Vitalia Voice | July 2016

VITALIA

VOICE July 2016 | www.VitaliaAtTraditionHOA.com

Vitalia Information hours of operation

NEWSLETTER SUBMISSION DEADLINES August Submissions

Captiva Club Amenity Center

Mon-Sat: 6am-10pm

Sunset Beach Pool & The Colony Pool

Sun: 8am-9pm Daily Dawn to Dusk

Calendar and newsletter article submissions are due on Friday, July 1st by 3pm to vitalia@ overflowdesigngroup.com.

September Submissions Calendar and newsletter article submissions are

contact list

due on Monday, August 1st by 3pm to vitalia@ overflowdesigngroup.com.

Evergreen Customer Service

877-221-6919

Email: customerservice@evergreen-LM.com AV Homes Customer Care

800-858-5933

October Submissions Calendar and newsletter article submissions are due on Thursday, September 1st by 3pm to vitalia@overflowdesigngroup.com.

AVHomesInc.com/owner-care Captiva Club Front Desk

772-800-2504

Captiva Club Fitness Desk

772-800-2503

HOA Website VitaliaAtTraditionHOA.com Security Guardhouse

772-345-4987

Driver’s License Department

772-337-5600

Florida Power and Light

772-462-0555

Home Town Cable Plus

772-345-6000

Lawnwood Regional Medical Center

772-461-4000

NUI City Gas

772-871-2551

Port St. Lucie Police Dept.

772-871-5000

Port St. Lucie Utilities

772-873-6400

and

(Emergency After Hours)

Port St. Lucie Utilities

To those celebrating in July

772-871-5330

(Set Up)

Social Security Administration

800-772-1213

St. Lucie County

Medical Center

772-335-4000

Sheriff

772-462-7300

Port St. Lucie Fire Department

772-621-3400

Port St. Lucie West Library

772-873-3309

Tradition Medical Center

772-345-8100

Waste Pro/Recycle

772-595-9390

stlucieco.gov/solid_waste/recycling.htm Tradition CDD District 5 (Vitalia) Board Members Rick Dixon: boardmember3@tradtioncdd5.com Frank Webster: boardmember5@traditioncdd5.com

Enjoy your special day!

community news

The Down and Dirty About Vitalia’s Mulch

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

Every year at Vitalia we place a mulch layer around trees, shrubs, and plant beds that provides lots of benefits. In areas that are difficult to mow, irrigate, or otherwise maintain, we use mulch to replace turf or groundcovers. We also recommend placing mulch in shady areas where many plants don’t grow well.

Benefits of Red Mulch

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Beauty: The color contrasts with the green lush tropical landscape in Vitalia.

Health: Some studies have shown that red mulch reflects sunlight onto the plants.

Soil Temperature: Your mulch keeps the soils and plant roots warmer in winter and cooler in summer.

Moisture: Mulch slows evaporation and reduces the water needs of your plants.

Helpful: 2-3” will help inhibit weed germination and growth.

Improves Soil: As your mulch decomposes, the organic materials break down with microorganisms to help make soil more fertile.

Protection: By preventing certain plant diseases. When placed in a ring around shrubs and trees (at least 12 inches from the trunk), it reduces the likelihood of damage from trimmers and mowers.

There are many factors to consider when mulch is selected for your community landscape.

Depending on your priorities, you could make a decision based on any or all of the following: • Cost • Color • Origins of the mulch • Durability • Nutrient content • Texture/Appearance All of the different kinds of mulch available in Florida have benefits and drawbacks. Cypress, melaleuca, and pine bark are the longest lasting types of mulch but don’t offer plants many

nutrients when they break down. Soil pH may be reduced by pine bark and pine straw, which would be excellent for acid-loving plants like azaleas, but not plants that require high-pH soil.

At Vitalia we use a quality renewable hardwood mulch that is dyed the color red. This mulch is recycled from land clearing and arbor trimming from native trees which is specially ground in to provide elongated pieces that help the mulch knit together and hold it in place during our extreme weather events. The color red comes from naturally occurring iron oxide. We never use recycled mulch made from ground up pallets and crates, which can contain CCA (used to preserve the wood in the pallets).

New Homeowner?

If you have issues with the inside of your home that need attention, please contact AV Homes Customer Care at 800-858-5933.

For landscape questions, please contact Girard Environmental Services using their ticketing system: www.MyVitalia.com, where you will receive updates directly to your email.

Know Your Documents 13.32 Storage. No temporary or permanent utility or storage shed, storage building, tent, or other structure or improvement shall be permitted and no other structure or improvement shall be constructed, erected, altered, modified or maintained without the prior approval of the ARC, which approval shall conform to the requirements of this declaration.

Coffee Talk

Wednesday, July 13th | 1pm Join us in the Ballroom for coffee and meet your Community Property Manager, Tyler Heel. Listen to any updates regarding the Vitalia Community and welcome your new neighbors.

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lifestyles news

National Ice Cream Month!

Carlyn Hagler Lifestyles Director chagler@ evergreen-LM.com 772-800-2505

Summer is here and many residents are on vacation, but the events won’t slow down for the summer! Be sure to join us on July 4th for the Captiva Club 2nd Anniversary and enjoy the music of the OPM Band! This event is free to enjoy either poolside or on the lawn. Hopefully you purchased tickets in June for the yummy BBQ of chicken and ribs. If not, feel free to bring a picnic lunch and your favorite beverage and enjoy the music either poolside or on the Captiva Club lawn.

National Ice Cream Day is July 17th so come join us in the Captiva Club Demo Kitchen from 1pm-2pm for a cool, refreshing cup of ice cream! Be sure to RSVP at the front lobby desk so we have a headcount!

Some Fun Ice Cream Tidbits:

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In 1984, President Ronald Reagan proclaimed July as National Ice Cream Month. He also established National Ice Cream Day as the third Sunday in the month.

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Charles E. Minches of St. Louis, Missouri is credited with inventing the ice cream cone. On July 23, 1904 at the World’s Fair in St. Louis, he filled a pastry cone with two scoops of ice cream to make the first ice cream cone. There is some controversy over this claim because Italo Marchiony of New York City filed a patent for the ice cream cone months before the fair opened.

He was selling lemon ice in cones as early as 1896.

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Thousands of years ago, people in the Persian Empire would put snow in a bowl, pour grape-juice concentrate over it and ate it as a treat. They did this when the weather was hot and used the snow saved in the cool-keeping underground chambers known as “yakhchal,” or taken from the snowfall that still remained at the stop of mountains by the summer capital.

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It is believed that ice cream was first introduced into the United States by Quaker colonists who brought their ice cream recipes with them. Their ice cream was sold at shops in New York and other cities during the colonial era.

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Ben Franklin, George Washington, and Thomas Jefferson were known to have been regular eaters of ice cream.

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First Lady Dolley Madison served ice cream at the Inaugural Ball in 1813.

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In 1832, African American confectioner, Augustus Jackson created multiple ice cream recipes as well as a superior technique to manufacture ice cream.

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In 1843, Philadelphian, Nancy Johnson was issued the first U.S. patent for a small-scale hand-cranked ice cream freezer.

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It is said that today there are over 1,000 ice cream flavors.

Be sure to watch the weekly email updates or check the website for free health and finance sessions and other fun activities. If you are not getting the weekly email blast be sure to let the front desk know! These weekly emails contain updates and useful information. Enjoy your summer, have fun, and stay hydrated!

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news board

Welcome Home New Neighbors!

Arnie & Patricia Braunstein Rocco & Carolyn De Maria Ralph & Kathleen Hahn Paulette Kelly Wayne & Arlo Koletzky Alan & Catherine Lapat Nicole Mills Jan Mones

Summer Mini Health & Financial Fitness Series FREE Presentations. RSVP at front lobby desk or call 772-800-2504.

Friday, July 8th | 9:30am | Augustine Room Medicare 101 & Medicaid Presented by SHINE Program (Serving Health Insurance Needs of Elders) Friday, July 22nd | 9:30am | Augustine Room 5 Secrets to Losing Weight & Keep It Off Presented by Dr. Tred Rissacher of Slim Body Laser Spa

Timothy & Brenda Murphy Lucille Nicolosi James & Linda Pixton Stafford & Ruth Rorke Herb & Gwen Sadowsky Gary & Kathleen Turchetta

Vitalia Website Have you been on VitaliaAtTraditionHOA. com? Log on and get access to: Set up your profile and receive weekly email updates; View the calendar and upcoming events; CINC, view your HOA dues, make payments; View committee minutes; View governing documents; Landscape Request; and so much more, including fun pictures!

Vitalia Event Planning Committee Submitted by Cathy Powers, Chairperson Summer fun is in full swing with planned Vitalia parties to enjoy! July 4th is just the ticket as we join with friends and neighbors for the birthday of our nation and celebrate the Second Anniversary of our Captiva Club opening! Calendars should be marked for our own Woodstock Reunion on August 19th and then our Labor Day luncheon on September 5th.

Here’s a peak at next year’s entertainment showcase taking place in the Grand Treasure Ballroom. Plans are underway for nights to create memories in December, January, February, March, and April. The fantastic turnout this past year for one of our excellent stage shows has resulted in an unprecedented Vitalia happening. The Bronx Wanderers will be returning to the Captiva Club stage for two nights in 2017!

Yes, that’s right - two consecutive nights! So set your schedules now to enjoy these superlative performers on April 7th AND 8th! More to come…

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MEMORIAL DAY Vitalia-Style

Memorial Day was full of fun games, fun people, and prizes with great food and music!

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news board

Staff Spotlights Christelle

Christelle is 21 years old. She was born in Queens, New York and raised here in Port St. Lucie.

She never really got to experience living in New York the way she would like to, but it’s okay because she loves Florida and can’t deal with cold weather! For fun Christelle likes to experiment different looks with makeup and anything that has to do with fitness and staying healthy.

She also enjoys working with kids, so she plans on opening her own daycare center one day. She has two brothers and one sister and is the youngest. Christelle describes herself as a very down to earth girl!

Alexandria Krawczyk

Alexandria was born in Royal Oak, Michigan but raised in Croswell, Michigan. She is the oldest of six and the first child of her family to go to college.

She currently attends Keiser University in Port St. Lucie and is enrolled for her Bachelor’s in Forensics. Her goal in life is to graduate from college and become a CSI so she can help make this community a safer place!

Vitalia Tennis

Weekly Clinics Schedule DAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY

TIME 10AM-11:30AM 10AM-11:30AM 10AM-11:30AM 10AM-11:30AM 10AM-11:30AM

CLINIC BEGINNER’S/2.5 CLINIC INTERMEDIATE/3.0 CLINIC CARDIO TENNIS OPEN CLINIC ADVANCED/3.5+ CLINIC

The maximum number is 6 players per clinic.

All interested in clinics, private lessons, and rates, please contact your Certified Tennis Professional, Jonathan Andrews at tprojonathan@gmail.com or 207-400-0701.

Demo racquets will be available for use.

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out & about Lifestyles Free Movie Night - Room Friday, July 1st | 7pm | Doors Open 6:30pm Grand Treasure Ballroom

No RSVP required. Popcorn provided. Bring your own beverage and snacks and enjoy the show! See ad on page 18 for more information about the movie.

4th of July and Captiva Club 2nd Anniversary Celebration Monday, July 4th | 1pm-4pm Captiva Club

Don’t forget to come join your Vitalia friends and neighbors for our 2nd Annual Captiva Club Anniversary Celebration! An afternoon of outdoor fun in the sun (and shade) and listen to the music of the OPM Band! Bottled water will be available. BBQ available by ticket holders only. Tickets went on sale June 6th, so if you didn’t get yours make sure you add your name to the waiting list at the front desk.

Trivia Friday, July 8th | 7pm | Doors Open at 6:30pm Grand Treasure Ballroom | $5 Per Person

Join your friends and neighbors for a friendly game of Trivia. Test your knowledge at a variety of categories.

Team captain will be allowed to purchase tickets for the whole table, a total of 8 tickets per team; however, all names must be given when purchased. Reminder…please make sure to give your team members their tickets in advance, as they will be collected at the door. If you are not currently part of a team, you are welcome to buy an individual ticket. The staff at the front desk will help assign you to a table. Residents only please. Bring your favorite beverage. Note: Residents will be required to select a date (7/8 OR 7/16) to attend Trivia. After one week of ticket sales, IF tickets are still available for Trivia on either evening, they will be open for purchase to all.

2nd Night of Trivia Saturday, July 16th | 7pm | Doors Open at 6:30pm Grand Treasure Ballroom | $5 Per Person

See event description above. Note: Residents will be required to select a date (7/8 OR 7/16) to attend Trivia.

National Ice Cream Day: Ice Cream Social Sunday, July 17th | 1pm-2pm Captiva Club Demo Kitchen | FREE

Enjoy some refreshing cold ice cream on National Ice

Cream Day! RSVP at the front lobby desk or call 772-8002504 so we can get an idea of how many will be joining us. No charge just come and enjoy!

Free Movie Night - Joy Thursday, July 28th | 7pm | Doors Open 6:30pm Grand Treasure Ballroom

No RSVP required. Popcorn provided. Bring your own beverage and snacks and enjoy the show! See ad on page 18 for more information about the movie.

Friday Night Dance Series with The Sophisticats Friday, July 29th | 7pm-9:30pm $10 for Residents | $15 for Guests Grand Treasure Ballroom

Don’t miss out on South Florida’s best two piece band.

The Sophisticats have been providing exactly that to the Treasure Coast since 1985. The only Treasure Coast Duo to be listed in these Prestigious Marquis Publications: Who’s Who in Entertainment, Who’s Who in the Southeast and Who’s Who in America. Tickets available at vitaliaattradition.yapsody.com.

LIFESTYLES EVENTS TICKET SALE INFORMATION The main ticket sale will be Tuesday, July 5th in the Grand Treasure Ballroom for the August Lifestyles Events from 9am-11am. Please pick up a deli ticket inside the Ballroom at 9am and wait for your number to be called.

After July 5th, tickets will be sold at the Captiva Club front desk, Monday–Friday from 8am-4pm. Payment is received by check ONLY (made payable to Vitalia HOA).

Tickets available online for a limited number of events at vitaliaattradition.yapsody.com.

All residents will need to present their resident ID badges in order to purchase a ticket. The first two weeks a Lifestyles Event goes on sale, tickets will be for RESIDENTS ONLY (unless otherwise specified). If the event is not sold out within this time frame, adult guests are welcome and residents can purchase any remaining tickets.

For club events listed on pages 13-17, please contact the club coordinator.

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out & about Fitness Classes Current class schedules are available in the lobby and on the website calendar at VitaliaAtTraditionHOA.com.

All classes are held in the Shoreside Aerobics Studio, unless otherwise specified.

Abs & More!

30 minutes of abdominal exercise combined with 20 minutes of a different target area each week (i.e.: arms, legs, back). You know you need to exercise your belly, but usually avoid it. So come join this class and check it off of your “to do list.” Core abdominal strength is essential for balance, strength, posture, coordination, and directly supports lower back strength. Participants must be able to get up and down from the floor for this class.

Aquacise at Sunset Beach Pool An excellent cardio and strength workout for all levels by utilizing water weights, aqua gloves and noodles to achieve a very unique workout. Swimming is not required.

Aqua Zumba at Sunset Beach Pool Get your ‘groove on’ as you burn calories with a complete, no-impact workout. This class is for all who enjoy having a blast while getting in an aqua-fantastic workout!

Core Strength A safe yet effective, non-impact exercise class designed to strengthen the CORE muscles of the body while increasing flexibility and range of motion. Improve strength, posture, balance and coordination. A strong foundation is a key component to prevent injury, reduce back pain and enhance your activities of daily living. Modifications will be given to ensure safety and to cater to all levels.

Group X Toning Take your workout to the next level. This class is designed to strengthen and sculpt every major muscle group utilizing hand weights and/or barbells and other equipment. Group exercise provides a motivating atmosphere that is conducive to working out! Any fitness level is welcome.

H20 Pilates at Sunset Beach Pool Non-impact strengthening and stretching movements that require precise breathing and muscle control. Practicing Pilates in the water develops trunk stabilization, enhances muscle strength, helps correct posture and relieves stress.

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or more lines or rows, all facing either each other or in the same direction, and executing the steps at the same time.

Pilates The content of each class is dictated by the bodies that attend it. Want to fix your sciatica; Scoliosis; or Stenosis?

Don’t have any injuries and wanna keep it that way? Learn how to stack yourself with integrity (perfect posture) so you can build strength and power wherever you need it.

Step and Tone This is a form of aerobic power distinguished from other types of aerobic exercise by its use of an elevated platform (the step). It helps burn calories, reduce stress, promote restful sleep, and strengthen muscles. Incorporating both upper and lower body movements together will improve your coordination and agility, and the constant push up onto the step will increase leg strength.

Stretch Lengthen and strengthen your muscles, increase flexibility, reduce stress, and allow your body the time to relax and rebuild. Relieve joint pain, muscle soreness, and avoid injury. Stretching improves balance, posture and coordination, increases cardiovascular endurance, adds strength for daily activities, improves your sport, and prolongs life. Modifiers will be given for all levels - chairs can also be used if needed for assistance.

Yin/Restorative Yoga This is passive style using long stretches of 1-20 minutes to work the fascia (connective tissue); we will be holding for 2-8 minutes per pose. Restorative takes the same pose and through the use of blankets, bolsters and/or blocks, allows the person to “melt” into a relaxed state. All work is done on the mat either seated or lying down and may utilize the wall.

Zumba Incorporates Latin and international music and dance with a blended balance of cardio and muscle toning.

Zumba Gold Introduces easy-to-follow choreography focusing on balance, range of motion, and coordination. A modified Zumba class that recreates the original moves at a lower-intensity.

out & about Club/Group Meeting & Contact List Club/Group

Day

Time

Room

Contact

Phone

Email

Art Club

Tuesdays Mondays

9:30am 1:30pm

BR BR

Ricky Stephens

-

sendaheartart@gmail.com

Basketball Club

-

-

-

Jim Loughlin

-

jloughlin44@gmail.com

Bingo

4th Sunday

7pm

GTB

Helen Penzel Rick Dixon

772-345-4225 -

rdixon@vitaliaattraditionhoa.com

Bocce

Saturdays

9am

Courts

Greg

772-345-9267

get300zx@aol.com

Book Club

2nd Tuesday

9:30am

AR

Adrian Goetz

772-345-2294

gba1255@aol.com

Bowling

Tuesdays

1:30pm

SuperPlay USA

Ronda Sadowsky

-

ronda.sadowsky@gmail.com

Bunco

2nd Sunday

7pm

GTB

Sue Ann Goldman

772-345-2460

bobsue@htcplus.net

Car Club

-

-

-

Greg Chris

732-539-9110 772-345-2304

get300zx@aol.com caemunz2@gmail.com

Club Amici

-

-

-

Carol Ritz

-

ritzcsp@aol.com

Co-Ed Dart Club

Mondays & Wednesdays

6:45pm

BDR

Brian Stadtler

772-345-2772

bstadtler@gmail.com

Co-Ed Water Volleyball

Tues. & Wed.

9am

CP

Phil Savader

-

philsavader@aol.com

Cook’s Corner

-

-

-

-

-

cookscornervitalia@gmail.com

Dart Club

Tuesdays

7pm

BDR

Mike Mamo

772-345-0561

-

Dogs & Cats Forever

-

-

-

Kathy Pachuta

772-345-2311

mirage0204@htcplus.net

Friends and Neighbors of Education Club

-

-

-

Cathy Powers

-

cathy@powersnetwork.com

Genealogy Club

2nd Friday

1pm

AR

Flo Giltman

772-345-9150

lgiltma1@gmail.com

Good News Club Bible Study

Wednesdays

11am

AR

Cathy Simon

-

finefeather1983@gmail.com

Gun Club

1st Thursday

10:30am

BR

Jerry Mastrov

772-345-0377

jmastrov@aol.com

Hand & Foot

Thursdays

1pm

BR

Bob Goldman

772-345-2460

bobsue@htcplus.net

Juliets

2nd Thursday

1pm

-

Carla Mansfield Shelley Deixler

-

cbenz21@aol.com shell842@gmail.com

Investment Club

3rd Tuesday

3pm

AR

Linda Gausten

772-345-6669

lgausten@yahoo.com

Knit One, Crochet Too

Thursdays

7pm

AR

Marjorie Weiss

772-345-9382

weisderr@gmail.com

Ladies Bible Study Club

Thursdays

10:30am

AR

Diane Harrington

772-345-9054

harr2888@gmail.com

Ladies of Vitalia (LOVe) Hadassah

1st Tuesday

10:30am

GTB

Sue Ann Goldman

772-345-2460

bobsue@htcplus.net

Mahjong Club

-

-

-

Shelley Deixler

-

shell842@gmail.com

Men’s 8 Ball League of Vitalia

Thursdays

7pm

BBR

Jerry Warrener Bill Sheehan

610-283-1534 302-841-8664

jdub919@outlook.com bill@sheehan3.com

Men’s Golf

Mondays

-

-

Steve Tuckman

-

tuck61494@gmail.com

Men’s Water Volleyball

Saturdays

9am

CP

Phil Savader

-

philsavader@aol.com

Missy Sippy’s Club

-

-

-

Shelley Deixler

-

shell842@gmail.com

Music Lovers Club

-

-

-

Mark Rosenbaum Lynette Polo

631-796-7651 -

musicloversclub4u@aol.com

Petanque

Tuesdays Wednesdays

9am 4pm

Courts Courts

Christine

508-816-4632

cbianchin@hotmail.com

To be included on this list or update your club’s information, email chagler@evergreen-LM.com. | See monthly calendar for Room Key

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out & about Club/Group Meeting & Contact List Club/Group

Day

Time

Room

Contact

Phone

Email

Pickleball Club

Daily Daily

6:30am 4pm

Courts Courts

Celso Fernandez

770-298-8694

celso.fernandez17@gmail.com

Ping Pong Club

Wednesdays Fridays

7pm 1pm

GTB GTB

Jim Follin

-

jimfollin@gmail.com

Pinochle

Fridays

6pm

BR

Bob Goldman

772-345-2460

bobsue@htcplus.net

Red Hot Seasons

Every Other Month

-

-

Sue Ann Goldman

772-345-2460

bobsue@htcplus.net

Retreads Remote Control Car Club

2nd Thursday

9am

Car Track

Brian Stadtler

772-345-2772

-

Seashell Sunset Happy Hour Club

3rd Tuesday

7:15pm

SP

Jan Flynt

-

jancflynt@icloud.com

Single’s Club

1st Saturday

6pm

-

Susan O’Dell

-

susanannodell@hotmail.com

Sports Fans Club

2nd Tuesday

4:30pm

AR

Ron Shandler

540-815-0643

vitalia@ronshandler.com

Stickball

Sundays

8am

Courts

Phil Savader

-

philsavader@aol.com

Sunset Beach Tiki Bar Group

Sundays

1pm

SP

Phil Savader Angela Moltzon

772-345-7607

philsavader@aol.com amoltzon@aol.com

Sunshine Club

-

-

-

-

-

sunshinevitalia@gmail.com

Tennis Club (Open Play)

M, W, F, Sat.

7:15am

Courts

Dave Segal Gayle Deighan

772-345-3995 561-512-5101

thedave428@outlook.com -

Travel Club of Vitalia

Quarterly

11am

GTB

-

-

info@vitaliatravelclub.com

To be included on this list or update your club’s information, email chagler@evergreen-LM.com. | See monthly calendar for Room Key

Art Club Tuesdays | 9:30am-12:30pm | Biscayne Room

We are a group that enjoys being creative. Many of us have never painted before and some of us have years of experience. Either way we have fun, make new friends, and learn from each other. We welcome everyone from beginner to experienced. We work independently in all mediums and help each other to learn or improve on what we already know. There is no instructor and you bring your own supplies. Occasionally Ricky will demonstrate how to paint in watercolors. Look in the Captiva Club lobby for those times. We also send out emails. Send your email address if you want to get updates and club information to Ricky Stephens at sendaheartart@ gmail.com or call 239-682-6532.

Open Art Day Mondays | 1:30pm-5:30pm | Biscayne Room

You are welcome to join us to create an art project. You bring your project such as jewelry making, craft making, mosaics, etc. If you wish to share your knowledge of a craft, please let us know and we will schedule a teaching session. If you wish to join us, please contact Polly Lasher at 772-345-9228 or Ricky Stephens at 239-682-6532.

Basketball Club The Vitalia Basketball Club is open for business. If you are interested in shooting some hoops, please contact Jim Loughlin at jloughlin44@gmail.com or Jim Follin at jimfollin@gmail.com. Look for the grand opening of the basketball hoop with three-point and free throw competitions in early July. We are working on our schedule July 2016 | Vitalia Voice 13

out & about Club / Group of events, so please check the online calendar. Basketballs are available at the front desk for checkout. Safety comes first; if you intend to play, please use the orange cones and mark off the area around the basket to alert drivers.

Bingo Sunday, July 24th | 7pm | Grand Treasure Ballroom

Any way you get it, horizontally, vertically or diagonally, your BINGO will be a winner! Coffee, tea, and snacks are served. You may pay at the door; $5 per person for the entire evening. Please bring correct change, if possible.

Bocce/Petanque Bocce: Saturdays | 9am Petanque: Tuesdays | 8am & Wednesdays | 4pm

Bocce is an Italian game played between 2 teams of 4 players max and with 8 large balls and 1 small target ball.

Petanque is a French game played between 2 teams of various size and with metal balls and 1 small ball. The object of both games is to get as close to the small ball as possible.

Bocce is played on Saturdays at 9am and Petanque on Tuesdays at 8am (NEW TIME) and Wednesdays at 4pm at the courts. Contact Greg at get300zx@aol.com or 772-3459267 for Bocce and Christine at cbianchin@hotmail.com or 508-816-4632 for Petanque. No equipment needed and beginners are welcome.

Book Club Tuesday, July 12th | 9:30am | Augustine Room

We’ll be discussing Paris Time Capsule by Ella Carey. The book synopsis is below.

New York–based photographer Cat Jordan is ready to begin a new life with her successful, button-down boyfriend.

But when she learns that she’s inherited the estate of a complete stranger—a woman named Isabelle de Florian—her life is turned upside down. Cat arrives in Paris to find that she is now the owner of a perfectly preserved Belle Époque apartment in the ninth arrondissement, and that the Frenchwoman’s family knew nothing about this secret estate. This story is based on an actual event in 2010!

Upcoming books: August 9th - The Japanese Lover by Isabel Allende and September 13th - Iron House by John Hart.

Contact: Adrian Goetz, 772-345-2294 or gba1255@aol.com.

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Bunco Sunday, July 10th | 7pm-9pm | Grand Treasure Ballroom

Want to play an energetic dice game? Join us on the 2nd Sunday of each month. Our game includes 3 dice, a score sheet, and a lot of fun. Cost is $5 per person. The prizes are gift cards to Publix. We collect on the 1st Monday of each month at the Captiva Club; however, in July it will be on Tuesday, July 5th. We are there from 9am-10:30am. If writing a check, please make it out to cash. We will have coffee and water. You can bring snacks if you wish. Please contact Sue Ann Goldman at 772-345-2460 or email her at bobsue@htcplus.net if you have any questions.

Club Amici Cabaret Party Friday, July 15th | 6pm | Grand Treasure Ballroom

Bring your own food; one dish to share with your table. BYOB. Coffee will be provided. Everyone invited!

Club Amici has no membership fees!

NO CHARGE for the event! Dance to The YO Show, Florida’s singing DJ and Party Motivator.

Must RSVP to Roz at vanderhr@bellsouth.net.

Fishing Club All who attended Vitalia’s 4th Annual Fishing Tournament & Luncheon on May 20th had a great time. Congratulations to Mark Rosenbaum for the heaviest catch - 2 lbs. 6 oz.

Also congratulations to Ed Goldberger and Ryan Reagan (pictured) for each winning the longest catch at 19 inches.

We would like to thank Gordon McCord and Dave Martin for their help in making this event such a success. The Fishing Club will be meeting again this Fall to start planning next year’s tournament. If you would like to join our club, contact Dave Pachuta at mirage0204@htcplus.net.

Friends and Neighbors of Education (FAN) Club - Karaoke Night Sunday, July 3rd | 7pm | Grand Treasure Ballroom

The FAN Club invites you to karaoke night. Doors open at 6:30pm. Join in the fun on the dance floor as neighbors sing their favorite songs for a really fun night.

Come prepared to share lots of smiles and

out & about Club / Group pats on the back! The price is just $5 at the door. Snacks will be available for a small donation. BYOB. All monies raised will benefit children in Port St. Lucie to promote early literacy. This event is a blast! For more information, please contact cathy@powersnetwork.com.

Genealogy Club Friday, July 8th | 1pm | Augustine Room

The club’s focus is on the study of families and the tracing of lineages and history utilizing historical records, oral information, genetic analysis, computer based tools, and software. Club members will assist each other and those new to genealogy on how to begin their search or provide suggestions on how to continue. Come join us in carving out a place for one’s family in the larger historical picture and preserving the past for future generations. Yearly membership is $10. If you are interested in joining us, please contact Flo Giltman at lgiltma1@gmail.com or 772-345-9150.

third Tuesday of the month at 3pm in the Augustine Room.

For more information, contact Linda Gausten at lgausten@ yahoo.com.

Juliets Shelley and Carla would like to wish all the Juliets and their families a wonderful summer! The Juliets will be back again (after the summer) on September 8th with a great luncheon at the Sailor’s Return in Stuart. After lunch, we’ll go shopping in Downtown Stuart. All are welcome! We hope to see all the Vitalia ladies at our next luncheon. Have a Happy and Healthy Summer! RSVP to Carla Mansfield at 772-345-1460.

Good News Bible Study Wednesdays | 11am-12pm | Augustine Room

The Good News Bible Study Group is an interactive Biblebased group, studying the Old and New Testaments. Lessons are from Scripture, DVD series, and current events. In July, we will complete the DVD series, “The Way of the Master.” It instructs us on how to present our faith. All are welcome regardless of faith or background. For more information, please contact Kathy Simon at 352-238-5472 or finefeather1983@gmail.com or Doug Farrone at 954-2142591 or dougfarrone@htcplus.net.

Hand & Foot Thursdays | 1pm-4pm | Biscayne Room

This is card game. Beginners and experienced players welcome. Join us for a fun afternoon. Please contact Bob Goldman at 772-345-2460 or email him at bobsue@htcplus. net for more information.

Investment Club Tuesday, July 19th | 3pm | Augustine Room

The Investment Club at Vitalia is a peer-to-peer discussion forum for residents who invest, or are interested in investing, in the stock market. Meetings include discussions on risk, portfolio construction, asset classes, performance, wealth management, annuities, reverse mortgages, and a general analysis and discussion of individual stocks and the economy. You don’t have to be an expert to be part of this club. All Vitalia residents are welcome. Meetings are the

Ladies of Vitalia (LOVe) Hadassah Monday, August 1st | 9am-10:30am | Ballroom

We are taking pre-orders for the 2016/2017 Enjoyment Books. This book contains deals involving car washes, dry cleaners, restaurants, golf, sports events, and so much more.

Please come see us at our table and leave your name. The books come out in the middle of October. You may even want to get an extra one as a gift for the holidays. If you are unable to get to the clubhouse, please contact Sue Ann Goldman at 772-345-2460 for your order.

Semi-Annual Game Day Tuesday, August 2nd | 11:30am-3:30pm | Ballroom

Cost is $18 per person, which includes lunch from Bagel Break of Stuart (choice of tuna, egg, or chicken salad served with either macaroni salad, cole slaw, fruit or potato salad, pickle, lettuce, tomato and a plain bagel). We have sign-up sheets available at the clubhouse outside the Computer Room. Sign up for your table or we will help you find one.

The games that have been played here before are Mahjong, Canasta, Hand & Foot, and Mexican Train. Any other game ideas, just let Renee know. Please call Renee Katz at 772July 2016 | Vitalia Voice 15

out & about Club / Group 345-2644 for more information.

Book and Author Meeting Tuesday, September 6th | 10:30am-12:30pm | Ballroom

Managing Bubbie is the heartrending, hilarious family memoir. The author recounts the frequently hectic, everexhausting trials of one Jewish family in Miami Beach as they try to oversee the care of the elderly, unmanageable Lea Lazega. As they scramble for an acceptable assisted living facility and struggle to get her medication in line, they discover the difficulties of controlling a woman who time and again eluded catastrophe by refusing to be told what to do. A tapestry of an American family in the 1980s, Managing Bubbie also revisits the Holocaust period to mine the love, hope, and humor that emerged from the deepest despair.

Cruise to Eastern Caribbean Sunday, December 4th

Sponsored by Hadassah’s LOVe chapter, but open to everyone, this Celebrity 7-night Eastern Caribbean cruise will begin in Ft. Lauderdale and stop in San Juan, St. Thomas, St. Maarten, and return to Ft. Lauderdale.

Contact Brenda Rudowitz at 772-345-2225 or 954-673-7863 (cell) or Renee Katz, LOVe Fundraiser, at 772-345-2644.

Mahjong Club Please contact Shelley Deixler at shell842@gmail.com for more information and days/times that the club meets.

MALKA'S MAHJONG CORNER: ASK THE EXPERT Q: My group plays with the fourteenth tile, and a question came up...

A: I cannot answer any questions that arise from the use of illegal rules like “picking ahead” or “playing with a future.” You are using an unofficial table rule and you have to figure out the answers to questions arising from your table rule. I have only seen two rulings from the League about this style of play: (1) Rule #1 on the back of the NMJL card says, in all caps, “NO PICKING OR LOOKING AHEAD.” That rule has been on the back of the card for decades and (2) In the January 2014 bulletin, the League said, “NO... The fourteenth tile does NOT belong to the Player picking ahead...it only becomes their tile when it is their turn.”

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Missy Sippy's Club The Missy Sippy’s are taking off for the summer months and will be gearing up again on the 1st Wednesday of October the 5th. We want to wish the Missy Sippy ladies a wonderful Happy and Healthy Summer! See you all in October!

Pickleball Club Play Daily at Various Times

Welcome to the new sensation sweeping the nation!

PICKLEBALL is alive and well right here in Vitalia. It is played 7 days a week on our eight beautiful courts. Hours vary. You can play from 6am to 10pm. Private lessons are available for free from LJ Miller (772-345-2111).

More information available at the club’s website, www. vitaliapickleball.com.

Ping Pong Club Wednesdays | 7pm Fridays | 1pm Grand Treasure Ballroom

Two ping-pong tables, players of all levels, and airconditioning sounds like a good recipe for summer fun.

We supply paddles and balls as well. Join us for open play on Wednesday at 7pm and Friday at 1pm in the Ballroom.

Most of us have not played for many years, so enjoy the camaraderie and a good laugh while getting some exercise.

For more information, contact Jim Follin at jimfollin@ gmail.com.

Pinochle Fridays | 6pm | Biscayne Room

Join both beginner and experienced players for an enjoyable evening out. Please contact Bob Goldman at 772-345-2460 or bobsue@htcplus.net for further information.

Red Hot Seasons We do not meet in the month of July. Please see the August Vitalia Voice for our next exciting lunch out. Please call Helen Penzel at 772-345-4225 with any questions.

Single's Club Saturday, July 9th | 6pm Manero’s Restaurant, 2851 SW High Meadow Ave., Palm City

Are you a member of this fun social club? Please join the Single’s Club for dinner at this restaurant. All singles are welcome; consider joining the group and make new friends.

RSVP to Susan O’Dell at susanannodell@hotmail.com for reservation purposes.

out & about Club / Group Sports Fans of Vitalia Tuesday, July 5th | 4:30pm | Demo Kitchen

Join us for our monthly discussion group and ballpark outings. Contact Ron Shandler at vitalia@ronshandler.com or 540-815-0643 for more information.

Sunshine Club Enrollment in the Sunshine Club is open; the club year runs from July 1st - June 30th. The club gives support to people that have a death in a family, hospitalization, etc. Even if one isn’t a member, we would still send an appropriate card.

Let Susan O’Dell know of any instances that would warrant a card(s) at sunshineatvitalia@gmail.com. The great news is that the membership fee has been LOWERED to $10 per household, or if someone lives alone, they ONLY pay $5.

Pick up a membership form in the clubhouse library. All the information is listed on the form.

Tennis Club Play at Various Days and Times

Pictured below is our successful Pro-Am event that took place in May. The round robin, where everyone got to play with the pros, was fun and very educational for all. No matter your level of play, we have fun tennis for you. Get involved, improve your game, learn to play better if you’re a beginner, and get to meet a lot of new friends. Jonathan, our pro, has a clinic designed just for you.

Events and socials monthly. Check the weekly calendar insert in the Vitalia Voice for all open play times for mixed plus men’s and ladies only. For more information on joining our club, get a clinic calendar, and to be added to the players list, contact Dave Segal at 772-345-3995 or thedave428@outlook.com or Gayle Deighan at 561-512-5101 or tennisgayle@gmail.com.

Local & Beyond Friends in Pink Presents the Annual Friendship Luncheon Saturday, August 26th | 11:30am-2:30pm Willoughby Golf Club 3001 SE Doubleton Dr., Stuart, FL 34997

The event benefits the Treasure Coast Breast Cancer Recipients. Enjoy a fabulous luncheon, fashion show, silent auction, and raffle of a 55” flat screen TV. The cost is $55 per person.

For tickets, visit www.FriendsInPink. net, visit their Facebook page at facebook.com/FriendsInPink1, or call 772-785-8586. Limited to 200 guests.

Arts & Crafts Classes Serving Spoons Craft Session 1: Monday, July 11th Session 2: Wednesday, July 13th 9am-11am | Biscayne Room

Create serving spoons with an artistic flair. Spoons and wire provided. Purchase beads in your choice of color(s), in small and/or medium sizes. Cost: $14.

Serving Plate Craft Session 1: Monday, July 18th Session 2: Wednesday, July 20th 9am-11am | Biscayne Room

Create a beautiful beaded serving plate with beads and aluminum wire. Design to match your own taste and décor. Supplies provided: plate, wire, and glue.

Please bring beads and/or pebbles (flat sided preferred) of your color choice(s).

Cost: $12.

Questions regarding the Arts & Crafts Classes can be directed to Debbie Chisholm at 772-800-2504 or dchisholm@evergreen-LM.com.

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