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DECEMBER 2016 VOLUME 16 ISSUE 12
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REFLECTIONS DECEMBER 2016 VOLUME 16 ISSUE 12
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 Mosaics Restaurant: 863-427-7150, ext. 4715 Daily 8am-8pm Happy Hour: Mon.-Sat. 2pm-5pm; Sun. All Day 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
ON THE COVER Embrace the Holiday Season and let your creativity soar in Solivita’s Annual Holiday Parade on Tuesday, December 6th! The judging starts at 5:30pm and the parade begins at 6pm. See page E1 for more information.
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) Lifestyles Activities: 863-427-7125 Membership: 863-427-7143 or solivitamembership@evergreen-LM.com
The Grille at Stonegate: 863-427-7167 Daily 8am-8pm | Bar Open Until 9pm Daily
Riviera Spa & Fitness Center: 863-427-7130
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-6pm Saturday-Sunday 7am-6pm
Security-Main Gate: 863-427-4238
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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Security -Bella Viana: 863-427-1268
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
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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Preserve Reminder As a friendly reminder to all residents and your guests, the many preserves here
NEWSLETTER DEADLINES
within Solivita are state dedicated property. The beautiful scenery is meant to
Newsletter submission email: newsletter@
visually enjoy, but not intended for any type of activity. The purpose of the
avcommunities.com.
preserve is to be left in its natural state with its natural wildlife. It is illegal to enter the preserves (except from specific trailheads, which are not on Solivita
JANUARY SUBMISSIONS
property) without the appropriate permits. Please enjoy the visual nature of
Calendar submissions and newsletter articles
our preserves but avoid/refrain from entering their boundaries.
are due on Wednesday, November 30th. Inserts are due by Thursday, December 22nd. All inserts must be approved by Club Manager, Sheri Wollschlager (email it to swollschlager@evergreen-LM.com)
before
they are copied.
FEBRUARY SUBMISSIONS Calendar
submissions
and
newsletter
articles are due on Monday, January 2nd.
Holiday Hours Friday, December 23rd Admin & Lifestyles: Close at 1pm
Saturday, December 24th Christmas Eve
Marketplace Bistro: Closed Pro Shop: Closed
Monday, December 26th
RSF & The Palms: Close at 12pm
Admin & Lifestyles: Closed
Fitness Classes: Cancelled
Friday, December 30th
The Grille: Open Normal Hours
Admin: Close at 1pm
Marketplace Bistro: Closed
Saturday, December 31st New Year’s Eve
Pro Shop: 7am-12pm
Sunday, December 25th Christmas Day
RSF & The Palms: Close at 12pm Waterfront Galleries: Closed
RSF & The Palms: Closed
Fitness Classes: Cancelled
Fitness Classes: Cancelled
The Grille: Closed at 2pm
The Grille: Closed
Marketplace Bistro: Closed at 2pm
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Pro Shop: 7am-12pm
Sunday, January 1st New Year’s Day RSF & The Palms Fitness: Open at 12pm Fitness Classes: Cancelled The Grille: Open at 11am Marketplace Bistro: Open at 11am Pro Shop: 7am-5pm
Monday, January 2nd Admin & Lifestyles: Closed
Tuesday, January 3rd Main Lifestyles Events Ticket Sales: 9am in the Ballroom
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Cosponsored with Solivita Book Circle and Lifestyles Activities Start the New Year with educational brain stimulation, right in your own backyard. Don’t worry, there will not be any tests at the end of the courses and everyone will pass. A minimum of 15 students is required for the course to be held and pre-registration is required unless noted differently in the course listing. No walk-ins permitted. The month before a class is held, it will be open to Residents Only. If space is available in the month of the class, then it will be open to adult guests. Registration for all classes and the 2017 Annual Pass will be on sale at the Main Ticket Sales in the Ballroom on Thursday, December 1st until 10am and then in the Lifestyles Activities Office. For more information about Solivita University or to register with cash, check, or credit card, please visit the Lifestyles Activities Office or call 863-427-7125.
ART AND LITERARY LECTURE 2017 ANNUAL PASS
ART HISTORY LECTURE
Beginning in January, 2017 residents will be admitted to any of
JOHN SINGER SARGENT: FOCUS ON CHANGING WEST
approximately 14 Art and Literary Lectures by purchasing an Annual
Tuesday, January 10th • 1pm • Starlite Ballroom • Tuition:
Pass for $20 per person. Art classes, presented by Art Historian
$5 at the door or purchase an Art and
Jan Clanton, are on Tuesdays as scheduled at 1pm in the Ballroom.
Literary 2017 Annual Pass for $20
Literary Lectures, taught by resident Professor Thomas Gallagher,
Professor: Jan Clanton
take place as scheduled on Mondays at 4pm in The Palms. Lectures
Course Description: John Singer Sargent
will be advertised under the Solivita University article in Reflections.
loved the ruffles and flourishes of the
If you choose not to purchase an Annual Pass and want to attend a
Gilded Age. He depicted his society
lecture, admission is $5 per lecture at the door. Passes may not be
matrons with gossamer details that
used for Solivita University courses.
defined Western portraiture. Look closely
johnsingersargent.org
at his portraits; they paint an image of a AMERICAN SIGN LANGUAGE: BEYOND THE HANDSHAPES
culture in transition!
6-Week Course starting on Thursday, January 5th, skipping February 2nd • 10am-11:30am • Aegean Room • Tuition: $40
CONVERSATIONAL SPANISH FOR INTERMEDIATES
per student
10-Week Course starting on Thursday, January 12th • 9am-
Instructor: Kathy Griffin, a Solivita resident, earned a BA in
11am • Baltic Room • January 26th and February 23rd classes
American Sign Language Studies from Madonna University.
will be held in Mosaics • Tuition: $50 per student
Course Description: The focus of the course will be to
Instructor: Gloria Muci, Solivita resident
understand ASL as a visual-gestural language, not just a series
Course Description: For those who have had some Spanish
of hand shapes. Students will also learn about the history and
classes, this is your opportunity to brush up on your Spanish and
culture associated with ASL. Classes will introduce new subject
to advance your language skills. Study materials will be provided.
matter each week and allow for practice between students.
Class size is limited and fills up fast.
CONVERSATIONAL SPANISH FOR BEGINNERS
PROTECT AGAINST THEFT, IDENTITY THEFT
10-Week Course starting on Tuesday, January 10th • 9am-
Thursday, January 19th • 1pm • Ballroom • Tuition:
11am • Caspian Room • Tuition: $50 per student
Complimentary entrance. No ticket or registration required.
Instructor: Gloria Muci, Solivita resident
Instructor: Dr. Betty Thorne, author, researcher and teacher, is
Course Description: Have you ever wanted to learn Spanish?
a Professor of Statistics in the School of Business Administration
This is your opportunity to learn from the beginning. Study materials are provided. Class size is limited and fills up fast.
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Saying So Long
By Elizabeth Deckard Fitness Director
SOLIVITA UNIVERSITY continued from page 4
“For everything there is a season, and a time for
at Stetson University. She is the winner of Stetson’s McEniry
every purpose under heaven.” Though originally
Award for Excellence in Teaching, the highest honor given
said by Solomon in the Book of Ecclesiastes,
to a Stetson faculty member and is a recipient of Stetson
you probably know those words from the song
Business School’s Outstanding Teacher and Professor of the
made popular by The Byrds (you can thank me later for getting it
Year Awards.
stuck in your head). However you became familiar with those words,
Course Description: Identity theft is one of the fastest
we all know them to be true. My December articles have generally
growing crimes in the United States. Are you concerned that
contained some sort of reflection on the year we are leaving and a
you might be the next target of this crime? Dr. Thorne, who
nod to the new one coming in. This one is no different, except I am
was a victim of identity theft and identity fraud, will share tips
instead reflecting on the last four years rather than just this one.
to help you reduce your risk of becoming a victim as well as suggest ways to assist you in recovery should you or someone
At the beginning of November I made the decision to leave this
you know fall prey to identity theft.
position. It was not an easy decision and definitely not one I’ve taken
Disclaimer: This class is taught with the understanding that it is
lightly. In the last four years I have been blessed with the opportunity
not meant to offer or replace legal or other professional advice.
to work in this beautiful community with an amazing group of
Every situation is unique. “Thus, if legal or financial advice
coworkers. We have faced and overcome challenges together and
or other expert assistance is required in a specific situation,
have received the rewards and sometimes consequences of those
the services of a competent professional should be sought
same challenges. I have also been blessed to get to know so many of
to ensure that the situation has been evaluated carefully and
you, hear your stories, learn from you, and even share some laughs.
appropriately” (Weisman, Steve. 50 Ways to Protect Your
This is such a beautiful community with so many wonderful things
Identity in a Digital Age. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson
offered, but what I’ve been reminded of lately is this: It’s not what you
Education, Inc. Publishing as FT Press, 2013. Copyright Page).
get to do or see, but with whom you get to experience it that matters most.
LITERARY LECTURE
I was given the gift of a fantastic staff in the fitness department.
Book: Characters of the Reformation by
Even though we have seen a few of them leave us in recent months,
Hilaire Belloc • Monday, January 23rd
the ones that have replaced those have continued to fit right in and
• 4pm • The Palms • Tuition: $5 at the
keep us moving forward. I could not be more thankful for each one
door or purchase an Art and Literary
of them. I have also been blessed with a great boss. Sheri has been
2017 Annual Pass for $20
a true example of a team player, an incredibly hard working woman
Professor:
Solivita
resident
Thomas
who is passionate not only about the job, but even more so about
Gallagher teaches at Valencia College.
the people with whom she works. I’m glad I can call her not only
Course Description: This collection of sketches of 23 famous
my boss, but also my friend. The maintenance and housekeeping
men and women of the Reformation Period focuses primarily
staff, the group fitness instructors, the staff in administration, and
on those figures concerned with the events in England.
the many of you I have befriended make the bad days good and the
Through each account, Belloc demonstrates that the motives
good days great!
of the Protestant leaders were rarely religious in nature, but usually political or economic. He reminds the reader that
My last day will be December 9th. I hope to see as many of you as
European Christendom once viewed itself as a
possible to say so long. From the bottom of my heart, thank you
single united entity under the authority of the
for making this such a memorable and meaningful ride. May you be
Catholic Church, each country viewing itself as
blessed in this holiday season, the new year, and many more to come.
a single “province” of the whole. Elizabeth Deckard 863-496-3522 edeckard@evergreen-LM.com
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The Breast Cancer Awareness Event Was a Success! Submitted By Al and Sue Quattrochi, Solivita’s Relay For Life Event Leads The 1st Annual Breast Cancer Awareness Golf
a fun time dancing with DJ Irwin and 175 supporters of Relay
Scramble and Dinner Dance on October 2nd was
For Life. Participants generously donated $3,375 in mulligans,
a big success! Golfers came dressed in pink and
silent auction items, and golf ball chances. We would also like
purple and proudly wore a pink ribbon showing
to say “Thank You” to the 38 sponsors who collectively donated
support against cancer. See the pictures below!
$6,750 to the American Cancer Society. We are thankful for all who attended. With your support, we raised a total of $12,730
A special “Thank You” to Hampton Golf and Food & Beverage
for the American Cancer Society to help the fight against cancer
for making this golf event run so smoothly from the setup of
- because there is HOPE for the CURE.
the outing to the ice cream sundaes for dessert. “Thank You” to all the staff for their dedication and support. The golf outing
We hope to see you again for next year’s Breast Cancer Awareness
finished in the Ballroom with prizes, a delicious dinner, and
Golf Event on October 1, 2017. Thank you again!
CHRISTMAS DECORATIONS
Holiday lighting and decorations shall be permitted to be placed upon the exterior portions of the home and upon the lot until January 15th. The Architectural Control Committee (ACC) may establish standards for holiday lights. The ACC may require the removal of any lighting that creates a nuisance (e.g., unacceptable spillover to an adjacent home).
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Preparedness Means Be Ready Submitted by the Solivita CERT Team
A
lthough the 2016 hurricane season closes on December 1st,
your situation. Plan to contact a single central person (out of the
a prudent person would still be ready for a major disaster. In
area) that you will keep informed. Let your other family and friends
fact, we are just entering the Florida tornado season beginning in
know who that will be so they can contact that person to follow
January. Just as with hurricanes and other disaster scenarios, it
your situation. That saves you a lot of time and cell phone battery.
pays to think through how you would respond.
STAY INFORMED
DISASTER SUPPLIES Not only should you maintain a food supply with non-perishable
Tornadoes have very little, if any warning, but other disasters will
foods and enough water for 3 days of isolation due to power
be announced on the National Weather Service Weather Radio
outage, but also a kit of useful tools for dealing with potentially
network. Everyone should have one. Worthwhile information
demanding needs (hand tools, trash bags, duct tape, flashlights
would be provided for “all-hazard” alerts, including when the
and extra batteries, a length of rope, etc.). These items could help
danger has passed. Your favorite TV news or even the internet
you deal with a broken window, loose lanai furniture, etc. One
can keep you abreast of situations requiring your attention, but if
major disaster tool may be an electrical generator. Please learn
the power goes out, your weather radio is a great aid. You can get
how to safely operate one and keep yours in shape by running it
them for about $29 at Walmart, Publix, and home improvement
every other month or so.
stores.
HAVE A PLAN
SPECIAL NEEDS As we all age, we are subject to more and more medical and
In Solivita we are fortunate to have structurally sound homes
physical limitations. Please factor these needs into your planning.
that will withstand even Category 3 hurricanes. Polk County
If you are dependent upon electrical life-sustaining equipment,
emergency managers (and Osceola’s as well) will advise you to
how will you deal with a power outage? If you will need some help,
“shelter in place,” which means you are better off staying in your
identify your own personal support network among neighbors,
home than going to a shelter or evacuating. Shelters are a last
friends, and nearby family. Discuss your concerns and needs with
resort, not a 4-star resort. Other considerations may make you
them. We all need to anticipate our medication needs and not run
decide to evacuate, so think this decision through and be ready
our supplies down to zero before reordering.
to go (with travel disaster kit). Your plan needs to reflect where you plan to go and the route you will take to get there. During the
Solivita CERT wants you to be ready for
recent approach of Hurricane Matthew, evacuation would have
an unexpected weather or other disaster.
sent you completely out of Florida. You should let a number of
You can find helpful information on the
folks know where you are going and your timetable. If you leave
CERT club webpage on SolivitaHOA.com
Solivita, leave someone a key to your home to check on its integrity
in the Documents section: Supply list (includes food items);
and initiate any precautions.
Preparation; Hurricane FAQs; and CERT communications. Look
COMMUNICATIONS
up these documents and read them. They can help you. With well over 4,000 homes in our (still growing) community, CERT can’t
When you do experience a major disaster (hurricane, tornado,
assist you individually. You will have to take the basic precautions
man-made) there are likely many people who will want to know
noted above and HELP YOURSELF BE READY.
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