Reflections | April 2017 Limited Version

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APRIL 2017 VOLUME 17 ISSUE 4

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REFLECTIONS APRIL 2017 VOLUME 17 ISSUE 4

VILLAGE CENTER HOURS Administration: 863-427-7100 Monday-Friday 9am-5pm Floralawn On-Site Office (Admin Building) Monday-Friday 9am-5pm Marketplace Bistro 863-427-7150, ext. 4724 Daily 8am-8pm Riviera Spa & Fitness Center 863-427-7130 Monday-Thursday 6:30am-9pm Friday 6:30am-7pm Saturday-Sunday 7am-7pm Starlite Ballroom Daily 8am-11pm Stonegate Pro Shop 863-427-7150 x4710 Daily 7am-6pm The Grille at Stonegate 863-427-7167 Daily 8am-8pm Bar Open Until 9pm Daily The Palms 863-496-1530 Amenity Center Monday-Sunday 8am-9pm Kids Pool Hours Monday-Friday 12pm-4pm Saturday & Sunday 9am-9pm Fitness Center Monday-Thursday 6:30am -9pm Friday 6:30am-7pm Saturday-Sunday 7am-7pm Waterfront Galleries Daily 8am-11pm Wells Fargo Bank: 863-421-5448 Monday-Friday 9am-4pm Welcome Center or Model Park 863-427-7000 Monday-Saturday 9:30am -5:30pm Sunday 11am -5:30pm

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ON THE COVER April is Volunteer Appreciation Month and we want to say a huge “THANK YOU” to Solivita’s dedicated volunteers! See more on pages 6 and 7.

CONTACT LIST General Manager (Association) - Gary Consorto: 863-427-7103 or gconsorto@evergreen-LM.com Club Manager - Sheri Wollschlager: 863-427-7129 or swollschlager@evergreen-LM.com Safety & Security Director - Joe Murphy: 863-440-7572 or joe.murphy@evergreen-LM.com Evergreen Lifestyles Management (For ALL Club & HOA Matters) 24/7: 877-221-6919 or customerservice@evergreen-LM.com AV Homes Customer Care: 800-858-5933 or www.avhomesinc.com/owner-care Architectural Review: 863-427-7022, Fax: 863-496-4456 or compliance@solivitahoa.com Catering & Banquets (Stonegate Golf Club): 863-427-7150 x4720 Communications: 863-427-7137 or croe@evergreen-LM.com Concierge: 863-427-7100 or Fax: 863-496-4456 Floralawn: 863-225-9565 or floralawn.com (Submit a Work Order) K&M Drugs: 863-496-7930 or Fax: 863-496-7931 Lifestyles Activities: 863-427-7125 Membership: 863-427-7143 or solivitamembership@evergreen-LM.com Resident 2 Resident Resource Center: 863-236-9973 or SolivitaR2R@gmail.com Riviera Spa & Fitness Center: 863-427-7130 Security -Bella Viana: 863-427-1268 Security-Main Gate: 863-427-4238 Security-South Gate: 863-496-1473 Security -Venezia: 863-427-2338 Security-West Gate: 863-496-1453 Solivita Sales: 863-427-7000 Stonegate Golf Club Directory: 863-427-7150 The Palms Amenity Center: 863-496-1530 or Fax: 863-496-0914 Violations & Compliance: 863-427-7032 Visitor/Vendor Gate Access Voice Server: 863-496-4464

License Plate Recognition (LPR)

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By Gary Consorto General Manager

Recently we have been collecting the information necessary

your front windshield). As we work through April, if you see you

to input into our new License Plate Recognition gate access

are needing to use the transponder repeatedly, please notify

system. For those of you yet to provide us with that information,

the Membership Department through the contact information

please contact SolivitaMembership@evergreen-LM.com or call

stated previously.

the Membership Department at 863-427-7143 or 863-8668690. We will be working with both the LPR system and the

While we don’t expect this transition to be a hardship, we do

Transponder system throughout April and we are hoping by the

expect some issues, so please be as patient and understanding

end of the month to be able to go to just the LPR system.

as possible as we move forward with this improvement to our safety and security.

The only way we, and you, are going to know if the LPR system is working for you is to make sure your transponder is in a location you can readily access but not in the location of the initial reader as you approach the gates (please remove from

Gary Consorto 863-427-7103 gconsorto@evergreen-LM.com

The Annual Walk/Run for a Cure Was a Success!

By Narda and Tony Handler Solivita Walk/Run for a Cure Event Coordinators The 9th Annual Walk/Run for a Cure held on February 18th was an outstanding success! The first event, 9 years ago, had about 50 participants and this year we had 364. The donations raised also set a new record! Every penny goes directly to the American Cancer Society to help find a cure. We would like to thank all of the very generous participants who joined us in this fight against cancer and look forward to next year when we hope to set a new participant record again! We’d also like to extend a special thanks to the young students from Palmetto Elementary School who participated in the run with us. WE WILL WIN THIS BATTLE! NEVER GIVE UP!

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Committee Roundup Solivita Advisory Committee (SAC) The Committee kicked off the January meeting welcoming new members Joyce Colin, Joe Ewing, Stephan Kane, and Hal Smith. We discussed future agendas and community issues for the new year. One of our primary activities will concern security and safety in the community.

TO ALL RESIDENTS If you have misplaced or lost your Solivita ID card

In February, we reviewed the Security Services Request for Proposal and will participate in the

or gate transponder it is

selection process in March. The committee is also in the process of becoming familiar with

very important that you

the Solivita Governing Documents, especially those sections concerning the Association.

notify the Membership

Solivita Lifestyles Activities Committee (SLAC) The SLAC committee brought ideas for two copycat restaurant concepts. These are restaurants you travel to outside of Solivita that we will bring to you in Mosaics. For example: Cheddar’s, Chili’s, Miller’s Ale House, etc., but we will be changing the name, of course. The room will be decorated to give you the feel of the restaurant. You will be offered choices in appetizer, entrées, and dessert, but your order will be taken at the time of ticket purchase.

The first copycat in May will be “Abuelo’s” that we will call “Grandpa’s.” The second copycat in the fall will be “Crabby Bill’s” that we will call “Crusty Crab’s.”

Office. Either will be deactivated until you have found them or purchase a replacement ID card. We need your assistance in keeping Solivita the most outstanding community we all can enjoy. Thank you for your cooperation.

The committee is looking to add some more activities for adults and kids during the 4th of July Street Party. Some ideas being tossed around is a watermelon eating and spitting

Contact Membership at

contest, water balloon toss, and adding red, white and blue Jello shots to the bar menu. To

863-427-7143 or vkellogg@

give feedback, suggestions, ideas or comments on any Lifestyles event, we’d love to hear from you! Email us at LifestylesAdvisoryCommittee@SolivitaHOA.com.

evergreen-LM.com.

WANTED! ARTISAN & CRAFT VENDORS FOR THE 16TH ANNUAL FALL FESTIVAL Saturday, November 4th from 9:30am-3pm Village Drive | Rain or Shine Application Deadline is June 30th 10% Early Registration Discount Deadline is May 31st Application packets will be mailed out to our mailing list by mid-April. To have your name added to the mailing list, send an email with your name, address, phone number, and email address to solivitafallfestival@gmail.com or call Lifestyles Activities at 863-427-7125. Photos by Judie Chiappone.

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On behalf of the entire Solivita staff, THANK YOU TO ALL THE VOLUNTEERS who give their invaluable volunteer services to the Solivita community. Whether it may be organizing or delivering community newsletters, volunteering at the Thursday night movies, assisting clubs with their audio/visual needs, clerical assistance in several department offices, organizing the Library, assisting with Lifestyles events, selling tickets at Ticket Sales, assisting with the art classes, working at the new Resource Center, sitting on an advisory committee (SAC, SLAC, Wellness, Landscape, F&B, ARC, etc.) and the many other duties you fulfill is SO appreciated and it is more than you know. You are the helping hands, smiling faces, caring hearts and rays of sunshine that keeps Solivita a wonderful place to live for everyone! On a yearly average, 162 volunteers give 10,000 hours to Solivita, so thank a Rays of Service volunteer today!

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Reflections Volunteers

By Carolyn Roe, Communications Coordinator The end of every month finds a dedicated group of volunteers making their way to the Ballroom beginning at 8 in the morning. Some of them move the 70 some odd boxes of Reflections into place while others start the task of “stuffing” inserts into the Reflections bags. Bags get sealed and labelled by still another group of volunteers. Yet another group gets the bagged Reflections and organizes them into delivery routes.

Along come the deliverers, many of whom have also been stuffers and labelers, who get Reflections out to over 3,900 homes - usually by mid-afternoon the same day. A great big thank you is in order to approximately 72 volunteers who take the time to reflect on their community and themselves as volunteers. It really does take dedication to Solivita to do this task month after month.

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Spring into Fun!

By Shelley Destefano Community Concierge Have your wits with you on April Fool’s Day, which is the first of the month or the jokes on you! Easter, which is on Sunday, April 16th, is a very yummy time of year. Although I am grown up, I always get a huge Easter basket filled with all the goodies!

Then it hits me that I just gained 5 pounds; but if I consumed popcorn flavored Jelly Belly jellybeans, its fine with me! So, to work off some of those pounds I often walk around some of my favorite shopping locations in Florida.

Old Town Who doesn’t enjoy walking around Old Town? They have been

Tarpon Springs Sponge Docks

around since 1986 entertaining families with over 50 unique shops and a car show for the guys every Saturday night at 8:30pm.

They are open daily from 10am to 11pm. Located on 192 at 5770

Disney Springs

W. Irlo Bronson Memorial. For more information, give them a call

Finally, there is Disney Springs where you can watch movies at

at 407-396-4888 or visit their website at myoldtownusa.com.

the AMC Theater, dance at The House of Blues, pick one of the many restaurants to have dinner at, watch Cirque Du Soleil or go to an indoor interactive theme park at DISNEYQUEST. Everything listed above costs money, but if you just want to walk around the stores and check out free live entertainment that’s also an option.

There is also a water play area for the kids/grandkids. You can always visit their website to find out what’s going on tonight at www.disneysprings.com.

Old Town Disney Springs

Tarpon Springs Sponge Docks Tarpon Springs is home of the historic Sponge Docks. The Sponge Industry helped build a Greek Community that is now famous

Even after walking, running, and hopping down the bunny trail,

not only for the world’s finest sponges, but for some of the finest

I am normally still fluffy. No worries - fluffy people are normally

Greek restaurants, markets, and bakeries in the country. What

quite content. Let’s not even talk about April fool’s day, as the

else will you find in Tarpon Springs? Attractions, natural sponges,

jokes are always on me!

sponge diving, tours, sightseeing cruises, unique Greek and Florida souvenirs, lots of shopping, sightseeing and live entertainment.

Located at Dodecanese Blvd., Tarpon Springs, FL 34689. For more information visit their website at spongedocks.net.

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Community Concierge 863-427-7100 sdestefano@evergreen-LM.com

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Resident 2 Resident (R2R) held its soft opening on Monday, March 6th with an impressive number of volunteers and visitors.

Suggestions were made for services the center might provide as well as suggestions for small group workshops. We are pleased to announce that the first workshop will be held on Friday, April 7th at 10am in R2R with Bill Johnson as the presenter. Bill is one of Solivita’s well-known handymen. He will be speaking about problems homeowners should be aware of in their home environment. Call 863-236-9973 for your reservation.

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[ Solivita Information ] CELEBRATION FOR LIFE “PAINT SOLIVITA PURPLE” ON SUNDAY, APRIL 2ND Relay For Life of Solivita is having a FREE CELERBRATION & DANCE PARTY in the Village Center! One Day, APRIL 2nd; One Community, SOLIVITA; One Purpose, to FIGHT AGAINST CANCER! Wear PURPLE and don’t forget to bring your PURPLE GLOVES

NEWSLETTER SUBMISSIONS Newsletter submission email: newsletter@ avcommunities.com.

MAY SUBMISSIONS Calendar submissions and newsletter articles are due on Friday, March 31st. Inserts are due by Monday, April 24th. All inserts must be approved

by Club Manager, Sheri Wollschlager (email it to

because we are going to “Raise ‘em Up” to Fight Against

swollschlager@evergreen-LM.com) before they

Cancer. Come to the GRAND PRIZE BOOTH to get your FREE

are copied.

ticket for your Purple Gloves and wearing PURPLE!

EVENT SCHEDULE: 12PM-10PM

JUNE SUBMISSIONS

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11am: SURVIVOR Registration

Calendar submissions and newsletter articles for

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All Day: Cash Bar, Raffles, and Games

April are due on Monday, May 1st.

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All Day: Massages for a donation to the cure

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12pm: Opening Ceremony with Color Guard, Survivors and Caregivers

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1pm-4pm: DJ IRWIN, Dance-A-Thon, Zumba, Drums, Line Dancing, and more with instructors

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1pm-4pm: Yoga, Stretch, Pilates, and Tai Chi in the ZEN GARDEN on the grassy area (bring own mat/towel)

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1pm-8pm: LOTS OF FOOD - pulled pork, brats, hot dogs, sausage and peppers, eggplant, meatballs, pinchos, signature cookies, cannolis, and more

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1pm-8pm: EVERY HOUR there will be a “Hands Up”

ADVERTISING INFO Solivita reserves the right to refuse advertisement and does not guarantee any work or claims made by advertisers. Advertisement in Reflections does not constitute an endorsement or approval of goods or services by Solivita. Residents receive 50% off the 1/8 page ad at the one-month rate. For more

street dance with DJ IRWIN and DJ PENNY, as well as

information on advertising in Reflections, please

with the BANDS in the Ballroom

contact the Advertising Administrator, Amanda

1pm-8pm: BANDS in the Ballroom - THE SWING BAND,

Wright, at SolivitaAdvertising@Evergreen-LM.

APPLAUSE, FOREVER YOUNG and BBC JAZZ BAND

com or 813-501-7220, or visit the website at

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4pm-10pm: DJ PENNY on the street

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4pm: Ice Cream Sundaes - FREE for SURVIVORS or a $5

SolivitaAdvertising.com.

donation •

8pm: Start of Luminarias and Candle Walk

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9pm: Closing Ceremony

QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? Do you have a suggestion for Reflections, Channel 732, or SolivitaHOA.com? Please email inquires or comments to Carolyn Roe at croe@evergreen-LM. com or stop by the Communications Office.

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April Has Arrived!

By Brad Thompson Branch Manager, Floralawn Winter is over and our days are starting to

Plant & Sod Replacement

heat up. Summer isn’t far away!

Floralawn team-members have almost completed the installation

February & March Recap

of plant and sod replacements. Periodically through any given calendar year, we conduct a plant and sod audit, noting where

Our crews completed the first 2017 weed control and fertilizer

stress or damage has occurred or grass and plants have died.

application as planned and on schedule. We used products that

Then we go through and systematically replace damaged or dead

targeted the specific weeds that emerge in early spring. We used

grass and plants.

fertilizers to replenish the soil and feed the grass after our slowgrowth winter.

What’s Ahead in April?

This month we return to weekly mowing of residential lawns as

Pruning

well as weekly mowing of the turf around all ponds.

I mentioned in last month’s article that we were continuing to prune the Crape Myrtles in Solivita. That two-month project has

New Team Member Hiring

been completed and the Crapes are finished being pruned until

In April we’re also starting to gear up for summer and the increased

next year.

growing activity of lawns, shrubs, trees and landscaping plants.

To keep up with the work, we’re purchasing additional equipment

Floralawn crews also completed the native grass pruning and the

and we’re augmenting our staff by bringing on additional team

rejuvenational pruning. The latter is what we carry out on plants

members. We search out the best, putting potential employees

that have gotten long and leggy. Leggy plants have growth at

through a thorough screening/vetting process.

their tops but are bare or sparse at the bottom. They do not look Once we have our new team

lush or vibrant any more.

complete, we will have seven fully Plants around Solivita that get leggy and need rejuvenational

functioning

maintenance

crews

pruning include Gold Mound, Arboricola, Viburnum, Tibouchina,

and seven detail crews. These hard-working team members

and Downy Jasmine. Sometimes we will remove as much as half

will ensure that Solivita residential areas and common areas are

of the plant to take it down to a fuller area. This kind of trimming

kept looking their best. If you have any questions, please don’t

spurs new and thicker growth and the plants fill in pleasingly.

hesitate to call us at 863-225-9565.

FRIENDS WHO HAVE LEFT US, BUT ARE NOT FORGOTTEN Steve Horvath

Horvath

Our thoughts are with the family and friends of the resident who recently passed away.

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SOLIVITAHOA.COM TIPS FORMS: Looking for a Lifestyles or Fitness form?

Look under that title on SolivitaHOA.com and find the Volunteer Log Sheet, Ticket Sales form, Community Garden application, and a lot more.

OLD EMAILS: Looking for an old email blast?

Look under SolivitaHOA.com, “Docs & Info,” Community Email Blasts, and Email Archive.

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Cosponsored with Solivita Book Circle and Lifestyles Activities A minimum of 15 students is required for a course to be held and pre-registration is required unless noted differently in the course listing. For more information, to register for a course or to purchase your 2017 Art and Literary Lecture Annual Pass by cash, check or credit card, please visit the Lifestyles Activities Office or call 863-427-7125.

2017 ART AND LITERARY LECTURE ANNUAL PASS

from Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland a few years

Residents will be admitted to any of approximately 14 Art and

ago. He has an extra class amateur radio license (KI8JV) but has

Literary Lectures by purchasing an Annual Pass for

not been an active “ham” since moving to Solivita.

$20 per person. Lectures will be advertised under

Course Description: This program is designed for grandparents

the Solivita University article in Reflections. Art

who want to learn more about 3-D printing, and for retired

classes, presented by Art Historian Jan Clanton,

hobbyists who might want to play with one. If you haven’t already

are on Tuesdays this semester at 1pm in the Ballroom. Literary

heard your grandkids talking about this mysterious printer, you

Lectures, taught by resident Professor Thomas Gallagher, take

likely will soon. Even better, if you have visiting grandkids 10 years

place this semester on Mondays at 4pm in The Palms. If you

or older, or guests bring them along and learn together!

choose not to purchase an Annual Pass and want to attend a lecture, admission is $5 per lecture at the door. You will need to

You will learn about 3-D printing, what it is and how it works.

show your pass when entering these lectures. Art and Literary

Objects produced on a 3-D printer will be available for you to

passes are for Art and Literature Lectures only.

examine. We will talk about some of the amazing applications of this technology in almost every aspect of life. Then using an

ART HISTORY LECTURE: BAROQUE AGE GARDENS

example of designing a 3-D object, we will see a video of it being

Have your 2017 Annual Pass in hand for quick entry!

printed. You will also see a live demonstration of the printer.

Tuesday, April 11th • 1pm • Starlite Ballroom • Tuition: Art and Literary 2017 Pass or $5 at the door

LITERARY LECTURE

Professor: Jan Clanton, Art Historian

Have your 2017 Annual Pass in hand for quick entry!

Course Description: Gardens became outdoor rooms during the

Book: The Lost Symbol by Dan Brown • Monday, April 24th •

Baroque Age. Compare and contrast both Western gardens,

4pm • The Palms • Tuition: Art and Literary 2017 Pass or $5

like the ones at Versailles and Villa Gamberaia, with those of

at the door

the East. In the West, man controlled nature; in the East nature

Professor: Thomas Gallagher, a Solivita resident, who has taught

inspired man.

both literature and law during his career. He is currently teaching

Next Lecture: Tuesday, October 17th.

government at Valencia College.

Course Description: The Lost Symbol is a masterstroke of

INTERGENERATIONAL 3-D PRINTING CLASS/

storytelling—a deadly race through a real-world labyrinth of

DEMONSTRATION

codes, secrets, and unseen truths—all under the watchful

Friday, April 21st • 10am • The Palms • Tuition: Free and no

eye of Brown’s most terrifying villain to date. Set within the

pre-registration required

hidden chambers, tunnels, and temples of Washington, D.C.,

Presenter: Alan McIlwain, is a Physicist who has built his own 3-D

The Lost Symbol races through a startling landscape toward an

printer. Alan has a MSc in Nuclear Physics from the University

unthinkable finale.

of Manitoba in Canada. He spent most of his career working in

Next Lecture: A Man Called Ove by Fredrik Backman on Monday,

material science and electronics. He retired and moved here

May 22nd.

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Rationale for a Disaster Kit Submitted by the Solivita CERT Team

A

disaster supply kit is intended to provide a minimum

Gather together your important papers: copies of insurance

of items to carry you through the effects of a major

policies (house, car, life, medical coverage information), list

disaster. Types of disasters could include a natural

of contacts for these and family and friends, list of doctors and

weather phenomenon, such as a hurricane or a man-made

medications, legal documents, bank account information, credit

disaster, such as a terrorist attack. Putting together a disaster kit

card information, normal bills, and passports. Put these copies

means answering the following questions:

in a watertight container for protection as well as quick access

•

What am I going to eat and drink if power is out and access

and transport. Your smart phone can store most of this, but what

to groceries is cut off?

happens when the battery runs down and you don’t have power to

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How will I know what is going on?

recharge its battery?

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What tools and supplies will I need to mitigate damage to

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my home?

Don’t forget pet supplies and meds, plus identification information

What kinds of information will I need to recover my property

in case they run away in the confusion. If you have particular

and normal life?

medical support needs, plan how to deal with keeping these

What supplies should I take with me if I am forced to leave

operating or using portable units.

my home?

You will need a suitable container for all this stuff—plastic bin(s), First and foremost you will need canned or dry, non-perishable

even garbage bags, cardboard boxes, etc. A key caution here:

foods that will carry you through at least three days (select foods

don’t get the largest you can find or you won’t be able to lift or

you will actually eat). Don’t forget a manual can opener; power

carry it; smaller ones may be better and help you organize. If you

may be out. Water is also very important—a gallon per person,

decide or need to leave (because your home is damaged and not

per day. Buy it or refill soft drink bottles. Be sure to have a

fit for occupancy) take all these things with you plus blankets and

battery-powered radio to keep up with the weather outlook, road

clothing for the weather you are heading toward. You may get

conditions and disaster-related relief information. A weather

stranded in your car along the way. Smaller containers for your

radio is an excellent investment. Keep its battery in good shape.

supplies will fit in your car more easily.

Also throw in some common household tools for fixing minor

You can gather all this when you need it if you have prior warning

damage to your home. These include duct tape, garbage bags,

as in a hurricane scenario, but what if the disaster is a tornado in

100 feet of rope, some tarps, a few hand tools and enough

the middle of the night—tonight? Be prepared; no one can do it for

flashlights for each family member, with spare batteries for

you! You need to get working on this now—before you need it. Do

the latter. Do not plan to use candles; they are the cause of

a little each week; set up a schedule to develop each component.

much damage in disasters. Also include a first aid kit, matches,

We are in tornado season in Florida now and hurricane season

mosquito repellent and maybe a lantern. An “old-fashioned”

begins June 1st. These recommendations are provided by your

corded phone does not need power to function (unless you have

Solivita Community Emergency Response Team (CERT). For more

an internet phone for your landline, in which case power would

information on supplies, check with the concierge or go online at

be required for the adapter).

SolivitaHOA.com, then club directory, CERT, and documents.

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COMMUNITY EVENTS MAY REFLECTIONS NEWSLETTER ASSEMBLY, DELIVERY & PICK-UP SCHEDULE

SPECIAL NIGHTS Hosted by Stonegate Golf Club

Special Nights in Mosaics are events open to residents and

Friday, April 28th • 8:30am • Ballroom

their adult guests. Please bring your Solivita resident or guest

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Newsletter assembly volunteers, meet at 8:30am

ID badge for admission to Karaoke and Trivia Night. Some

in the Ballroom on the 28th. Delivery volunteers

dates will be blacked out as we honor previously scheduled

should arrive between 9:45am-10am and are asked

commitments. Credit cards are accepted at the Mosaics bar.

not to leave the Ballroom until all neighborhoods •

have been completely assembled.

TRIVIA

IF YOU DO NOT RECEIVE YOUR NEWSLETTER

Mondays, April 3rd, 17th & 24th • 6pm-8pm

by Monday, May 1st you will need to pick it up at the

Test out your all-around trivia knowledge in teams of 2 or

Concierge Desk in Administration from 9am-5pm.

more. A professional trivia host is present and prizes are given to the top 3 teams! On these nights, there will be a menu with a variety of choices available. Therefore, food is not

AUTHOR VISIT

permitted to be brought in. Doors will open no earlier than 5pm. Coming in to reserve seats or tables is not permitted.

Monday, April 17th • 10:30am • Ballroom • Free to

Seating is limited. A $5 cash only non-refundable food and

Solivita Book Circle Members and $5 at the Door for

beverage ticket will be sold at the door. Ticket can be used

Non-Members

when paying your final tab.

Sponsored by the Solivita Book Circle. All residents are invited to attend a presentation by Phyllis Lawson, author of Quilt of

TAPAS

Souls. Ms. Lawson’s bestselling book tells a compelling story. At

Tuesdays, April 4th, 11th, 18th & 25th • 5pm-9pm

the age of four, Phyllis was sent to live with her grandparents.

Enjoy Chef’s various tapas selections beginning at 5pm and

As she fashioned quilts from scraps of discarded clothing, Lula

live entertainment from 6pm-9pm.

Horn, Phyllis’s grandmother, related tales about the family history and the struggles of Black Americans.

KARAOKE Wednesdays, April 5th, 12th, 19th & 26th • 6pm-9pm Sing, dance, and play musical trivia. $20 gift card to top trivia winner. Join Karaoke DJ Mr. Breezz for this complimentary evening out. Food purchased from The Grille or the Marketplace Bistro can be brought in; however, no other food is permitted.

CHEF’S TABLE Saturdays, April 1st, 15th, 22nd & 29th Enjoy Chef’s special menu creations for your dining pleasure.

Reservations are recommended. Call Megan Bell at 863-427-

Phyllis Lawson is shown here with her grandmother’s quilt.

Photo courtesy of Phyllis Lawson.

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COMMUNITY EVENTS UPCOMING WELLNESS EVENTS DATE

ACTIVITY

Wednesday, April 5th 10am • RSF2

How to Protect Your Digestive Track: Heart of Florida. Dr. Rahman will discuss Gastroenterology and liver care.

Wednesday, April 5th 2pm • RSF2

Trigger Point: Advanced Physical Medicine. Dr. Esther Pichardo will discuss how to find and eliminate trigger points.

Wednesday, April 12th 8am-12pm • RSF2

Skin Cancer Screening: Daystar Skin & Cancer Center, Dr. Schlauder.

Wednesday, April 19th 2pm • RSF2

Facials: Riviera Spa Massage, Crystal Bethea. There is two main reasons for getting facials on a regular basis: 1) Anti-aging and 2) Anti-acne. Come hear about our new advanced technology that expands your treatment offerings to a full 23 options! Including LED light therapy, Bio-lift micro current for face and body, and infra-red sauna blanket, just to name a few. RSVP to 407-914-9168 or info@rivieraspamassage.com. Space is limited!

Thursday, April 26th 10am • RSF2

Ways to Stay Healthy: Osceola Regional Medical Center, Denise Holloway, ARNP, Osceola Neurohealth Surgical Associates.

Wednesday, April 26th 2pm • RSF2

Golf Lecture - Body Swing Connectivity: Peter Piatasik, PT, SFMA, TPI Medical L3. Postures, fundamentals, and the most common injuries in amateur golfers will be discussed. Come join us and learn about common injuries, injury inducing mechanics, and modifications for your swing.

Wednesday, May 3rd 10am • RSF2

5 Facts You Need To Know About Hearing Aids: Digital Hearing Lab. Gabriel Rodriguez will discuss consumer protection, communication strategies, hearing aid styles, background noise and the anatomy of the ear.

Wednesday, May 3rd 2pm • RSF2

Estate Planning: Henderson Sachs, P.A. “Getting Your Act Together.” Estate Planning steps you can take now to make things easier in the future. Simple steps residents can take to simplify their lives and make things easier for themselves, family, and friends during incapacity and after their lifetime.

Residents will learn about the importance of titling and beneficiary designations. As always, Attorney Dan Henderson will review the basics on what Wills, Living Wills, Trust, Power of Attorney. Please RSVP to Kristin at 407-850-2500, ext. 100.

SOLIVITA ARTISAN GUILD ANNUAL SPRING ART SHOW Saturday, April 8th and Sunday, April 9th • 9am-11pm • Art Gallery The Solivita Artisan Guild invites you to our annual Spring Art Show. A wide variety of original work by our members will be on exhibit all weekend, including pieces for sale, with part of the proceeds going to charity. Stop by before or after the Starliters show, or any time during the day! Free admission, open to all residents and their guests.

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