YO£U5W:E 12 .No. 12 Vecem er; 2002

MONTHLY WATER REPORT

The following report is for the month ofOctober 2002.

Water usage for October 2002 was14,038,200 gallons.

Average usage for October 2002 was 11,947gallons.

Home use year -to-date is 125,193,100gallons.

Average year-to-date monthly home usageis 10,655 gallons.

The maximumallowable water usage from St.

John's River WaterManagement is 124,000,000 gallons

per year or an average of 8,800 gallons perhome per month.

Total gallons left for home use for the rest ofthe year is -1,193,100 gallons.

Rainfall for the month of October was 0.99inches.

Total rainfall for the year 2001 January toOctober 2001 was l38,824,200 inches.

Total rainfall for the year 2002 January toOctober 2002 was 55.21 inches.(Keith Slone, Chief Plant Operator submitted the preceding

report).

THINGS TO REMEMBER

Christmas Tree Lighting - Sunday, Dec. 1Christmas Pudding - Monday, Dec. 2Christmas Card Signing - Tuesday, Dec. 3Special Members Meeting - Thursday, Dec. 5 from

10 AM to 12 NoonBrown Bag - Friday, Dec. 6Holiday Vespers - Sunday, Dec. 8Maintenance Day - Monday, Dec. 9Christmas Caroling - Monday, Dec. 16Christmas Caroling - Wednesday, Dec. 18Community Orchestra - Sunday, Dec. 22Christmas Potluck - Wednesday, Dec. 25

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Don't forget to come to the Clubhouse andsign up for the Christmas Potluck Dinner to be heldon Christmas Day. Club Hawthorne will supply theturkey. You will be responsible to supply a dish tofeed 10. If you are bringing guests you must bringa dish to feed them plus the 10 so we do not run outof food. You are also responsible for your tableservice.

Don't spend Christmas alone, come and joinyour friends and neighbors for a great Christmasfeast.

We plan to have dinner at 4 PM in theAuditorium and Doreen Francis and Carolyn Lo aregoing to prepare the turkeys.

Hope to see you there.

lapPllalullahUntil recently, Hanukkah was a minor

holiday; however, the happiness of the people hasalways been genuine and pervaded the eight days offestivity. Perhaps out of adesire to counteract thelure of Christmas,Hanukkah is now widelyrecognized with extensivegift giving and decorating.

Hanukkah means "dedication." TheHanukkah story tells about King AntiochusEpiphanies and his desire to outlaw all Jewishrituals. However, under the leadership of Judah, theMacanese fought against Antiochus' army andeventually were able to recapture Jerusalem andrededicate the temple. The Macanese wanted torekindle the temple lamps, but they found there wasonly enough oil for the temple lamps to burn one

day. In spite of the oil~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ shortage, they lit the lamps,

and the oil lasted a full eightdays, which was just enough

time to make new oil fromolives. For this reason, Hanukkah

known as the "Festival of Lights" andis celebrated for eight days. A familyholiday involving many traditions and rituals for thechildren, Hanukkah encompasses gift giving,traditional foods, and songs.

Hanukkah begins on the 25th day of theJewish month of Kislev, which, in 2002, is theevening of November 29th.

Hanukiyah is a nine-branched candelabrumused only at Hanukkah. (Regular menorahs haveseven branches.)

Shamash is the service candle used to lightall the other candles. It is placed higher than theothers. It takes forty-four candles to light theHanukiyah all eight days of Hanukkah. Once lit,the candles should be allowed to bum downcompletely or for at least one halfhour.

The Hanukiyah is lit before the Sabbathcandles on Friday and after the close ofthe Sabbathon Saturday night.

CHRISTMAS LUMINARYKITS

We are very proud of our Christmas EveLuminaries here at Hawthorne. Our Community isso beautiful at Christmas and on Christmas Eve it isspectacular with the Luminaries lighting the streets.

Sponsored by AARP Chapter 1775, this hasbeen a tradition for as long as wecan remember.Representatives from ourAARP Chapter will be in theGreat Hall to take yourorders for the luminary kitsas well as at Bingo.Scheduled dates of sales willbe posted in the weeklyBulletin. Tickets for Luminary Kits(8 candles, bags, sand) went on saleNovember 18 and will be sold thruDecember 11th and at Bingo.

Cost per kit is $5.00. Most lots need onekit, comer lots should have two.

The kits will be available for pickup in theMaintenance area December 12 and 13thbetween the hours of lOAM and 12 noon each day.Be sure to bring your "paid" ticket with you whenyou come to pick up your kit.

Last year we sold 857 kits. This consistedof 6,856 candles. Approximately 380 hours wereused by our volunteers, which consisted of24individuals selling tickets and 30 individuals puttingthe kits together. If you plan to be away during theChristmas holiday why don't you buy a kit and havea neighbor put them out for you.

We look forward to another beautifulChristmas here at Hawthorne and thank you forparticipating.

By the way, we are always looking for morevolunteers to lend a hand. You can call AI Trundleat 728-3666 or Bob Hartnell at 315-0906. Pleasecall and say you will help.

Only in America ... do we use the word "politics"to describe the process so well: "Poli" in Latinmeaning "many" and "tics" meaning"bloodsucking creatures".

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NEW SOCIAL CLUB FORVISUALLY IMPAIRED

Visually impaired? Interesting social eventsfor those with vision problems will be presented atHawthorne, starting in January. The events,sponsored by a new club, called HawthorneV.I.S.A. (Visually Impaired Social Activities), willbe held the first Thursday of each month at 10 a.m.in the auditorium, featuring lots of fun, laughs, anduseful information. Meet new friends. For detailscontact Ronnie Currie, 315-1563; or ColleenKollman, 314-2331.

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HA WTHORNE'SCHRISTMAS CARD

Our annual Christmas Card will be placed inthe auditorium on Tuesday, December 3 during TV-4. At this time our HRCA Board of Directors andGeneral Manager Dan Gorden will be here toofficially start the Christmas Card signing.

This annual event began in 1974 and thecard was originally designed by Mr. AlfredHedlund. This year the card was redone by FloMeuse and Louise Holm. (The original card wascreated by Louise's father.

Each year we place our Christmas Cardwhere it is easily accessible for our Residents tocome in, sign the card and give a donation. TheClub Hawthorne Council has again decided that themonies collected will stay in our community to helpour residents.

,~It is always nice to help someone with aneed especially during the holiday season. Yourdonations are appreciated.

Don't forget our Leesburg Food Bank Driveis an ongoing thing with our residents but duringthis time we encourage you to give more thought todonating non-perishable items for those in need.

Thank you for your generosity.

CAROLING IN THE PARK

Can you hear the echoes of Christmascaroling? No, not in the shopping malls, but in ourown lovely Hawthorne? The time is almost here,when our streets, from Palo Verde Drive toHibiscus Way, from Hawthorne Blvd. to OleanderCove, will echo with Christmas carols sung for ourill or handicapped residents at their homes.

Everyone is welcome to join one or both ofthe singing groups on December 16, Mondayevening, and December 18, Wednesday evening.The Carolers meet at the Clubhouse to car pool, andleave promptly at 4 P.M., hoping to finish by 6 P.M.Every driver is given a list of the places we go, and,for late-comers, a poster listing the first three stopsIS '1 ~~ posted at the Clubhouse

entrance. Several of them. . . wear Santa hats and bring

bells which cheer our shut-'. ins. Often a flashlight will. be needed before we finish.Words to the carols are

provided. When we are finished, everyone feels alittle happier about the coming holiday! Everyoneis invited to be a Caroler! It will help if you willsign up on the "quad", indicating your preferredevening.

We need to hear now from anyone who hasa suggestion of a resident who needs the Carolers tocall. Please inform us as soon as possible so no onewill be left out. Each person referred will be calledto confirm that he or she will be home and wouldlike to have the Carolers come. Routes are workedout by the chairmen of this event, currentlyMargaret Bell (323-8003) and Doris Martin (728-5347). Please call one of them with the name andaddress of the resident you wish to refer.

The time is coming soon for Caroling in thePark - sign up now, and don't wait to make areferral the day of or the day before caroling! Keepa grand tradition of Hawthorne going!

The Activity Handbook is in the process of beingrewritten. What I need from each Activity is a smallparagraph giving a description of your activity to beincluded in the book. Please turn into the ProgramOffice as soon as possible.

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CHRISTMAS DECORATIONS

It takes 20 miles to decorate the Hall atChristmas!

The Chairman, Kaye Miller, of the "InsideDecorating Committee" walked about 10 mileswhile decorating the Hall. She knows this, becauseshe wore a Pedometer last year as the inside of theClubhouse was decorated.

The committee consists of another ninecommittee members that walkedapproximately 10 miles more asthey decorated the Hall.

Wow! That's aminimum of20 miles walkedas they decorated the insideofthe Hall. No wonder theHall is so beautiful during theHolidays!

The committeetried to spruce up theSecurity Area in the Marinathis year. Sometimes it is hard for the Securityteam to get into the holiday spirit with all of theemergency calls they have to respond to.

Therefore, the Decorating committee gavethem a special Christmas tree and also garlands andChristmas decorations similar to the Auditorium.

This Christmas Decorating Committee doessuch a wonderful job each year! How can we thankthem enough! They all say they do not have to bethanked for their many hours ofwork. ... they do itbecause they love Hawthorne and want everyone tobe able to enjoy the Clubhouse during the Holidays!

Many thanks go to Kaye Miller and herspecial committee of decorating Angels. Thedec~rating group consists of: Ron Miller, KathrynCullipher, Marge & Stan Martin, Barry & JeanWright, Dorothy & Bob Crawford and ElsieRickett.

Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year toall of Hawthorne from the Indoor DecoratingCommittee!

DEATH NOTICES

Madelaine June JumpMae Colleti

Oct. 28Oct. 29

RESIDENT NEWS

Trudy Adams was going through herbookcase and she came upon a book about the USSCOLORADO in WWII. Trudy discovered that theChaplain was their youth pastor in Detroit andmarried her and Fred. After talking with JimSamsell of the VFW, Trudy put a card in the backhall case to see if anyone else was familiar with theship.

It turns out that Stan Beach was influencedto be a Navy Chaplain by John Shilling (USSCOLORADO Chaplain); and later worked for himin San Diego. They were fellow allumnus of TaylorUniversity in IN.

Trudy will give the book to the NavyHistorical Group.

The following was found on a table at the ActivityFair and thought it of interest. The question is"How Many Of These Things Can You Do?'''

1. Work with others2. Be polite3. Laugh and talk4. Take turns5. Talk and Laugh6. Ask for help7. Follow simple directions8. Talk a little more9. Share your tools10. Help someone else11. Clean up after yourself12. Work a couple of hours

HAWTHORNE"ARTIST OF THE MONTH"

The Hawthorne "Artist ofthe Month" program featured inour library is beginning its thirdyear.

Hawthorne's Novemberartist was Molly Baublitz.Be sure to visit the Library where

our artist of the month is featured.

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ZONE WATCH NEWS

We thank our friends and neighbors whowork so faithfully to deliver the Bulletins to theclips on our homes. The majority of our residentshave returned for the winter and our activities areup and running.

The Zone Watch Socials have beensuccessful. Every zone will meet at least once ayear for fellowship. The Appreciation Receptionwas enjoyed by the Captains, Co-Captains and theCoordinators.

The Hollendel Project generated manyhandouts and ballots were distributed to everyhome.

Information is the lifeline of Hawthorne andwe appreciate the cooperation.

The first Zone Social was June 28 and wehave enjoyed a social each month. We have 63zones in Hawthorne with six coordinators. Sixsocials have been held for 31 zones. BeginningFriday, January 10thwe will have socials eachmonth for the remaining 32 zones.

The zones have chosen colors to identifytheir neighborhoods.Yellow - Zones 1-10Red - Zones 11 - 20Purple - Zones 21 - 30Green - Zone 31- 40Orange - Zones 41 - 50Blue - Zones 51 - 63

Mary GarciaCarolynLoJoan PrairieWeldon FivashBarbara FrankSherry Brinkman

Delivery of the newsletters and informationis our function with neighborhood awareness ourprimary goal!

Co-Captains of Zone Watch are Shirley Hurtand Dick Sayles.

Gus Lijewski of 164 Azalea Trail recently read inthe October Highlights the article "There's a Goosein our Neighborhood". Gus informed me that hiswife Helen received a concrete goose while livinginMichigan from her daughter as a birthday gift.Her other daughter and granddaughter painted thebeak and feet. This goose also has differentoutfits. Needless to say, the goose moved withthem to Hawthorne and now resides at 164 AzaleaTrail and welcomes visitors to their home.

The following article was in the Dear AbbyColumn:

Once upon a time, there were four people named,Everybody, Somebody, Nobody and Anybody.When there was an important job to be done,Everybody was sure that Somebody would do it.Anybody could have done it, but Nobody did it.

When Nobody did it, Everybody got angry becauseit was Everybody's job. Everybody thought thatSomebody would do it, but Nobody realized thatNobody would do it.

So it ended up that Everybody blamed Somebodywhen Nobody did what Anybody could have done inthe first place.

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WATER CONSUMPTIONTIPS

Knowing when to drink water throughoutis almost as important as actually drinking

water.The most crucial time to drink

water is when you wake up in themorning. This is the time when ourbodies are most dehydrated.

The usual practice is forpeople to drink coffee and orange

juice first thing in the morning.However, both beverages are known

to cause at least a temporary increase in bloodviscosity at a time when the blood is most viscous.The result is an increase in heart attacks in themorning. An easy way to combat this is to begineach day with a glass or two of water.

You should drink water throughout the day,but pay special attention to keeping your bodyhydrated before you work out. Hydration is alsoimportant during your workout. After your workoutis the most important time to rehydrate your body toreplenish the water your body has used.

For men, six to 12 eight-ounce glasses ofwater are recommended each day, while for women,four and a half to nine eight-ounce glasses of waterare recommended.

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Have you noticed the new InformationStation, which is located behind the ticketseller's table in the Auditorium of theClubhouse?

Here you will find forms, the latestbulletins, calendars, Highlights, Green Sheets,and any other information you might need onHawthorne.

You will also find information onlocal services outside the community thatmight be of interest to you.

CPAS

The purpose of the "Community Pride,Awareness, and Safety Committee" is to raise thelevel of awareness of some concerns withinHawthorne. Safety is an important topic at thistime. Several streets have been identified as onesthat could use stop or yield signs to make themsafer. These have been put in place. In Septemberthe HRCA Board of Directors approved threemotions regarding these signs.

We would like to encourage all drivers toexercise more courtesy and patience as they drivethrough the community. We need to be mindful ofthe fact that we all deserve a safe place to walk, ridebicycles, drive cars and golf carts. In the nearfuture we will be putting a plan into action that willinvolve vendors in our safety concerns.

Another issue brought to our attention is theunsightly appearance of some homes that areunoccupied and for sale.

The Real Estate Office has been approachedto assist us in solving this problem by remindingsellers that they are responsible for the upkeep oftheir "property for as long as they own it. This isalso true for those who are away from Hawthornefor extended periods of time.

We must keep in mind that the key toimprovement is for each individual to participate involuntary compliance. The spirit of Hawthorne hascreated a unique place for us to live. Itwill take acontinuing effort on all of our parts to maintain thestandards that attacted us to Hawthorne in the firstplace.

WHAT A SUCCESS!

Everyone who participated in this year'sAcitivty Fair can be very proud. It was probablythe largest Fair we have held in the Clubhouse. Wehad a great turnout. Hawthorne is a busy place andyou certainly proved that we are not only veryactive but also very creative. The turnout waswonderful and each and everyone of you areappreciated. Thank You again.

**************************WRITERS NEEDED!!

This is a plea to all activities. Articles areneeded for the monthly publication of theHighlights. If articles are not received theHighlights will be published every other month. Asuggestion would be to assign someone to write asmall article letting the residents know what isgoing on inyour particular activity. All that isneeded is a couple of paragraphs. Your help isappreciated.

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Precinct 37 voter turnout

973 ballots were cast137 absentee ballots were submitted

A great turnout!

*****************RESIDENT NEWS

On Friday, November 22 RuthDeSousa of 116 Tamarisk Way turned100 years old. Many of us did not getto wish her a Happy Birthday andwould like to take this opportunity towish her a belated very "HappyBirthday". Hope your day was a special one.

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Exterior House Decorating by theHoliday Ambassadors

If you wish to have your bushes and/orshrubs decorated for the Christmas season but can'tdo it yourself, please call Sharon Doody @314-9203 or Bud McConachie @314-9384. If youpreviously have had your yard decorated, you willautomatically be on the list and do not need to call.Someone will be decorating for you around thesecond week of December.

*********************Halloween Party

Thirty invited guests attended the HolidayAmbassador's Halloween Party on Monday,October 28th in the Clubhouse. After being pickedup by the Hawthorne bus or dropped offby familyand friends, the guests participated in a pumpkin-decorating contest with the help of a hostess at eachtable. It was decided that eachunique pumpkin was a winner soblue ribbons were awarded toeach table of decorators. Theguests were then served alunch of a piping hot-off-the-grill hotdogs, homemademacaroni salad, coffee, icedtea and a choice of apple or pumpkin pie for dessert.Thirteen invited guests were homebound and couldnot attend and seven were no-shows. Six volunteersdriving golf carts delivered meals to these twenty-one people. Each person received a treat bag totake home with them.

To make this party the fun-filled time it was, onehundred fifty-nine volunteers were involved.Twenty-five people worked in the kitchen makingthe macaroni salad and getting everything ready forour guests. Two grillers were kept busy making hotdogs and there were twenty-five drivers needed toget the guests to and from the party. Theentertainment consisted of two witches, twopolicemen and a few clowns doing, among otherthings, magic tricks.

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The cost of this event is paid for with moneyreceived when people buy a ticket for the lunch for

this event. Ninety-four patrons bought tickets, andpart of that money pays for our guest's tickets.

Everyone seemed to have a good timedecorating the pumpkins, visiting with others andeating the delicious food. Some guests commentedthat it was fun to get out again for Halloween andespecially to receive a bag of treats.

*******************CHRISTMAS PUDDING

Of all the seasonal programs at Hawthorne,one of the most popular is the Christmas Pudding.For many years it was the semi-official start of theholiday activities; recently the tree lighting initiatesthe season.

The first Christmas Pudding was "baked" byBob Lenox, founder and first director of the Chorus.Over the years, many cooks have joined incombining ingredients of music, poetry, dancing,ceremonies and readings to create and extend ourunique holiday tradition. Back in 1982, the"unveiling" of the benefit Christmas card was partof the season inauguration along with the Pudding.

In December 2000, we celebrated the silveranniversary of the Pudding. Plan to attend onMonday, December 2nd, at 3 PM.

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THESPllUTOFHAWTHORNEOne Wednesday afternoon I was working in

the Library and chatting with residents that came in.One lady happened to mention that she had a pot ofvegetable soup cooking. We talked aboutwonderful home-made soup and the different kindswe liked.

That afternoon Connie Weaver came to ourhouse and brought with her a jar of hot soup andsaid that "Lee" had sent it to me.

Lee, please let me know your last name sothat I can express my thanks to you. What awonderful gift to give .... from the heart. Vegetablesoup for the soul!

Multiply this by the hundreds of gifts thatHawthorne residents give to each other each andevery day and you will open the gift that is the truespirit of Hawthorne. (Elsetta Ervin)

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FINE ARTS CLUB"WINTER LUNCHEON"

Mark January 18th at 11 :30 on yourcalendar, buy your tickets, and plan on joining yourHawthorne friends for the forth annual "WinterLuncheon" sponsored by the Fine Arts Club.

The delicious menu includes corned beef ona Kaiser roll, dill pickle, potato salad, homemadevegetable soup, cake supreme, and coffee or icedtea - all for only $5.00! Extra quarts of soup willbe sold for $2.50/quart on a first come first servebasis.

Tickets will be sold December 30 & 31,~January 2 & 3 and January 6 - 10. Tickets will belimited to the first 150 people so avoid the lastminute rush and buy your ticket early.

********************GRANDPARENTS

Children's drawings/paintings will again beexhibited at the annual Art Show on Sunday, March9,2003. Art to be shown must be received in theFine Arts Room by Friday, February 28. Pleaseinclude on the back of each piece, the child's nameand age and the grandparent's name and telephonenumber. Because of hanging restrictions, please donot submit framed pieces and due to limited spacewe must limit each proud grandparent to twodrawings per grandchild.

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The Library would like to thank Joyce Reedfor her efforts to help the Library by providing thecomputer print-outs of our cataloged books. Shecan no longer provide this service for us. Thankyou, Joyce, for your help!

Connie Weaver has volunteered to carry onfor us. Thank You, Connie, for coming on board tocontinue this project for us!

Hawthorne's Meditation Room

Many of our new residents are not aware that wehave a Meditation Room. Located outside the Galleryon the left hand side, anyone can use this room.

The universal need for a "quiet place" wasrecognized by the planners of Hawthorne so theyprovided a Meditation Room. Here, those seeking thepeace of solitude and a new personal perspective willfind a quiet place of solace and lessened tensions. Manyhave found help.

The quiet room has the significant symbols ofthe three leading faiths to help those needing a visibleguide for their devotions. The Shield of David, whichhangs above the altar, was made by a Jewish GJ from acopper plate he had cut from the boiler room of a trampsteamer that lay partly submerged just off shore.

The cross and candlesticks, together with thealtar cover, are from the chaplain's kit carried by thewriter during WWII. These kits, in size and appearnace,looked like suitcases and contained all the paraphernalianecessary for conducting a service of any faith. In fieldmaneuvers, on board the transport vessel, in the heat ofcombat and in the field chapel, these symbols of the faithgave comfort and confidence to the men of my unit.

The crucifix that hangs on the wall to the rightas you enter is a gift from St. Paul's Roman CatholicChurch of Leesburg. The beautiful, antique table thatserves as an altar was given by Miss Katherine Ross,now deseased. The Bible resting on the altar was givenby Rev. and Mrs. William Schlitts. The memorial bookrecords the names of Hawthorne residents who have diedsince the founding of the communitty.

Please feel free to use this room at any time.

HAWTHORNE HIGHLIGHTSHawthorne at Leesburg

100 Hawthorne BlvdLeesburg, FL 34748

(352) 787-1000

Editor: Sandy AlexanderGeneral Manager: Dan Gorden

Articles Submitted By:Sally BastianSharon DoodyElsetta ErvinShirley HurtGus LijewskiKaye Miller

Jeanne Wiant

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