The News of
OFFICIAL PUBLICATION OF THE SUN CITY CENTER COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION
Sun City Center
January 2016
...an official publication of the Sun City Center Community Association
COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION SCHEDULE
January 6 Annual Membership Meeting Community Hall – 7 p.m. 13 Board Meeting Rollins Theater – 9 a.m. 19 Community Leaders Meeting Florida Room – 9 a.m. 25 CO-AP Meeting Caper Room – 2 p.m. February 10 Board Meeting Rollins Theater – 9 a.m. 16 Community Leaders Meeting Florida Room – 9 a.m. 22 CO-AP Meeting Caper Room - 2 p.m. 25 Volunteer Picnic Florida Room – 12 p.m. to 2 p.m. 25 Lawn Concert with Fred Campbell Band Stand – 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. Agendas for monthly Board Meetings will be posted on Official Bulletin Boards the Friday before and on CA website (suncitycenter.org ) – under “Association”). They will also be sent via “What’s New in the CA” email. Every Wednesday: Orientation for new members in the Board Room at 1 p.m.
CA Contact Information Phone: 633-3500 sccboard@suncitycenter.org Website: suncitycenter.org Information Center 813-633-4670
A Word From Your New Directors
John Luper
Neil Rothfeld
Jim Schwartz
Congratulations to the three newlyelected (or re-elected) Community Association Directors John Luper, Neil Rothfeld and Jim Schwartz. Each candidate was asked a few questions and given the opportunity to share their vision for the next year. John Luper NEWS: What are you hoping to see the Board and the CA accomplish this coming year? JL: The Board and the community need to reflect back again and appreciate what we have to enjoy here in Sun City Center. Whether you are new to the community
or a 20-year resident, you would have to admit that the facilities, conditions of the facilities and activities available to all of us continue to improve and expand. For those who were here during the 50year celebration, there was a spirit of satisfaction and energy. That spirit needs to stay with all of us going forward. NEWS: What do you see as the Board’s priorities in the coming year? JL: Maintain what we have and prepare for the future. A positive first impression of our community and CA facilities will protect and improve our property value. Previous Board leadership has developed
positive relationships with County officials and our business community. We need to continue working with them to open new opportunities and support. NEWS: Anything you would like to say to the residents/voters who elected you … and to those who may have voted for someone else? JL: I thank all of the wonderful people who supported me through the election process and all who ultimately voted for me. I now take responsibility to work for everyone in our community as we celebrate what we already have
The Leathernecks Step In
See New Directors on page CA-3.
GFWC Sun City Center Woman’s Club Living the Volunteer Spirit
Photo by Rosemary Maling George Maling (foreground) and Bill Young taking their turn at the Leathernecks’ Adopted “Spot” on the Golf Cart Path.
By John Bowker Anyone who has driven the golf cart path recently through the woods from East Del Webb Blvd on their way to Walmart has found the weeds and trash that had begun to appear there are all gone! We can thank the local Leathernecks Club for stepping up to make the surroundings neat, clean and even safe! In conjunction with Keep Tampa Bay Beautiful, the organization that runs the familiar “Adopt a Road Program”, this group of about 50 veterans of the U.S. Marine Corps has committed to a two-year “Adopt a Spot” program with the same goals for the golf cart path that keep our highways clear of trash. Paul Courter, a Marine in his earlier years, is now very active with the
Leathernecks in Sun City Center and, with his guidance, this local organization adopted the new project to keep the golf cart path safe and clean. Sam Sudman of our Community Association arranged for Hillsborough County to come in with their heavy equipment to trim the larger weeds on both sides of the cart path that had created sight blockages. That left a lot of discarded bottles, trash and more litter than one could expect to have been dropped in the short time the path has been open. Late in November, a team of seven Leathernecks took their own tools and, while watching out for errant golf carts hustling to their destinations, they took a turn at making the path an extension of the neat and professional appearance typical of Sun City Center.
Statement of Purpose
The Sun City Center Community Association serves the residents of Sun City Center by providing assistance for the elderly, assistance and essential services to tax exempt entities, and operates in lieu of a municipal government, thereby lessening the burdens of government (Hillsborough County, Florida).
L to R: Roz Cruthis, Janet Smith, and Beverly Fletchall in front of some of the products brought by club members to a recent Sun City Center Woman’s Club meeting to stock the Haven of Hope, a home for just-released female prisoners. Ms. Smith started the Ruskin home opened early this December.
By Ilona Merritt In August 1962, to fulfill a request by Del Webb, a Woman’s Club was formed in Sun City Center. Since the concept of Sun City Center was based on volunteerism, the founding ladies of the Woman’s Club put emphasis on being service-oriented. The social aspect became secondary. The club
incorporated in 1964, and had been admitted to the Florida Federation of Women’s Clubs and the General Federation of Women’s Clubs in 1963. Through the years members have been living the volunteer spirit, dedicated to community improvement by enhancing the lives of others through service. The
See Woman’s Club on page 12-CA.
Did You Know?
In the December election of CA directors, 1,923 of our 11,001 residents (as of November 30) voted, either by absentee ballot, at the polls or submitting the ballot that was included in the News of Sun City Center. Note: Heard something recently that might be of interest for this feature? Send your suggestions to “hodgespress@gmail.com”.