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WELCOME TO THE A|P FAMILY! 1 Henderson Alexis
The Atlantic Palms Tradition
Maintenance Supervisor
2 Ana Alvarez
Saratoga Crossings
Property Manager
3 Gerardo Arencibia
San Matera
Maintenance Technician
4 Carlos Aviles
1100 Millecento Res. Condo
Front Desk Attendant
5 Omar Bass
The Atlantic Loring Heights
Maintenance Technician
6 Allan Benjamin
Parker Dorado Condominium
Pool Attendant
7 Clara Berry
7th Avenue Transit Village
Assistant Manager
8 Michael Campbell
Galt Mile Apartments, Inc
Porter
9 Michael Castellanos
1010 Brickell Condo Assoc, Inc
Receiving Clerk
10 Adrian Castillo
Cassa Brickell Condominium
Front Desk Attendant
11 Brian Castillo
3401 Midtown Condo Assoc
Receiving Clerk
12 Nathan Cato
Sunset Harbour North Condo
Painter
13 Samuel Cohen
A|P Communities
Construction Associate
14 Hannibal Copeland
The Barons
Maintenance Supervisor
15 Josselyn Cordova
The Wave Condominium
Housekeeper
16 Sandro Crespo
Metropolis at Dadeland
Painter
17 Deisy Cruz
1010 Brickell Condo Assoc, Inc
Housekeeper
18 Shawn Debe
Wind Condominium
Receiving Clerk
19 Love Dominique
The Atlantic McKinney Ranch
Leasing Consultant
20 Jamal Dorvilier
Marea Condominium
Front Desk Attendant
21 Jose Estrella
Quantum on the Bay Master Assoc
Groundskeeper
22 Youlnie Gabelus
Cassa Brickell Condominium
Front Desk Attendant
23 Jorge Garcia
Northside Transit
Maintenance Supervisor
24 Sabrina Gauna
Iconbay Condominium
Front Desk Attendant
25 Isabel Gloria
ThinkEast Apartments
Receptionist
26 Arian Gonzalez
Sunset Harbour North Condo
Maintenance Technician
27 Julio Gonzalez
One Paraiso
Painter
28 Yanice Goodman
1100 Millecento Res. Condo
Front Desk Attendant
29 Natalie Green
The Atlantic Aerotropolis
Property Manager
30 Oscar Hernandez
1300S Miami Ave Condo Assn Inc
Chief Engineer
31 Nicole Hidalgo
DPCC Tennis
Tennis Center Clerk
32 Roosvelt Jean Baptiste
City View Apartments
Maintenance Technician
33 Michael Jean-Juste
A|P Association Management
Accounts Receivable Specialist
34 Anselmo Liano
The Decoplage Condominium
Property Manager
*Hired: September 1 - 30, 2021
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WELCOME TO THE A|P FAMILY! 35 Sheattel Lightbourne
Residences on Hollywood Bch
Front Desk Attendant
36 Manuel Lluberes Garcia
DPCC 19th Hole
Server
37 Michael Mackenzie
ThinkEast Apartments
Maintenance Supervisor
38 Jhon Manrique
A|P Communities
Development Accountant
39 Heather Mariscal
Harrison Apartments
Leasing Consultant
40 Diosis Martinez
La Mer Condominium Association
Maintenance Supervisor
41 Xsjhza McBath
ThinkEast Apartments
Assistant Manager
42 Javier Mena
400 Sunny Isles Master Assoc
Maintenance Technician
43 Manuel Mendez
The Atlantic Howell Station
Maintenance Technician
44 Jonathan Merrigan
Ambassadors East Condo Assoc
Property Manager
45 James Miller
Parker Dorado Condominium
Chief Engineer
46 Slavko Mladenovich
Ocean Palms
Maintenance Technician
47 Semiah Morton
A|P Association Management
Front Desk Attendant
48 Alejandrina Nieto
Logan's Mill
Property Manager
49 Armando Ochoa
Logan's Mill
Maintenance Supervisor
50 Claude Parfait
400 Sunny Isles Master Assoc
Maintenance Technician
51 Roberto Perdigon
The Atlantic Traditions
Maintenance Technician
52 Johnkelly Pierre
A|P Association Management
Floating Front Desk Attendant
53 Mireya Ramirez
The Atlantic Doral
Leasing Consultant
54 Maria Luz Ramos
A|P Association Management
Floating Front Desk Attendant
55 Gabriela Rivera
DPCC Tennis
Tennis Center Clerk
56 Celeste Rocha
The Plaza Brickell 901 Condo
Front Desk Attendant
57 Daniel Rodriguez
Quantum on the Bay Master Assoc
Groundskeeper
58 Yosselyn Rodriguez
MyBrickell Condominium
Front Desk Attendant
59 Kristine Russo
A|P Association Management
Property Manager
60 Egli Sanchez Perez
Langwick Senior Residences
Housekeeper
61 Giovany Sanon
Island Point Condominiums
Front Desk Attendant
62 Julieta Siso Vrancovich
Palau Sunset Harbor Condo
Front Desk Attendant
63 Ivana Soriano
Pathways at Goodrich Place
Assistant Manager
64 Amber Tucker
Mira Loma
Leasing Consultant
65 Katie Walters
The Atlantic Station
Assistant Manager
66 Jennifer Williams
A|P Association Management
Floating Front Desk Attendant
67 Michael Yaksic
Boca Colony
Maintenance Technician
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On September 23, Catholic Health Services (CHS), an affiliate of the Archdiocese of Miami, and A|P Communities, in conjunction with funding partners Broward County, First Housing Development Corporation, Florida Housing Finance Corporation, and Wells Fargo, celebrated the groundbreaking of Casa Sant’Angelo. The property will be a high-quality affordable senior living community located in Miramar, FL for seniors who are 62 years and older. It is the first development to use the new city code in Miramar that provides Impact Fee Waivers to affordable housing. Pictured above is a moment captured during the shovel ceremony.
FAVORITE BOOK of the Month Continuing our “Book of the Month” series is one of our very own talented residents at Galt Mile Apartments. Resident Clyde R Goodheart, MD, MBA, MS and his wife Barbara Goodheart, BA, ELS wrote a book titled COVID- 19 How You Can Lower Your Risk During the Pandemic. Pictured reading the book is Administrative Assistant, Tony Capone. Thanks for sharing Tony!! Share an image of yourself with your favorite book and email newsletter@apcompanies.com for a chance to be featured in next month’s newsletter issue. Bonus: Your entry will also count in the monthly drawing for a $25 e-Gift Card. A|P NEWSLETTER 04
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PROPERTY The Atlantic Vinings
IN SMYRNA, GEORGIA The Atlantic Vinings, one of A|P’s signature properties, is located in Smyrna, Georgia. The property redefines luxury living by providing residents access to Zen Gardens, exceptional amenities, and eye-catching scenery. Their indoor state-ofthe-art fitness center allows residents to workout, during the upcoming holidays as the temperature outside starts to drop.
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Article from Holidappy by Chris Samhain
How Much Do You Know About Thanksgiving? There are always interesting little tidbits about historic people and events that the bulk of the general public does not know. Let's take a look at Thanksgiving and have a little fun. We'll begin at number 10 with the least obscure fact on this list and work our way down to number 1—the most obscure. Let's see how much you know about Thanksgiving! 10. The Pilgrims Did Not Eat Pie and Cranberry Sauce At the beginning of the Mayflower's trip to the New World, it had to turn back because its companion ship, the Speedwell, sprung a leak . . . twice. During the winter of 1620, the passengers
of the Mayflower actually lived on the ship, which was anchored in the harbor of Cape Cod. They ran out of many supplies, including sugar and butter. The colonists also did not have any cows with them, so they also couldn't make their own milk and butter. Because of their dire situation, the colonists could not have had cranberry sauce. While there were cranberries in the area, the Mayflower's passengers had no sugar to make the sauce with. Since they had no butter or wheat flour either, they could not have made the crusts necessary to create pies. 9. The Pilgrims Lived in the Netherlands for a Decade While the pilgrims did travel from England A|P NEWSLETTER 06
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to Plymouth, they did not do so directly. They actually left England 11 years prior to their arrival in North America and lived in Holland (the Netherlands) for most of the intervening time. They stayed in Amsterdam for a brief period, then moved to the city of Leiden. 8. Football Has Been Played on Thanksgiving Since 1876 Since 1876, football has been played on Thanksgiving. Yale and Princeton, who have played each other annually since 1873, faced off for their first holiday game on Thanksgiving Day, 1876. They've been doing so ever since, and the current leader of this match-up is Yale with a 78–54–10 record. 7. The Speedwell May Have Been Damaged Purposefully The Speedwell was the second ship that was supposed to transport passengers, including the Pilgrims, to the New World. The two leaks that were sustained are suspected to have been caused by the captain so he could get out of crossing the Atlantic Ocean and proceed with more profitable endeavors. If this was his intention, he was successful—records show that the Speedwell did, in fact, carry goods and do business in a profitable manner after the ship failed to make the voyage to the New World with the Mayflower. 6. The Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade Began as a Christmas Event The first Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade occurred in 1914. At that time, the giant balloons that the event is now famous for 07 NOVEMBER 2021
were not yet incorporated. Initially, the parade consisted of floats, Macy's employees dressed in flamboyant and vivid colors, and live animals borrowed from the Central Park Zoo. Oh, and it wasn't called the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade—it was called the Macy’s Christmas Parade until 1927 when the name was changed to what it is now. 5. It Took Over Two Centuries for Thanksgiving to Become a National Holiday Thanksgiving was not an official holiday until 202 years after the pilgrims and the Wampanoag had their three-day celebration in October of 1621. Thanksgiving was only celebrated in an official capacity if the current president declared it on any given year. It wasn't until 1863 that President Lincoln declared Thanksgiving an official federal holiday to be celebrated each year. Most historians give credit to Sarah Josepha Hale, a remarkable woman and well-known writer of "Mary Had a Little Lamb." In addition to her other accomplishments, she wrote to the office of the president for 17 years straight petitioning for Thanksgiving to be made into a federal holiday. Lincoln was the first to acquiesce to her request; approximately one week after her letter arrived on his desk, Thanksgiving was made a recurring national holiday. 4. The TV Dinner Was Created Because of Thanksgiving One year, Swanson, a prominent meat
Source: www.holidappy.com/holidays/Thanksgiving-Facts-You-May-Not-Know
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company, had too much turkey leftover from the Thanksgiving season—260 tons to be accurate. Luckily, one of their salesmen was an outside-the-box thinker and came up with the idea of putting sliced turkey on aluminum trays with other sides to be frozen and eaten at a later date. In the wake of Thanksgiving 1953, Swanson sliced and packaged their extra 260 tons of turkey, and the TV dinner was born. 3. Thanksgiving Was Moved During the Great Depression During the Great Depression, an attempt was made to boost America's economy by moving Thanksgiving forward a week. President Franklin Roosevelt thought that by moving Thanksgiving from the last Thursday of November to the second-to-last Thursday of November, the Christmas shopping season would be extended, and higher sales would stimulate the country's failing economy. 2. "Jingle Bells" Was Originally a Thanksgiving Song The original "Jingle Bells" song, written by James Pierpoint in 1857, was actually titled "One Horse Open Sleigh." This soon-to-be hit was so popular that it was played and sung well into the Christmas season despite being intended for Thanksgiving. The song quickly became a popular Christmas staple during the holiday seasons that followed, and two years later in 1859, the title was changed to "Jingle Bells."
1. Black Friday Is the Busiest Day of the Year for Plumbers Many of us know that the Wednesday before Thanksgiving is the busiest night of the year for bars. People drink more this night than on New Year's Eve or any other holiday. What most of us don't know is that Black Friday, the day after Thanksgiving, is the busiest day of the year for plumbers. The increase in calls is so great on the day after Thanksgiving that the industry has dubbed it "Brown Friday." The good news is that it's not called that for the reason you're thinking of. The increase in calls is mainly due to clogged sinks and garbage disposals resulting from post-Thanksgiving cleanup. Roto-Rooter states that there is on average a 50% increase in calls to plumbers on "Brown Friday," so make sure to check your drains and be careful what you put in the sink after you eat.
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A: November 13 is World Kindness Day! Find opportunities to give compliments to others, like creating a kindness jar where your friends, family, or coworkers can share kind thoughts. Don’t just think it. Say it! B: As the temperature begins to drop, let’s ditch the summer essentials and get ready for a cozy holiday season. A weighted blanket is the perfect addition to your winter gear to stay calm and warm during these upcoming chaotic and cooler months. C: Thanksgiving is fast approaching, so now is the time to perfect your pumpkin pie baking. For a simple recipe that will have all your holiday guests asking for more, visit: www.allrecipes.com/recipe/ 229932/simple-pumpkin-pie
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MULTI-FACTOR AUTHENTICATION with Sergio Gordillo, Leabert Henry, and Michael Hanna What is Multi-Factor Authentication? In the last few months, we’ve seen a constant slew of compromised email addresses sending waves of Spam email to our coworkers, sometimes even from within our fold! Surely there is a way to help combat compromised passwords. Enter Multi-Factor Authentication or MFA for short; a technique used in the online world to increase account security by adding another layer of access needed before someone can access their account. How does it work? Multi-Factor Authentication increases security by adding another verification step to gain access to your account. Think of it like having more than one
lock on your front door. If someone manages to secure one of your house keys, it doesn’t do them much good if they don’t have the key for the second lock. It usually takes the form of linking a cell phone or other device to your account to ensure that the person in logging onto the account with your password is actually you. As they become more common, you may start finding the task tedious. But think of just how much more tedious it is to have your email compromised!
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