A M E S S A G E FROM THE PRESIDENT & THE GENERAL MANAGER
May Newsletter – joint version – Steven Sonenreich and Peter Serena
Steven Sonenreich President
Welcome to the month of May. This is always a transitional month for Florida Clubs. We are still relatively busy for the first half of the month before the weather starts to heat up and some of our members head for cooler climes. The Club is still active with a Derby Watch Party, Couples Club Championship, Mother’s Day Brunch, DBKT events and culminating with many activities across Memorial Day Weekend. As a reminder, the Club will be open on Memorial Day, Monday, May 31st, and closed on Tuesday, June 1st. We received some good news regarding the renovation in April, when the City issued our revised permit for the main clubhouse portion. The permit for the 19th Hole structure is still pending, but we have passed some major hurdles with it, and have gotten back comments from the various departments on other items. We had a meeting planned with the City at the end of April and will report on the outcome of that at a later time. The Fitness and Group Exercise expansion is continuing as well as the fire service line relocations and inspections. The Low Voltage work will be commencing shortly and Origin will begin installing windows and hanging drywall in the beginning of May. As part of the renovation, we will be painting the entire exterior of the clubhouse. We don’t have the exact dates at this time, but it will require some interruption to our services as was expected. We will do our best to give as much notice and minimize any closure or rerouting that will be necessary as various areas of the clubhouse will be inaccessible intermittently. On the membership side, we had a terrific start to April with 15 new members! Interest in membership at our Club is at an all-time high and we are seeing many new members referring their friends to Deering Bay! The renovation amenities are proving to be very attractive to these prospects as well as our highly regarded golf course. We will be conducting our Annual Member Survey in the month of May. We are finalizing the questions and will be sending out notices to the membership on when and how to complete the survey. Your input is valuable to us to let us know what you enjoy about the Club and where we can improve. Another important aspect of membership is our Club Governance. Although our board elections are a few months away, it is not too soon to be thinking about how you can be involved. It is important for Clubs to have member involvement at the committee level, and on the Board of Directors, to work with management for strategic planning and to (continued on the next page)
