The Waterfall July-August 2019 by The Times

The Official Newsletter of the Cresswind Community

WATERFALL

July/August 2019 Vol. XLVIII

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Helpful Numbers COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION MANAGER Gary Hulion 770-536-3300 Gary.Hulion@fsresidential.com LIFESTYLE DIRECTOR Christina (Christy) Lyle Phone TBD Email TBD THE CLUB 770-536-3300

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Table of Contents Helpful Numbers.................................... 3 Lifestyle Director.................................... 4 Committee Corner.................................. 6

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Weekly Fitness Calendar....................... 33

Clubs & Activities................................ 10 Resident News...................................... 14 Whatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Happening................................ 15 Weekly Activities Calendar.................... 32

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From the Lifestyle Director

LIFESTYLE AT A GLANCE

Summer is here and HOT, HOT, HOT at Cresswind! Many of the Cresswind favorites are back this year. Grab the grandkids for Camp Cresswind. Enjoy the massive Health & Fitness Fair and see the greatest entertainer Cresswind has ever had – DEAN Z is Elvis ! Back for 2 great shows! Come play!

WHAT’S HAPPENING EVERY MONTH? BREW HA HA: Every weekday morning 8:30am-10:30am in the Crow’s Nest T.G.I.F.: Every Friday 5:30pm in the Crow’s Nest, BYOB Mix & Mingle, FREE! $1 MOVIE NIGHTS: Every 1st & 3rd Wednesday in the Ballroom, free popcorn! FIRST FRIDAY MINGLE & DANCE: Every first Friday of the month, 7pm, Clubhouse, $7 FITNESS CLASSES: Check the Fitness Calendar for ways to get fit every day of the week

2019 LIFESTYLE EVENTS IN MAY AND JUNE! JULY 4TH: ANNUAL INDEPENDENCE DAY GOLF CART PARADE! CLUBHOUSE & STREETS 10AM AND IT IS FREE!

Register your golf cart at the front desk and then decorate you cart! Everyone will line the streets to watch the parade of carts go by.

JULY 6TH: TRIVIA NIGHT 7PM, RESIDENTS ONLY

We bring in a professional trivia company and you create your team of 8 people at a table or just get a ticket and jump in at a random table that needs a player. Big prizes for all members of the winning team!

JULY 12, 13, & 14TH: KID’S CAMP CRESSWIND IS BACK! EVENT LAWN 10AM-3 PM A resident MUST accompany grandchildren at all times.

Prices and activities will be announced soon!

JULY 20TH: BANKS & SHANE CONCERT IN THE BALLROOM, 7PM AUGUST 17TH: HEALTH & FITNESS FAIR AT THE CLUB AUGUST 24TH: JOE OLDS BAND 7PM IN THE BALLROOM SNEAK PEAK! MARK YOUR CALENDARS!

Dean Z (2 different shows) on September 14th (Shake, Rattle & Rock) and September 15th (One Night With You, Elvis). We finish up with a huge Southern Rock College Football Tailgate Party on October 26th featuring a massive grill out and concert with SkynFolks, a Lynyrd Skynyrd tribute band. YES! Remember, check the WEBSITE for most up to date calendar of events, things change!

From the desk of Gary Hulion Happy summer to all. It feels like we just celebrated the winter holidays and here we are in full stride of summer. As always just a few reminders to help you along the way. Speed limit is still 25 MPH. I feel like we have addressed this adequately but some of you are still having trouble. Street parking is limited to daylight hours for loading and unloading. No parking in the cul-de-sac at any time.

All exterior modifications to the home must receive ARC or Landscape approval prior to any change being made. Open Board meetings are held the 4th Wednesday of each month. All residents are invited to attend and stay informed. Name tags are to be worn anytime you are utilizing the Clubhouse. This includes any event that is going on. This is a safety feature that helps us to know who is in the building and to be sure that any person is authorized to be here.

All golf carts must be registered before operating on Cresswind streets. Only licensed drivers are allowed to operate golf carts.

Marina Day Slips must be reserved in advance of their use. Hours for Day Slip use are Sunup to Sundown. Boats left overnight will be removed at the owner’s expense.

Pets must be on a leash when outside of the home or fenced yard. Owners are responsible for picking up after their pets

Be the kind of neighbor you want your neighbors to be. Be kind to one another, help one another, and above all else respect one another!

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Resident News & Information

Introducing Our New Lifestyle Director! By Gary Hulion On behalf of the Board of Directors for Cresswind at Lake Lanier, I would like to take this Christina (Christy) Lyle opportunity to introduce to Lifestyle Director you the new Lifestyle director for CWLL. Christina (Christy) Lyle has accepted the position of Lifestyle Director and is ready to begin her duties of enhancing the lifestyle of all residents here at Cresswind. Christy is a native of Georgia having lived in the Cobb County area since she was eight years old. Christy is married to Tim Lyle who is a native of Hall County where they reside with their five children. They have 1 grandchild and are expecting the second grandchild in December. Christy graduated from Osborne High School, attended the bridge program with Chattahoochee Technical College and Kennesaw State before it became a University studying Nursing and Business Administration 1993-1998. In 1996 she started her career in a (CCRC) continuing care retirement community and from there maintained an Executive position for over 20 years. Some of her interests include playing the piano, relaxing around water (ocean or lake), listening to music, theology classes, volunteering with the senior groups of Hall county, and making memories with her family. She is looking forward to enhancing activities specific to the desires of the community sharing a lot of fun together, laughing and having BIG smiles, and, of course, making memories with each of you! Her new email address and phone number will go out to all of you when they have been assigned to her. Please join me and extend a great big welcome from the Cresswind family. July/August | The Waterfall | Page 5

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Your HOA agreement indicates that all residents will comply with HOA rules. One subset of those rules is the set of rules that come under the administration of the Architectural Review Committee (ARC). If you have not already done so, please review the rules on the Cresswind residents’ web site.

By Landy Johnson, ARC Chair • Solar walkway lights or any other additional outside lighting requires approval. • Storm doors require approval. • Extending a patio requires approval. • Satellite dishes and solar panels require approval.

Here are a few reminders about items that are prohibited, or that require ARC approval:

Here are a few things that you might not realize are allowed, with approval:

• No plastic or metal fences around yard islands are allowed, only stone or brick (with approval).

• Placing pavers to create a walkway along one side of your house.

• Nothing can be hung from your mailbox, and you may not plant anything in the common area beneath your mailbox. Temporary seasonal decorations may be placed on the mailbox, but may not obscure the address numbers. • No window awnings are allowed. Patio awnings require approval. • Benches are not permitted in pine straw or mulch beds, or near driveways or sidewalks. • No bird houses or bird feeders or bird baths in front yards. • No landscape timbers in front yard or visible from the street.

• Adding a sun room to the back of your house. • Rain barrels. • Sky lights. •A free-standing gazebo or pergola. • A bubbling stream with a bridge. An ARC application (available online or at the Clubhouse front desk) is easy to complete and submit. While the committee officially has 60 days to respond, the usual turnaround is two weeks. Please don’t hesitate to apply for something that will enhance your home.

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Clubs

List of 2019 Approved Clubs and Charities ABC Men’s Book Club

International Missions Club

Reading Between the Wines

Alive & Well

In the Stacks

Rubber Bridge

Acrylic Painting

Investment Club

Rummikub

Billiards

Italian Club

RV Club

Bocce Club

Kayak Club

Samba Club

Book Babes

Ladies Bunco

2nd Monday Book Club

Book Warms

Ladies Golf Club

Scene Actors Guild (SAG)

Bourbon Cabinet Club

Ladies Hand & Foot

Sequence

Bourbon Tasting

Ladies Poker

Shalom Club

Bowling league

Line Dance - Beginning

SLAC

Bridge Education

Line Dance - Traditional

Small Band Club

Canine Club

Line Dance - Intermediate

Social Singles

Chorus

Line Dance – Cardio(Advanced)

Spades

Cooking Club

Mah Jongg

Spanish Club

Clogging. Beginner

Make & Take Crafts

Sports & Games

Clogging - Intermediate

Men’s Bible Study

Stamp Club

Community Flag Club

Men’s Card Club

Storytellers

Community Fund (501C·3)

Men’s Golf Club

Tanglers

Couple’s Bible Study

Men’s Softball Club

Tennis Club

Cover to Cover Book Club

Mexican Train Club

The Falls Investment Club

Cresswind Car Club

Mixed Card Group

The Way Bible Study

Cresswind Performing Arts Club

Model Railroad Club

3rd Monday Afternoon Book Club

Cribbage Club @ CLL

Needlecraft

Travel Club

Duplicate Bridge

Neighborhood Theatre

Trail Club

Fishing Club

Oil Painting

Tuesday Morning Book Club

French Club

Performing Arts Technical Team

Variety Show Club

Fun with Fashions

Photography

Veterans Inc (501C-3)

Genealogy Club

Pickleball Club

Watercolor Painting

Glaucoma Support Club

Ping Pong Club

Wendy’s Contemporary Dance

Great Decisions

Pinochle

Wine Tasting

Hand & Foot Canasta Club

Playscript Readers Club

Writers in the Wind

Hearts

Pokeno

Women’s Bible Study

Hyde Park Club

Poker Club

International Explorers

Quilting

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Committee Corner

Garden Committee

By David Rusk

The Community Garden, managed by the Garden Committee, is pleased to invite all Cresswind residents to visit the garden at their leisure to enjoy our gardening efforts. July is a great time to enjoy the many perennials and annuals we have planted around the garden perimeter, as well as to appreciate the efforts of our 58 raised bed gardeners. The perennial gardens feature a large herb garden, a pollinator garden, muscadine grapes, and hundreds of perennials and annuals. We now qualify for certification as a Monarch Waystation and have planted numerous varieties of milkweed to attract the monarchs. Visitors are welcome to roam the garden, look, photo, and admire, but asked not to harvest the flowers or vegetables. We also sponsor monthly meetings with guest speakers sharing information on a variety of gardening topics. All residents are invited to these monthly meetings. This October, we will again be sponsoring a scarecrow contest open to participation by residents, with scarecrows on display from early October through Halloween.

Health & Fitness Committee By Laurie Solomon

In an effort to provide residents with a Fitness Center that caters to the individual differences in health status, physical fitness, and previous exercise experience, we continue to add equipment that satisfies that goal. We would like to thank Sports & Games for their generous donation enabling us to purchase a set of body bars ranging from 9 lbs. to 36 lbs. These bars are foam covered for comfort and can be used with both hands simultaneously. The bars will be mounted in order to have easier accessibility. We also added two more rope tricep attachments. Another “thank you” goes out to a generous resident allowing us to purchase a Life Cycle upright bike. On June 11th, The Health & Fitness Committee in connection with Northside Hospital sponsored Dr. Jeffrey Garrett, an orthopedic surgeon who specializes in hip and knee replacements, speaking on joint health. Lunch was also included for the over 100 residents in attendance. We look forward to sponsoring more health-related seminars in the future. If you have requests for future topics, please put them in the suggestion box located in the gym. Our Health Fair is right around the corner on Saturday, August 17th from 10 to 1pm in the Clubhouse. Our previous two Fairs were overwhelming successes. We on the Committee encourage all residents to come and try our safe, adaptive equipment for both the physiological and psychological benefits to be gained.

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Committee Corner

Education Committee By Doug Geganto

Half-way through the year, the Education Committee has delivered 36 educational programs to the community with over 1100 residents in attendance. We have several interesting programs coming up in July and August. JULY AUGUST • Creative Writing Class #4 • Georgia State Parks • Aging Eyes • Medicare Counseling • Creative Writing Class #5 • Audiologist presentation on Hearing Health • Creative Writing Class #6 • Right Move Senior Resources • Sheriff Home Safety • Internet Fraud • Creative Writing Class #7 • A history of Lake Lanier and its future • Seniors and Crime Prevention As always, if you have a suggestion for a program, please contact me or a member of the Education Committee with your suggestion and we will do our best to find a speaking resource and get it on our calendar. To see our complete calendar along with details of upcoming programs for the remainder of the year, please visit the Education Committee website at https://sites.google.com/site/cwlleducation/ Always check the Daily Update for the schedule of upcoming classes.

Marina Committee By Randy Garcia

The Cresswind Marina Committee (CMC) continues to oversee the management of the Cresswind Marina Exclusive Common Area. Committee members include Randy Garcia, Warren Lang, Dave Pech, Vickie Gassman, and Reg Girdharry. The CMC has worked with the Board to identify and address issues related to our marina, its budget, and our Board’s target of a 2019 marina transition. We have also worked with Board and management to identify and remediate assessment billing issues. In May, we brought all Slip (Use Right) Owners together for discussion of numerous marina related topics and for a marina member social / mixer. Good food, good drink, and a great time was had by all.

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Outstanding evening with April Rooks and her jazz band! Congratulations for best costume award to Linda Brown and Gary Crawford.

What’s Happening

Adventures in Dining

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Our dinner group takes a break over the summer and will resume our international or themed meals in the fall. The next Adventures in Dining dates are October 5th, November 2nd, 2019 and February 1st, March 7th, 2020. All recipes are provided and courses assigned to those attending. There are always a total of four couples/pairs of people at each host home. For each dinner, we average 6 - 8 houses each using the same recipes and making the same courses. Food and beverage costs (average $45 - $65 per pair/couple) are shared equally among participants at each house. Course leads are assigned to help answer ingredient and cooking questions. Anyone can join at any time during the year, but annual membership in the Cooking Club is required. Guidelines for Adventures in Dining are on the Cooking Club’s website. If you are interested in joining, email directly the coordinator (Karen Silverthorn, silk3349@charter.net) to be added to the email list. Our mission is a simple one - to enjoy delicious meals while meeting new neighbors around an elegant dinner table. Every meal is an adventure!

The Bible Study Clubs in Cresswind are alive and active! The Women’s Bible Study concluded a study of the book of Ephesians and decided to take the summer off. The Friday morning Men’s Bible Study completed an in-depth study of the Gospel of Luke and commenced a study of the book of Acts. The evening Men’s Bible Study continues with a study of the Gospel of Mark. Several Couples Bible Studies continue to meet in private homes in the community. All of these various groups are open to all residents regardless of the levels of Bible knowledge as we read, teach, share and learn. Plus, we have no dues!

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Bible Study Club members attended a National Day of Prayer breakfast at the Civic Center where the guest speaker was Dr. Emir Caner, president of Truett McConnell University. This event was attended by over 400 individuals.

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What’s Happening

The End of the Regular Bowling Season

By Phil Vinyard

The Cresswind Bowling Club held our end of season banquet on April 25th. Lots of good food, laughter, and money was shared with all of the team members, with substitutes, and spouses also attending. A total of $7690 in prize money was distributed among the teams based upon their team standings and individual prize winners. Our league season is divided into two halves with the first place team from each half competing at season end for the overall championship. The winning team this year was “High Hopes” with Bob Rivers as team captain along with John and Charlene Shambach and Andy Hampton. The runner up team was “Pin Pals” captained by Jim Cook. Bob’s team shared in $500 of prize money. Jim Selbitschka had the individual high men’s average for the season with a 194.89 and Lois Worlock, in her first season in the league, had the high average for the women with a 143.17. Vence Rollins and Nikki Mason were “most improved” over the course of the season, Jim Selbitschka had the high scratch game with a 241 for the men and Jean Metzger for the women with a 221. Other individual winners were Jim Cook and Elaine Rogers for high scratch series, Rob Plawecki and Mary Joan Gogel for high handicap game and Dan Gershkowitz and Eileen Langan for high handicap series. All of the individual winners received a $50 cash prize. Several of our bowlers are continuing the bowling competition this summer in a summer league at Stars and Strikes in Buford. This can become a year round way to have fun and socialize if you are looking for a new activity. For the rest of us, we will await our fall organization meeting to get our teams ready to compete in September. This meeting will be sometime in August in the Cresswind Ballroom. So look for the announcement in the Daily Update.

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What’s Happening

Dog Park Gets a Splash of Color! By Jami Dittmeier The Canine Club wishes to give a huge round of “apaws” to Karen Geganto who spearheaded the fence painting of the Pooch Patch. She along with her team of two assistants Pam Timm and Rose Hosey completed this project despite the grueling hot weather. Additionally, Karen along with the help of the HOA has begun the interior cleaning of the patch with the addition of pine bark mulch and overseeing the removal of a couple of trees that were no longer in healthy condition. We would also like to thank MTScapes for their work in delivering the mulch and again Karen and a few volunteers for spreading it. We know all our four-legged friends and their humans will enjoy visiting the Pooch Patch. Please stay tuned for more improvements in the future. If you are interested in becoming a “Friend of the Pooch Patch” to add your assistance to these ongoing projects, please contact Karen Geganto for details. On April 11th Michelle Fronheiser hosted a lively back yard training demonstration at her home on Great Pine. Approximately 12 members attended this session and were well pleased with the results. April was our last Canine Club meeting due to the hot temperatures. We will be on hiatus and not holding monthly meetings until the fall. Please watch the Daily Updates for more Bark Beat News. As always, any resident is welcome to attend monthly meetings or help at the Pooch Patch.

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Community Travel Club Keeps On Planning! By Mary Hensien Your Community Travel Club Board has been hard at work planning future trips for Cresswind’s largest club with 629 members. Come join us! No skills needed- other than to relax and enjoy outstanding adventures as you get to know your Cresswind neighbors. Don’t miss our July 11th meeting (moved back one week due to our July 4th Independence Day Holiday). As usual, the meeting will begin at 4:00 in the ballroom. Vickie McFalls from Daniels Travel will be presenting our December holiday trip, designed exclusively for our Community Travel Club. You will not want to miss out on this one! Consider joining us on July 27th as we travel by “coach” to the Cumming School Street Playhouse for dinner at Tam’s Backstage Restaurant and afterwards to enjoy the musical South Pacific . This will be our 3rd trip to this venue. Feedback from club members who attend the first two trips was fantastic. So many movies have been made in the Atlanta area, both recently and in days gone by. On Tuesday, August 13th, club members will have an opportunity to enjoy what has been awarded the “Best of Atlanta Bus Tours.” The Atlanta Movie Tour Company’s buses will be picking us up at Cresswind, and we will spend a fun filled day learning about the many movies made in this area. Anyone who loves baseball will want to jump in on this opportunity! A day at Suntrust Park and you do not have to fight the traffic, worry about parking, or staying up too late. This will be an exciting game between two arch rivals - The Atlanta Braves and The Philadelphia Phillies! On Thursday, September 19th, we will leave Cresswind at 9:00am, game time is at 12:10. The cost for transportation and your ticket is only $72 per person. Beware- we may have to charge more if you are a Phillie fan (only kidding). We are taking two buses and the first bus is already full, so act fast!

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Fishing Club News By Gus Brown

Fishing has been great this year! The fish thought we had two springs and cooperated with two “spring bites.” Nothing beats top water action on Lake Lanier unless it is a bunch of cooperative big hungry stripers. This year we are getting both. Now is the time to wet a line and experience the fun that is Lake Lanier fishing.

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Cooking Continues to Serve Great Food & Drink! By: David Jones

The Cooking Club members thoroughly enjoyed the Cinco de Mayo event which was led by Sue Garcia. Tacos, fajitas, beans and rice, Tres Leches, margaritas and Kahlua made up the menu. During Memorial Day Weekend, the Taste of Lake Lanier Fish Fry event provided plenty of delicious baked Stripper and Spotted Bass along with deep fried Crappie, coleslaw, hush puppies, potato salad, ground beef calico baked beans, several desserts along with beer and Jägermeister. Everyone enjoyed the entertainment provided by Adam Komesar. Taste of Lake Lanier was led by Paula King and Tom and Lisa Brown. All fishermen’s effort is appreciated. Cooking Club members had a unique social hour in the community garden prior to assembling in the ballroom for the Garden to Table event. White wine sangria, vodka punch and hors d’oeuvres were offered in the garden. Members moved to the Ballroom for a variety of dinner salads. This event was a collaboration led by Lisa Giblin from the Cooking Club and David Rusk of the Garden Club.

The annual Poker Run is scheduled for Wednesday, August 14th. Event leader, Charlie Stotler, expresses that this event gives even a non-poker player an opportunity to enjoy drawing a great hand to compete with other participants. Attendees will enjoy hamburgers, coleslaw, baked beans, potato salad, an ice cream bar and plenty of beer. A Charitable Dinner Dance is scheduled for Friday, August 30th with John Prentice being the event leader. A fantastic band is scheduled to provide an entire evening of great tunes. All proceeds will be donated to Gainesville Exploration Academy on McEver Rd. This school is one of many Title 1 Schools in the area. Our donation will make a DIFFERENCE. Mark your calendar and plan to attend our semi-annual Cooking Club meeting on Thursday, July 18th at 4:00 pm in the Ballroom.

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Our club has lively discussions while we determine what stocks to purchase. We meet monthly on Monday afternoons at 2:45pm and usually one of the members reports on a stock for a potential purchase. At least twice a year, we sponsor an educational presentation for the community, so save the mornings of October 1st for “How to Choose a Financial Planner” and October 17th for updates on market activity and tax implications in 2019. Of course, at Cresswind, we never fail to include a couple of parties! For additional information on joining this club, please contact Pete Bertasi at nascarn986a@ gmail.com or Janet Nelson at jnotesto87@gmail.com.

We have enjoyed great turnouts this spring and are looking forward to meeting new residents and playing with our veterans. Our second Wednesday of the month outings are scheduled July 10th and August 14th. Appreciation goes out to Ralph Bagwell and John Whalen for their assistance last month. Come out and meet your neighbors, while having fun at the Oaks Miniature Golf facility, 3709 Whiting Road.

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The Genealogy Club continues to expand and share research tools. Past months meeting topics have included: Understanding Cemetery Symbols; the USGENWEB project; Sharing, Saving and Editing Find-AGrave memorials; an in-depth look at the 1910 Federal Census; alternatives for the 1890 Federal Census; and various genealogical libraries. The Genealogy Club is open to all residents regardless of their level of research and expertise. We volunteer to help each other.

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July & August: Events to Honor Volunteers & Members 3rd Quarter Meeting & HOMECOMING Celebration! Thursday, September 12th – 3:30 pm Ballroom All Cresswind residents are welcome to come “dressed” to cheer for your favorite team! Social! Entertainment! Refreshments, Community Fund Cheerleaders! September Personal Goods & Products Fundraiser Volunteer homes will be used for Personal Care items to be dropped off. The Spirit of Cresswind* Charity Golf Tournament Monday, September 30, Chattahoochee Golf Club Special Guest - Master’s Champion, Tommy Aaron October Garden Party The Community Fund joins the Garden Committee to help host Fall Garden viewing, Scarecrow Contest, music, refreshments, surprises! The Spirit of Cresswind Community Fund Awards The following have received special recognition for volunteer work and leadership in Cresswind and Hall County. A plaque with their names will be displayed, and they will receive a certificate highlighting their achievement. We thank them all! Sue DeCrescenzo

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2019 Programs & Fundraisers Grandparents Raising Grandchildren • Cresswind AED Program Help Me Please Service Program • Personal Care Products Program Cresswind LL Community Fund Mission Statement To enhance the lives of adults, primarily 55 & older, through charitable, educational, health-related & cultural opportunities in the greater Gainesville area & Hall County. www.cresswindllcommunityfund.org. Email: cresswindllfund@gmail.com *The Spirit of Cresswind and GrandparentsRaisingGrandchildren are both service marks of The Cresswind LL Community Fund, Inc. Page 26 | The Waterfall | July/August

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The Quilting Club By Evelyne Palmer In our last issue of The Waterfall, we shared our story of the Quilting Club making a donation quilt for the Elachee Nature Science Center Benefit and Auction. This “Bug Jar” Quilt was designed and completed by Marsha Low and Eleanor Whalen, with a little assistance from the rest of the group. We are very pleased to share the winner of the Silent Auction was one of our own Cresswind residents, Joanie (and Zach ) Taylor. Their contribution benefited the Nature Science Center and the quilt stays in the community! Thank you to Joanie and Zach. We have delivered 23 quilts to Legacy Link for Seniors in need in the Hall County and surrounding areas so far this year and are busily working on more along with the Quilts for Kids projects. The Quilting Group is busy stitching a large quilting project to be featured at the Holiday Market this year in October. Each year, the Group completes a project for the Holiday Market and the proceeds allow us to purchase supplies needed to continue our donation work. We have made some beautiful quilts and this year you will not be disappointed! Our members are not only talented, but committed to their work and this has been a fun group project. We welcome any resident to stop by and share their favorite quilt or quilting project with us. Contact either Evelyne or Bonnie to make arrangements. We meet every Thursday, 1:00 to 4:00 pm in the Arts and Craft room. All levels of Quilters, from beginner to experienced, are invited. Stop by, meet us and see the work we do. If you have an interest in sewing and want to join us, we welcome all new prospective members! We do many quilting related projects, big and small, work at individual levels, and have fun! Contact either Evelyne Palmer, hybiscus5@outlook.com or Bonnie May at Quilt.lady2@charter.net. The Club is available to offer assistance to our fellow residents if you have any quilting projects you started and now have the time to finish.

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