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INSIDE Getting Involved, Payson Day Trip, and More...
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YOUR NEIGHBORS' FAVORITES By Mark Gatchell, Lifestyle Director
If summer is good for one thing, it’s having food smothered in BBQ sauce! This pork tenderloin recipe doesn’t disappoint with a homemade BBQ sauce! Smoky chili powder, tangy Worcestershire and sweet peaches dress up your pork to perfection! INGREDIENTS • 4 ripe peaches, peeled and chopped • 1 clove garlic, finely chopped • 1/2 cup chopped onion • 1/3 cup apple cider vinegar • 1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce • 1 tablespoon chili powder • 1 tablespoon honey • 1 pork tenderloin (about 1 pound) INSTRUCTIONS 1. Combine all ingredients in a large sauce pan over medium heat. Once the mixture starts to bubble, turn the heat down to medium-low. Cook, uncovered, for about 15 minutes, stirring occasionally. Use the spoon to break up the peaches into small chunks. 2. When cooking is complete, let the sauce cool down a bit. At this point, you can leave the sauce chunky and continue to the next step. Or, pour the sauce into a food processor or blender and puree until smooth. 3. Place the pork tenderloin in a 1 gallon plastic bag. Pour 2/3 cup of peach sauce into the bag. Toss the bag to coat the pork in the sauce. Place the pork in the refrigerator and marinate the pork for at least 4 hours. Overnight is ideal. Store remaining sauce in a container and place in the refrigerator.
5450 E. Deer Valley Drive Building 2 Phoenix, AZ 85054 www.toscanaliving.net Phone: 480-585-0808 Fax: 480-585-2859 Night Manager: 480-861-0875 Gate House: 480-513-0602 STAFF Nicole Careaga, CMCA Community Manager ncareaga@toscanaliving.net Christine Reeder Assistant Community Manager creeder@toscanaliving.net Mark Gatchell Lifestyle Director mgatchell@toscanaliving.net Katie Lucas Concierge Director klucas@toscanaliving.net Dani Wall Administrative Assistant dwall@toscanaliving.net NIGHT MANAGERS: Don Meeks Jackie Hernandez 480-861-0875 MAINTENANCE: John Raabe Facilities Director Keith Buc Ignacio Santana GATE HOUSE: Saffron Caudle, Chet Sanders, Hector Perez, Mariya Lilith, SIerra Mathisen 480-513-0602
4. When ready to cook, heat the grill to about 350 degrees. Place the pork on the grill and cook, covered, for about 20-30 minutes. Turn the pork every couple minutes so all sides are cooked evenly. When the pork is nearly done, spread about a 1/3 cup of sauce over the pork and continue cooking. 5. Remove the pork from the grill and let it rest for at about 10 minutes before slicing and serving. Serve the pork with remaining sauce on the side. Recipe retrieved from chewoutloud.com
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Toscana Events and Programs
FUN FRIDAY SOCIALS Fridays in July, Palazzo Grande RSVP by Thursday at noon Food, fun and conversation - open to all Toscana residents. Join us for some snacks and non-alcoholic beverages. BYOB. Friday Socials are FREE. GAME DAY Sunday, July 7, from 1-4pm Palazzo Grande It’s another fun-filled board game day in Palazzo Grande. Come join your fellow residents for a variety of different games to choose from. Bring your own snacks and we provide water and soda. Please RSVP so we know how many tables and chairs will be needed.
PAYSON GETAWAY FOR THE DAY Tuesday, July 9, from 8am-5pm $99 per person Escape the heat and travel to Payson and the Mogollon Rim. Tour Zane Grey’s Cabin and Tonto Natural Bridge. Lunch is included and please note this tour is accessible for residents with mobility concerns.
ART WITH MIMI Wednesday, July 10, from 5:30-8:30pm Palazzo Vacanza; $40 per person Join award winning textile artist Mimi Damrauer, who is your neighbor, for a for a simple and fun fabric art class. Mimi will show you how to translate your own ideas on to fabric or use one of Mimi’s graphic designs as a starting-off point. Simple is better! No stress just fun! $40.00 per person and everything you will need is provided.
TOSCANA TEAM TRIVIA NIGHT Saturday, July 13, from 5:45-7:45pm Palazzo Vacanza Join your Toscana neighbors for an evening of great conversation and live team trivia. Trivia teams are organized as you arrive or you may register as a team of six. Special prizes and bragging rights to the winning teams and your picture with the Big Brain Award!
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TRUCK’N TUESDAY WITH MY WAY TACOS Tuesday, July 16, from 5-7pm Palazzo Grande Cobblestones Come join your neighbors for one of our famous food trucks, “My Way Tacos.” Enjoy mouthwatering street tacos, Hawaiian bowls, black bean tacos, and so much more! Bring your wallet and appetite!
DIAMONDBACKS VS BREWERS Sunday, July 21, from 11:30am-5:30pm $69 per person We are selling out fast on our Diamondbacks games! Please RSVP quickly to secure your seats to the Diamondbacks vs Brewers! It promises to be an exciting game and as always we provide the transportation to the game and back home!
HALE THEATER-CHITTY CHITTY BANG BANG Saturday, July 27, at 1pm $59 per person Join us as we take you on a fantastic musical adventure with an out-of-this-world car that flies through the air and sails the seas. Based on the beloved 1968 film version and featuring an unforgettable score by the Sherman Brothers, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang is a high-flying, fun-filled adventure for the entire family.
IMPORTANT RSVP INFORMATION PLEASE NOTE THAT ALL RSVPS AND CORRESPONDING PAYMENTS ARE DUE NO LATER THAN 5PM ON THE DAY PRIOR TO THE EVENT, UNLESS OTHERWISE NOTED. Unless "Payment at the Door" is permitted, all RSVP’s without payment collected by the deadline will be considered invalid. Payments can be made by dropping correct change or a check to Toscana Association in a clearly marked envelope inside the drop box by the Concierge Director’s office in Palazzo Centro. We regret to inform you that late RSVP’s cannot be accepted, and that refunds cannot be issued except in the case that Toscana cancels an event. Your cooperation with these policies helps ensure that our vendors have the notice they require, that we steward assessment dollars appropriately and avoid needless waste, and that the event experience is as smooth and enjoyable as possible for participants.
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Toscana Lifestyle A WORD FROM THE LIFESTYLE DIRECTOR
By Mark Gatchell, Lifestyle Director expressed the desire to give back and help those in need. Jumping In to July In response, your Lifestyle Committee has began work on June was a huge hit! I want to coming up with a thank everyone that signed up local or worldwide for the Cogniciti Workshop; it charity to support. was a huge success! Everyone We will have more in attendance learned a great information out deal about brain health, ways to stay sharp, and how to to all the Toscana improve your memory overall. Once again, our tickets to residents soon! the Diamondbacks vs. Giant game sold out and everyone With many of our had a great time at residents escaping the ol’ ball game! the heat and heading up north, many of our fantastic We finished out clubs here at Toscana would love to have new members the month with an join! What better way to escape the heat by joining your exciting themed neighbors for an exciting game of Poker, Rummycube, Fun Friday Social Mahjong, Hand & Foot or even battle your neighbors that had everyone in our Billiards Club? The dates and times all our clubs talking. With all the meet are in the Lifestyle positive feedback, e-Blast sent out at the we look forward to beginning of each continuing to freshen up our Fun Friday Socials. month, at the end of this article, and posted I would like to extend a very special thank you to everyone in the elevators! Check that stayed and cleaned up after the themed Fun Friday it out and meet new Social. Please remember it’s the residents’ responsibility neighbors! to clean up after each Fun Friday Social and we ask that those of you that attend on a regular RESIDENT GROUPS, CLUBS AND CLASSES basis be sure to do BILLIARDS CLUB HAND & FOOT CLUB Wednesdays at 1pm Tuesdays and Thursdays your part from time Billiards Room in PG 6 pm, PG to time. The goal is Contact: Lynn at 602-301-5010 Contact Marge at 480-585-0494 to prevent having the same residents picking BILLIARDS HAPPY HOUR MAHJONG CLUB up for everyone each Mondays at 5pm in PG Mondays at 6:30pm in PG BYOB Contact: Susan at week. There are a lot susan4266@aol.com of wonderful Toscana residents that attend each and COFFEE SOCIAL every week and, if everyone pitches in at the end, cleanup Each Wednesday and Friday, POKER CLUB is a snap! 9am in PG Wednesdays at 6pm in PG The summer heat is here, and I hope everyone is staying cool and hydrated so you can attend our exciting July events. The amazing residents here at Toscana have
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COMMUNITY CONNECTION
By Katie Lucas, Concierge Director most eligible firefighters! Each firefighter is paired with a Get Involved This Summer premium date package, valued at over $300! One of the great things about living in Toscana is that we gather St. Jude Walk/Run so much support for our local The St. Jude Walk/Run Phoenix is a nationwide familycommunity! Whether it’s the friendly 5K walk and timed run benefiting the lifeLifestyle Committee looking to saving mission of St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital back a charity, or the generous hosted on September 28th at WestWorld in Scottsdale! donations our residents have dropped by for various September is Childhood Cancer Awareness Month and drives, it warms my heart to know so many people here you can help raise funds and awareness by signing up to care! In an effort to help those of you looking to “give walk, run, sponsor or volunteer at the St. Jude Walk/Run back,” I wanted to put together a list of various charitable Phoenix! Participants can sign up as an individual or team events happening this summer for you to get involved in! and earn prizes by fundraising for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. Operation Hydration If you’ve been reading my weekly e-Blasts, you know Interested in finding more charitable events this summer? that this summer we are offering our Palazzo Centro Check out the Event Brite website! clubhouse as a “drop-zone” for residents looking to donate to this annual charitable event. Operation Hydration gathers cases of water to be delivered to the homeless population here in Arizona during the summer months to help prevent dehydration and heat stroke as our temperatures rise to unsafe numbers.
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Spotlight On... CINEMA: MOVIE REVIEW By Gil Berkowitz Rocket Man Music Spectacle, Bittersweet Biography
The movie opens with Elton John (Taron Egerton) ridiculously dressed in a dazzling costume of flaming orange and sequins with wings, feathers, and horns. The outfit is over-the-top and big because John is an over-the-top persona. He strides into group therapy in a rehab center. He declares that he is an alcoholic, cocaine addict, sex addict and bulimic. This scene sets the tempo for the film. It is not a sanitized view of a man’s life, but rather a complex picture of a creative genius with all its warts and bumps. Don’t expect this to be family fare. John’s real name is Reggie Dwight. He is the product of a dysfunctional home where he was unloved by his parents, especially his father. His father abandoned the family when he was a young teenager. The film works in flashbacks from the time he first sits down at grandma’s (Gemma Jones) piano in 1990 and
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from there is a whirlwind ride of fame, fortune, and desperate loneliness. The musical scenes are spectacular and beautifully choreographed. The performance at the Troubadour in Los Angeles is explosive with energy and verve. Taron Egerton’s forceful performance dominates the film and he will be praised for his vocal prowess as he sings all of the songs. It is very early in the year, but he should certainly be in the mix when it comes to Academy Award time. Unlike Rami Malek in Bohemian Rhapsody, Egerton sings every single song. Egerton is so dominating that the excellent performances of the supporting cast are overlooked. Bryce Dallas Howard as Sheila, his mother, lyricist-collaborator Bernie Taupin (Jamie Bell), and manager John Reid (Richard Madden) are all great. The film is very good, appealing and harshly honest. It is playing in Harkins theaters throughout the valley and is rated R for sex, violence, drugs and language. It runs over two hours.
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COMMUNITY HEALTH AND WELLNESS
Focus: Walking Article retrieved from https://www.health.harvard. edu/staying-healthy/5-surprising-benefits-ofwalking
The next time you have a check-up, don’t be surprised if your doctor hands you a prescription to walk. Yes, this simple activity that you’ve been doing since you were about a year old is now being touted as “the closest thing we have to a wonder drug,” in the words of Dr. Thomas Frieden, former director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Of course, you probably know that any physical activity, including walking, is a boon to your overall health. But walking in particular comes with a host of benefits. Here’s a list of five that may surprise you. 1. It counteracts the effects of weight-promoting genes. Harvard researchers looked at 32 obesitypromoting genes in over 12,000 people to determine how much these genes actually contribute to body weight. They then discovered that, among the study participants who walked briskly for about an hour a day, the effects of those genes were cut in half. 2. It helps tame a sweet tooth. A pair of studies from the University of Exeter found that a 15-minute walk can curb cravings for chocolate and even reduce the amount of chocolate you eat in stressful situations. And the latest research confirms that walking can reduce cravings and intake of a variety of sugary snacks. 3. It reduces the risk of developing breast cancer. Researchers already know that any kind of physical activity blunts the risk of breast cancer. But an American Cancer Society study that zeroed in on walking found that women who walked seven or more hours a week had a 14% lower risk of breast cancer than those who walked three hours or fewer per week. And walking provided this protection even for the women with breast cancer risk factors, such as being overweight or using supplemental hormones.
4. It eases joint pain. Several studies have found that walking reduces arthritis-related pain, and that walking five to six miles a week can even prevent arthritis from forming in the first place. Walking protects the joints — especially the knees and hips, which are most susceptible to osteoarthritis — by lubricating them and strengthening the muscles that support them. 5. It boosts immune function. Walking can help protect you during cold and flu season. A study of over 1,000 men and women found that those who walked at least 20 minutes a day, at least 5 days a week, had 43% fewer sick days than those who exercised once a week or less. And if they did get sick, it was for a shorter duration, and their symptoms were milder. 2019 PARKADE CLEANING SCHEDULE: As a reminder, one parkade section is scheduled to be cleaned the first Tuesday of each month for the remainder of 2019. On these dates, residents are encouraged to move their cars out of the impacted parkades between the hours of 6am-6pm. Surface parking will be limited on parkade cleaning days, so please plan guest visits accordingly! The building schedules are as follows: BUILDINGS 14/26: Tuesday, June 4 Tuesday, September 3 BUILDINGS 15/24: Tuesday, July 2nd Tuesday, October 1st BUILDINGS 1, 10, 11: Tuesday, August 6th Tuesday, November 5th
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In and Around Toscana DANI'S DIGEST
By Dani Wall, Administrative Assistant Orientations
If you are new here to Toscana, you are familiar with our “New Resident Orientations”. They are filled with tons of useful information about living in the community. If you have been living here for a while, some of the following information might be a good refresher. Moving passes-Any time you are moving large items in or out of your condo, a moving pass will need to be filled out and turned in. Part of this process includes placing a $250 refundable security deposit and $25 non-refundable administrative fee to account for potential damage and staff time for elevator padding and inspections. When we receive a moving pass several important tasks are scheduled to be completed by Toscana Staff. o The front door of your building is opened to allow movers through seamlessly with heavy items. o An notification on our team calendar goes out alerting the gate attendant and all staff members that your moving truck and/or delivery service is permitted on site through the front gate. o Night Managers are scheduled to install elevator padding when needed. o Maintenance performs a pre- and post-move inspection of the common areas (including lobby, elevators, and hallways) to check for damages. All of this has been put in place to ensure you have a smooth move, and Toscana stays beautiful. Please be sure you are filling out moving passes at least one full business day in advance. To have a moving pass or more information emailed to you about the moving process, please reach out to the office staff. Package Deliveries-Any package delivery service is allowed on site, as long as the driver leaves a form of identification with the gate attendant in exchange for a key fob. The delivery driver is then required to attempt delivery to the front door of your condo. If you are
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not home, they are to bring your package to our office (Palazzo Centro), where we will hold onto it until you can retrieve it. Absolutely no packages are supposed to be left in the hallways. Here are some things to keep in mind when ordering packages: o DO ensure your email address is current in the DwellingLIVE system o DO ensure your first and last name, as well as correct unit number are all listed on the package. o DO NOT leave directions asking drivers to “leave the package at door if not home.” This is a violation of the package policy. o DO NOT put a building number in your address, they have a map to look up which building you’re in. o DO make sure you are home for perishable deliveries such as food subscription services. The Association will not accept these, as we have no place to properly store them. o DO make sure you are home for deliveries heavier than 25 pounds, or bigger than 16 cubic square feet. Large and overweight packages will be declined at delivery, as we do not have the space nor the ability to safely transport and store such items. Parking Passes and Guest List-We love for everyone to enjoy living here at Toscana. One of the benefits to living in such a beautiful community is inviting guests over. This is why we reserve overnight surface parking for guests only. o Enter your guests’ information into DwellingLive before they arrive on site to ensure they easily obtain a parking pass to parking overnight on the surface. If you would like to schedule a short Toscana Orientation recap or have any questions about the information above, please reach out to me by email at dwall@toscanaliving. net, via phone at 480-585-0808 or by stopping into the office during regular business hours. I am always happy to help!
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NICOLE'S NOTABLES
By Nicole Careaga, Community Manager Toscana Summer Project Series being allotted. attending these meetings also ehlps you understand the processes of larger-scale projects, like the The sun is out, the mercury is rising gym enhancement, that require years of planning and and many of our residents have left funding. the sweltering heat for somewhere much cooler. For those of you braving Keep an eye on Association calendars and emails to stay the summer heat and monsoon chaos up-to-date on committee meeting dates and times! I hope I thought I would update you on some of the projects you will do your best to attend and learn more about the vast intricacies of the Toscana Budget. that you will see happening on property. The biggest and most exciting project that we have scheduled for this summer is the Palazzo Grande Clubhouse renovations. During this time the entire interior of the PG will be getting some new coats of paint, the tiles and carpets will get cleaned and the gym is getting a complete face-lift that will include a new color scheme, new floors and, if space allows, some new equipment. We don’t have our dates secured yet, but you will see that sometime in August the PG will be shut down for about three weeks for the work to be completed. We will be communicating the closure dates along with the planned schedule via our weekly e-blasts to the community. At the board meeting scheduled for July 25, the Board will be reviewing proposals to upgrade all of the computers in the Palazzo Centro business center. These are scheduled to be replaced per the reserve study and have definitely received their fair share of wear and tear over the last six years. The goal is to bring a faster machine, while ensuring that all of our residents personal information remains secure. This upgrade should only cause a mild disruption while the installer is on-site to change out the equipment. Another big project that is underway is the Association’s 2020 budget. Your Budget & Finance Committee will begin the daunting process of going through the budget to make decisions in regards to reserve funding, future projects, and current spending habits. All of their meetings are open to the residents and are held in the B10 Amenity Center. This is a great learning experience for all residents to see where all of your assessment dollars are
Should you have any questions regarding these projects, or input on some future project ideas, feel free to send me an email and I will be happy to assist you.
COMMUNITY DOs AND DON’Ts: Do be sure to park in your assigned space Do register your guests in DwellingLIVE Do say something if you see something that requires attention Don’t use extension leashes Don’t put vegetable clippings in your disposal Don’t hang towels on your balcony Don't throw trash or dirt over your balcony Don’t potty your pets on the turf Don’t use glass containers in the pool area And lastly, DO thank a neighbor for doing their part in keeping our community safe!
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In and Around Toscana CHRIS'S CORNER
By Chris Reeder, Assistant Manager given week. Due to this policy, the Gate Attendant is only Parking at Toscana permitted to give the same guest three overnight passes Now that our maintenance projects in any given week. in the parking areas are complete, let’s talk parking. Like many multi- Of course, there are many reasons why a resident might unit dwellings, parking is at a have guests staying for longer than three nights in a week. If you have family or friends coming in for an extended premium here at Toscana. visit, please be sure to come down to the Association In 2018, the Board chose to update our existing Parking office, where we can issue you an extended pass on an Policy to make it more definitive in time-frames, actions as-needed basis. and application of the rules it outlines. Below are some highlights of the updated policy. We highly encourage If you have a new roommate or spouse (Congratulations!), you to take a moment to review the policy in it’s entirety they would not be eligible for guest parking privileges, as they are now considered residents. In this case, you by visiting our website. would need to find a more permanent parking solution. Surface parking for residents and their guests is allowed on The resident bulletin board in Palazzo Grande routinely a first come-first served basis during the day at Toscana. has parking spaces available for rent, for those who do Resident vehicles do not need additional identification to not have a sufficient number of assigned parkade stalls their parking stall sticker, but guests will need to obtain a for their cars. day pass from the front gate upon their arrival. If you have purchased a new car (Congratulations!) or Overnight surface is not available for residents, only changed your windshield, please be sure to stop in at their guests (barring extenuating circumstances that have the office for a new parking stall sticker. The numbered been discussed and approved by the Association). Guests stall stickers assist our team in identifying where vehicles whose vehicles will be kept on the surface between the should be parked and who to contact if a car is misplaced hours of 12am-5am will need to obtain a surface parking (it happens!). Should you plan to have a guest park in a designated parkade space, they will want to stop in at the pass from the front gate or HOA office. office for a stall pass, as well. If a pass is not displayed the vehicle on a vehicle There are two types of parkade access devices: a sticker overnight, there is a three-step violation process: that adheres to the inside of your windshield (e-Go Pass), Step one: The vehicle will be ticketed by the Night and a handheld device (Transponder). A replacement e-Go Pass is $25, while the Transponder is $50. Both can Manager be purchased and activated at the HOA office in Palazzo Step two: The vehicle will have a sticker notifying the Centro. driver of an impending vehicle boot One last thing to note- Federal law dictates our Handicap Step three: The third time a specific vehicle is found parking, allowing for first come-first served parking for those vehicles with a handicap plate or placard. Vehicles parked overnight on the surface, it will be booted. cannot be stored in handicap spaces. As outlined by the Parking Policy, a guest is defined as a person who is on property less than three days in a
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UPDATES FROM YOUR MAINTENANCE TEAM
By John Raabe, Facilities Director Your A/C units are located on the roof directly above Air Conditioners your unit and they are all labeled with a metal tag on It’s getting hot out there real quick! the circuit box. We do not allow residents access onto Now would be a great time to get the roofs but all the vendors have to do is ask for a key your A/C’s checked, if you haven’t when they arrive at the front gate. If you aren’t able to already. You should have your A/C get a professional out right away, there are a few things checked at least once a year; don’t you can self-check, like listening when the unit kicks on think that just because it has been working fine so far it for unusual noises. Another easy check is to ensure that is going to continue to keep going strong! The extreme while your unit is running it is maintaining a comfortable heat we experience means your A/C works very hard in temperature and it doesn’t stay on too long. the summer, and a unit on the brink of failure could give out at any moment. Air conditioning vendors are often Another thing to keep in mind with your A/C units is extremely busy in Arizona summers, so it’s always better that the chemical HCFC-22, which is a type of Freon, to schedule inspection and maintenance early rather than has been banned starting in 2020. It will no longer be risk going without for a day or two when technicians are produced or shipped to the US. What this means for too busy to come out right away! Plus, knowing your unit those of you with older A/C units that use this type of is on its last leg before it dies allows you to better budget freon is you will want to start planning for replacement. While the unit, itself, is not banned, without easy access for replacement. to the freon it uses, maintenance on your air conditioner will become more time-consuming and expensive. The good news for most is that the EPA mandated that no units using HCFC-22 be manufactured or installed after 2010. So, if you installed a new unit after that time you are most likely fine...but it couldn’t hurt to ask your A/C vendor just to make sure.
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JULY PHOTO CONTEST THIS MONTH'S THEME: SUMMER FUN WE WANT TO SEE YOU OUT ENJOYING YOUR COMMUNITY! SUBMIT PHOTOS OF YOURSELF HAVING FUN AT TOSCANA
AMENITIES, JULY LIFESTYLE EVENTS OR PHOTOS FITTING THIS MONTH'S THEME. RESIDENTS WHOSE PHOTOS ARE CHOSEN TO BE FEATURED IN THE AUGUST TOSCANA LIVING MAGAZINE WILL BE ENTERED INTO A DRAWING WHERE A WINNER WILL BE CHOSEN AT RANDOM. Submit photos to klucas@toscanaliving.net by Friday, July 19 at 5pm Winner will be announced in the photo gallery section of the August Toscana Living Magazine