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COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION SCHEDULE
May 5 Lawn Concert with Kevin Brooks Band Stand – 4 to 6 p.m. 11 Board Meeting Rollins Theater – 9 a.m. 17 Community Leaders Meeting Florida Room – 9 a.m. June 8 Board Meeting Rollins Theater – 9 a.m. NOTE: Community Leaders Meetings are not held in June, July or August.
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
May 2016
Veterans: Come Have Your Photo Taken!
By Janet Ditmore A few months ago, a project was started that is aimed at giving recognition to the men and women of Sun City Center who have served in any of our armed services, in any capacity. Spearheaded by Bill Hodges, the goal of the project is to take a photo of every veteran who is a resident of SCC in recognition of his or her service to this country. This is not an easy task, since so many of the veterans do not feel that they deserve such recognition, especially if they did not serve in combat. But, as Bill Hodges notes, “Each veteran is valuable in their own way, and this includes those in the reserves.” Sometimes it was merely a case of time or place that determined the involvement of the individual. “For example,” says Bill, “someone in the reserves today would probably be called upon to have duty in Afghanistan—maybe multiple times.” When an individual signed those papers that committed him or her to one of the services, they were willing to commit themselves to whatever service might be demanded. The fact that circumstances may not have called upon them to serve under fire does not diminish their courage. For this reason,
Photo by Phyllis Hodges Veterans Photo Project founder Bill Hodges looks on as Chief Photographer Andy Ledoux photographs US Army veteran Bill Folley. Don't forget, all CA resident veterans can either register at the CA office for a photo time or come out on May 7 from 10 to 12 for an open time in the photo club building.
it is important that ALL veterans, who served in ANY capacity, be recognized. Hodges reports that 184 veterans have had their photos taken to date. Others have signed up. To be placed on the list to have a photo taken, with the emblem of the appropriate service branch, call the Community Association offices
and ask to be added to the list for the Veterans’ Project. Photographer Andy LeDoux uses the facilities of the SCC Photo Club to take the portraits. Photos have been published on the video screen in the Atrium and prior to Community
See Veterans on page 2.
“All Creatures Great and SMALL”… but can they DRIBBLE? By Janet Ditmore The Community Association Board approved two new clubs at the monthly Board Meeting on April 12: the SCC Dollhouse Miniatures Club and the SCC Basketball Club. The Miniatures Club has been meeting for over a year in members’ homes, but the club had grown too large to comfortably meet and work in individual homes, prompting members to apply for sanction as an SCC club. The club is named “Dollhouse Miniatures” to distinguish it from other ‘miniatures’ groups, such as model railroaders or miniature shipbuilders, which generally work with miniatures in other scales. The scales common to dollhouses are generally 1 inch (one inch to one foot); ½ inch, ¼ inch and 1/144 (VERY tiny!). Projects chosen by the club will include all scales and members can decide the scale in which they prefer to work. Members have been meeting monthly and choosing a common project to complete during the month, with the help and guidance of more experienced members. Now that the club is an affiliated CA club, members will be meeting in the Bunka Studio every Monday afternoon.
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Members will be able to work on the current club project, learn new techniques, and share tips and ideas for completion of club and individual projects. The club has already taken periodic field trips to view other miniature venues and will continue this practice. In addition, they plan to invite experienced miniaturists from other Florida clubs to share ideas and teach techniques. The club is delighted to be able to use the facilities of the Bunka Studio through the generosity of the two Bunka Clubs and the Cross-stitch Club, who use the studio at other times. By sharing their space, these three clubs join the SCC Tennis Club in supporting new clubs in Sun City Center. The newly-formed Basketball Club is excited about sharing the practice tennis wall on the South Campus for their activities. Plans are already underway to improve the safety of that facility for this new activity. The SCC Basketball Club currently plays indoors at the Ruskin Recreation Center Monday and Wednesday, 9 to 11:15 a.m. They use the tennis facility on the South Campus in the afternoons.
4th of July Preview By Ilona Merritt Mark your calendar and save the date. It’s a Birthday Party. It is America’s Birthday, which we celebrate on the 4th of July. Join your friends and neighbors for a 4th of July celebration right here in Sun City Center. Lots of food will be available starting with bountiful breakfast in the Community Hall. Then move on to the Central Campus for Karaoke at the outdoor pool and musical entertainment at the Bandstand. Free ice cream will be served by the outdoor pool, and the pool hours have been extended for our young guests, for this day only. Hot dogs, fries and much more will be available for purchase. Mark your calendar, and look for more details in the June issue of the News of Sun City Center. From June through August, the Ruskin Center will be closed for Youth Camps but there will be basketball on the outdoor courts! Both ladies and men are invited to join this new and exciting activity. With three levels of play, 3-on-3 and half court games, continuous subs and breaks, it’s a great way to get in shape and have some fun. Contact Bob Monahan at “sccbasketballbob@ yahoo.com” or call (850) 305-9745 for more info. To learn more about dollhouse miniatures, stop by the Bunka Studio at 1 p.m. Mondays or call Janet Ditmore at (813) 634-1038 for more information.
Celebrate the 4th! Joanne Sudman and John Bowker Believe it or not, July 4th is just around the corner; that means you are invited to the Community Association July 4th breakfast at Community Hall from 7:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. Please note the new hours. Joanne and Sam Sudman, chairs of the breakfast for the last five years, made the decision with input from the Breakfast Committee about changing the hours by looking at how many meals were served during the first and last half hour. Shortening the day will make it easier on the volunteers and the maintenance team that prepares the room for the next function. While former volunteers always want to come back and help, the Sudmans are always looking for new help. This is a good way to meet new people, have some fun, and help the community at the same time. Volunteers are needed to work in the kitchen preparing food, serving food and flipping pancakes, bussing tables and taking tickets. Shifts run from 7-9:30 a.m. and 9-11:30 a.m. The cleanup and inventory crew shift is 11:30 a.m.-2 p.m. If you are interested in being a volunteer email Joanne at jsudman@ tampabay.rr.com or call 633-3106.
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May 2016
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
CLUB/ORGANIZATION
AMOUNT APPLIED TO
Aquasizers $1,000 Pool Expenses Ceramics Club $350 Hardship Fund Dog Owners Group $2,000 Their share of Maintenance Costs at Dog Park Monday Movies $130 License Fees Moonglow Dance Club $300 Renovation Fund Tennis Association $10,500 Their share of Maintenance Costs of Tennis Courts The following clubs donated to FunFest: Archery Club....................................$27 Aquasizers.........................................$41 Art Club............................................$98 Ceramics Club..................................$42 Horseshoe Pitchers Club.................$100 Leathernecks Club...........................$20 Organ & Keyboard Club.................$131 Polish Heritage Club........................$70 Potters Wheel...................................$60 Stained Glass Club...........................$71 Woman’s Club...................................$110 The CA received $299 from the Metaphysical Club for a headset to be used in the Heritage Room. O’Neil Family Trust $25,000 Sun City Center Library Community Foundation of Tampa Bay (Durwood & Janet Siville Fund) $6,537 Sun City Center Library Federation of Kings Point $500 Holiday Golf Cart Parade Veterans from page 1. Association general meetings for the awareness of residents. “Andy deserves so much credit for this project,” Hodges said, “He’s been wonderful, really done a yeoman’s job. I’ve been talking about this project for about five years now, and I’d probably still just be talking about it if Andy hadn’t volunteered to shoot and edit the photos.” While, typically, the photographs require a reservation with the CA office, Hodges and Ledoux will be on hand Saturday, May 7, from 10 a.m. to 12 noon for an open photo session. This session will take place in the new Photo Club building on Pebble Beach beside Samaritans. Look for a sign in the yard. Any veteran member of the Community Association may come by and have his or her photo taken. Please wear at least a collared shirt. Dress clothes or uniforms accepted. For anyone wishing to view the photos, Hodges said they will be playing up on the big screen in the Atrium through May 10 and again on Memorial Day. This is an on-going project and it is hoped that EVERY veteran in SCC will take part in the project. As new veterans move into the community, they will be added to the list. If you know any veterans who have not taken part in this important project, please urge them to do so. We all would like to recognize their willingness to serve and this is a way to show our gratitude.
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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).
Come find your new friend or companion! On Friday, May 27, the Hillsborough Pet Resource Center will be here with dogs and cats ready to go home with you. Please pay them a visit from 9-11 a.m. The pets will be happy to see you!
Lawn Concert
Join us on Thursday, May 5, from 4 to 6 p.m. at the Bandstand and listen to the music of Kevin Brooks. This is a free event sponsored by the Community Association. Bring your own chair or sit in your golf cart and enjoy! Catch The NEWS on the web at newsofsuncitycenter.com
Newcomers
List prepared by Linda Bowker from CA staff data. Report corrections, additions to CA at 633-3500.
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May 2016
The News of Sun City Center
President’s Report
By CA President David Floyd CA OFFICE We have a new receptionist in our office. Her name is Esther White. She is a welcome addition to our staff. MEDIANS The Medians Committee will evaluate the project before redoing more medians in late 2016/2017. If you’re in an HOA or POA and would like to help with funding, please contact Ed Barnes or John Luper. The funding is from grants acquired by the HOA or POA units and the units do not incur any costs for the medians. We will not convert all of the medians on South Pebble Beach to Florida friendly. A number of the medians only require a little TLC and refreshing. The weed issue on the new medians has been addressed. We will continue to monitor the weed growth situation. LANDSCAPING The CA is continuing to work on upgrading our landscaping. We lost a few bushes over the winter and replacements have been ordered. WEBSITE If you need to update your club or organization information, please contact either Maggie Pliska or Nan Baytos. We have had some members mention that they were not able to access the videos on the
website. This is how to access the videos: Go to the website “suncitycenter.org”. Scroll down to the three photos. Each photo is a link to one of the videos. Just click a photo and view the video. These videos are on the YouTube site – exit after viewing or you will be on the YouTube site. CLUBS At the April Board meeting we approved two new clubs, the Basketball Club and the Dollhouse Miniatures Club. At the Membership Meeting in March some questions were raised about CA member access to clubs and the wait listing of CA members wishing to join clubs. Our governing documents require that CA members be able to use all the facilities including clubs. Your Board is looking into this. We have sought the advice of our attorneys on how best to resolve this situation. We received the recommendations from our attorney. Any CA member may join any CA club and the club must accept them. Wait listing is not an option for CA members wishing to join CA clubs. Once they are in a club a wait list for training or safety reasons may be established, the club must have a reasonable schedule of progression. The club’s bylaws must allow for this. Kings Point members of CA clubs must be removed from CA clubs to make room for a CA member on a wait list. The CA may charge Kings Point club members a fee for facilities use. Kings Point members shall not be “grandfathered” for CA club membership. Clubs must extend operating hours or establish a rotating system so that all present and new CA members have an opportunity to participate. Just a reminder club room usage and times are at the discretion of the Community Association.
MEET YOUR
NEIGHBOR By Agnes Baker Meet retired banker SPENCER FAIRCLOTH, who has always met any challenge with an ‘I can’ attitude, followed with an “I did” smile! The lessons learned during his formative years in the Depression-era South, when he was raised by wonderful, caring parents and was taught the meaning of sacrifice, honesty, and hard work remained part of his persona until he actually retired, the last time at the age of 79. Sticking to these principles carried Spencer on many journeys, from “Watermelon Inspector” to the White House” with a few stops along the way. He graduated with a Political Science degree from Atlanta Emory University and a Masters degree in International Relations from the University of Tennessee. In 1950, he enlisted in the US Air Force as a Basic Airman, retiring with the rank of Lt. Col in 1974, serving at “base level” all the way to the Office of the Secretary of Defense. Spencer was a member of the European Office of Aerospace Research, with the American Embassy in Brussels, Belgium. He also had tours in France and Germany and retired from the military in 1974 after 24 years. Because others have written of his war times, we want to show you his “other” side —Spence and Mary were married in Etain, France near Verdun in May, 1955. With her by his side, they traveled to some of the countries where he had been stationed, and many places just for the joy of being sightseers! Included in all of their travels was their cat, Bugs. After retiring from the service, Spencer went to the White House, serving under three presidents, a part of his life that is very interesting. He joined Equitable Life Assurance Corporation in a vice president capacity, and then as vice president with Century 21 Corporation with offices on the 87th floor of the World Trade Center. With Mary, the move was made to Sun City Center so he could take over the sale and marketing of Freedom Plaza, which he undertook from fund-raising to building completion. But wait! There is not yet an end to this remarkable man’s journey! Yes, he did retire in 2008, but only after spending 17 years with SunTrust as a First Vice President, giving estate planning seminars, etc. and, after assisting LifePath Hospice with the financing of the first Hospice Care facility in Hillsborough County built in Sun City Center. Now, he limits his activities but continues serving on the board of the Community Foundation of Tampa Bay.
Spence’s wife, Mary, who died in 2007 after a bout with cancer, shared his passion for assisting young people with scholarship funding and they have an annual scholarship awarded in their names. Spencer’s apartment is a testament to his service record and his government work, with many photos showing the highlights of his career; from Mary and his family to the service awards from the presidents he served. From Spencer: “Life is what you make it - you become who you choose to be, and you will be that person until you choose otherwise.” This very brief writing cannot tell the full story so
Spencer signs books for friends and fans at a recent author event.
Spencer and Mary on their Honeymoon.
pick up his book, “From Watermelon Inspector to the White House.” Spencer’s book can be found in most bookstores, or you can order through Amazon. Amazing man, our Spencer Faircloth – another reason to be proud of the wonderful folks making this a community for which we can be so proud!
CA - 3 JULY 4 Don’t forget to mark your calendars for the July 4th breakfast hosted by Sam and Joanne Sudman, which will take place from 7:30 until 11:30 a.m. at Community Hall. Lyn and I met with the Holiday Club in April. The Holiday Club has agreed to sponsor the July 4th afternoon events for the CA. CA Director Ernie Addison will be the Board liaison for the event. The schedule for the day is: 11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. karaoke at the pool. 11:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. Food service – we will have a food tent. Menu: hot dogs, corn dogs, sausages, french fries, chips, cold drinks, popcorn, snow cones and cotton candy. The vendor requires no guarantees, will supply their own insurance, and assumes all risks on sales. 1 - 3 p.m. - music in the bandstand. 2 - 3 p.m. – the Holiday club will hand out ice cream supplied by the CA. First come, first served until they run out. For July 4, 2016 only children’s hours at the outside pool will be from 11 a.m. until dusk to allow for a family day at the pool. Should be a great time at both the pool and the bandstand. CA PLANNING Our Planning Chair Jim Schwartz and our head of TPO, John Luper, are reviewing all of the planning reports generated over the past years and comparing the reports to the 2012 Community Survey. They will make a recommendation to the board on how to proceed going forward.
What’s New at the Library?
By Joanne Gilray, Library Administrator We have new carpet! April 8-10 the library had new carpet installed in the lobby, offices and main portion of the library. I would like to extend my thanks to maintenance staff for its invaluable assistance in helping with this process and to the patrons for their understanding in the need to have the library closed one day. The Sun City Center Book Club meets on the second Thursday of each month at 10 a.m. to discuss the chosen work for that month. This service is made possible through Hillsborough County’s “Book Club in a Bag” program and the books are made available a month prior to discussion here at our library. Feel free to stop in to get more information on this club. This is a reminder of a few benefits and services the library provides. We have a meeting room located within the new wing that can fit around six to eight people. To reserve room space, please contact any of the four library staff members to assist you in making a reservation. You may also request a reservation by contacting the library through the email link “Email Library” located on our online catalog (http://webopac. infovisionsoftware.com/suncity). As always, you can email the library with any questions, concerns or recommendations you may have regarding the library and its collection. We also have a home delivery service that allows us to bring items to you if you cannot make it into the library. This service is not meant as a replacement for those willing and able to come to the library but for those homebound permanently or even temporarily. We have a great group of volunteers that are willing to drop-off and pick-up items right from your home. You must be currently registered with the library to participate. Please call and speak to one of the library staff if you are interested in this service. Finally, I would like to extend my personal gratitude to everyone who has welcomed me warmly into this community. This library, and community, is a unique one where we all, residents and staff, work as a family to keep it moving ahead and to thrive. I look forward to helping to make the library a continued place of relaxation, education and entertainment. Happy Reading!
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The Fitness Center
Friends Walt Drugan (left), Dave Wiens, Bob Sanchez and Dick Yannes combine exercise and conversation.
Diane M. Loeffler Sun City Center is fortunate to have an amazing fitness center. “The Fitness Center is for everyone. You don’t have to be athletic to work out,” Fitness Center Director, Richie Vilasi, says. “Some individuals work out hard. Some are just trying to keep all their joints working.” Regular users of the center include triathletes, fitness buffs, casual exercisers, and individuals who use wheelchairs and walkers. During most of the year, 25-30 people are waiting at the door when the center opens at 6 a.m. Some of them have already gone for their morning run. The attendance ebbs and flows throughout the day with fewer people at meal times. Most of the year, about 200 Sun City residents have exercised by the time the center closes at 8 p.m. Recumbent bikes, elliptical machines and treadmills are the most popular pieces of equipment. They are great for individuals who are just starting to exercise as well as those who have an ongoing fitness regime. Vilasi says that the rowing machine is also a great choice. It encourages a wide range of motion and provides a whole body exercise. The Fitness Center also offers exercise balls, weights, user-friendly machines designed to work on specific muscle groups, and an inventory of weights that can even accommodate serious weight lifters. Free training sessions on the use of equipment are available between September and April. Dennis O’Brien
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works with four or fewer individuals for an hour and a half to two hours to ensure that every one knows how to use each station safely. If you would like a one-on-one personal trainer, Vilasi can provide contact information. However, the services of personal trainers are independent of the center itself. The Fitness Center strives to provide an atmosphere that is friendly and equipment that is as up to date as possible. Further, “the center strives to provide what people want so there is something for everyone,” says Vilasi. A committee made up of volunteers meets to look into what the center needs. Kevin Burke assists the committee by researching what new equipment is out there and reporting to the committee. The director is not on the committee, so the next step is for the committee to forward their recommendations to him. From there, the recommendations are sent to the Community Association for their approval. If there is something you would like to have in the fitness center, you may wish to contact the committee or consider becoming a member of the committee. Fitness Center Attendants are on duty to answer questions and to keep the center in good condition. On Thursdays the center is closed from 1 to 2:15 p.m. for regular maintenance. The maintenance department does minor repair work as needed. An outside company, Fit Logic, comes in once a month to take care of any more complicated problems. If you would like to exercise in airconditioned comfort and perhaps even watch the news at the same time (bring your own earplugs if you want to hear the programs), consider stopping by The Fitness Center. They are open seven days a week. One Woman’s Story A stroke at age 80 might be the end of an active life for many people, but not for Marie Yannes. Four years ago, Yannes couldn’t walk or use her right arm. After going through physical therapy, Marie
MOVIES at the Rollins Theater One showing only @ 1 p.m.
The Monday Movies will normally show two movies each month in the Rollins Theater at 1p.m. on the second and fourth Monday. Dates and times may change as required. Seating is limited to 200 per showing and is reserved for current Sun City Center Community Association members and their guests who present an up-to-date member/guest card or yellow ID badge.
May 9 • Big Stone Gap • 1 Hour, 43 Minutes
In a coal mining town in Virginia, Ave Maria Mulligan, the town’s self-proclaimed spinster, has resigned herself to a quiet life of singlehood and being useful. She works in her family’s pharmacy, delivers the prescriptions herself, and directs the town’s annual outdoor drama until one day she learns of a longburied family secret that changes the course of her life forever. Based on the novel “Big Stone Gap” written by Adriana Trigiani. Starring: Ashley Judd, Patrick Wilson, Whoopi Goldberg, Jane Krakowski Director: Adriana Trigiani Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance Runtime: 1hour, 43 minutes Rating: PG for brief suggestive material
May 23 • Suffragette • 1 Hour, 47 Minutes
In 1912 Britain, Maud, a working-class wife and mother toils with her husband at a London laundry. She is startled by a protest by Suffragettes, who are turning to public acts of civil disobedience to win the vote for women. She is even more surprised to see her coworker, Violet, is one of the agitators. Initially unwilling to get involved, Maud comes to realize she must claim her dignity at home and in her workplace and joins brave women from all walks of life. She is led to hard choices that change her life forever, as she strives to effect change for generations to come as she and her fellow Suffragettes risk their very lives to ensure that women’s rights be recognized and respected. Inspired by true events. Starring: Carey Mulligan, Helena Bonham Carter, Brendan Gleeson, Meryl Streep Director: Sarah Gavron Genre: Drama Runtime: 1 hour, 47 minutes Rating: PG for some intense violence, brief strong language, partial nudity
May 2016
A Groundbreaking Event May 10, 1961
By Cathy Meyerhoff SCC History Society Though May 10, 1961 may not ring any bells with most local residents, it is important. On that May day, ground was broken for the retirement community of Sun City Center. Nothing is recorded about this event other than the date. There is no record that Del Webb, whose plan it was to develop the town was present. Even the location of the turning over of the first shovel of sandy soil is lost in the mists of time. Information is known about the events leading up to this date. Twelve thousand acres of scrub, swamp, and pasture in southwest Hillsborough county were the home of 2,500 cattle
and her husband, Dick, started coming to The Fitness Center. She now uses the rowing machine, the elliptical machine and the stepper. She stands on the framed balance ball and has even begun doing some walking on the treadmill. Marie and Dick Yannes take advantage of much of what Sun City Center has to offer. They attend lectures at the Discovery University at Aston Gardens,
before Del Webb purchased the land in 1961. His vision for the land did not include ranching, however. Instead part of that large tract was to be developed into a third Sun City community for retirees following successful developments in Arizona and California. When the symbolic groundbreaking took place orders were already issued to have streets, a shopping center, post office, recreation center, motel, restaurant and model homes in place before a grand opening scheduled for January 1, 1962. Eight months later that plan became reality and today we reap the benefits of that May groundbreaking 55 years ago.
go to Freedom Plaza’s exercise classes and attend seminars such as the April solar power presentation hosted by the Science and Technology Club. Yannes also takes arthritis classes in the walking pool at 1 p.m. on Tuesdays and Fridays. In April, the entire class sang “Happy Birthday” to her. What a wonderful way to celebrate the birthday of this active and determined woman.
Meet Your Manager Lyn Reitz By Uta Kuhn Lyn Reitz is a Floridian, born in St. Petersburg, where she still resides. Her mother was a trauma nurse in the ER and her father an engineer, and both of them were in the Air Force in their younger days. Reitz became interested in The Association Management Field at the tender age of 21, and has worked in the same field ever since. Reitz’s husband is a chiropractor, and they are the proud parents of three children, two stepdaughters and one young son. Reitz has worked for First Service Residential for the past 15 years, in many capacities. She worked her way up through the ranks with the following positions – Receptionist, Accounting Department, Administrative Assistant, Assistant Manager, and last as Manager. In 2006 she decided to answer an ad to become the Manager of the Community Association of SCC, and after being interviewed by the Board was hired for the position. Reitz is responsible for running all of our great facilities and takes her direction from the Board of Directors. To quote Reitz, “SCC is such a wonderful community with so much to offer it’s members, I really love it here”. As a matter of fact because she loves working in this community so much, she had her father moved from Orlando to Sun City Center several years ago, so she could be closer to him. As I write this, while having a temporary job in the office, I had
occasion to meet her dad. He is a sweet man. Reitz is very dedicated to this community. She gets involved with Fun Fest, the golf cart parades, attends weekly board meetings and the monthly Leaders Meetings to give progress reports. She loves being able to be part of the progress being made to help move the community forward with it’s many updates and improvements to our facilities. She is very proud of having a hand in all of these projects which enhance the lifestyle of our CA members. At this writing, she is awaiting the beginning of the construction of our new cafe and is hopeful that it will be a great amenity that our members will enjoy for years to come. When asked what she likes to do in her spare time, her response was “I like visiting the theme parks, love animals, going to the beach, walking and hiking, being with my family”.