2022 FEBRUARY GARDEN OF THE GODS RESORT AND CLUB MEMBER NEWSLETTER
Dear Members, The month of January has passed very quickly and ended with a deep cleaning and maintenance program of our Kissing Camels Club House and all the Lodge facilities. We did this at the slowest time of the year and separately, to keep as many amenities open as possible. Thank you for your understanding during this closure as it’s impossible to get into common areas and functional areas to conduct cleaning and maintenance on this level while open. The team performed an incredible amount of work and I hope that you will see a difference because of this hard work. In a seasonal club operation, it is a normal practice to do this once per year and we will be continuing each January with a similar exercise. While in the last week we’ve seen some small amounts of snow precipitation we have still been struggling with adequate water and have had very little precipitation since September of last year. Our golf course maintenance team have been working hard to keep the greens protected and truck watering greens until we get more consistent warmer temperatures to reengage our irrigation systems, all so we can open in the spring with beautiful playing conditions. We continue to monitor the amount of snow we are receiving and how this will impact our walking only policy. Until we receive a considerable amount of moisture, golf carts will continue to not be permitted on the course as they tear up the dry grass to the point where we will not be able to open in the spring with the playing conditions we expect. I would also like to thank you for your patience as the salon was completely renovated and is now ready to welcome you back for hair and nail services. I hope you will agree the new layout and equipment is an improvement to provide the best and most comfortable services for our members. With Valentine’s Day landing on a Monday this year, the Food and Beverage team is offering a special menu beginning on Friday evening through Monday with music each evening. If you’ve not made your reservations for the special Valentine’s dinner menu, please do so through the Member Portal. The demand for the January Member Social was so overwhelming we added a second evening. This increased interest may be since we decided to continue with the events being complimentary. Previously these events were at a cost and during the pandemic we decided to make them free, which we have now decided to continue. Going forward we will offer two evenings of Member Socials each month through April so that we may accommodate many more members. During the summer, as has been normal for many years, we resume our Music Under the Stars events, before resuming complimentary members socials in the fall. Finally, as we continue to see COVID cases rise, our team members have begun wearing masks again. This is for their protection as well as for you as members. We hope to do our part in keeping you and our staff safe and healthy as COVID remains unfortunately part of our lives. We hope that as spring and summer resume that cases will diminish, and we can remove this need. Hoping that you have a wonderful February full of love and fellowship, Best wishes, James Gibson President and CEO Garden of the Gods Resort and Club
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