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President - Lou Rodino Vice-Pres. - Pat Sullivan Treasurer -
Mark Roth Secretary. - Ted Suss
Directors: Linda Barnaby Ron Bennett Bernie Bluestein Russ
Donnelly Joy Finer Anna Marie Gelardi Harvey Grodensky Gail
Hoffmann Joe Malka Barbara Renna Marie Rapino Jackie Rome Ruth
Ruttkay Bob Sokol Toby Zimmerman
Newsletter Email:
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Editor: Mark I. Roth
Associate Editor Ted Suss
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POINCIANA COMMUNITY
GROUP BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Poinciana Today
FEBRUARY 2020
PRESIDENT’S REPORT
by Lou Rodino
Dear Poinciana Residents,
It is with great sadness that I must inform you that the
Poinciana Men’s Club has closed its doors for good. (Please see the
Poinciana En-tertainment Central article in this issue) The Men’s
club has been a vital part of our life here in Poinciana for many
years. They have served our community well, bringing entertainment
on Sunday nights, Bingo on Wednesdays, trips to the casinos and
cruises. It is sad to see institu-tions’ such as the Men’s Club
close its doors. As for our future in bringing our residents the
type of activities that we have brought in the past, we need your
help. Our clubs and activi-ties cannot survive without the support
of our residents. We offer a very large variety of inter-ests.
Without the support of our residents we will not be able to
continue our programs. The Poinciana Community Group Inc. plans to
con-tinue the offering as much entertainment as our residents and
neighbors will support. However, we need your cooperation. Without
ticket sales we will not be able to offer quality shows. The
Poinciana Community Group will honor all tick-ets sold by the Men’s
Club for the for the 2019-2020 season. If you wish volunteer to
help or obtain additional information on events you may have
already planned on, call or visit the Poinci-ana Entertainment
Central office (formerly the Men’s Club office).
It is important that you check your building bulle-tin boards
weekly, see the posters in our lobby and check this newsletter each
month to keep up with what is happening at the Poinciana
Clubhouse.
Until next month be well, be happy, and be safe.
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A Appliance Service 11 Absolute Best Insurance 9 Air
Conditioning & Plumbing 31 Broward Factory Service 24 CAC Air
Conditioning 24 Clear Vue Eye Center 6 Craig The Handyman 26 CSI
Sponsored Events 29 Florida First Senior Care 27 Florida Kool Air
15 Geri Brackman – Realtor 32 Glamour Hair Parlour 21 Lady B’s
Helping Hand 25 Linda Barnaby – Realtor 15 Lou’s Handyman 10 MAK
Handyman 26 Mel's Way Bistro 20 Night at the Races 25 Nova 28 Palm
Beach Dermatology 19 Poinciana Airport Shuttle 26 Poinciana
Calendar 16 Poinciana Golf Club Rules 22 Poinciana Golf Tournament
Event 21 Poinciana Maid service 3 Poinciana Movies 19 Restore &
More 30 Success Real Estate 31 Tomatoes Pizzeria 26
INDEX OF ADVERTISERS
Editor Notes continued on page 3
EDITOR’S NOTE
by Mark Roth and Ted Suss As you all know we have been improving
the ap-pearance of our clubhouse. In 2020, we will continue with
our improvement projects. One of the first will be to replace all
our common area carpeting (excluding the Poinciana Room) with vinyl
flooring. This is a significant project and we will have to endure
our old stained carpets for the season before it can be replaced in
the Sum-mer.
We have been receiving positive feedback about our newsletter.
For some time now, it has been produced each month (12 months of
the year) and available to each resident on a timely basis. Many
people enjoy the emailed version which appears in color and can be
received anywhere. The information that previously appeared on
Channel 63 is published in our newsletter. Addi-tionally, a Channel
63 Online page has been added to our website at www.poinciana.club.
Associations and clubs that previously sent in announcements to be
posted on Channel 63 may now submit these announcements via email
sent to [email protected]. The announce-ments must be sent either
as typed information in the email or attached as a Word or PDF
file.
All copy, articles and updated advertising must be submitted via
email to [email protected] and are due by the 15th of the
month before publication. Once your article is received, it will be
edited, and a copy of the edited version will be returned to you
for your review. This will be your acknowledgement of receipt of
your article and should be received by you within 72 hours of
submission. If you do not receive a confirmation within 72 hours,
please resubmit or call Mark Roth at (561) 228-8385.
Please note that each month, we send out an email reminding
those that submit articles for in-clusion in the newsletter to get
their articles in on time.
IN MEMORIAM
We now publish a list of those who have de-
parted in the past month. If someone in
your community has passed away since the
last newsletter, kindly send us an email at
[email protected] indicating the
name of the deceased and the community in
which they resided.
This month, we note with sadness the recent
passing of the following Poinciana resi-
dents:
Jules Braun – Imperial
Michael Coppola – Jamison
Saul Goldman – Gramercy
Nancy Hart – Margate
Ken Matuszak – Town Homes
Joseph Olthaus—Town Homes ♛
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We also remind you about the requirements for your articles. Our
editors spend countless hours each month correcting articles that
do not comply with our standards. We will no longer make these
corrections. In order to have your article accepted, you must
comply with the requirements below.
Editor Notes continued next column
• Write in complete sentences, not phrases • Avoid run-on
sentences • No abbreviations • Do not use PP or pp in lieu of per
person,
spell it out • Do not use the ampersand (&) in lieu of
the
word “and” or @ in lieu of the word “at” • Time format is H:MM
AM or PM (e.g. 1:00
PM) (note the space after the minute numer-al and the
capitalization of AM or PM)
• Date format is either Month D, Year (e.g. May 5, 2019) or
Month Drd or st or th (e.g. May 5th or May 3rd) (the preferred
format is Month D, Year)
• Quantities less than 10 should be spelled out (e.g. one, two,
three, etc.) and 10 or greater should be numeric
• Double check the spelling of proper names as we have no way to
check them
• Watch your punctuation
Articles that do not comply with these standards will be
returned for corrections by the author. The corrected version must
be received no later than the 15th of the month to insure
publication.
To advertise in our newsletter, inquire via adver-
[email protected] and a representative will contact you with
availability and rates or call Pat Sullivan in the Poinciana
Community Group of-fice, (561) 439-4733.
The newsletter is available on our web site and can be delivered
to you via email whether you are here or anywhere else in the
world. This is a free service. The emailed copy is available in
addition to the printed copy you currently receive and is in color.
Almost 350 of your neighbors now receive both the emailed and
printed editions of our newsletter. Each month, there are new
requests to receive Poinciana Today via email. To enroll, simply
send an email to [email protected] and include the word
“Subscribe” in the subject field. Each issue is al-so available for
reading or downloading from our .
web site at www.poinciana.club. To reduce un-necessary costs, if
you receive the emailed ver-sion and no longer want to receive the
printed version, simply notify the President of your As-sociation.
The President, in turn, will reduce the number of printed copies
allocated to your Association and we will reduce the number of
copies printed accordingly. The result is that we will save money
that could otherwise be used on improving or adding to the
amenities we offer.
Please provide feedback by sending an email to
[email protected] or by dropping a note into the Newsletter
box in the outer Activi-ties Office. Suggestions may also be sent
to this email address.
The Poinciana Community Group has a web p a g e w h i c h c a n
b e f o u n d a t www.poinciana.club. We would be pleased to post
information about your Poinciana club or recurring Poinciana
activities on our web site free of charge. If you represent a
Poinciana club or organization and would like to have a descriptive
page on the web site promoting your
group, send an email to webmas-
[email protected]. ♛
Editor’s Note continued from page 2
mailto:[email protected]:[email protected]
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POINCIANA PLACE CONDOMINIUM 3
by Ira Beckoff
Well the social season at Poinciana 3 is off to a wonderful
start. Sunday, January 12th began the good time with a Meet and
Greet Your Neighbors Party. The kickoff event was held under the
awning at our pool on a warm night in January. More than 75 owners
old and new attended. Beverages and snacks were prepared by the
party organizers. Our thanks go to the organizers Barbara Renna,
Louise O’Rourke, Stephanie Lewis and Fran Hood for plan-ning and
executing this delightful evening.
And lots more fun is being planned. We hope all owners at
Poinciana 3 will join in and enjoy these events.
Coming up: Saturday, February 8th, Night at the Races. $5.00
admission starts 4:00 PM. Food and drink provided, Contact Stephani
Lewis (914) 217-5161 to buy a horse.
Our Valentine’s Day Party, Tuesday at the February 11th BBQ, at
5:00 PM.
After the Do it Yourself Grilling there will be games to play
and dessert and coffee will be provided.
No last Sunday BBQ on Sunday Feb 21st. Everyone is cruising on
the high seas.
That will give you time to search for a baby or child-hood
picture of you or your spouse. On Tuesday, March 3rd after the DIY
BBQ join the fun for - Baby Picture Match Night. Match the baby
picture face to its current holder. Submit photos to Stephanie
Lew-is before the event. After the BBQ the party plan-ners will
provide dessert and drinks.
By the time you read this most of you will have al-ready met Mia
Casal, the young lady who has joined our maintenance staff. Her job
is to battle all dirt and debris and icky stuff that’s found from
the pool bathrooms to the elevators and our lobbies and walkways.
Her challenging job is to clean, re-move or vacuum up the
teeny-weeny spiders and their webs. The spider’s job is to make the
webs that catch the teeny little flying bugs that are attract-ed to
our walkways by our night lights. Seems like job security for Mia
and the Spiders.
BARCLAY BITS
by Ina Baron
Happy Valentine's Day to all!
The New Year's Eve Pool Party with The Ambas-sador was a huge
success. We all braved the windy evening with great appetizers
provided by our talented residents and had a fun time.
Now down to the serious stuff. Attention Resi-dents –
“Light-fingered Louie” or “Help-yourself-Hannah” have been
“borrowing” some of your things from our Storage Rooms on two,
three and four. Please check your storage room to see what is
missing from your things and notify the Man-agement office. Message
to “Light-fingered Lou-ie” and “Help-yourself-Hannah – RETURN the
things you borrowed without permission from the Storage rooms.
Owners – please advise your renters and or guests that if they have
a dog, that they may not walk their dog on the Golf Course. They
may not ride their bicycle on the Golf Course, nor should you
encourage them to FISH in the ponds due to possible Alligator
residents. They should be reminded that ANY entry upon the golf
course by anyone who is not a paid golfer constitutes criminal
trespass.
Reminder, our parking lot is not the Indy 500 racetrack; please
slow down. Also, unless you have obtained permission from parking
space owner, please do not just park in their space after they go
back up north.
If you borrow the Shopping Cart to bring up gro-ceries, please
return it and not leave it on the cat-walk so that others may use
it. Notices placed on the glass bulletin at the buildings entrance
is for the use of CMC only. If you need items posted, please bring
them to Unit 403 for posting in the big bulletin board.
Back to more pleasant stuff. Our BBQ's with The Ambassador will
continue
We are all hoping that by the time you read this there is good
news to report about Alex. As I write this, he is home from
intensive care and continuing the treatments that will help him get
back to work. Good luck to Alex and his family.
Until next month that’s it for Poinciana 3. ♛
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AMBASSADOR by Pat Sullivan
Welcome back to Russ and Tuula, Pat and Tap, Al and Pat, Frank
and Shirley, Joe and Lynn, Ed-die, and Madeline and Mario. Welcome
to our new neighbors Sandy and Judith and Jean.
At our last Board meeting it was brought to my at-tention that
several of our residents were not aware of our Library located on
the second floor of the Clubhouse. All are invited to visit and
borrow a book or two. We observe the honor system so return the
books when you are finished (leave on the desk) and take some
more.
Last month we had our sprinklers inspected. We do this every
year in January in each Unit and on the outside of our building
including the garbage rooms on each floor. This is just one of the
measures we take to keep all our residents safe. As a reminder do
not touch the sprinklers inside your Unit. Only technicians from
Life Safety are permitted to work on the sprinklers.
The county has secured a contract with a new garbage and
recycling company, Goode. Gar-bage pick-up is on Monday, Wednesday,
and Fri-day. It is no longer necessary to call for bulk pick up.
They will pick up bulk household items on Thursday. Please do not
put your bulk pick up downstairs until after 6:00 PM on
Wednesday.
Mel's Way has a great line-up of entertainment for February and
delicious meal specials. Check out their menu for Valentine’s Day
and bring your sweetheart there for great food and good
enter-tainment.
The golf course is looking great. Thank you, Isa-belle and Rick,
for doing such a great job. It is wonderful to see so many people
using our golf course. There will be an Appreciation Tourna-ment of
February 24th. The cost is only $25.00. Please sign up at the Pro
Shop. Please remem-ber that only those golfing belong on the golf
course. This is not a park. Please do not tres-pass or allow your
guests to walk on the course.
Hope to see many of our residents at our Monday night Bar-B Q.
On Monday, January 27th we will be having lunch catered by our
favorite Chinese Restaurant. Please see Shirley if you plan to
at-tend.
Happy Valentine's Day to all. ♛
ACTIVITIES OFFICE
by Kathy Graves
Office hours are 10:00 AM to 1:00 PM Monday thru Friday.
Key cards can be purchased at the Activities Office for $5.00
each payable by check only.
We have the popular Night at the Races com-ing up this month on
Friday, the 7th. Please stop by and purchase your tickets if you
have-n't already. This is a fun night of entertain-ment. Our office
gals have purchased two horses and will be rooting for them at this
event.
A stationary ping pong table w/equipment is available for
residents' use on a first come, first served basis.
The ping pong room is located on 2nd floor of the clubhouse just
before the library.
We now have free rental tennis rackets availa-ble in our office
for checkout daily for guests of residents to use at our
courts.
Sincerely, your office gals: Karen Bandle, Jamison; Ina Baron,
Barclay; Ellen DeMaria, Carlisle; Diane Femia, Townhomes; Yvonne
Lefebvre (sub), Birdie C; Pat Murray, Margate; Judy Pate, Birdie C;
Luanne Utter, Townhomes;
Connie Van Valkenburg, Birdie A ♛
Monday evenings starting round 4:30 PM for cocktails and cooking
will begin around 5:00 PM, weather permitting.
Just bring whatever you wish cooked and our Chef Frank Cyr from
the Ambassador will cook them to your specification. Don't forget
to bring your own plates, utensils, condiments and some-thing to
drink. Just remember nothing in glass. We ask for a $1.00 fee per
person to help defray cost of either gas for the grill or towards a
new grill as the present one has a few screws in the rust pile.
Smoking/Vaping is also not permitted in the pool area.
Mel's Way is in full swing for the season. The food is great and
so is the Entertainment. Check it out! Reminder that Membership for
2020 Men's Club [d.b.a. Poinciana Entertainment Central] –
dues are up for renewal. ♛
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CARLISLE CHATTER
by Lynn Sands
February has arrived with cooler weather. Our
snowbirds are all here and settled in. Carlisle is
fortunate to have brand new working elevators to
handle the additional traffic of the winter season.
Our residents are adjusting to the updated Com-
cast equipment. It does take time to get accus-
tomed to its’ many features, but the new cable
box gives us quick access to so much entertain-
ment. Hurrah to modern technology!
Carlisle had our yearly New Year’s Day Brunch
at poolside, followed by a Chinese Auction. Ba-
gels, cheese spreads, salads, coffee and lus-
cious desserts were served. The auction was
fun as always. Everyone who attended had a
good time.
Our Social Committee is planning a Mariachi
Party on Wednesday, February 5th at Casa Lin-
da, a Mexican Restaurant in Lake Worth. The
restaurant offers Mexican and Cuban specialties
at reasonable prices. Carlisle residents should
add their names to the signup sheet posted by
the mailboxes. Deadline for signup is Sunday,
February 2nd. The social committee is hoping
for a good attendance.
Board member Terrie Charles and husband Wal-
ter report they had spotted an owl on Carlisle’s
second floor catwalk. The bird was rail sitting
and looking down. Good hunting to you, our noc-
turnal neighbor!
BOOK CLUB
by Joyce Graham
The Book Club will be meeting on Tuesday,
February 11, 2020 at 1 pm in the Terrace Room
at the clubhouse. We will be discussing Then
She Was Gone by Lisa Jewell. The March 10th
meeting will at 1:00 PM in the Terrace Room.
Please contact Joyce Graham at (561) 557-
5997 if you are interested in attending. ♛
Attention All Philatelists
Are you an avid stamp collector or are you inter-ested in
learning more about this interesting and affordable hobby?
Currently there are over 200 million stamp collectors worldwide.
People are intrigued by the pictures, designs and colors. Stamps
can depict historical events, famous peo-ple, special events, modes
of transportation and much more.
Come meet others that share your interest. When: Tuesday,
February 11, 2020 Time: 11:00 AM Where: Hospitality Room
SIT AND KNIT
by Joan Needle and Luanne Utter We continue to look forward to
the return of our
seasonal residents as we continue to work on
our various needlework projects.
We meet every Wednesday from 1:00 to 3:00
PM in the Terrace Room of the Clubhouse on the
second floor. All are welcome!
For more information call:
Luanne at (561) 670-2334
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CHAI HADASSAH OF POINCIANA
by Diane Femia
Greetings to all. Let me tell you about our wonderful plans for
February. As you may know, on February 6th we will be having our
annual fashion show. If you
haven't gotten your checks in, please do it now! It promises to
be a good time with Chico's fash-ions. For more details, please see
Annette's Bluestein's column elsewhere in this newsletter.
On February 20th we are having author Lee Ra-vine to speak to us
about her most recent book titled "Villa Paraiso". We will meet in
the Poinci-ana room at 11:00 AM. Lunch will be a cup of soup, a
half sandwich and dessert. Coffee and tea are included. Make out
your checks for $12.00 including your choice of sandwich. Your
sandwich choices are tuna salad, chicken salad, or egg salad. Drop
your checks off at the club-house in the Hadassah box or mail to
Mindy Dorffman at 3442 Stanton Terrace, Lake Worth, FL 33467.
I'd like to remind everybody that all the events we hold are
fundraisers for Hadassah Medical Organization (HMO). We try to have
enjoyable programs while raising funds for Hadassah. A portion of
the money that you pay to attend our events is sent as a donation
from Chai Hadas-sah of Poinciana to the HMO.
If you need any cards, please call Emily Cherson at 516
528-6551. For trees, call Ros Seraita at (561) 966-3192.
That's if for February. I look forward to seeing all
of you on February 6th. ♛
POINCIANA ENTERTAINMENT
CENTRAL by Mark Roth
Poinciana Entertainment Central was formed by the Poinciana
Men’s Club in an effort to con-tinue providing entertainment
opportunities to the residents of Poinciana. Operating through the
Men’s Club results in some overhead costs that are unnecessary to
providing quality enter-tainment. In order to save unnecessary
over-head costs and continue to provide quality en-tertainment
opportunities, the Poinciana Enter-tainment Central and the
Poinciana Community Group have joined forces. At the request of
Men’s Club, Poinciana Community Group has decided to acquire Men’s
Club so that it can continue to operate Poinciana Entertainment
Central as a standing committee of Poinciana Community Group.
Commencing on February 1, 2020, or very soon thereafter, the
Men’s Club will cease to exist as a separate entity. Poinciana
Entertain-ment Central will continue to do business from the former
Men’s Club offices. All Poinciana Entertainment Central activities
scheduled through April 2020 will be held as advertised.
Thereafter, Poinciana Entertainment Central will continue to
arrange and schedule entertain-ment opportunities for our residents
to enjoy. All residents of Poinciana (and their invited guests)
will have the opportunity to purchase tickets for every Poinciana
Entertainment Cen-tral function. Nonresidents will have the
oppor-tunity to purchase tickets to Poinciana Enter-tainment
Central activities sometime after ticket sales were available for
residents.
There will be several subcommittees of Poinci-ana Entertainment
Central, each dedicated to organizing a different type of
entertainment. For example, one subcommittee might focus on casino
trips. Another might work on day trips to other destinations, and
yet another might work on activities to take place at our
clubhouse.
While the current Men’s Club leadership and volunteers will
initially operate these subcom-mittees, there is a need for
additional subcom-mittee members. All residents of Poinciana
are
DUPLICATE BRIDGE
by John De Maria
Thursdays in the Terrace Room on the second
floor of the club house at 12:30 PM.
Partners are not required.
For information call John De Maria (561) 642-3265. ♛
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CONDO 1 & 2 Jamison, Kendall, Lenox, Margate,
Norfolk, Oxford & Princeton.
by Janice Standifer
Welcome back snowbirds. You’ll see that we’ve made lots of
improvements this year.
Please join us each Tuesday for Barbeque at the pool. Grills are
open from 5:00 to 6:00 PM. Tuesday, February 11th, following the
BBQ, is the Valentine’s Day Ice Cream Social and it’s No Charge.
Tuesday, February 25th is Interna-tional Night in place of grill
night. Check your bulletin boards for details about all special
so-cial events.
Bocce league is in full season. We play every Saturday at 10:00
AM. Everyone is welcome to join. If you can roll a ball you can
play bocce. We choose names at random to keep it fair. We compete
against the Hamlet teams and plans are in the works for a challenge
match against Lucerne Lakes later in the season. So, come to the
bocce court located near our condo pool and join the fun. The bocce
court is always available for practice. See you there!
You still have time to setup your FREE Com-cast installation.
Call them at 1-800-COMCAST for details and to setup your
appointment.
Maintain your Condo! Every home requires regular maintenance and
condominiums are no exception. Dryer vents should be cleaned out
regularly as they become clogged with lint. This makes drying your
clothes take longer as has the potential of causing a fire. Wax
seals under your toilets and hot water heaters should be replaced
every 10 years. A/C filters need to be replaced monthly all year
long. If you are not a year-round resident, someone should be
checking your condo weekly and never go away without turning off
your water.
All these hints will help to reduce damage to your own condo and
those around you.
Checkout all the newly decorated lobby at the Clubhouse. Many
other projects are under-way. Details will appear in upcoming
newslet-ters.
Activities in the clubhouse are brought to you year-round by the
Poinciana Community Group, Poinciana Entertainment Central, La-dies
Social Club and Hadassah; so, enjoy all that Poinciana has to
offer. The clubhouse has pool tables, ping pong tables, card rooms,
an updated library and much more. There are rooms available in the
clubhouse for other meetings and events. Check at the Activities
Office for details.
Please continue to support our Golf Course and Mel’s Way Bistro.
Mel’s Way is open Tuesday-Saturday and available for private
parties on Sundays and Mondays as well.
Check your bulletin boards for their entertain-ment schedule.
The golf course is open every day during season. They both bring
life to our community and we thank them.
Please do your part to respect our home and keep it up nicely.
If you see a neighbor mov-ing something in the elevator, throwing a
recy-clable item in the trash, etc., please tell them that this is
our HOME. We need your help to police our community and keep it
nice and neat.
If you suspect a violation of our Rules and Regulations, please
contact the office. If you see any suspicious behavior, please
contact the Sheriff.
For the most up to date information, bids, fi-nancial
information, floor plans and every type of association information,
please register for our website at www.poinciana1and2.com. Our
website complies with the Florida statute for a secure website. You
will need to create an ac-count with your email and a password of
your choice. We will verify that you are a resident and approve
your account. You will then have access to all required documents,
reports,
minutes and updated information. ♛
Central office during office hours and volun-teer.This new
structure will encourage new ide-as for entertainment options. It
is my belief the Poinciana Entertainment Central will be able to
evolve into the premier entertainment provider
Poinciana Entertainment Central continued from page 7
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DORCHESTER CONDO
by Marilyn Siegel
Can you believe the first month of a new dec-ade has ended? We
celebrate what has gone by and look to the issues before us.
The Dorchester had a great Holiday Party down by our pool. The
main dishes and decorations were made by Rosemary Dillman and her
sister Carol Carlson. Thank you, ladies. As always, the food was
sumptuous and generous! Won-derful homemade side-dishes and
desserts were contributed by others in our condo.
Before we had a chance to lose any weight from our Holiday
Party, Mary Jones organized a pot-luck luncheon, with help from her
hubby Ron to man the grill. It was a friendly way to start the new
year off right. A personal note of thanks to Della Spadafora for
bringing a full pot of coffee along with all her other treats.
We continue to welcome back snowbirds. They include Lee Ambrose,
and, Frank and MaryEllen Impastato.
At our first 2020 Board of Directors Meeting we failed to
achieve a quorum to vote in a new Board. The next meeting will be
Tuesday, Feb-ruary 11th, at 11:00 AM poolside. If you have not
already submitted your vote for the new Board members; it is
essential that you, or your proxy, send in that vote prior to the
next meet-ing. In the interim, the existing Board members will
remain in their positions.
Meanwhile, work to maintain our building goes on. Twenty
electronic sensors were replaced. The sensors are important for our
safety and security as they control the exterior lighting around
the outside of the building. White fly treatment was done as part
of the new years’ service. A new canopy has been ordered for the
pool area. Choices for replacement of the canopy fans is under
consideration.
And finally, a word about Comcast/Xfinity. Feb-ruary 1st is the
last day to get free installation of the new upgraded equipment. If
you haven't made an appointment yet, make that appoint-
ment NOW! ♛
HAMLET
by Russ Donnelly As President of what I believe to be the best
as-sociation in Poinciana, I wish to thank all our res-idents that
attended our annual meeting on Jan-uary 12, 2020 at Mel's Way. It
is always nice to see many of our residents together in one place.
The meeting was I believe a great success. The give and take
between the Board and the resi-dents was very enlightening for all.
The Hamlet wants to extend their thanks to Mel's Way for their
hospitality, and courtesy, in providing a great atmosphere for our
Annual Meeting.
A thank you was extended to Marlene Meyers for her service on
the Board and her past service as President. The new Board was
announced with the return of past Board members Russ Donnelly, Joe
Malka, Wayne Farrow, Harvey Tabachnick, and our new member Arturo
Matiz. A special thanks to Helen Malka for acting as our temporary
Secretary and taking the neces-sary minutes.
We are looking forward to a great year here at the Hamlet. At
the conclusion of our annual meeting the Hamlet Ladies Club saluted
their outgoing members and inducted their new lead-ers. Lucky for
the Hamlet they have been very active with socials at the pool and
have great events planned. Be sure to read the announce-ments on
our bulletin board.
2020 should be a great year for the Hamlet simply because we
have completed all our major projects and it will be a year of
enhancing our surroundings which has always been a pet pro-ject of
mine. Resident concerns or suggestions should be placed in the
white mailbox outside
#118. ♛
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ESSEX
by Toni Mirobelli
It’s February already! January flew by and proba-bly so did the
new year’s resolutions most people made. For me, the beginning of
each month brings us an opportunity to begin anew. In this troubled
world, even one small action can change someone’s life. At the
beginning of each month, quarter, week or day, resolve to do one
thing to help someone. visit a lonely neighbor, help a friend who
requires assistance to grocery shop, phone someone who lives alone,
volun-teer, pay for coffee for a stranger, be kind to a salesclerk,
pay it forward. The ideas are endless and if we all did one thing,
what a better place our world would be.
The Social Committee held a Chinese dinner on January 19th which
was well attended. The much-loved Italian dinner returns in
February and details will be posted on the bulletin boards. Join us
for a great meal!
Former resident, Iris Schnipper, who now resides in North
Carolina, returned for a week’s visit to see her many friends at
Essex. The talk and wine were flowing! It was wonderful to see Iris
again!
Many residents have asked when we will be completing the
painting of the handrails. We can-not do this until the weather
improves. It has been too rainy. We want to get the work finished
but want to have it done correctly. In a January workshop, the
Board has begun work on a five-year plan for other projects. As we
begin work on the North elevator, everyone’s patience will be
tested as this job will take weeks to be complet-ed. The result
will be well worth it so let’s all hang in there. Elevator work
updates will be posted on the bulletin boards.
Dates to remember:
February 14 – Valentine’s Day
February 17 – President’s Day
February 26 – Ash Wednesday ♛
“COPS” UNIT 39,
by Lt. Barbara Crespy
Dear Poinciana,
Happy February and best wishes for a Happy Valentine’s Day! I’m
happy to report that Janu-ary’s statistics were very good for our
communi-ty. I am again urging everyone to keep their car doors
locked. Some people have called the Sheriff because their cars were
rummaged through but neglected to lock the car doors. If you see
anything suspicious call 911; do not hesitate to call.
We are always looking for more volunteers, es-pecially since our
force is “aging” and needs re-placing. If we continue regular
patrols our com-munity will stay safe.
Feel free to call any of our officers with questions or
concerns.
Stay safe!
Take care and be safe, Lt. Barbara Crespy (215) 813-7053 Cpt.
Jay Whitman (561) 727-5633
Sgt. Deb Lingenfelter (561) 355-9960 ♛
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stairway behind the loading dock on the north side of the
clubhouse. Those needing the lift must be accompanied by a Unit
owner with a Key Card.
Anyone using the gym must be a Key Card hold-er or be the guest
of a Key Card holder who is there with them. No one under the age
of 18 may use the gym at any time.
The Poinciana Room is off limits to everyone even if the doors
are open unless you are attend-ing a scheduled function being held
in that room.
Smoking or vaping is not permitted anywhere in the clubhouse,
the community pool, or within 25 feet of a clubhouse entrance or
exit.
The inside and outside of the clubhouse are un-der constant
video surveillance. Persons violat-ing these guidelines are noticed
that they are be-ing recorded and may have their privileges
sus-pended for violations.
The golf course is leased to Poinciana Golf Club. The golf
course is posted. Except for the pedes-trian path between the
clubhouse and the ABC Buildings, only paid golfers may be on the
golf course. All others are trespassers and may be prosecuted by
the golf course. No one can feed wildlife or fish the ponds on the
golf course. Be-ing a unit owner or resident will not protect you
from prosecution.
Food and beverages are presently limited to the restaurant, the
Poinciana Room and the Commu-nity Room. No food or beverages other
than a personal water bottle are permitted elsewhere in the
clubhouse.
All children under the age of 18 years attending any functions
within the clubhouse or pool area must always be accompanied by an
adult.
Please observe all posted rules at the pool and sauna.
We hope that these guidelines will help all our residents and
their guests have a safe and enjoy-
able experience at the Poinciana Clubhouse. ♛
POINCIANA COMMUNITY
GROUP GUIDELINES
The following guidelines apply to the use of facili-ties owned
by the Poinciana Community Group. These facilities include the
clubhouse, community pool, tennis courts, and golf course. Except
for Mel’s Way Bistro and the golf course, which are open to the
public and subject to their own rules and regulations all
facilities are for the exclusive use of residents in one of the
member Associa-tions and their invited guests.
Each resident must have a Key Card to access the Resident’s Only
areas of the clubhouse. Resi-dents may have no more than one active
Key Card. Guests should always be accompanied by a unit owner
holding a Key Card while accessing our facilities. Key Cards should
not be loaned or given to nonresidents. Activities Office personnel
and our maintenance man, Rony, are not permit-ted to open the
Resident’s Only doors for you. Persons accessing any of the
members’ only are-as must present their Key Card upon request. Key
Cards found to be misused will be deactivat-ed. This is a safety
issue.
The east end of the ground floor of the clubhouse up to the rest
rooms is open to the public. All oth-er areas require a Key Card
for access.
Proper attire should be worn when entering the Clubhouse. This
includes shirts, shoes and suita-ble cover-up.
Residents or visitors may not move any of the clubhouse
furniture other than tables and chairs in the upstairs rooms nor
should they handle any of the clubhouse decorations.
No pets may be brought into the clubhouse at any time. Certified
Service Animals and documented Emotional Support animals are
permitted provided they are always leashed and remain on the floor.
They should not be carried about or sit on their owner's lap or any
of the clubhouse furniture. Ani-mals that are observed on, or with
paws on, any furniture will be prohibited from reentering the
clubhouse at any time. This also applies to any animal that
relieves itself in the clubhouse.
Guests who are attending or servicing functions in the Community
Room must use the exterior
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LADIES’ SOCIAL CLUB by Nancy Cook
I would all like to thank Sandy Wolf and Joan Vis-conti for the
Lovely Holiday Party. You both did a won-
derful job.
The months are flying by and the women are busy with some great
ideas. For February we have a different event that everyone should
enjoy. We’re having our first condo tour on February 18th. We have
several residents who are willing to open their condos up for the
tour. It’s always fun to see the different style and the design the
homeowner has done. On Feb. 11th to Feb 17th you can pick up the
list of Condos with their address that are on the tour. You will
also get a ribbon that you must wear the day of the tour; it’s your
ticket to get on the tour. A check for $5.00 is required. You can
pick eve-rything up at the Clubhouse Office.
After you finish the tour you are invited to come back to the
Clubhouse in the Poinciana
Room for a delicious ice cream Sunday. ♛
POINCIANA
ENTERTAINMENT CENTRAL by Dennis Berman
Monday, February 4, 2020 Isles Casino trip with $15.00 free play
and $5.00 buffet coupon. Bus leaves from behind the Margate at 9:30
AM. The cost for a Member $22.00 and a Non-Member is $25.00
Wednesday, February 5, 2020 there will be a Club Meeting at 7:00
PM in our Community Room featuring a guest speaker and
entertain-ment by Richard Forbes. The doors open at 6:30 PM and the
show is free to all valid card holders. Guests are welcomed at
$7.00 per per-son, cash or check at the door.
Sunday, February 9, 2020 will be our first Prem-ier Showcase
featuring An Evening with Michael Amante. Michael has appeared at
Radio City Music Hall. Michael performs songs from Broadway to
American Standards, Jazz, and Opera. The cost for members is $25.00
and Non-Members are $28.00.
Entertainment Central continued on page 18
IMPERIAL BUILDINGS 8 & 9
by Dorothy Coutsakis
Hoping everyone had a very happy holiday cel-ebrating with
family and friends. I saw many of our owners with their visiting
family members using our pool and enjoying our great weather. We
welcome all of you.
By the time you receive this newsletter, our January 27, 2020
Annual Meeting will have tak-en place. We did not have candidates
over the number needed for the Board, therefore, no election will
be held for the Board of Directors for our Association or the
Community Board.
Our new Board will consist of (in alphabetical order) Linda
Barnaby, Dorothy Coutsakis, Tony Iocovangelo, Octavio Mateo, Lou
Rodino, Gary Rubenstein. We want to welcome our newest Board
member, Bruce Lapidus.
At the meeting we gave out the decals for cars to the people who
have submitted the correct paperwork. We will begin stickering
illegally parked cars beginning February 15, 2020. This means you
will have to display your decal in the rear windshield of your car
and be in the correct parking space assigned to you.
We have received many complaints that the
service/therapy/support animals are being walked on our property
without leashes. You must have your animal on a leash while on our
property.
Please be considerate of your neighbors and do not park in the
handicapped parking spaces if you live here. These spaces are for
visitors who are handicapped or to pick up and drop off those
living here who are handicapped.
I hope you all were able to attend the meeting to exchange ideas
and hear the new things we have planned for the coming year. Our
dates for the monthly meetings will be posted.
In the meantime, enjoy all that the Best Kept Secret in Palm
Beach County has to offer at
Poinciana. ♛
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HADASSAH FASHION SHOW
by Annette Remer Bluestein
Time is almost upon us; Thursday, February 6th.
We've had a wonderful response of models. In fact, too many and
Diane and I apologize that we had to call several and cancel their
model-ing. In the past we would call and ask for mod-els. It's the
first year, it's been in the Community paper.
It's the first year I have asked jewelry designers at an Art
Fair for a donation and I have received several pairs of beautiful
earrings (to $89 in val-ue). There's a large art fair this coming
week, as I write this column. I hope to get more gifts of
jewelry.
CSI had donated several beautiful gift baskets. We have gift
cards from restaurants, too. If any-one wants to purchase raffle
tickets. please call Joan Apteker at (561) 439-0927. They are 6.00
for $5.00. You don't have to attend the Fashion Show to win.
If you haven't paid to come to the Fashion Show, you have
another couple of days left. Everyone is welcome! Please join
us!
Co-Chairs: Diane Femia (561) 249-1881
Annette Remer Bluestein (561) 641-1381 ♛
THE PATIO HOMES
by Ruth Ruttkay
February is here already and now that we've packed away all our
Holiday decorations, it's time to enjoy this wonderful South
Florida weath-er!
Unfortunately, we had some uninvited guests in our community in
the middle of the night in early January. As captured on Tony's
video camera (thank you for sharing, Tony!) three persons in a late
model dark small SUV, all wearing black hoodies one with white
pants possible a skinny girl as a portion of her face showed very
briefly. They entered the neighborhood at about 3:20 AM and they
went door to door checking cars. None showed their face toward
cameras. They drove around neighborhood twice before exiting the
car. They looked for lights on in houses be-fore entering yards or
driveways. They stopped in front of one resident's home and broke
into their car before going to the north end of commu-nity. They
didn’t miss a road. They were done and left the area at 3:31 AM.
They didn’t seem to approach cars in front of homes with inside
lights burning all night. Take note, that It was very clear they
were cautioned by lights on in the houses.
From what I was told, the police caught the cul-prits later in
the night in another area of town do-ing the same thing. Some
stolen articles were recovered.
Getting on to some fun things, remember our BBQ is open at our
pool to residents on Wednes-days from 4:00 PM to 7:00 PM, be sure
to bring your own food and drink. Also, don't forget to check the
bulletin board at the pool and since Channel 63 was eliminated.
Also, check out the website www.poinciana.club (go to the tab
Chan-nel 63 online) for all the updates and happenings in our
community.
Please keep Gene Graves, Marilyn Alpern, and MaryAnn Ferretti in
your thoughts and prayers.
♛
SOCIAL COMMITTEE
by Russ Donnelly
Please be advised that time is running out to pur-chase tickets
for "Night At The Races 2020". We have already approached over a
hundred at-tendee’s, so I would expect to be sold out short-ly.
Remember February 7, 2020. I promise our 2020 event will be better
than ever. There will be larger purses; winners will get $70.00;
there will be a $200.00 owners’ drawing, great food, and excellent
door prizes. Most of all, it will be a great time for everyone in
attendance. Thanks to all participants and attendees.
See you all at the Races! ♛
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February 2020
2
3 7:30—Men’s Golf 8— Ladies Golf 8—Tennis 9—Pilates 10—Yoga
1:30—Art
4 9:30—Chair Yoga 10:30 —Talk Time
5 7:30—Men’s Golf8—Tennis 9— Pilates 10—Yoga 1—Sit & Knit
7—Men’s ClubForbes
9 7—PEC Show “Michael Ammonte”
10 7:30—Men’s Golf 8— Ladies Golf 8—Tennis 9—Pilates 10—Yoga
1:30—Art
11 9:30—Chair Yoga 10:30 —Talk Time 11—Stamp Collectors 1—Book
Club
12 7:30—Men’s Golf8—Tennis 9— Pilates 10—Yoga 1—Sit & Knit
6—Men’s Club “Hoagiefest”
16 7—PEC Show “Freddie Rubino & Susan Winters”
17 7:30—Men’s Golf 8— Ladies Golf 8—Tennis 9—Pilates 10—Yoga
1:30—Art
18 9:30—Chair Yoga 10:30 —Talk Time Ladies’ Social Club Condo
Tour & Ice Cream Social 7—Poinciana Community Group Board
Meeting
19 7:30—Men’s Golf8—Tennis 9— Pilates 10—Yoga 1—Sit & Knit
7—Men’s Club Bingo
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24 7:30—Men’s Golf 8— Ladies Golf 8—Tennis 9—Pilates 10—Yoga
12—Golf Tournament 1:30—Art 6—Charity Bingo @Mel’s
25 9:30—Chair Yoga 10:30 —Talk Time
26 7:30—Men’s Golf8—Tennis 9— Pilates 10—Yoga 1—Sit &
Knit
Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday
Club House Activities Office—Monday - Friday 10-1
PEC Office—Monday—Friday 9-12
Community Board Meeting: Tuesday, Feb 18th, 7:00PM
February 2020
1 9—Yoga
Men’s Golf
Sit & Knit Men’s Club—Richard
6 9—Chair Yoga 11:15—Hadassah Fashion Show 12:30—Duplicate
Bridge 2—Movie
7 7:30—Men’s Golf 8— Ladies Golf 8—Tennis 8:30 Men’s Club
Bowling 7—Night at the Races 7—Bunco
8 9—Yoga
Men’s Golf
Sit & Knit Men’s Club “Hoagiefest”
13 9—Chair Yoga
12:30—Duplicate Bridge 2—Movie
14 7:30—Men’s Golf 8— Ladies Golf 8—Tennis 8:30 Men’s Club
Bowling 8:30—Men’s Club Cruise on the Island Princess
15 9—Yoga
Men’s Golf
Sit & Knit Men’s Club Bingo
20 9—Chair Yoga 11—Hadassah Luncheon w/Lee Ravine
12:30—Duplicate Bridge 2—Movie
21 7:30—Men’s Golf 8— Ladies Golf 8—Tennis 8:30 Men’s Club
Bowling
22 9—Yoga
Men’s Golf
Sit & Knit
27 9—Chair Yoga
12:30—Duplicate Bridge 2—Movie
28 7:30—Men’s Golf 8— Ladies Golf 8—Tennis 8:30 Men’s Club
Bowling
29 9—Yoga
Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday
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If seats are available, they can be purchased at the door. “No
Shorts Allowed”. Doors open at 6:40 PM for the 7:00 PM show.
HOAGIEFEST is back on Wednesday, February 12, 2020 at 6:00 PM in
the Community Room. You must choose from four different hoagies at
the time of reservation. In addition, there will be a salad, canned
soda, dessert, and coffee. Select your table while making your
reservation at a member cost of $15.00 or a guest cost $18.00.
Entertainment will be provided by Sandy Warren so get your tickets
early before the usual sellout.
Friday, February 14, 2020 we are sponsoring a Valentine’s Day
Cruise on the Island Princess. This is a 4½ hour journey on the
beautiful inter-coastal with lunch on board. The bus departs
be-hind the Margate at 8:30 AM. The price for mem-bers is $92.00
and the non-member price is $97.00. There is a 40-person minimum
require-ment for the bus. SAVE THE FLOWERS WITH A VALENTINE DAY
CRUISE!
Sunday, February 16, 2020 there will be another Premier Showcase
featuring Freddie Rubino and Susan Winters. These two Superstars
will be ap-pearing together for the first time. Freddie is a
headlining comedian and Susan Is coming off ap-pearances at the
Lincoln Center and Broadway. The cost for Members is $25.00 and for
non-members is $28.00. Remaining available seats may be purchased
at the door. “No Shorts Al-lowed”. Doors open at 6:40 PM with
Showtime at 7:00 PM in the Poinciana Room.
Wednesday, February 19, 2020 in the Communi-ty Room, there will
be a Mystery Bingo with doors opening at 7:00 PM and games
beginning at 7:30 PM. There will be coffee, cake, and a true 50/50
drawing. Residents and Non-residents welcome.
Entertainment Central continued from page 13
PRESIDENT’S REPORT by Dennis Berman
For our residents that did not attend the Club Meeting on
January 8, 2020, I am submitting this report so you will be aware
of the upcoming changes as the Poinciana Community Group (PCG) will
acquire the Poinciana Entertainment Central (PEC) from the Men’s
Club which will go out of business. PEC will become a standing
committee of PCG and operations will continue as usual through
April. This was done to the over-head expense associated with
operating a corpo-rate entity so that PEC can continue to offer our
residents the Showtime series, Travel trips, Club-house activities
such as Party Nights, Bingo, .Bowling and more.
The (PEC) funds that are generated from our ex-isting Showtime
Reserved Seat Program will be our primary fund raiser. Your support
by purchas-ing reserved seats for our 2021 shows will allow us to
guarantee the best entertainment available for the South Florida
Market during the winter season. Reserved seats are now on sale in
the office and your choice of seats is done on a first come-first
served Basis. Season tickets are on sale now. Come in and buy yours
for our fantastic 2021 shows.
PEC is run by committees and we encourage both men and woman
residents to come to our office and submit your name for a position
on se-lected committees such as Entertainment, Travel, Clubhouse
Activities and Special Events such as our Cruise and Christmas
Pageant.
I will be staying on to help form these committees until after
this season which ends in April. I want to thank all the residents
for the opportunity to serve the 3½ years as the club President and
meet the many new friends I have made during my term. I hope many
of you will volunteer to give back to the community by joining one
of our com-
mittees with our members♛
Attention Bunco Players! Friday, February 7, 2020 at 7:00 PM
Admission Fee $5.00 and a
Small Unwrapped Gift for Loser Bag
Reservations preferred but walk-Ins are welcome.
Please call!
Mindy Dorffman (561) 328-8977 or
(954) 778-2212 ♛
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POINCIANA COMMUNITY GROUP MOVIES
FEBRUARY 2020
Thursday 2:00 PM - 2nd Floor Clubhouse
Free Popcorn, Water & Movie
Free Cookies and Soda Every Third Thursday courtesy of Caregiver
Services, Inc. (CSI)
February 6 – THE ART OF RACING IN THE RAIN – Drama Milo
Ventimiglia, Amanda Seyfried
February 13 – ANGEL HAS FALLEN – Action & Adventure Gerard
Butler. Morgan Freeman
February 20 – GOOD BOYS – Comedy & Adventure Jacob Tremblay,
Keith L Williams
February 27 – THE MIRACLE SEASON – Drama
Helen Hunt, Erin Moriarty ☻
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POINCIANA TENNIS CLUB
by Kathy Graves
Our big news happening is our annual kickoff luncheon meeting to
be held on Sunday, Janu-ary 19th in the Poinciana Room. This event
will be behind us by the time this article reaches print. Even
though this event is used to conduct a little business, we still
make it a fun time.
We start off right at Noon with our wonderful food buffet
prepared by Mel's Way, conduct our business and then move to
planned entertain-ment. Remember the hula hoop? Well we are holding
a contest to find a winner with both men and women participants.
Truly, everyone is a winner who is brave enough to get up on the
dance floor and hula hoop. We have some pret-ty good contestants.
The winner will be judged by applause. We will announce our winner
in the next newsletter.
Our seasonal players joining us since our last issue are Carol
Ginsburg, Terri LoPrimo, Mimi Mosho, Robert Raifman, Peter Reese,
Gene Rizzo, Raimo Tiainen, and Guy Williams.
When the tennis court gate is locked, a courtesy key for
Poinciana residents' daytime use may be obtained at the golf course
office and is to be immediately returned after use for entry.
We invite Poinciana residents to join us at the courts on
Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays
at 8:00 AM. ♛
POINCIANA GOLF COURSE
Appreciation Golf Tournament
Date: Monday, February 24, 2020
Time: 12:00 Noon
Cost: $25.00 per person
Play 18 holes of golf. You may play Vegas style or best
ball.
Raffles and prizes to follow on the golf patio.
R.S.V.P. (561) 439-4721 or in person at the Pro Shop
Raffle, prizes and 50/50 on the golf course patio after.
by Ruth Cassell
All classes are held in the Community Room and cost $5.00 each.
Just bring a mat.
Mat yoga: Monday and Wednesday at 10:00 AM (with Shannon) and
Saturday at 9:00 AM (with Denise)
Chair yoga: Tuesday and Thursday at 9:30 AM and Thursday at 9:00
AM
Pilates: Monday and Wednesday at 9:00 AM (with Shannon)
Mat yoga meets three times each week. Yoga increases balance and
flexibility. No experience is necessary as the teachers encourage
stu-dents to work at their own level. They demon-strate postures in
several ways to prevent injury while allowing options for differing
ability levels.
If you are daunted by mat yoga, try chair yoga on Tuesday at
9:30 AM. Postures are done for flexibility and stretching without
getting on the floor.
Pilates focuses on core muscles, that is, every-thing from the
neck to the thighs. The muscles become stronger yet remain lean and
flexible. We have been using light weights (1-3 lbs.), balls,
bands, and magic circles. Shannon is al-ways looking to keep the
class interesting.
Joseph Pilates believed that, “Change happens through movement
and movement heals.”
You’ll see its benefits and changes after a few
classes. ♛
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(That includes two cleanings a year.) That would boost your
monthly assessment by about $8.00/month. This is an expense that
the Board wishes to avoid, but the driveways in several cases are
not being maintained. So, something must be done. One possible
solution to help homeown-ers with this chronic problem is for the
Associa-tion to contract with a Pressure Cleaning compa-ny to
provide this service at a discounted rate. Residents could sign up
for a cleaning and when the number of signups reached an agreed
upon threshold the discount would be applied, and cleanings could
be scheduled. If you are inter-ested in learning more leave an
email for the Board on our community website.
This is a Census year. In that vein, get ready be-cause our
Townhomes Census is coming your way. We need the information to
maintain our status as a 55+ community. We also need to lay the
foundation for better managing parking in our community. We want
everyone and their guests to have the opportunity to find safe
plac-es to park their vehicles in our neighborhood. To that end we
need to know who is driving and what vehicles they have. We would
appreciate your timely response to the survey. If you have any
questions or concerns, you can contact management and the Board at
our website (listed below).
Our next regular Board Meeting will be held on Tuesday, February
11th at 7:00 PM in the Ter-race Room on the second floor of the
clubhouse at 3536 Via Poinciana, Lake Worth, FL.
Our web site (www.pptha.org) is a valuable re-source of those
who use it and for the Board. Stay up to date by visiting our web
site regularly. While there, use the link at the bottom of the page
to join our Email Notification List.
Please report any concerns or necessary repair-sthat we may not
be aware of by using the “Send Email to Management & Board”
link on the left side of the page. This link is the best way to
report a problem as the message is delivered to our property
manager, assistant property manager, and each of your five Board
members.
If you have a topic that you would like the Board to consider
during one of our Board Meetings,
POINCIANA PLACE TOWN HOMES by Michael Reardon
By the time you read this, you should have al-ready removed any
exterior holiday decorations and anyone that changed the bulb in
their lolly-pop lamp should have reinstalled the community standard
bulb.
I have mentioned previously that the Board in-tends to take a
more active role in enforcing our Bylaws and Declarations. Now that
our new amendments are in place, we have begun that process.
Recently the Board has begun to draw up specific Rules and
Regulations and Architec-tural Guidelines. We wish to address
several is-sues that we previously have not been able to
manage.
For example, the Board has received numerous complaints about
residents leaving their trash cans and recycle bins in plain sight
all through the week. Most residents have worked hard to beautify
their homes, and unsightly trash cans make the neighborhood look
shabby. By this time, it should be clear to everyone that trash
cans and recycle bins should be placed curbside no earlier than
7:00 PM the night before pickup; and put away no later than 7:00 PM
the day of pickup. Furthermore, all trash other that yard waste
must be placed in the trash can provided by the Solid Waste
Authority. No action has been taken until now because of the
problem with the oversized cans, and the Holidays. It is time to
communicate to chronic offenders that they must place their trash
cans out of sight of their neigh-bors. Warning letters have begun
to be issued to those who leave their trash cans where others can
see them. If the warning is not heeded a fine of up to $100.00/day
will follow. There will be no second warning to chronic
abusers.
When it comes to keeping our community beauti-ful another
chronic problem is moldy driveways. This issue has been discussed
at several Board Meetings. Until now the Board has maintained that
owners are responsible for maintaining their own driveway. The
alternative is to increase our monthly assessment to have the
Association pay for the power washing of the driveways; which would
be about $5,000.00 to $6,000.00 per year.
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Town Homes continued from page 23
PCG WEB SITE
by Mark Roth
Did you know that Poinciana Country Club (Poinciana Community
Group – PCG) has a web site? The web site is located at
www.Poinciana.club.
The web site contains information about our amenities and our
clubs. There are links to both the Mel’s Way Bistro and Poinciana
Golf Club websites. Also available on the web site are the
replacement for Channel 63, the current Poinci-ana Calendar, and
recent issues of the Poincia-na Today monthly newsletter.
There is also a link that you can use to sub-scribe to the
electronic version of Poinciana To-day. The electronic version of
Poinciana Today arrives in your inbox in full color and can be
viewed and printed. To help avoid having your newsletter delivered
to your spam folder, add [email protected] and
[email protected] to your contacts.
We encourage you to visit our web site more often as it evolves
to become one of your most important sources of information about
our Poin-
ciana Community. ♛
LIBRARY
by Pat Sullivan and Pat Elter
The donations have been pouring in. Thank you to all who
contributed their books to our Library. Please stop in and browse
our new selection of books.
Donated books should be put in the white container on the side
of the desk. Returned books should be placed on the desk. Please DO
NOT return the books to the shelf. We are happy to do that for
you.
Over the last several months we have pur-chased about 30 new
hard cover and paper-back books for the library. About 15/20 of
these have been out of circulation for about 5 weeks. We have
requested that only ONE new book be taken at a time so that others
will have an opportunity to enjoy them. There is a red dot of the
binder of the book with the word NEW written. Please check your
books and if our have more than one NEW book please return it to
the library ASAP. Thank you for
your consideration. ♛
please use the Send Email to Management & Board Link at the
left, selecting the subject “Suggested Agenda Item”, or send us an
email at [email protected] so it can be considered
for the Agenda. ♛
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CHAI HADASSAH
VISITS THE WICK
by Annette Remer Bluestein
Mark your calendars, Thursday, May 7, 2019, we have arranged for
a fabulous tour. "Unlike any-thing we've seen before, the Costume
Tour is an astounding exhibit of the finest costumes ever brought
to the Broadway stage" The tour will be led by "knowledgeable and
entertaining theatre professionals who will give us a remarkable
'behind-the-scenes' look at the costumes."
Many chairs will be available for shortstops, as we tour.
For lunch will be "dining" at the Wick's wonderful re-creation
of New York’s famous Tavern-on-the-Green. There are Crystal and
amber chande-liers. We will be eating on china, silver, and
crys-tal that many of us New Yorkers and visitors dined on at the
restaurant. It will be a memorable experience.
And, there is more. If we have, at least, 40 peo-ple, we will
have a cabaret performance after lunch and Marilyn Wick will tell
us the story of The Wick. And, there is even more to see there.
Our Hadassah Chapter did this in 2015 and I'm sure all those who
came will be excited to be there again. I believe we had 60 men and
wom-en at that time. Let's even do better this time.
The cost is $60.00, which includes a $5.00 tip to each
waiter.
For information call Annette Remer Bluestein (561) 641-1381.
Checks should be made payable to Chai Hadassah and should either
be placed in the Hadassah Box in clubhouse office or mailed to
Diane Femia ((561) 649-2886) at 3035 Straw-flower Way, Lake Worth,
Fl 33467.
Any profit we make goes to Hadassah Hospital in Israel, which is
one of the 10 best hospitals.
They work with all major hospitals in the US. ♛
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