The News of
OFFICIAL PUBLICATION OF THE SUN CITY CENTER COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION
Sun City Center
January 2022
CA SCHEDULE
JANUARY 1 All Facilities Closed 3 Board Workshop Rollins Theater - 9 a.m. Zoom ID: 847 6996 6672 Passcode: 650937 5 Annual Membership Meeting Community Hall – 3 p.m. Zoom ID: 899 8809 5586 Passcode: 824217 12 Board Meeting Rollins Theater – 9 a.m. Zoom ID: 813 4578 0512 Passcode: 113919 18 Club Leaders Meeting Florida Room – 10 a.m. Zoom ID: 863 5596 5557 Passcode: 827986 31 Board Workshop Rollins Theater - 9 a.m. Zoom ID: 856 4846 5560 Passcode: 975378
Agendas for the monthly Board Meetings will be posted on the official bulletin board in the Atrium the Friday before and on the CA website (www.suncitycenter.org – under “Residents” – Upcoming Meeting Agendas). They will also be sent via “What’s New in the CA” email.
CA Contact Information Administration Office 1009 N. Pebble Beach Blvd, SCC Phone: 813.633.3500 Hours – 8 a.m. to 3 p.m., M-F sccboard@suncitycenter.org Website: suncitycenter.org Information Center: 813.633.4670
St. Andrew Rock ‘n’ Roll Car and Craft Show
Gary Johnson with his 1959 Olds Super 88, which required about a decade of work to restore.
By Andrea L. T. Peterson The Annual St. Andrew Craft Fair was a huge success! Nearly 50 vendors paid just $20 each for a booth and hundreds of optimistic shoppers came from all around the area to find holiday gifts for friends, family, and themselves. According to Nancy Metcalf, who has coordinated the event for about five years (with a hiatus for the COVID precautions taken last year), money from vendor booth fees “goes to the church’s ministries within our community.” This year, Metcalf asked her husband, Dean, to organize a classic car show to coincide with the Craft extravaganza. At least a dozen classic beauties were on display in front of the church for passers-by and shoppers to admire and discuss with the cars’ owners.
New Board Directors and New Officers
Although their official duties don’t begin until January 5, all three of the newly elected board members attended the December Board Meeting. They are (left to right) Ron Clark, Jim Collins, and Roger Zieg.
By Diane M. Loeffler There will be three new directors sworn in during the January 5 Membership Meeting. The meeting is at Community Hall and begins at 3 p.m. Ron Clark, Jim Collins, and Roger Zieg are ready to put their promises into action. Ron Clark says, “I hope to accomplish what I ran on. Increased transparency of the Board’s decision-making process, improved communication with the community, increased membership involvement in our government by
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implementing the HUG-SCC (Help Us Govern) program, and focus on ensuring SCC remains an attractive place for retirees to move to and enjoy. I’d also like to thank all the previous CA Board Directors for their hard work in making SCC a great place to live.” His email will be “rclark@suncitycenter.org”. Jim Collins says, “I hope to accomplish the three things I advocated for during my campaign. First, I will do my best to get a Sunshine Policy passed to open all board and committee meetings for attendance by all members of the Community Association. Second, I propose an annual survey of all members to get a sense of what the community wants the board to pursue on their behalf. Finally, I will work to establish a registry of talent of successful retirees in our community to help us with the issues our community faces.”
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Dean Metcalf ’s 2017 Corvette Grand Sport proved a popular entry into the show.
Ed Whitehead’s fire-engine red Comet turned heads.
Nancy Metcalf presided over a very successful, and very busy, craft fair.
The Golf Cart Raffle
How It and Our Donations Help Fund the Security Patrol
Deputy Merry came in to draw the lucky ticket for the golf cart winner. Pictured are Chief of Patrol Tim Broad, Patrol Board President John Eramo, Board Vice President John Weaver, and HCSO Deputy Jeff Merry.
By Diane M. Loeffler For the last 40 years, the Security Patrol helps keep us safe. Their fleet of four cars patrol up and down our streets for twelve hours 363 days a year (plus one more day on leap years). The only days the volunteers get a vacation is Thanksgiving and Christmas Day. Each of the Security Patrol’s 4 cars averages 26,000-27,000 miles a year. These miles are driven at an average speed of 15 miles an hour allowing drivers to keep a watchful eye on our neighborhoods. A car is driven for four years. Usually, one car is replaced a year. The Security Patrol (Patrol) is an all-volunteer organization of more than 600 with one paid employee. The Patrol budget includes expenditures on cars including maintenance, repairs, fuel and insurance. It also includes building costs, office administration expenses
and personnel equipment. For several years, the Patrol has purchased a golf cart in June or July. Chief of Patrol Tim Broad says, “Every year we get a golf cart from a different cart supplier. This year we bought this one from West Coast Golf Cars who gave us a generous discount.” The Patrol begins selling tickets in June or July and continues selling chances to win the cart until the drawing on the second Saturday of December. Until 2021, the second Saturday was also the day of the Golf Cart Parade. This year, the parade was the first Saturday of the month. Deputy Merry made a special trip to the Patrol to draw the winning ticket. This year’s winner was Anthony Montesano. Broad says, “Looking back at other years’ expenses, the profit from the golf cart drawing should pay our
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