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COMMUNITY
HOA UPDATE
As we move into late fall and begin thinking about the holiday season, many owners have asked about Christmas decorations. The questions are “how early can they be put out” and “how long can they stay out.” These are great questions. There are no restrictions on how you can decorate your home, but there are restrictions on the length of time they can be displayed. Per the ACC Guidelines, Christmas decorations, including lighting, may not be placed on the house or in the front yard prior to one (1) week before Thanksgiving Day, and must be removed no later than January 31. All other seasonal decorations shall be limited to a maximum thirty (30) day period. Sincerely, KellyReznicek,
CMCA, AMS
Director of Property Management
CHEF’S CORNER At the waters edge in Meridiana’s Oasis Village, Café Sol is a place for wood-fired pizzas, tasty burgers, scrumptious salmon and creative appetizers. This October we are so excited to celebrate their first year in Meridiana. Our very own Café Sol will be celebrating with their Sol confetti cheesecake. Be sure to stop by for numerous refreshing ways to wash it all down, including craft brews, select wines and signature cocktails. Café Sol is a great place to watch the game with friends, grab a healthy salad after a workout or watch the sunset at happy hour on the lakeside patio. So be sure to stop by and celebrate with us all month long!
Café Sol is celeb with a delicious
brating one year confetti Cheesecake!
Let's Welcome Moscow Mules to the Menu! We offer your traditional mule with Tito's and a special whiskey mule.
Moscow Mule
Come out for Happy Hour Everyday 3 PM-6 PM Extended Hours on NFL Game Nights until 10:30PM
Happy Hour
Step away from the kitchen and come enjoy our Kids Eat Free deal every Tuesday from 11 AM-9 PM
Kids Eat Free
COMMUNITY CLUBS
TOP 10 THINGS TO KNOW ABOUT CAMP GLADIATOR 1. YOU HAVE A TRAINER! When you sign up, you pick a home trainer/ location/time.
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2. MOST OF THE LOCATIONS ARE PARKS OR PARKING LOTS. Some camps can be held at parking/parking lots- Just expect to get sweaty and work hard. 3. IT’S CARDIO MEETS STRENGTH. Every session starts with a quick run, then there’s a warm-up set of exercises. These camps get you MOVING! 4. BYO-GYM. Bring your own mat. And weights. And water bottle. And towel. Basically, your car will become a traveling gym. 5. YOUR BODY IS YOUR MOST IMPORTANT EQUIPMENT. Most every individual workout/movements will be just your body, or your body plus a weight (easier alternative: you can go without). 6. THE CAMPS GO IN FOUR-WEEK SESSIONS. Each week has a different theme, and obviously the fourth week is the hardest. Your trainer will help you push to be stronger each week! 7. SESSIONS ARE TOUGH. The hour-long session will be different every day, especially considering the week, but you leave feeling accomplished! 8. YOU GET POINTS FOR GOING. Once a member, download the app and you check in (either on your app or on the group ipad). Once you get enough checkins, you get prizes! 9. THIS, MORE THAN ANY OTHER WORKOUT, IS VERY COMMUNITY BASED. Do you like Taco Tuesday? Well CG Meridiana does! Come hang out with the crew and enjoy some yummy tacos & drinks at Café Sol for fellowship and fun after a great workout! 10. IT’S ADDICTIVE. After reading all this, can’t you tell why?
CG TESTIMONIAL
“I never knew how strong Camp is everything I was being around motivating a different workouts every t
G A ME CLUB
Rebecca Hester, rmhester35@gmail.com
RU N N I NG CLUB
VaShawnda McClean, vmac.17@att.net
WI NE CLUB
Steven Byrum-Bratsen, stevenbratsen@gmail.com
CAM P G L ADIATOR
Sheila Jackson, sheilajackson@campgladiator.com
Spotlight
T RAVEL CLU B
Sonia Rectenwald, soniarec623@gmail.com
ME N’S BOO K CLU B
Donald Brown, mr_brown1234@yahoo.com
PU PS I N ME RI DI ANA
Rebecca Hester, rmhester35@gmail.com
m o mmy & m e
MU SI C CL A S S
Geniece Sergeant, actonemusicarts@gmail.com
Interested in starting your own resident club or joining an existing one? Contact Michelle, your Lifestyle Director at Michelle@meridianatexas.com.
We are so happy to have Camp Gladiator in Meridiana! Camp Gladiator is a life-changing fitness movement dedicated to transforming lives through various, fun and challenging workouts led by amazing, independent Trainers who encourage you to discover your best self. This camp is a four-week outdoor group fitness program. Each workout or "Camp" is a 60 minute, full-body that incorporates both cardio and strength, with no two workouts the same! You get the best of both world’s! Campers get unlimited access to work out at any of their 4,000+ locations nationwide. Camp Gladiator in Meridiana is led by Sheila Jackson and is held at Meridiana’s Elementary parking lot! If you’ve been looking for a fun and exciting fitness program this is for you! These team building exercises keep your heart rate going while achieving personal goals! CG workouts are for all fitness levels. Whether you're an athlete or brand new to fitness, partner with your Trainer to push yourself in a fun and challenging environment! So bring a mat + a friend and get ready to have the greatest workout experience!
g I was until I started going to CG. s missing in my life—being outside, and strong people and experiencing time.”
- Nataliya, CG Camper
Want to be featured as a resident or club spotlight in upcoming newsletters? Send a brief description of your club, favorite hobby, family history or even interesting stories with a picture to your Lifestyle Director, Michelle Solis, at michelle@meridianatexas.com and you just might see yourself in the next newsletter!
FOOD TRUCK FRIDAY
OCTOBER 4 TH 6 pm
Join us at the Oasis Village on the 1st Friday of EVERY month for Food Truck Friday's at Meridiana! Different food trucks will be featured monthly AND our onsite cafe, Cafe Sol, will be announcing their monthly specials.
FALL WREATH WORKSHOP
OCTOBER 12 TH 6 pm
Calling all Residents! Mark your calendars for Saturday October 12 for our Fall Wreath Workshop! This class will be held by Janet Cox in our very own Conservatory. This Wreath Workshop will cost $40 a person, to create a scarecrow themed door-hanging wreath. This workshop is expected to fill up quick so be sure to contact Michelle Solis our Lifestyle Director to sign up.
FALL FESTIVAL
OCTOBER 18 TH 3 pm Meridiana will be hosting our first Fall Festival on October 18, 2019. We are excited to be partnering with Your Neighborhood Farmer's Market to kick off the Fall season with a fun celebration for children and families to enjoy! We will have pumpkin painting for children, a fall photo back drop, bounce houses, food trucks and so much more. *public
event with free admission
TRUNK OR TREAT & MOVIE NIGHT
OCTOBER 26 TH 4 pm
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5 pm & 6 pm
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8 pm
Be sure to make plans to visit Trunk or Treat here at Meridiana hosted by Meridiana Elementary’s PTO. There will be Trunks and Treats galore! Not to mention yummy Food Trucks and a Halloween favorite movie to end the night! Movie will begin at 6pm. We can’t wait to see you there!
WHATS HAPPENING IN MERIDIANA Meridiana will be hosting our first FALL FESTIVAL on October 18, 2019 from 3pm-7pm! We will be partnering with Your Neighboorhood Farmer's Market for fresh good, various craft vendors, pumpkin painting for children, a fall photo back drop, bounce houses, food trucks and so much more! FREE ADMISSION
MUSIC
FOOD TRUCKS
LAWN GAMES
BOUNCE HOUSES your neighborhood ' s FARMER'S MARKET
FOOD TRUCKS
CRAFT VENDORS FALL family PHOTO STATION
PUMPKIN WALK PUMPKIN PAINTING DOGS ALLOWED ON LEASH
Meridiana hosted our first ever Meridiana Soccer Uniform Release Party Saturday, September 28 for Baller Academy. We are so excited to be bringing out such an amazing organization out to Brazoria County! Our residents enjoyed being able create their own masterpieces during our Fall Paint & Sip this last month!
TEACHER OF THE MONTH Sarah Robicheaux is a Special Education teacher at Meridiana Elementary who exemplifies excellence. Sarah comes from a huge family and is very family-oriented. Sarah’s special needs brother has inspired her to be a Special Education Teacher. Her brother is her best friend. Sarah’s hometown is New Iberia, Louisiana. Sarah and her husband share a dog named Reef. She loves to travel anywhere to the beach. Sarah has gone above and beyond as she had to change positions at the last minute from a resource position to a fundamental skills classroom teacher. She transformed an empty classroom into a wonderful, loving environment for a student with special needs. She is always looking out for others, and she seeks information on improving her craft. We are blessed to have Sarah Robicheaux in our Meridiana Family.
OPEN HOUSE
october 24
Meridiana Elementary will be hosting their open House October 24. Your favorite pup Soliel will be paying a visit too!
MANVEL HIGH SCHOOL VA R S I T Y F O OT B A L L S C H E D U L E 8/30 VS Clear Lake @ Challenger Stadium 7:00pm 9/5 VS Crosby (Military Appreciation Night) @ Freedom Field 7:00pm* 9/12 VS Sharpstown (JH/Youth Football night) @ Freedom Field 7:00pm* 9/20 VS Marshall @ Hall Stadium 7:00pm 9/27 VS Northside (Homecoming) @ Freedom Stadium 7:00pm* 10/04 VS Madison @ Butler Stadium 7:00pm 10/11 VS Milby (Cancer Awareness Night) @ Freedom Field 7:00pm* 10/24 VS Sterling @ Barnett Stadium 7:00pm 11/1 VS Willowridege (Senior Recognition Night) @ Freedom Field 7:00pm* 11/7 VS Waltrip @ Butler Stadium 7:00pm *Home Games
DID YOU KNOW?
Meridiana engages children through all stages of learning with education and discovery experiences presented in our on-site Meridiana Elementary and interactive Learning Labs positioned throughout the community. A future onsite junior high school (opening fall 2021) and adjacent high school (opening fall 2022) will soon bring Meridiana's education focus full circle.
FREEDOM FIELD MERIDIANA'S FIELD OF DREAMS When it comes to the thrills and excitement of Texas high school football, the lights shine brightest in Alvin ISD’s Freedom Field, part of the $42-million Heritage Athletic Complex conveniently located right in Meridiana. Ask anyone who has attended a game at Freedom Field and they’ll tell you it’s a far cry from the look and feel of their old high school stadium. For starters, the sparkling, 10,800-seat stadium offers 5,400 seats on both the home and visitor sides, including mid-field sections on both sides with seat backs and arm rests. According to Robert Wilcox, Alvin ISD’s director of facilities and special events, the evenly divided seating allows fans of both teams to “feel at home.” Freedom Field features concourses on both the home and visitor’s sides, security and first aid stations, a 40-foot plus video board and concession stands with flat-screen televisions to ensure fans don’t miss a minute of the action. It also houses two locker rooms for up to 70 players each and men’s and women’s locker rooms for officials. In the south end zone, Freedom Field’s Liberty Alumni Hall offers banquet seating for up to 500 and lecture event seating for up to 800.
“We absolutely love living here! Working as neighborhood realtors here, this community is so much fun to show off!”
Exum Family meridiana residents
YA R D O F T H E M O N T H For September this beautiful landscaping job didn’t go unnoticed as it won yard of the month for its subdivision!
Nobel Glen
GET TO KNOW YOUR NEIGHBORS We are happy to introduce to you, THE JACKSON FAMILY! This fun filled family has been a part of our beloved community of Meridiana for two years! In their down time they enjoy playing basketball together as well as attending any and all sports events happening in the area! Their athletic/competitiveness comes to no surprise as Sheila is a Certified Personal Trainer and former fitness competitor. Her fitness partner and husband, Jerry, use to play basketball on a collegiate level. Both of their children play sports that include basketball and soccer. Following suit, both children wish to pursue athletics on a professional level someday.
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FITNESS CALENDAR
TUESDAY
Max Fit Boot Camp 5:30am Max Fit Boot Camp 7pm
Max Fit Boot Camp 5:30am Camp Gladiator 5:30pm
WEDNESDAY
THURSDAY
Max Fit Boot Camp 5:30am
FRIDAY
Max Fit Boot Camp 5:30am
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Max Fit Boot Camp 5:30am Camp Gladiator 5:30pm
SATURDAY one saturday a month
Pure Barre 9:30am