village fest - Village Walk of Bonita Springs

January 2008
“...and in the end, it’s not the years in your life that count, it’s the life in your years.”
— Abe Lincoln
VillageFest
A Weekend of Festivities celebrating VillageWalk of Bonita
Upcoming
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Taste of Home Cooking Class
Line Dancing Begins
Volleyball – Lap Pool
Monday Night BINGO Begins
Photographic Composition Class
Reverse Mortgage Seminar
Computer Class
Beach Bound – Clam Pass
Let’s Go To The Hop Dinner Dance
Country Store
Sarasota Arts Fest
Mah Jongg Instruction
Nordic Pole Walking Demo
Dinner Party Friends Org. Mtg.
Red Hats Luncheon
“Year- Rounders”
Karaoke for a Song
VillageWalk Cafe
”Group Therapy” Wine Tasting
Ya Ya Sisterhood “Encore Encore”
Identity Theft Seminar
VillageFest Dance Social
VillageFest
VillageFest
CPR / AED Class
Lunch Bunch- Useppa Island
Fakahatchee Strand/Big Cypress Tour
VillageWalk has that small town feel. When you walk down the street, people wave or
say hello. Here in VillageWalk there are no strangers, only new friends. With friendships
comes a sense of belonging. With belonging comes a sense of being part of the
community. The residents here are happy, welcoming & caring. Even when you look up
the word community in the dictionary, it gives a very good description of VillageWalk:
kinship, unity, identity, cooperative spirit, village and neighborhood. This is best portrayed
by the six most repeated words in VillageWalk, “What Can I Do to help?”
Join us on the weekend of January 25 – 27 as we celebrate our wonderful community. This is a
weekend full of fun: Digital Photography Scavenger Hunt, Dance Social, Tennis Tournament,
Bocce Tournament, Volleyball Tournament, Community Social, Bake Sale and Awards
Ceremony & Lunch Poolside on Sunday Afternoon. Cash Prizes for the event winners!!!!!
$25pp Adults Covers: Friday’s Dance Social, Saturday’s Community Social and Sunday’s
Poolside Lunch & The Awards Ceremony.
$10pp Children 13yrs – 17yrs.
Pre-Registration & Payment must be made with Tammy at
Town Center Window (HOA Office) by 4pm Tuesday, January 22
KidsZone Events
Hay Rides • Bounce House • Face Painting
Children under 12 Free
For a complete schedule of activities, see page 3
“Turning Houses into Homes and Customers into Homeowners for Life.”
Neighborhood Photo Gallery
Autumn Haze
Holly Jolly Holiday
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Special events
VillageFest
January 25 – 27
$25pp Adults Covers: All events listed including Friday’s Dance Social, Saturday’s
Community Social and Sunday’s Poolside Lunch & Awards Ceremony.
$10pp Children 13yrs – 17yrs.
Pre-Registration & Payment must be made with Tammy at Town Center
Window (HOA Office) by 4pm Tuesday, January 22
Schedule of Events
Friday, January 25
10am Digital Photography Scavenger Hunt Begins
You can pick up the list for the Scavenger Hunt at the
Activities Office or the Town Center window (HOA office)
anytime after 10am. You have until Sunday, January 27
at 10am to bring your digital camera with photos to the
Activities Office for contest picture review. Cash Prize to
the Winning Team.
Friday, 7pm – 10pm Dance Social
Music by Manhattan Connection
BYOB & snack to share at your table.
Saturday, January 26
Make a Poster or Banner & Come on up to the Town
Center and Cheer On Your Street’s Teams in the
competitions
9am – 2pm Tennis Tournament (Davis Cup Format)
Teams Per Street
One Team of Women’s Singles & Doubles
One Team of Men’s Singles & Doubles
If you are unable to put together the teams required for your
street, you are welcome to combine with another street.
Contact: Herbert Wormser [email protected] with the
names on your teams.
4pm – 7pm Bocce Tournament 2 couples per team
Put together a four person team for your street. You are
welcome to combine with another street. Contact Tom &
Carol McCormick [email protected] with the names of
the people on your team. You may also use the clipboards
outside the activities office to sign up your team.
7pm – 9pm Community Social BYOB
A wonderful opportunity to socialize with your neighbors
and make new friends. Appetizers, soda & water will be
available. Town Center Ballroom.
Drop by the Town Center
12pm - Appointment Sign ups for the Resident Photo
Directory.
Please drop by the Town Center and make your
appointment for The Resident Photo Directory. Photos will
be taken the week of March 11 - 15.
12pm – Bake Sale
Items you would like to donate to the bake sale may be
dropped off at the Town Center between 10am -12pm. Cakes,
cookies, pies, popcorn, fudge, etc. Monies from the bake sale
will be used to purchase supplies for activities: Mah Jongg
Games, Card Shufflers, additional Bocce balls sets, tennis
balls, etc. Please contact Elaine with the item/items you will be
bringing. [email protected]
12pm – 2pm Hay Rides, Bounce House & Face Painting
for the kids.
12 – 4pm Books Are Fun Book Fair
Books, Games & Gifts for all ages from Readers Digest.
Sunday, January 27
10am – 12pm Volleyball Tournament at the Lap Pool
12pm Poolside Awards Ceremony followed by
Meatball Subs & Hot Dogs, Chips, Soda & Water
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S PECIAL EVENT S
Let’s Go To The Hop
Friday, January 11 6pm – 10pm $18pp
Grab your poodle skirts & leather jackets and head back
to the 50’s.Joe Marino will be playing all the songs we
love. So let’s Dance, Dance, Dance. Dinner will be a 50’s
Blue Plate Special: Meatloaf, Mashed Potatoes, Green
Beans, Salad & Dessert. Dinner: 6pm Dance: 7pm – 10pm
Reservations/Payment with Tammy at the Town Center
window must be made by 4pm Tuesday, January 8.
“Karaoke for A Song”
Saturday, January 19 7pm – 10pm $5ppw
For singers & wanna be singers. You don’t have to
know all the words, they’re right there for you. Join
us at the VillageWalk Café for our first monthly
Karaoke Night. DJ Steve Roberts will be there.
VillageWalk Café This night: Well Drinks $4 Beer
$2.50 Reservations/Payment with Tammy at the
Town Center window must be made by
4pm Friday, January 18
“A Big Deal” Casino Night
It’s Here!!! Our Own Vegas!!!!
Saturday, February 16 7pm $35pp
Roulette, Poker, Craps, etc. Music: Poolside by Made in
Brooklyn. We are looking for donations of services, gift
certificates or new items to be raffled off. This is a great
way for you to advertise. Please call or e-mail the co-chairs
below with your donation. Your help is needed to make this a
success. Sandi Button: [email protected]
Barbara Tamborino: [email protected] Reservations/
Payment with Tammy at the Town Center window must be
made by 4pm Wednesday, February 13.
Country Store
Saturday, January 12 10am – 2pm
You don’t have to leave the community to find the
perfect gift or home accent. On the second Saturday
of each month, our own Country Store can be found
in the Town Center Ballroom. The handmade items
are all well made and beautiful: Gift baskets, plants,
flower arrangements, art work, decorative pillows,
jewelry, homemade quilted crib sets, candles, stained
glass lamps, hand-painted wine glasses & dishes,
house decorations, stained glass, wreaths, all natural
cosmetics & outstanding chocolates.
Do you want to sell your craft at our monthly
VillageWalk Country Store?
Please call Elaine 947- 7135 or e-mail
[email protected] with what you
will be selling and how many tables you will need.
Until there is no more room, you are welcome to
participate. There is no charge for the use of the tables.
CPR & AED Classes
Tuesdays January 29 10am – 12pm $25pp
No Test required to get your certification. Walter Kopka
Paramedic / Firefighter AHA CPR / AED Instructor will
be coming to VillageWalk to teach this very important
and life saving class. Registration is a must. 8 participants
are required for this class. A second class will be offered
Tuesday, February 26 10am – 12pm. Reservations/Payment
with Tammy at the Town Center window must be made by
4pm Friday, January 25.
BINGO
Identity Theft
Mondays 7pm $13 for 12 Games
10 Regular Games, 1 Halftime Game, and 1 Coverall game.
All monies collected go back to the players in winnings for
games played. Door Opens: 6:30pm.
Enjoy the Bingo Night Special 1 large pizza with 2 toppings
& 2 soft drinks $13.99 at the VillageWalk Café from 5:30pm
– 6:30pm. Just show your Bingo payment receipt to receive
this special price.
Grand Cypress
Reservations/Payment with Tammy at the Town Center
window must be made by 4pm on the preceding Friday.
Thursday, January 24 1pm No Charge
Identity Theft affects six people every minute! Carole Peck
Financial Advisors has been working with the Lee County
Sheriff’s Dept to educate communities with the latest scams
for over three years. Join Carole Peck for an informational
session on how to protect yourself and your loved ones from
this devastating crime. Don’t let yourself be a victim!
Great Room
Reservations must be made with Elaine
[email protected] by 4pm Monday,
January 21.
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“Group Therapy”
Dinner Party Friends
3rd Tuesday of each month beginning February 19.
Organizational Meeting Jan. 15. If you enjoy
cooking and eating good food with friends and
neighbors, Dinner Party Friends is the group for you.
And you don’t have to be a gourmet cook to join!
How does it work?
All members will host at least twice a year and plan
a menu and provide recipes at least once a year.
When you receive the menu and recipes, you phone
the host with the dish you wish to prepare. It’s that
simple. The host couple provides wine, beer or
mixed drinks before dinner. After dinner, the cost of
the ingredients purchased, including the dinner wine
is divided equally among the couples.
Sample menu:
Appetizers: Dates with Bacon
Mushroom Edison
Salad: Fanned Pear Salad
Baguettes and Butter
Entrée: Chicken Marbella
Couscous
Moroccan Carrots
Dessert: Decadent Triple Layer Mud Pie
Wine: Monkey Bay Sauvignon Blanc
And the best news is that the cost of this dinner was
less than $15 per person!
We encourage you to attend an organizational
meeting to be held Tuesday, January 15 at 6:30 PM
in the Great Room at the Town Center. If you can’t
attend, but wish to join, Contact: Kate Kennedy at
495-6860 or Diane Glasser at 391-9361.
Bon appetit!
A Perfect Reason to Wine
4th Tuesday (January 22) 6pm $10pp
Wine Styles of Naples will be coming to VillageWalk with
all kinds of wonderful wines. These wines are $10 a bottle
and the flavors are exceptional. Come on up to the Town
Center Great Room and enjoy this evening trying different
wines and socializing with your neighbors. Res/Payments
must be made at the Town Center by Jan. 18.
Kids Tennis
Kids group tennis lessons are on Thursdays at 5.30 pm for
all levels, 4 years of age and older.
Anyone interested please contact Herbert or Barbara
Wormser at 947-4050 or [email protected].
KidsZone: Cetaceans
Saturday, February 2, 10am-Noon $5pp
Glenn Shuart has traveled the oceans studying cetaceans
(whales & dolphins). He brings along a projector and
displays for educating children on the fascinating world of
whales & dolphins. Hot dogs, chips & soda will be provided.
Card Room
Reservations/Payment at the Town Center window must be
made by 4pm Tuesday, January 29.
Lunch Bunch
Wednesday, January 30 8:30am – 4pm $25pp
Cost Covers: Round Trip Transportation & Boat Ride
“A Day on Useppa Island”
The Collier Inn Courtyard on Useppa Island
Casual Resort/Island Attire
8:30am Sharp. Transportation provided. Departing from
the Bocce Courts Parking Lot. Boat departs
from Bocilla Marina at 10am.
2:30pm
Boat departs the Useppa Island Marina for
the mainland.
Lunch on Own but need to pre-order.
Garage Sale
Saturday, February 2, 8am – 12pm $3 per home
Did you bring too much stuff with you when you moved in?
Now is the chance to sell all those items. Remember “One
Man’s Trash is Another Man’s Treasure”. Register your
house and make your payment for the community garage
sale with Tammy at the Town Center Window by 4 pm on
Thursday. Please pay January 31. Balloons will mark the
streets where residents are participating and will be put out
early on that Saturday morning. No Early Birds, Please!
Choice:
Roasted Turkey Sandwich
Thin slices of Deli Style Breast with Garlic Mayo, Roasted
Peppers and Swiss Cheese on a Toasted Foccacia Roll with
Lettuce, Tomato and Bermuda Onion
$ 9.95
Erastus Foote Grouper Sandwich
A local Favorite; your choice of Fried, Grilled or Blackened
$ 12.95
Make lunch selection at time of reservation.
Reservations/Payment with Tammy at the Town Center
window must be made by 4pm Friday, January 25
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S PECIAL EVENT S
Metropolitan Opera H-D
Live Broadcasts
Bonita Springs Regal Cinema is offering free of
charge these wonderful presentations once monthly.
Tuesday, January 1, 1pm Hanzel & Gretel
Saturday, January 12, 1:30pm Macbeth.
Nordic Pole Walking
Tuesday, January 15 8:30am Free
Nordic Walking is regular walking made up to 40% more
effective by the use of specifically designed hand-held
Nordic Walker® poles. With the correct Nordic Walker®
technique, you can... Burn up to 40% more calories than
regular walking! Strengthen your upper body! Reduce
the stress on the joints!
Instructor: Heidi
Bocce Courts Parking Lot Limited Space
Must register with Elaine [email protected]
by 3pm Friday, January 11.
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VillageWalk’s Got Talent
March 1, 2008 7pm
All of you have heard of and surely watched all
the reality shows on television. American Idol,
Dancing with the Stars, America’s Got Talent. On
Saturday, March 1st we are having our 1st annual
talent (or not so talented) show. We are looking for
residents who can sing, dance, play instruments, or
are comedians. Maybe there is a juggler out there.
Anything that will entertain us or make us laugh is
welcome. You can get a group of friends, or some
neighbors together and do a skit. Maybe there is an
Elvis impersonator among us!!!! Is there a Sinatra
in the crowd? What ever it is it will be a fun night.
So get your act together and e-mail Rosanne at
[email protected] or call 239-498-1386 or
Carol at [email protected] with your act so we
can set up a program. You will provide your own
costumes if needed and props. We will have a dress
rehearsal February 28th or 29th. Let’s make this
a huge success.
Reverse Mortgages
What Are Reverse Mortgages? .... What Today’s Informed
Senior Needs To Know?
We convert your lifetime treasure into a lifetime of income.
Come and learn how we pay you!
Instructor: John Young VillageWalk Resident
Tuesday, January 8, 6pm
Great Room
Must register with Elaine [email protected]
by 3pm Friday, January 4.
Taste of Home
Wednesday, January 2, 10am $8pp
Cooking Class with Ada Mariconda
Pasta Fasule (Pasta & Bean Soup)
Ada Mariconda will be teaching a new cooking class each
month in the Grand Cypress Room at the Town Center.
Ada is a remarkable cook, as many can attest. Join us on
the first Wednesday of each month as we learn many new
recipes with an Italian flair. After the class, sit down and
enjoy your creation for lunch. Registration/Payment with
Tammy at the Town Center window by 4pm Monday,
December 31
Grand Cypress Room
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VillageWalk “Year-Rounders”
Organizational Meeting Thursday, January 17, 6:30pm
Looking to meet other residents from the community in the
25yrs. – 50yrs. age bracket? Working people, stay at home
moms, etc. let’s get together and plan some socials.
Great Room
Ya Ya Sisterhood
Wednesday, January 23 $5pp
Encore Encore with Rusty Brown
Rusty Brown returns with her new show. 11:45pm in the
Hibiscus Room. Coffee & Dessert to Follow Performance
Reservations/Payment with Tammy at the Town Center
window must be made by 4pm Tuesday, January 22.
A c t i v i t i e s & C l a ss e s
If interested in participating in any of the groups listed below, you need to contact the person whose name is listed.
Payment is made directly to the instructor. Please note the number of participants needed to conduct the class.
If minimum is not attained the class may be cancelled.
One Stroke:
Quick & Easy Painting
Tuesday, January 15 12 – 2pm $10pp
Instructor: Sondra Slone 272-7706
Card Room
Learn how to paint with one stroke of the brush.
Make personalized gifts. It’s easy to learn and fun to do.
Please bring either 4 wine glasses or 1 glass serving dish
with you to class.
Basic Beading
3rd Thursday 10am $25pp
Cost includes Lesson & Supplies to create a piece of jewelry.
Instructor: Jeanne 495-2773
Grand Cypress Room
Bible Study
2nd Thursday 7pm
Instructor: Rev. Dr. Josh Peralta & Rev. Judith Peralta
398-0433
Great Room
Non-Denominational. Bring the bible of your choice.
Canasta
Mondays 1pm and Tuesdays 6:30pm
Great Room
Canasta is a matching card game in which the object is to
create melds (seven matching cards, with or without wild
cards, worth points) of cards of the same rank and then go
out by playing or discarding all the cards in your hand.
Play in a relaxed and fun atmosphere.
Card Making &
Rubberstamping
2nd and 4th Tuesdays 10:30am
2nd Tuesday 6:30pm Class & Supplies $10pp
Instructors: Chris Hodapp & Ruth Naton. Email Chris
at [email protected].
Card Making is an Art Form. It is as personalized as you
and me. Make the card that has the exact look you want,
expressing your ideas and feelings, the special card that
says it all with a glance. Residents have made several
wonderful projects at each class. Samples may be found on
display at the Post Office.
Bridge – Social Contract
1st & 3rd Wednesdays 1:30pm
Contact: Lela 948-0267
Great Room
Bridge, is a trick-taking card game of skill and chance.
The game consists of the bidding and play, after which the
hand is scored.
Wednesday, January 9 10am $10pp
Instructor: Christine Capasso 992-0970
In the Library in Town Center
Learn Basic Computer Skills: E-mail & Internet
Browsing, etc.
Bunco
1st & 3rd Tuesday 10am
Contact: Marin Hardy 948 - 0267
Great Room
Bunco is a confidence game; a swindle in which an
unsuspecting player is cheated. A parlor game played in
teams with three dice. A winning throw with three of a kind
of a specified number. Strictly speaking, bunco is a game of
dice, played in rounds.
Game Night
1st & 3rd Tuesday, 6:30pm
Great Room
Get a group together to play: Euchre, Pinochle, Rummy
Cube, or your game of choice. Have a new game to share?
Bring it with you on the last Tuesday of each month.
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A c t i v i t i e s & C l a ss e s
Knitting
Poker
2nd Thursday 10am $5pp
Instructor: Lauren Mitchell 992-7716
Please bring #11 Knitting Needles & 1 Skein of Yarn.
Great Room.
Wednesdays 7pm
Great Room
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Line Dancing
Thursdays 6:30pm $5pp
Instructor: Mary Ann Carney
Royal Palm Room
It’s not just country western, anymore. This is a fun way to
exercise, learn new dance steps and socialize at the same time.
Quilting
Mah Jongg Players
Fridays, 1pm
Contact: Dolores 390-2920
Card Room
Ancient Chinese game played with special tiles.
Experienced MahJongg players only, please.
2nd Thursday 7pm.
Contact: Anne McKenzie 595-4104
Card Room
Bring your quilting project with you. Socialize while
working on your project.
Mah Jongg
2 Day Instruction
1:30pm $5pp/2 days
Tuesday, January 8
Thursday, January 10
Great Room
Learn how to play Mah Jongg. Game Tiles will
be available at the Town Center. You will need to
purchase a playing card. These are available at the
Flamingo Flea Market (Fri., Sat., & Sun.)
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Spanish Class
2nd Thursday 6pm $10pp
Instructor: Dr. Josh Peralta 398-0433
Beginners class to be held in the Great Room.
Clubs & Groups
If interested in participating in any for the groups listed below,
you need to contact the person whose name is listed or Elaine at [email protected]
Beach Bound
Clam Pass
Thursday, January 3 9:30am – 12:30pm
As remote as local beaches with car access can get, Clam
Pass is at the intersection of Seagate Drive and Crayton
Road just south of the Pelican Bay development with lots
of beach space and a three-quarter mile elevated boardwalk
through a coastal tree canopy. The county provides a
shuttle to the beach from the parking lot.
Parking: Parking is $6 a day or free with a Collier County
or Naples City beach parking sticker.
Entrance Fee: Free
Depart: Bocce Courts Parking Lot 9:30am.
Contact Elaine [email protected] if
planning to attend.
Men’s Monthly Coffee
at Villagewalk Café
2nd Tuesday of the Month 9am
Contact: Frank Kearney 495-1615
Meetings are informal – typically the group talks
about individual experiences (where to buy this &
that, reliable contractors, good golf courses, bird
watching, etc.). As spin offs, members of the group
often arrange other activities amongst themselves.
This is a great way to meet others in the community.
Coffee will be provided free of charge.
Hooked On Books
VillageWalk Book Club
Wednesday, January 9, 1pm
Discussion Leader: Rosalie Marchesani
Hostess: Nancy Atkinson
Call Marge Wisniewski if you are planning to attend: 9483930 or [email protected]
“A Thousand Splendid Suns” by Khaled Hosseini
A follow-up to the “Kite Runner” does not disappoint. Set
like its predecessor, in war-torn Afghanistan, “A Thousand
Splendid Suns” tumultuous backdrop to render the heroic
plight of two women of different generations married to the
same savagely abusive male.
Lunch Bunch
Wednesday, January 30
The Collier Inn on Useppa Island
See Write-up on page 5
Nature Adventure
Thursday, January 31 $25pp
A Guided Walking Tour of the Fakahatchie Strand /
Big Cypress Preserve. The Fakahatchie Strand Preserve
State Park, “the Amazon of North America” is the home
of the rare orchid flower found in the book, “The Orchid
Thief.” Jim Sernovitz is a Master Naturalist and his insight
and humor will make for a very interesting trip. Afterwards,
we head over to Clyde Butcher’s Big Cypress Gallery. In
the same mold as Ansel Adams, Clyde’s photography is
very impressive in black & white.
8am Transportation provided. Depart from the Bocce
Courts Parking Lot. Choice of Turkey or Ham Wrap Box
Lunch. Make choice at time of reservation. Return during
the early afternoon. Reservations/Payment with Tammy at
the Town Center window by 4pm Friday, January 18.
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Clubs & Groups
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Neighborhood Watch
WANTED: A FEW GOOD MEN & WOMEN
Photography Club
Block Captains are a vital part of the Neighborhood Watch
Duties of Block Captains:
Tuesday, January 8
$10pp per class
Join Jim Sernovitz as we explore the fun of
Digital Photography
Photographic Composition: Learn the “rules” of
composition that will dramatically improve your
photography virtually overnight. This class will do
more to improve your photography than any other
instruction you will ever receive. Reservations/
Payment with Tammy at the Town Center window
by 4pm Friday, January 4.
The Block Captains have one of the most important
functions in the Neighborhood Watch program: supervising
the actual citizen participants who join Neighborhood
Watch in their Communities. The block captain is
responsible for a designated territory and is expected to:
1. Encourage neighborhood participation in the program.
2. Welcome new neighbors to your community and
encourage their joining Neighborhood Watch.
3. Compile a list on all persons in their designated
territory who wish to participate in the program as
well as their addresses and phone numbers.
4.Assist in formation and maintenance of the telephone
notification system.
5.Assist the coordinator in scheduling the neighborhood
meetings, which must be held at least twice a year.
6. Inform all members of Neighborhood Watch
techniques: i.e. how to observe suspicious activities,
how to utilize Operation I.D., etc.
7. Provide incentive for the community to continue their
crime prevention efforts.
Note: The duties of the block captain will offer very
little change in lifestyle for the person involved.
Rather, the job will provide a means for meeting
your neighbors, as well as a vehicle for making
your community a safer place to live.
Block Captains Still Needed for The Following Streets:
Cetation Way
Dorado Drive
Fantail Court
Goby Trail
Islet Trail
Jeneva Way
Koi Way
Laughing Gull Lane
Orlanda Drive
Remora Drive
Scrub Jay Lane
Trevally Way
Upwind Drive
VillageWalk Blvd.
VillageWalk Circle
Welcome to Rose Ciani 390-9112 Herring Way, the
newest member of the Neighborhood Watch!
Contact Tom Gibbons 949-1887
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Red Hat Society
“Just Us Babes”
January 16, 12pm
Old Naples Pub
255 13th Ave.
Naples, Fl. 649-8200
Directions: US41 South, Rt. on 8th Ave. So.,
Lt. on 3rd Ave. So, Rt. on 13th Ave. So.
Depart Bocce Courts parking lot 11:30am.
Contact Elaine [email protected] if
planning to attend.
Tennis
Tennis Instructors
Mixed Doubles Tournament
Herbert Wormser (USPTR) Certified
Barbara Wormser (USPTA) Certified
Tel. 947-4050 [email protected]
For private and group lessons please call or email to sign up.
When:
February 16, 2008
Time:
9:30 am - followed by lunch
Format: Mixed doubles (you can sign up with a partner,
or a partner will be assigned)
Cost:
$ 10/person, for balls, refreshments and lunch
Register: Deadline February 11, 2008
Sign up and pay at Town Center Office.
Questions: Call Herbert 947-4050 or email
[email protected].
Group Tennis Instructions
Beginner clinics: Mondays 9:30 am and Thursdays at 4pm.
Practice & Play clinics
Advanced & Intermediate: on Mondays at 7 pm.
For all levels: Thursdays at 9.30 am & 6.30 pm.
Cardio Tennis
It’s a non-instructional fitness class on the tennis court, not
only for tennis players.
It is an exercise class conducted on the tennis court.
Mondays & Fridays at 8am.
Women’s Team Practice
Wednesdays at 8:30 am.
Free Demo Racquets
Call Herbert to take advantage of the newest Wilson
tennis racquets.
“Joker/Handicap”
Tournament
When:
Time:
January 12, 2008
9:30 am - followed by snacks/lunch in the
Town Center
Format: “Joker/Handicap” Tournament
Cost:
$ 5 /person, cost covers balls and refreshments
(BYOB and snacks)
Register: Deadline January 9, 2008
Sign up and pay at Town Center Office.
Questions: Call Herbert 947-4050 or email
[email protected].
League Play
Anyone interested in league play (USTA, CTA etc.) please
contact Herbert, 947-4050 or [email protected] for sign
up and information.
Captain’s Draw Party for
Davis Cup Tournament
February 29 at 7:00 pm at the Town Center
For this party BYOB and snacks to share
March 15, 2008
First Annual Davis Cup
Tournament
Tournament to be followed by Awards Dinner at the
Town Center
Cost:
$ 15 /player, $12 for non-players
or guests
Format:
64 players, men and women
Register:
Deadline: February 15
Sign up at Town Center.
Anyone interested in serving as a captain should
contact Herbert Wormser at 947-4050 or email
[email protected].
Tennis Teams
Tuesdays, Men @ 11am.
Fridays, Women @ 10am.
Come out and cheer for our first VillageWalk Men and
Women Tennis Teams. Check Tennis Bulletin Board for
home and away games.
Round Robin Schedule
Men – Mondays, Wednesdays & Fridays at 8 am
Women - Tuesdays & Thursdays at 8 am
Mixed - Saturdays at 8 am
No sign up necessary, just show up, play and have fun.
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Vill agewalk Monthly C
Sun
Mon
Tues
1
6
7
2pm Volleyball Lap Pool
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8am Men’s Round Robin
8am Cardio Tennis
8am VillageWalkers
9am Women’s Bocce
9am Video Jazzercise
9am Fishing Club
9:30am Tennis Beginners Clinic
10am Mah Jongg Instruction
1pm Canasta
7pm BINGO
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8am Men’s Round Robin
8am Cardio Tennis
8am VillageWalkers
9am Video Jazzercise
9:30am Tennis Beginners Clinic
1pm Canasta
7pm BINGO
Sarasota Art Fest
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8am Men’s Round Robin
8am Cardio Tennis
8am VillageWalkers
9am Video Jazzercise
9:30am Tennis Beginners Clinic
1pm Canasta
7pm BINGO
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8am Men’s Round Robin
8am Cardio Tennis
8am VillageWalkers
9am Video Jazzercise
9:30am Tennis Beginners Clinic
1pm Canasta
7pm BINGO
VillageFest
See Pg. 2 for Scheduled
List of Events
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Happy
New
Year!
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8am Women’s Round Robin
9am Water Aerobics
9am Men’s Monthly Coffee
10:30am Cardmaking
11am Men’s League Play
6:30pm Photography:
Photographic Composition
6:30pm Yogilates
6:30pm Cardmaking
6:30pm Reverse Mortgage Seminar
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8am Women’s Round Robin
8:30am Nordic Pole Walking
9am Water Aerobics
10am Bunco
11am Men’s League Play
12pm One Stroke Painting
6:30pm Dinner Party
Friends Org. Mtg.
6:30pm Yogilates
7pm Game Night
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8am Men’s R
8am Villag
9am Video
10am
10am Taste of Hom
1:30pm
5pm Bocce M
6:30pm Bocce M
6:30pm
7pm P
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8am Men’s R
8am Villag
9am Video
10am Mah Jon
12pm Bo
5pm Bocce M
630pm Bocce M
6:30pm
7pm P
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8am Men’s R
8am Villag
9am Video
12pm Red H
1:30pm
5pm Bocce M
6:30pm Bocce M
6:30pm
7pm P
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8am Women’s Round Robin
9am Water Aerobics
10:30am Cardmaking
11am Men’s League Play
6pm Group Therapy Wine Tasting
6:30pm Yogilates
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8am Men’s R
8am Villag
9am Video
11:45 Ya Ya
Encore
5pm Bocce M
6:30pm Bocce M
6:30pm
7pm P
30
8am Women’s Round Robin
9am Water Aerobics
10am CPR/AED Class
11am Men’s League Play
6:30pm Yogilates
8am Men’s R
8am Villag
8am Lunch Bunc
9am Video
5pm Bocce M
630pm Bocce M
6:30pm
7pm P
Calendar - January 2008
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Thurs
Round Robin
geWalkers
o Aerobics
Yoga
me Cooking Class
m Bridge
Mixed Doubles
Mixed Doubles
Canasta
Poker
Round Robin
geWalkers
o Aerobics
ngg Instruction
ook Club
Mixed Doubles
Mixed Doubles
Canasta
Poker
Round Robin
geWalkers
o Aerobics
Hat Luncheon
m Bridge
Mixed Doubles
Mixed Doubles
Canasta
Poker
Round Robin
geWalkers
o Aerobics
a Sisterhood
Encore
Mixed Doubles
Mixed Doubles
Canasta
Poker
3
4
8am Women’s Round Robin
9am Water Aerobics
9:30am Beach Bound - Clam Pass
5:30pm Kids Tennis
6:30pm Line Dancing
6:30pm NIA Fitness
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8am Women’s Round Robin
9am Water Aerobics
10am Knitting Class
5:30pm Kids Tennis
6pm Spanish Class
6:30pm Line Dancing
6:30pm NIA Fitness
7pm Quilting
7pm Bible Study
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8am Men’s Round Robin
8am VillageWalkers
10am Men’s Bocce
10am Women’s League Play
1pm Mah Jongg
6pm Let’s Go To The Hop
Dinner Dance
8am Women’s Round Robin
9am Water Aerobics
1pm Identity Theft Seminar
5:30pm Kids Tennis
6:30pm Line Dancing
6:30pm NIA Fitness
8am Mixed Doubles Round Robin
10am – 12pm VillageWalk
Country Store
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8am Men’s Round Robin
8am VillageWalkers
10am Men’s Bocce
10am Women’s League Play
1pm Mah Jongg
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8am Mixed Doubles Round Robin
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Sat
5
8am Men’s Round Robin
8am VillageWalkers
10am Men’s Bocce
10am Women’s League Play
1pm Mah Jongg
8am Women’s Round Robin
9am Water Aerobics
10am Basic Beading
Noon ACC Meeting
5:30pm Kids Tennis
6:30pm “Year-Rounders”
6:30pm Line Dancing
6:30pm NIA Fitness
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Round Robin
geWalkers
ch Useppa Island
o Aerobics
Mixed Doubles
Mixed Doubles
Canasta
Poker
Fri
8am Men’s Round Robin
8am VillageWalkers
10am Digital Photo
Scavenger Hunt Begins
10am Men’s Bocce
10am Women’s League Play
1pm Mah Jongg
7pm VillageFest Kick-off Dance
w/ Manhattan Connection
8am Mixed Doubles Round Robin
7pm Karaoke for a Song
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VillageFest
See Pg. 2 for Scheduled
List of Events
8am Fakahatchee Strand
Guided Tour
8am Women’s Round Robin
8am Tarpon Springs Tour
9am Water Aerobics
5:30pm Kids Tennis
6:30pm Line Dancing
6:30pm NIA Fitness
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Tennis & Sports
Crunch Time
The patented Long Island Crunch featuring East Hampton
& West Hampton Olympics is more fun on a tennis court
than ever imagined.
Mindy Rashbaum USPTR Certified
206-0372
Detailed information on Instruction & Crunch Time:
Tennis Bulletin Board. With first lesson receive a wellness
consultation from Suzanne Graziano. Wholistic Nurse
Practitioner, MSN, RN, ONC, CNA-BC to discuss
nutrition, health, fitness and general wellness assessment
for yourself or family member.
Ten participants are needed for an instructor to conduct a
class. Pre-registration is mandatory to ensure the minimum
number of participants Classes without the required number
of participants will be cancelled. Make Reservations/
Payment directly with the instructor.
Personal Trainers
Holly Bacon: 390 - 1715
Rose Costello: 390 – 1947
Janet Chow: 947 – 4017
Katie Etchison: 287 - 8404
Jazzercise
Tennis Instructions
Philip & Rheannon Ketover 935 – 5522
Developed the P.E.W. Method
[email protected]
Bocce
Those interested in playing Bocce
Bocce Chairs: Tom & Carol McCormick [email protected]
Bocce Balls available at the Town Center
Monday – Friday 8am – 12pm or 1pm - 5pm
Women
9am
Mondays
Mixed Doubles
5pm
Wednesdays
Mixed Doubles
6:30pm
Wednesdays
Men
10am
Fridays
Many people brought the Bocce Ball Sets from Costco
that are just like the Town Center sets. One of our sets
is missing from the chest at the Bocce Courts. If you
picked up our set by accident, please bring it with you
when you come to play. Thanks.
Fishing Club
1st Monday 9am
The club is composed of men & women who share an interest
in fishing in SW Florida, as well as, other areas. (Saltwater &
Fresh Water Fishing) The club sponsors fishing trips (charters
& party boats) & educational speakers. Contact
Tony Cavallaro 498-8723
Volleyball – Lap Pool
1st Sunday 2pm
Join a fun afternoon of Volleyball in the Lap Pool.
If you wish to join a team, contact Elaine
[email protected].
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F i t n e ss C l a ss e s
( c o n t. )
Mondays 9am No Charge
Using a video, join your neighbors for a fun & healthy class.
Royal Palm Roo
NIA
Thursdays 6:30pm $5pp
Instructor: Mary Ann Sundin
Blending martial arts, healing arts, dance and spiritual selfhealing to create a high powered, synergistic workout that no
isolated exercise technique can match.
Hibiscus Room
Video Fitness Class
Wednesdays 8am
No Charge
Using a video, join your neighbors for a fun & healthy class.
Royal Palm Room
Yoga
Mondays & Wednesdays 10am $5pp
Instructor: Jeanie Williamson 495-2773
Yoga began more than 3,000 years ago in India. The word
yoga comes from the Sanskirt, and it means to “yoke” or bring
together the mind, body and spirit. Beginners welcome.
Hibiscus Room
Yogilates: Combination of
Yoga & Pilates
Tuesdays 6:30pm $5pp
Instructor: Mary Ann Sundin 495-3313
Pilates involves full body participation with all movements
originating from the core. Yoga is characterized by slow,
deliberate movements and precise postures, all integrated
with extended breathing. Hibiscus Room.
F i t n e ss C l a ss e s
( c o n t. )
T h e at e r
VillageWalkers
Movin Out
Mondays, Wednesdays & Fridays 8am No Charge
Exercising is more fun & we tend to stay with it longer, when
doing it with others. Meet in front of the Town Center and
walk the perimeters of VillageWalk. Exercise & Socialize.
2pm Sunday, March 16 $63pp
Orchestra Seating Center
Movin Out is Broadway’s new, fresh, and extremely
different musical with music by Billy Joel and directed
and choreographed by Twyla Tharp. Since December 2005
Movin Out become the longest performing dance musical
on Broadway. Audiences are talking everywhere about this
distinguishably creative musical in which none of the actors
sing. Movin Out is described as a dance show as an acted
out narrative to the vocals that are performed by the band
and pianist that are displayed above the stage on a platform.
This intriguing theater production tells a story that takes
place in the 1960’s in Long Island, New York where a
group of young American boys act out their experience
with life and the Vietnam War. Yet, Movin Out isn’t a story
about high school romance and being shipped off to war,
it includes drug addictions, depression, and many other
realistic characteristics people faced during the confusions
of the 60’s. With classic Billy Joel songs such as “Uptown
Girl,” “For the Longest Time,” and “We Didn’t Start the
Fire,” audiences everywhere are singing along and making
personal connections to this new, fresh theatre creation.
Reserve and pay at the Town Center.
Water Aerobics
Tuesdays & Thursdays 9am No Charge
Resident Run: Marita Flach 949-7203
Water Aerobics not only enhances your cardiovascular
fitness, but it also can improve your muscular endurance
and overall strength.
Resort Pool - Town Center
T h e at e r
Naples Philharmonic
The Drowsy Chaperone
Friday, Feb. 1 2pm
Anyone Interested In Attending This Production??????
Get ready to be transported to a magical, wonderful world!
A world where the critics are in awe, the audiences are in
heaven and the neighborhood is buzzing with excitement.
Welcome to The Drowsy Chaperone, the new musical
comedy that is swooping into Naples with tons of laughs
and the most 2006 Tony® Awards of any musical on
Broadway! It all begins when a die-hard musical fan plays
his favorite cast album, a 1928 smash hit called “The
Drowsy Chaperone,” and the show magically bursts to life.
We are instantly immersed in the glamorous, hilarious tale of
a celebrity bride and her uproarious wedding day, complete
with thrills and surprises that take both the cast (literally)
and the audience (metaphorically) soaring into the rafters.
Contact Elaine in Activities.
Barbara B Mann
Cirque Dreams 1pm Sunday, February 10 $55pp
Orchestra Seating Left Side Aisle Seats Rows 18 - 21
In the ongoing tradition of spectacular touring productions,
Neil Goldberg and Cirque Productions have once again
reinvented the circus with European flair, imaginative
theatrics and world-class acrobatics. CIRQUE DREAMS
Jungle Fantasy is an all-new adventure that takes audiences
soaring into a magical forest through the air and on stage.
An international cast of graceful aerialists, spine bending
contortionists, vine swinging characters, strong men
and balancers bring this jungle dream to life in a lush,
Broadway setting filled with wildly unpredictable designs,
special effects, inventive choreography, puppeteering and
dazzling costumes. CIRQUE DREAMS Jungle Fantasy is
an exhilarating journey the entire family can experience
together. Reserve and pay at Town Center.
Tampa Bay Center for the
Performing Arts
Jersey Boys 2pm
Sunday, March 2
Orchestra Seating $135
Front Row Gallery Seating $98
Includes Transportation, Box Lunch & Snacks
for Return Trip.
In the early ‘60s just before The Beatles’ invasion,
four blue-collar guys from New Jersey turned
street-corner harmonies and a fragile falsetto into
millions of best-selling records. Winner of four Tony
Awards, Jersey Boys is the untold story of Frankie
Valli and the Four Seasons. The hit Broadway show,
still playing to sold-out houses in NYC, and fresh
from record-breaking runs in San Francisco, LA
and Chicago, now comes to Tampa in an exclusive
Florida engagement. You remember the songs
– “Sherry,” “Big Girls Don’t Cry,” “Dawn (Go
Away),” “Can’t Take My Eyes Off of You” – but
now experience all the group’s drama offstage along
with the infectious excitement of note for note inshow concerts of The Four Seasons’ greatest hits.
Reserve and pay at the Town Center.
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Tours & Trips
C.I. Travel Day Trips
649-7791
January 13th – Sunday
Sarasota Arts Festival in Downtown Sarasota - $49. pp
Includes: R/T transportation, admission bracelet for all
Arts venues for this annual festival.
January 23rd – Wednesday
Altar Boyz at The Actor’s Playhouse, Miami - $89.pp
Includes: R/T transportation, reserved Orchestra seat to the
2:00 matinee show at this restored.
Art Deco theater in Coral Gables, lunch before the show.
January 31st – Thursday
Tarpon Springs “A Day In Greece” - $69. pp
Includes: R/T motor coach transportation, authentic Greek
lunch, sponge boat tour.
February 4th – Wednesday
Sarasota Ringling Museum & St. Armand’s Circle
$59. pp
Includes: R/T transportation, admission to Ringling
Museum grounds including the home “Ca d’Zan” and the
new circus museum, and shopping and lunch time (Dutch
Treat) at St. Armand’s Circle.
February 13th – Wednesday
Morikami Japanese Garden Museum & Gardens w/
Lunch - $79. pp
Includes: R/T transportation, delicious authentic lunch,
guided tour of the museum, garden walk.
February 16th – Saturday
Edison Light Festival Parade & Fireworks - $69. pp
Includes: R/T transportation, reserved stadium seat for the
parade, dinner before the show.
February 19th – Tuesday
Starlite Princess Riverboat Cruise w/1940’s
Entertainment - $69. pp
Includes: R/T transportation, delicious sit-down lunch
(choice of 6 entrees), and live “Swing-Era” 1940’s music
and dance onboard this authentic Paddlewheel Riverboat.
February 22nd – Friday
Miami South Beach - $65. pp
Includes: R/T transportation, guided South Beach walking
and riding tour, shopping and lunch time (on own) at
Lincoln Road South Beach, and guided boat cruise around
Biscayne Bay including the “Stars” homes.
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Bus Trip to Sony Ericsson
Open Tennis Tournament in
Key Biscayne
The world’s best tennis players - Federer, Roddick, Henin,
Sharapova - are competing in the second largest tennis
tournament in the US.
When:
Time:
Tuesday, April 1, 2008
Departure at 7.30 am at Bocce Courts
Parking Lot, returning the same evening.
Cost:
$ 58 pp by Dec. 31 - will be $ 62 after Dec. 31
For a reserved seat at the tennis stadium and
bus trip to Key Biscayne.
Register:
Deadline February 29, 2008
Make check payable to: Herbert Wormser and pay directly
or drop of check at the Activity Office
November 2, 2008
Pada 7 Night Caribbean
Cruise On The Crown Princess
Fabulous Itinerary & Terrific Pricing!
Sunday, November 2nd
Ft. Lauderdale Depart 5 PM
Monday, November 3rd
Princess Cay, Bahamas
Tuesday, November 4th
at Sea
Wednesday, November 5th
St. Maarten, Netherlands, Antilles
Thursday, November 6th
St. Thomas, US Virgin Islands
Friday, November 7th
Grand Turk, Turks & Caicos
Saturday, November 8th
at Sea
Sunday, November 9thReturn to Fort Lauderdale
Pricing Includes: Cruise, Port Charges, Taxes and Motor
Coach, On-Board Cocktail Party & A Special Surprise!
Interior (JJ)
Obstructed (F)
Oceanview (EE)
$699 ppdo
$779 ppdo
$829 ppdo
Balcony (BD)
Balcony (BB)
$1089 ppdo
Balcony (BA)
$1129 ppdo
Balcony/Mini Suite $1219 ppdo
$999 ppdo
How Do I Reserve And Book My Group?
That’s the easiest part! Just call CI Travel at 597-6700
ask for Suzanne and tell her you are part of the PADA
Cruise Group.
S a l e s C e n t e r I n f o r m at i o n
Cayman
Capri III
Oakmont
Carlyle
January 2008
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Town Center Tenants
Island Nails
Manicures • Pedicures • Artificial Nails
For Appointments, Please Call: 239 -495 -5863
Tuesday – Friday 10am - 6pm
Saturday 9:30am – 3pm
Closed Sundays & Mondays
$5.00 Off on any Service
with Danielle.
Bring coupon with you
for this special.
C.I. Travel
Monday – Friday 9am – 5pm
Come join us January 26 in the Holland America MooseMobile for a
journey to Alaska . This specially designed motorcoach will be here
at VillageWalk to show and tell the beauty of Alaska with videos,
displays and experts on Alaska explaining the great cruises and cruise
tours available for the summer of 2008 .
Also call us about out Las Vegas Special March 3- 7 for 4 nights
at Imperial Palace including air from Ft. Myers for $ 629.29pp
double occupancy.
All of us at C I Travel would
like to wish everyone here
VillageWalk a Happy New
Year! We can help with any
or your travel needs such as
Cruises, Tours, Airline Tickets,
Groups or Bus Tours.
Zair Fernandez 239-649 -7791
Welcome to Zair, the new
C.I. Travel representative with
more than 18yrs.experience in
the Travel Industry.
“The Village Café”
Fifth Third Bank
Mondays – Fridays
10am – 3pm
239-992-1695
This grill style Café features a wide variety of menu items
including tantalizing daily specials with an Italian flare.
Open for Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner.
Hours: Monday – Saturday 8am – 10pm Sunday
8am – 3pm. 239-498-7100
Carlisa Hair Design Salon
Carlo and Lisa Migliore
Appointments: 239 – 992 - 8181
Introductory Offer
Hair Cuts (Men & Children) $15
(Offer does not include shampoo or style)
Women’s Wash, Cut & Blow Dry $30 Reg. $40
Color & Cut $60 Reg. $70
Perm & Cut $70 Reg. $75
Full Highlight, Cut & Blow Dry $100 Reg. $140
Partial Highlight, Color, Cut & Blow Dry $120 Reg. $160
(up to shoulder length)
Walk-ins are Welcome!
Tuesday & Friday
9am - 6pm
Wednesday & Thursday
9am - 8pm
Saturday
9am - 3pm
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Happy Hour 3pm – 6pm Well Drinks $4 Beer $2.50
Thursdays Ladies Night 3pm – 6pm Drinks 2 for 1
Starting January 15
Monday – Friday
Breakfast Special $3.99: 2 eggs, bacon, home fries & Toast
Omelets $4.99
BINGO Night Special Mondays
5:30pm – 6:30pm
Large Pizza – 2 Toppings & 2 Soft Drinks $13.99
Happy New Year
from your local
VillageWalk Café Staff
Bring this coupon with you for $10.00 off
your dinner entrée. Dine In Only
One Coupon Valid Per Visit
Expires 1/31/2008
Activities Director Notes
VillageWalk Website: www.villagewalkbonita.com
Pre-registration
VillageWalk Residents Directory
Pre-registration is a must for all activities, classes, dances,
socials & events. Reservations/Payments must be made with
Tammy at the Town Center window by the date listed under
the activity, class or event. First come/ first served. You may
make reservations for an entire table which will be labeled
with the name of the person who makes the reservation.
Reservations/Payments are accepted for guests of VillageWalk
residents beginning on the second week of the each month.
Our VillageWalk Ambassadors, Marge Wisniewski and her
committee will be on hand to welcome newcomers to our events.
We will be taking appointments for the LifeTouch Photo
Directory on Saturday, January 26, from 12pm – 2pm in the
Town Center. LifeTouch requires appointments for 1/3 of a
community before they will come out to create a directory. We
need 267 appointments to get this free offer. Please make a point
to stop by the sign-up table on Saturday, January 26. Photos will
be taken Tuesday, March 11 – Saturday, March 15.
Payment Information
Sign-up early and pay by check. Please watch for
sign-up deadlines.
Make checks payable to VillageWalk Activities. Those still up
north, may mail in their reservation to:
VillageWalk 15291 Latitude Drive, Suite 100,
Bonita Springs, Fl. 34135
If you would like to advertise your business at the Post Office, you
need to drop off your business card to Elaine at the Activity Office
or at the Town Center Manager’s Office.
Magnetic Name Badges
Now Available
Instead of wearing sticky-backed paper name badges at our
events, you may order a magnetic backed gold name badge with
black lettering for $7. A great way for residents to learn each
others names. These can be ordered at the Town Center HOA or
activities offices.
Volunteers Needed
To help with The VillageFest (January 25 – 27)
& A Big Deal Casino Night (February 16)
Please contact Elaine for the VillageFest
Please contact Sandi Button
[email protected] or Barbara Tamborino
[email protected] for the Casino Night.
Registration: Activities, Clubs, Groups, Special Events, Theatre & Trips
Make checks payable to VillageWalk Activities
Please fill out and return to the Activities Office.
Name:
Phone Number:
E-mail Address:
Payment if Required
Activity/Class:
$_________
Clubs/Groups:
$_________
Theatre:
$_________
Trips:
$_________
Trips:
Total:
January 2008
$_________
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H o m e o w n e r ’ s Ass o c i a t i o n U p d a t e
Happy
New Year!!
From the entire staff at the HOA office,
we wish you and yours a happy and healthy New Year.
Neighborhood Election
Meetings
All Meetings will be held in Town Center. The dates are
as follows:
Moray Drive
6:00 p.m. Wednesday, January 9, 2008
Nautica Lane
6:30 p.m. Wednesday, January 9, 2008
Please make plans to be in attendance or give a proxy
to an Owner on your street that can vote for you in your
absence. The meeting cannot be held without a quorum
of 33% of the homes on your street represented in person
or by proxy.
Reminder
All hurricane shutters must be removed from all homes
until the next hurricane season begins (June 1, 2008).
No exceptions.
Water Shortage
We are all aware that we are lacking rain this time of
year and we are in a critical time as no relief is in sight.
We irrigate our homes and common areas with the lakes
and the lake levels are very low. We may have to reduce
our irrigation times to once weekly as mandated by the
State of Florida, County and the South Florida Water
Management District. Therefore, I request everyone’s
patience as we may stop all planting and we may loose
some turf and plants.
Keep in Mind
No trees may be removed or installed without approval by
the Architectural Control Committee.
Mail
When you begin to reside and receive mail within
VillageWalk, please notify Southwest Property
Management so that we may change your mailing address.
The same would apply when you return to your northern
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homes. Please call Michele 261-3440 ext. 25 and she will
be happy to update your contact information.
2008 Annual Members
Meeting
Mark your calendars. The Annual Meeting of the
members is 7:00 p.m. Wednesday, March 12, 2008.
The meeting will be held in the Town Center Ballroom.
Formal notification will be mailed.
Holiday Lighting
All Holiday lighting should have been removed by
January 10, 2008. Any and all other exterior lighting
must be approved by the Architectural Control Committee
prior to installation.
Street Lighting
If you notice a street lamp out, please write down the
number on the pole the adjacent address and street. Then
contact the HOA office at 239-949-9909 so that we may
contact FPL. FPL typically takes 7-10 business days to
make repairs.
Brinks Security
The VillageWalk account with Brinks for your home
is for monitoring ONLY. If you wish to add additional
services or require repairs, please contact them directly by
calling 239-275-5085. They will bill you separately for
additional services.
Neighborhood Committees
As stated in the Declaration of Covenants, Conditions
and Restrictions, every Unit shall be located within a
Neighborhood. These neighborhoods are determined
by streets. Therefore, each street is considered a
neighborhood. The Neighborhood Committee members
from each street shall be elected on an annual basis after
H o m e o w n e r ’ s Ass o c i a t i o n U p d a t e
the first election scheduled by The Board of Directors. The
number of Committee members will be determined by the
amount of residents represented at the meeting either in
person or by proxy. If 30% of the residents are present,
then there shall be three (3) representatives elected if
there are 50% of the homes represented then there shall
be five (5) members elected. The members within the
Neighborhood will have one Voting Member for every 50
homes. The individuals with the highest number of votes to
serve on to serve as a Representative will act as the Voting
Member. The Voting Members will vote on all Association
matters requiring a Membership vote.
The Importance of the Neighborhood Committee:
Each Homeowner is entitled to vote for the Board of
Directors and on any amendments to the Declaration
of Covenants, Conditions and Restrictions. All
other voting is done by the Voting Members of the
Neighborhood Committees. For example, suppose the
Board of Directors proposed to special assess for a large
unbudgeted item. The Voting Members would represent
your Street in voting on the matter. In addition, the
Committee will assist in deciding if your street would
like to pay for additional services. For example if you
( c o n t. )
are on a cul-de-sac and would like to install a fountain
in the lake or would like to collectively clean your roofs,
you would vote, if the majority approve bring the matter
to the Board of Directors and it would be reviewed and
subsequently approved or denied by the Board.
Mailings will be sent to each Owner notifying you of
the dates, times and location of the meetings. If you are
interested in serving as a Committee member simply
notify the Association office in writing. Nominations
will be accepted from the floor on the day of the meeting
when the voting is done. Keep in mind, if you are unable
to attend, you may assign a proxy holder to vote in your
absence. The proxy holder must be present in person.
Pets
The Declaration of Covenants, Conditions and
Restrictions for Villagewalk states each Owner must
clean up after his or her pet, (we suggest you make your
means of cleanup visible so there are no questions) no
dog is to be in common areas unless under a leash and the
Owner may be required to dispose of the pet if the animal
becomes obnoxious to other Unit Owners.
Im p o r t a n t P h o n e N u m b e r s
Activity Director���������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� 949-9909
Carlisa Hair Design������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������ 992-8181
C.I. Travel�������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� 649-7791
Comcast Customer Service������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������ 598-1104
Customer Service �������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� 390-0323
Fifth Third Bank���������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� 992-1695
Guard House���������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� 949-2091
Guard House Fax �������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� 949-2372
Island Nails������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������ 495-5863
Lee County Domestic Animals������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������ 432-2083
Post Office�������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� 949-4470
School Transportation�������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� 344-2544
Southwest Property Management�������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� 261-3440
Town Center HOA Office�������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� 949-9909
Town Center HOA Office Fax������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������ 947-3880
Veolia (Trash Pick-up)������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������ 334-1224
VillageWalk Cafe�������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� 498-7100
Wildlife Conservancy (Alligators)�����������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������866-392-4286
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Looking Ahead
1 February - Everglades Seafood Fest
$12pp for transportation
Great Seafood, Over 150 Arts & Crafts Booths,
Local Indian Arts & Food. State of the art
attractions. National & local performers.
2 February - Community Garage Sale
8am – 12pm $3pp
A chance to sell all those items you brought with
you, but no longer need. Registration/Payment
with Tammy at the Town Center window by 4pm
Wednesday, January 30
3 February - Super Bowl Pot Luck Party
$20pp
Grab your favorite football shirt and get ready to
cheer your team to the Super Bowl Championship.
Watch the game on our 9’ X 7’ Screen For the Pot
Luck: Bring football party food – Chicken Wings,
Chili, Subs, etc/ Please let Elaine know what you
will be bringing. [email protected]
7 February - Red Reef State Park,
Boca Raton Florida
$20pp
Beginner snorkeling is great. The water is chest high
(or less). Areas of man made rock are host to a great
assortment of fish: snook, a baby barracuda, schools
of sergeant majors, scores of grunts and other fish,
and the odd crab. And all of this is walking distance
from the beach (30 feet or less!). This is a great
place. Very clean, very well maintained. They also
have an environmental center called Gumbo Limbo
nearby!
8 February I’d Choose You, Again Luau
Music by Hot Topic
Commitment Ceremony 5:30pm
Luau Dinner 6pm
Dance 7pm – 10pm
$10pp
15 February - Everblades Game
at Germain Arena
$10pp
Let’s get a group together and cheer on the local team.
16 February - “A Big Deal” Casino Night
$35pp
Various Casino Games, Music by Made in Brooklyn,
Raffles.
21 February - ArmChair Travel
Alaska and the Klondike Gold Rush
$7.50pp
7pm
Relive the excitement of the Klondike Gold Rush
of 1898. Hike the famous Chilkoot Trail and sail
down the mighty Yukon River to the richest gold
fields ever found. See how things were a century ago
and how they are today. Ride on the famous White
Pass and Yukon Railroad. BYOB Snacks will be
provided. Sit back and enjoy the show.
23 February - Key West
$60pp 8am – 9:30pm
Spend the day in the Keys.
Round Trip Transportation to the Marina.
Round Trip Boat Ride to the Keys.
26 February - CPR / AED Class
$25pp 10am – 12pm
This is something everyone should know how to do.
The life you save could be someone dear to you.
27 February - Lunch Bunch
Sharkey’s on Venice Beach
We will travel together on a bus to visit this
wonderful restaurant right on the beach. This little
restaurant has received rave reviews.
9 February - Country Store
Grand Ballroom
1 March - VillageWalk’s Got Talent
10 February - BB Mann Cirque Dreams
1pm $55pp
Orchestra Seating Left Side Aisle Seats Rows
18 – 21
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12 February - Photography
After the Photo is Taken
Looking for residents who can sing, dance, play
instruments, do comedy, etc.
Neighborhood Photo Gallery
Lunch Bunch
Progressive Dinner
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Spotlight
Countr y Store