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the higher end) creates a healthy community. It is our vision to create communities with every price point from an apartment to a townhome, to a single-family home and estate, where From inception, it has you are almost guaralways been very important for Avalon Park anteed diversity just in this aspect. Wesley Chapel and each of the communiAdditionally, it is not ties that we build to I grew up in Switzerembrace diversity. First uncommon in Avalon land a country that is Park to have families and foremost, respect, about one quarter the with 4 generations livunderstanding and size of Florida, in the ing within walking dislearning comes from heart of Europe. Found- knowing each other tance of each other. The ed in 1291, the small and belonging to some- grandparents can spend country has had over 700 years of developing its rich culture, diversity, and history. of the country has the ability to interact in their own culture, while respecting the other national and international cultures.
It is my belief that culture often starts with languages and in Switzerland there are 4, the national language German, French, Italian and Romansh. While I speak the first 3, I do not speak Romansh. However, I do also speak a mix of Italian, Arabic and a few more. It is very common in Switzerland and other European countries to speak several languages. If you were to follow a debate in the Swiss House of Representatives, you may be surprised that all official languages are spoken. So, a representative from my native Zurich may address the audience in German, and the answer from his colleague from Geneva will come swiftly in French. Each part
I BELIEVE A HEALTHY COMMUNITY IS MADE UP OF A DIVERSE BODY OF PEOPLE.
about business and life, those differences are what help us build diversity into our communities. Another diverse component is the inclusion of our global partners. Several times a week we have intercontinental video calls. Generally, early in the morning in Orlando, we discuss business, politics and other subjects with our offices in Switzerland, Singapore and Australia. When friends and business partners from 4 continents, with different ethnical backgrounds share ideas for the good of Avalon Park, diversity can be realized at its fullest.
While these are just a few examples of how thing together: a com- quality time with the we embrace diversity at munity. And I believe grandkids after school Avalon Park Group, we a healthy community is while the parents may a made up of a diverse still be at work. Build- continue to grow, learn and develop how we ing roots in a commubody of people. This can create communities melting pot of perspec- nity is a healthy way that every person feels tives gives the commu- to make any town and like they belong in and family strong. nity depth and allows can live, learn, work its members to live life and play together. This inclusive of every back- With age comes expemonth we celebrate the rience and at Avalon ground and belief rediversity in our comgardless of generation, Park Group we work munities in Orlando origin, race, and income with team members and Wesley Chapel ages 15 to 90+. Someclass. times when pondering with a multi-cultural event called Absolutely a business idea, I not As a developer, one of Avalon. We invite you the ways that we build only ask my 15-yearto join us as we celein diversity, is literally old son Alex, but also brate the diversity in my Switzerland-based by building an open these communities and and long-term busicommunity at every ness partner and friend we look forward to beprice point. I personing able to celebrate in ally do not think gated Raoul, who will turn our newer communities communities with only 91 this month. While single-family homes in they both have different in Tavares and Daytona one price point (often at ideas and perspectives very soon!
