOA Matters) 24/7: 877-221-6919 or customerservice@evergreen-LM.com

Marketplace Bistro 863-427-7157 Daily 8am-8pm

AV Homes Customer Care: 800-858-5933 or www.avhomesinc.com/owner-care

Riviera Spa & Fitness Center 863-427-7130 Monday-Thursday 6:30am-9pm Friday-Sunday 7am-7pm

Catering & Banquets (Stonegate Golf Club): 863-427-7150 x4720

Architectural Review: 863-427-7022, Fax: 863-496-4456 or compliance@solivitahoa.com

Communications: 863-427-7137 or croe@evergreen-LM.com

Starlite Ballroom Daily 8am-11pm

Concierge: 863-427-7100 or Fax: 863-496-4453

Stonegate Pro Shop 863-427-7150 x4710 Daily 7am-6pm

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

The Grille at Stonegate 863-427-7167 Daily 8am-8pm | Bar Open Until 9pm Daily 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-Sunday 7am-6pm 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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Lifestyles Activities: 863-427-7125

Mainscape Customer Service (work orders): 800-481-0096 x 332 or customerservice@mainscape.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 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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Community Reminders

By Sheri Wollschlager Club Manager

May is the month we celebrate our Moms

PARKING VEHICLES

and the Lifestyles Team would like to wish

Parking of registered motorized vehicles like motorcycles and

our Solivita Moms a very happy and relaxing

smart cars on the grass is not allowed. When parking any vehicle,

Mother’s Day. A wonderful way to start your

please make sure to park in designated areas, not on ramps,

Mother’s Day weekend is to join us for our first Spa Day in the

behind buildings and do not block entrances or roadways.

Ballroom on Friday, May 6th. See page E2 for more details!

DOORS OPEN TO OUTSIDE OVERNIGHT PARKING

Please do not leave facility doors open to the outside. I like to use

This month I would like to provide a friendly reminder about

the quote my Mom and Dad say, “We are not air conditioning the

overnight parking in Freedom Park. For complete vehicle use

outside, CLOSE the door.”

restrictions, please see the Solivita Declarations, Use Restrictions 21.31.

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Vehicles parked in Freedom Park must be registered with

Since Mother’s Day is in May, I would like to share a poem I am sending to my Mom, entitled Nobel Prize for Mothers.

the Membership Department by purchasing a parking pass • •

before overnight parking.

Mom you are a shining star

No overnight camping or vehicle shall be used as a domicile

Though the world doesn’t know your name.

or residence, either temporary or permanent while in Solivita.

You have no fancy title

No overnight parking will be permitted in the Freedom Park

Like Baroness or Dame.

parking lot during the following community events: Solivita Yard Sale, held twice a year; Fall Festival (November 2016);

Mom you really are a star,

4th of July Street Party; New Year’s Eve Party; Spring

My mother, mentor and friend.

Carnival (always scheduled the Saturday before Easter); and

A Nobel Prize for motherhood,

any other major event that will occupy the Freedom Park

Is what I’d recommend!

parking lot and is subject to change throughout the year.

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A Solivita photo ID must be presented to purchase a

I’m glad that you’re my mother,

parking permit.

Kind and caring and strong.

Clubs having out-of-Solivita events, requiring resident

Cuz surely no-one else,

vehicles to be parked in the Freedom Park parking lot,

Could have put up with me this long!

need to provide the Lifestyles Office a list of those vehicles

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being left in the parking lot. When it is a Club event,

You may not be famous,

parking passes do not need to be purchased through the

As your face is known to few.

Membership Office.

But Mom I think you are wonderful

A maximum of four nights parking is permitted at one time.

And I’m so proud of you!

The overnight vehicle parking fee is $1 per night, with a maximum of 30-nights per calendar year, per household.

The RV Club members are subject to the same overnight

Sheri Wollschlager 863-427-7129 swollschlager@evergreen-LM.com

parking restrictions; however, those passes are issued and monitored through the RV Club.

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Guests bringing vehicles while visiting homeowners will be subject to the same restrictions and fees.

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The pass must be clearly displayed at all times on the

HOLIDAY HOURS

dashboard or windshield of your vehicle.

MONDAY, MAY 30TH: MEMORIAL DAY

Passes are available at the Membership Office – Monday

Administration & Lifestyles: Closed

through Friday, between 9am and 4:30pm.

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Let’s Talk Trash

By Vickie Kellogg Membership Coordinator Tuesday is the pickup day for trash, recycling,

The following types of “Bulk Pickup” items will be picked up

and yard waste. Polk County Solid Waste

curbside within 72-business hours of notifying Polk County Solid

manages all aspects of trash and can be

Waste at 863-284-4319: air conditioners, furniture, freezers,

reached at 863-284-4319 or online at www.

refrigerators, stoves, washing machines and/or televisions, etc.

Polk-County.net. Do you need additional yellow recycle bins?

can be picked up, or they can be recycled at the Household

Call the number above.

Hazardous Waste Facility located at 5 Environmental Loop, Winter Haven, FL 33880. Please call 863-284-4319 for hours

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All waste collection takes place between 6am and 8pm on

of operation. Please notify the Compliance Department of the

TUESDAYS.

Association at 863-427-7032 when there is a scheduled “Bulk

All trash, recycle, and yard waste should be placed curb-

Pickup.”

side either after 6pm the night before or by 6am on your collection day.

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YARD WASTE

Residents will receive a 95-gallon trash cart for all household

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Do not mix trash and yard waste.

trash and up to five (5) yellow recycle bins. Smaller carts,

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Place loose yard waste (grass clippings, leaves and small

65-gallon or 35-gallon, to replace the 95-gallon cart can

twigs) in paper or plastic lawn and leaf bags or use your old

be requested at no charge.

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Polk County contracts their automated trash collection

trash container.

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through Republic Services. Any questions or complaints about missed pickup, etc. must be directed to Polk

stack near the curb.

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County Solid Waste at the telephone number above.

AUTOMATED TRASH COLLECTION

Place yard waste on the other side of your yard away from the trash container so the drivers easily identify it.

A special vehicle is equipped with a lifting mechanism that reaches out to the waste cart, lifts and empties the container, then returns the cart to its original position.

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For large piles (more than the size of a pickup truck bed), call 863-284-4319 to arrange for collection.

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Place large branches and large tree trimmings in a neat

RECYCLE •

Rinse

and

place

recyclables

Place trash on one side of the driveway and recycling on

in yellow recycle bins. There

the other side to avoid a recycle container spill due to the

is no need to separate paper,

placement of your trash cart back on the driveway after

plastic, etc. This includes all

being emptied.

non-food contaminated paper

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Place all trash inside your 95-gallon cart. Trash outside the

and

cart will not be picked up.

newspaper, cereal boxes, etc.).

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Place the cart within five (5) feet of the curb or street and

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paperboard

Cartons

(milk,

(junk juice,

mail, etc.),

make sure the handles face away from the street.

plastic containers #1-7 (water and soda bottles, milk and

NO OTHER container may be used for trash.

detergent jugs, butter and yogurt tubs, etc.), steel and aluminum cans. Clear and colored glass, but NO ceramic

“BIG” TRASH DAYS You may choose four (4) times per year and place up to five (5)

mugs, mirrors, or windowpanes.

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trash bags of extra waste next to your new cart. Please call Polk County Solid Waste before your scheduled trash day to let them know you will have extra trash. Trash must be in bags, set beside

Cardboard flattened and cut to a maximum size of 3 feet by 3 feet can be placed next to the recycling bin.

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Lids and labels can stay on the containers, but containers must be unsoiled.

the trash cart. If you have extra trash bags more often, call Polk County Solid Waste at 863-284-4319 and ask about purchasing a second cart.

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Vickie Kellogg 863-427-7143 solivitamembership@evergreen-LM.com

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Committee Roundup Wellness Committee At the last monthly Wellness Committee meeting, Russ D’Amato

Solivita Lifestyles Activities Committee (SLAC)

was welcomed as the newest member. The committee toured

The Farmer’s Market in the Freedom Park parking lot, that is held

the Riviera Spa & Fitness Center and noted any concerns. There

every Monday and Friday, has expanded to permit residents to

are now 7 new benches in the new courtyard area on the side of

sell handmade products. We are questioning if the market should

the Riviera facing The Grille. This is a place to sit, relax, read, or

be expanded to allow other products for sale such as: makeup,

visit with friends. There is work being done to correct draining

pet items, bicycle and golf cart repairs, etc. Send us an email and

issues on the tennis courts at The Palms. Bids are being accepted

let us know your thoughts.

to make a more even surface on the basketball court. There was much discussion on the new proposed amenities. Members

New Chef Cooking Demo ideas were discussed such as: All

brought up many suggestions from residents. Comments can be

Appetizers, Winners Recipe (see the back of this month’s

made on SolivitaHOA.com under “DOCS & INFO” - Wellness

Reflections tri-fold calendar), and an Italian theme. However,

Committee.

Catering is in need of borrowing a pasta maker and a ravioli mold.

Solivita Advisory Committee (SAC)

To help keep costs down, if you have one that we can borrow for two days, send us an email.

The SAC has completed its discussion on the sale of the Amenities to the HOA. The SAC concluded that the most

A Friday Night Glow Party Dance idea was introduced. The idea

viable option of the sale to an entity controlled by the residents

is to switch the “can” lights in the Ballroom ceiling to black lights.

is through the Recreational CDD. As a result of the Resident

The “pennant” or “birdie” chandeliers would stay as white lights

Survey, the SAC has chosen to pursue the area of Security

to ensure lighting. Everyone attending is encouraged to wear

and Safety in the community. During the month of April, SAC

white or neon clothes so the “glow” and the fun can begin.

members attended a New Resident Orientation session to learn more about the information shared with new residents. For

When a volunteer or professional photographer is available,

more details of SAC meetings, review the monthly minutes on

Lifestyles event photos will be posted on SolivitaHOA.com.

the SolivitaHOA.com website.

Click on the Lifestyles icon, then Photo Albums, and then search through the gallery. There are several event photos already uploaded for your viewing and copying pleasure. Remember, attending Lifestyles events grants AV Homes, ELM, and Solivita

NEWSLETTER DEADLINES

permission and unconditional rights to use, print, publish or allow to be published your photographic or videographic image and/

Newsletter submissions should be emailed to:

or likeliness for promotional and/or advertising purposes without

newsletter@avcommunities.com.

compensation, consent, restrictions, or limitations whatsoever.

JUNE SUBMISSIONS

To give feedback, suggestions, ideas or comments on any

Calendar submissions and newsletter articles are due on

Lifestyles events, we’d love to hear from you. Email us at

Friday, April 29th by 3pm. Inserts are due by Monday,

LifestylesAdvisoryCommittee@SolivitaHOA.com.

May 16th. All inserts must be approved by Sheri Wollschlager (swollschlager@evergreen-LM.com) before they are copied.

JULY SUBMISSIONS Calendar submissions and newsletter articles are due on Wednesday, June 1st by 3pm.

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SCOOP THE POO! Your dog did its duty...now it's time for you to do yours! Please help keep Solivita beautiful by cleaning up after your pets.

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COMMUNITY EVENTS REGULARLY SCHEDULED EVENTS

There’s a new club in town! Poinciana Meals on

JUNE REFLECTIONS NEWSLETTER ASSEMBLY, DELIVERY & PICK-UP SCHEDULE

Wheels (PMoW) will be hosting an orientation

Thursday, May 26th • 9am • Ballroom

on senior hunger. The goal of this new club is

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COFFEE TALKS Monday, May 9th • 9am • Ballroom

Newsletter assembly volunteers, meet at 9am in the Ballroom

to end senior hunger in Poinciana. PMoW is

on the 26th. Delivery volunteers should arrive between

interested in reaching those who have been in

9:45am -10am or come to the Concierge Desk from 12pm-5pm.

the hospital, those who are alone, and those

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IF YOU DO NOT RECEIVE YOUR NEWSLETTER by Friday,

who are homebound. There is a lot of work to be

May 27th you will need to pick it up at the Concierge Desk in

done with this population, but with your help we

Administration between 9am-5pm, Monday-Friday.

can make a difference.

Monday, May 23rd • 9am • Ballroom Swamp Girl Adventures is proud to present

MOSAICS SPECIAL NIGHTS

“Backyard Wildlife Awareness.” Learn all about

Hosted by Stonegate Golf Club

venomous snakes, differences between turtles

Special Nights in Mosaics are events open to residents and their adult

and tortoises, what to do if you find an injured

guests, with the exception to Tapas Nights, which is open to guests

turtle or tortoise and proper rehabilitation of

of all ages. Please bring your Solivita resident or guest ID badge for

these amazing creatures.

admission to Karaoke and Trivia Night. For Tapas Nights, please make a reservation by calling 863-427-7162. Some dates will be blacked

SAM’S MEMBERSHIP

out as we honor previously scheduled commitments. Credit cards are

Monday, May 9th • 10am-1pm • Ballroom

accepted at the Mosaics bar.

Enjoy more than $120 in instant savings when you join or renew your membership.

Tapas • All Thursdays in May • 5pm-9pm Enjoy Chef’s various tapas selections and live entertainment at 6pm.

LITERARY LECTURE

Karaoke Wednesdays • May 11th, 18th, and 25th • 6pm-9pm Sing, dance, and play musical trivia. $20 gift card to top trivia winner.

Monday, May 2nd • 4pm • The Palms

Join Karaoke DJ Mr. Breezz for this complimentary evening out. Food

Read: Far From The Madding Crowd by Thomas

purchased from The Grille or the Marketplace Bistro can be brought in;

Hardy • Lecturer: Professor Thomas Gallagher

however, no other food is permitted.

This is a novel of swift passion and slow courtship and is wonderfully imbued

Trivia Nights • All Saturdays in May • 6pm-8pm

with Hardy’s evocative descriptions of

Test out your all-around trivia knowledge in teams of 2 or more. A

rural life and landscapes. Newly rich,

professional trivia host is present and prizes are given to the top 3 teams!

independent and spirited Bathsheba

On these nights, there will be a menu with a variety of choices available.

Everdene has come to Weatherbury to

Therefore, food is not permitted to be brought in. Doors will open no

take up her position as a farmer on the largest estate

earlier than 5pm. Coming in to reserve seats or tables is not permitted.

in the area. This literary lecture is sponsored by the

Seating is limited. A $5 cash only non-refundable food and beverage

Solivita Book Circle and Friends. The next lecture is on

ticket will be sold at the door. The ticket can be used when paying your

June 6th with The Fault in Our Stars by John Green.

final tab.

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