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Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri
1
China Painting FR 9-12
Quilting FL 9AM/Sewing Noon
Hand & Foot FR 1-4
Card 31 & Poker FL 5:30PM
TVCA SPECIAL MEETING
FR 7PM
2
Computer 101 FR 9-10:30
CARE & SHARE FR 10:30AM
Chair Volleyball FL 1-3
PIRATES MEET FR 4-6
500 Bid FL 6:00PM
Senior Billiards 6-9 PL
CARD BINGO FL 6:30
3
Chair Volleyball FL 1-3
Dominoes KK 5:30-8PM
Pass the Ace FLL 7PM
4 SUB-DIVISION MEETS
9AM FL
LINE DANCE FR 9-NOON
HOOKS & NEEDLES FLL 12:30
Card 31 KK 5:30
Private Card Group PL 5-9
5
Partner Dance FR Noon-2
Cribbage FL 1-3
Bid Euchre KK 6PM
6
Coffee & Donuts FL 8AM
Chair Volleyball FL 10AM
PRIVATE PARTY FR SET UP
NOON
7 TAMIAMI CHURCH FR 9AM
GOLF CART EASTER PARADE -
line up @ dog park 11:30
EASTER Hot Dog Lunch FR
(following Parade)
Private Group KK 2-5
Euchre KK 6-9
8
Master Board Meets 9AM
Ken Krysztof Meeting Room
China Painting FR 9AM-12
Quilting FL 9AM/Sewing Noon
Hand & Foot FR 1-4
Card 31 & Poker FL 5:30PM
9
Computer 101 FR 9-10:30
Chair Volleyball FL 1-3
PIRATES MEET FR 4-6
(Last Meeting of the
Season)
500 Bid FL 6:00PM
CARD BINGO FL 6:30
10
Chair Volleyball FL 1-3
Dominoes KK 5:30-8PM
Pass the Ace FL 7PM
11
LINE DANCE FR 9-NOON
HOOKS & NEEDLES FLL 12:30
Private Card Group PL 5-9
Card 31 KK 5:30
12
EASTER DINNER TICKETS FR 9-
11
Partner Dance FR Noon-2
Cribbage FL 1-3
Bid Euchre KK 6PM
13
Coffee & Donuts FL 8AM
Chair Volleyball FL 10AM
PAUL JONES KARAOKE
6PM FR Last Karaoke of
the Season! Come join in
the fun!
14
TAMIAMI CHURCH FR 9AM
Private Group KK 2-5
Card 31 FL 5:30
Euchre KK 6-9
15
China Painting FR 9AM-12
Quilting FL 9AM/Sewing Noon
Hand & Foot FR 1-4
Card 31 & Poker FL 5:30PM
16
Care & Share FR 10:30
Chair Volleyball FL 1-3
500 Bid FL 6:00PM
CARD BINGO FL 6:30
17
Chair Volleyball FL 1-3
Dominoes KK 5:30-8PM
Pass the Ace FL 7PM
18
LINE DANCE FR 9-NOON
HOOKS & NEEDLES FLL 12:30
Private Card Group PL 5-9
Card 31 KK 5:30
19
RED HATS leave from FL
11AM
Partner Dance FR Noon-2
Cribbage FL 1-3pm
Bid Euchre KK 6PM
20
Coffee & Donuts FL 8AM
Chair Volleyball FL 10AM
21 TAMIAMI CHURCH FR 9AM
PRIVATE GROUP FL 1:00
Private Group KK 2-5
Card 31 FL 5:30
Euchre KK 6-9
EASTER DINNER FR
2pm Sharp!
22
Quilting FL 9AM/Sewing Noon
Hand & Foot FR 1-4
Card 31 & Poker FL 5:30PM
23
Chair Volleyball FL 1-3
500 Bid FL 6:00PM
CARD BINGO FL 6:30
24
Chair Volleyball FL 1-3
Dominoes KK 5:30-8PM
Pass the Ace FL 7PM
25
LINE DANCE FR 9-NOON
HOOKS & NEEDLES FLL 12:30
Card 31 KK 5:30
26
Partner Dance FR Noon-2
Cribbage FL 1-3
Bid Euchre KK 6PM
27
Coffee & Donuts FL 8AM
Chair Volleyball FL 10Am
28 TAMIAMI CHURCH FR 9AM
Private Group KK 2-5
Card 31 FL 5:30
Euchre KK 6-9
29
Quilting FL 9AM/Sewing Noon
Hand & Foot FR 1-4
Card 31 & Poker FL 5:30PM
30
Chair Volleyball FL 1-3
Bid FL 6:00PM
CARD BINGO FL 6:30
Friendship Hall—FR
Flamingo Hall—FL
Ken Krysztof Meeting
Room—KK (old FLL Room)
Pluto Hall—PL
Patriot Hall—PT/RV
APRIL 2019
SENIOR LEAGUE
BILLIARDS
PRACTICE M-SAT 12:30-3
SENIOR BILLIARDS Tue 6pm
PLUTO HALL
Horseshoes FR 8:30 M-F Shuffleboard FR 9AM M-Sat Senior League Billiards Practice PL 12:30-3 M-Sat SHUFFLEBOARD FL M-W-SAT 9AM
TICKETS @ FR HALL
Easter Hot Dog Lunch -See
Judy Hanson or Sharon Gruff
4/12 Easter Dinner Tickets
FR 9-11
WALKERS M-SAT 7:15 FL
EXERCISE M-W-F 9:30 FR
WATER AEROBICS M-W-F
11AM GALAXY POOL
(FLOW YOGA CANCELLED)
April 2019 Visit our Website at www.TAMIAMICOMMUNITY.COM
Horseshoe Team #1 AGAIN!
Tamiami Village News
Another successful Season! Tamiami wins the League Championship again for
the 5th year in a row. The unbeaten streak came to an end as the Team played well but
ran into opponents from Punta Gorda - Eagle Point
who had average players performing at a level equal to their top people and at times even better. In the last match of the year Tamiami won by taking 28 of
32 games. Captain Paul Rieck thanked all the Team for another great season of Horseshoes.
The League Banquet was really nice and two special women, Carol House and Linda Rieck, organized
and prepared a great meal for all the players, friends and spouses. During the entire season, these two gals had coffee, water, lemonade, donuts, cookies and cupcakes ready for the guys by 8:30AM for every
home meet.
Pictured above are: (Front Row) Pete Longjohn, Deo Seibel, Bob Domey, Ken Atkinson, John Jeidy, Larry Mulville. (Back Row) Carl Witt, John Brew-
er, Paul Rieck, Marty Toper, Ray David, Jim Tomlin and Joe Cushing. Peter Longjohn
EASTER DINNER
Bonnie Appleford will be hosting the an-nual Easter Dinner this year. The dinner will be on April 21st, 2PM sharp. Tickets are $5.00 each this year, $6.00 for take-out dinners. Tickets will be sold on April 12th at Friendship Hall from 9-11AM. A
total of 150 tickets will be sold. If you need a take-out PLEASE let us know BEFORE the day of the dinner and purchase a take-out ticket. If you know of anyone who is not able to get out due to health reasons please call Bonnie (239-745-5387) and she will make sure that person gets a meal. MENU: Ham, Au Gratin Potatoes, Coleslaw, Bonni-e’s Beans, Strawberry Shortcake, Coffee and Lemon-ade. Everything will be provided.
2PM FRIENDSHIP HALL April 21st
EASTER CELEBRATIONS!
GOLF CART PARADE 12 NOON
When: Sunday, April 7, 2019
Where: Start at Dog Park
Time: 12:00PM (Line up 11:30)
Bring your best….Cart that is! Best decorated prizes
given for 1st & 2nd place. Carts will each get a num-
ber-Participants and attendees will vote.
HOT DOG LUNCHEON 1PM Hot Dog Lunch: Immediately following the East-
er Parade. Friendship Hall. Cost: $2.00. Tickets will
be available from Doris Canfield (9025
Arbor), Sharon Gruff (corner of Celes-
tial & Hibiscus), Judy Hanson (corner of
Celestial & Rainbow).
Easter Bonnet Contest: Prize for
1st-2nd place. Each bonnet will get
a number. All participates and at-
tendees will be eligible to vote.
TAMIAMI CHOIR DAZZLES RESIDENTS
The vocal talents of the Tamiami Village Choir
were on full display last Sunday at the Spring con-
cert. The Choir performed selections from the musi-
cals “Sound of Music” and “Guys and Dolls.”
Kudos to choir director Judith Barthwell for bring-
ing back the choir! We look forward to next year’s
concert!
2019 Annual Dick Appleford Memorial Strawberry Festival Many of you have asked so here’s a bit of history: The park management years ago held the Strawberry Festival and the office staff and mainte-nance served the shortcake. As most of you already know, Dick and Edgar Ratcliff took over the festival many years ago, after the park was purchased by the residents, Dick and Edgar took over and did a fabu-lous job. After Edgar passed away, Dick and Galen Tower took over and then after Galen moved out of the park and Dick passed away, I did the honor of hosting the event with all of my wonderful volun-teers. I moved North briefly and Sue Swinderman took over for me. I took over again for Sue when I came back to the park. I just felt you all needed to know the history of the Festival, contrary to some rumors that someone else hosted or started this event. This year we sold 454 tickets of which 45 were take outs. This event has been very successful each year with the help of volunteers. I would like to thank those who helped me through the years. I have de-cided to turn this event over to a couple of residents who I feel will do a super job, Doris Crofton and Kathy Losier. It has been my pleasure to host this event and I will help them in any way needed. Thanks to all, Bonnie Appleford
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THANK YOU, THANK YOU!
SPECIAL LUNCHEON TO THANK STAFF
The Spaghetti Dinner Committee provided a special
luncheon to thank the Tamiami Maintenance and
Office Staff. Marcel Lefebvre organized the meal,
bringing in Jim and Joann Smith, Rick Finley, and
Deb Lefebvre to serve salad, garlic bread, spaghetti
and homemade pies to the staff. We are fortunate to
have such dedicated people among us!
MARCH SPAGHETTI REPORT!
Well, another season is coming to an end, with a
very successful spaghetti dinner on March7th. We
served over 533 participants along with 52 take-
outs. There were plenty of desserts donated by our
park residents, and they were delicious. The
March dinner resulted in a profit of $1855.00.
Thanks to all the wonderful
VOLUNTEERS, and the park
residents who attended! We plan
on two more dinners for next
year, January 16 and March 5,
2020. SEE YOU THERE!
On behalf of our great committee-
BOB NICKERSON, Chairperson
SOCK HOP Wow! “Oh, what a night!!” A grand entrance of Tamiami’s “Pink Ladies” on their “bikes” kicked off the evening. Heart & Soul did their usual musical magic and kept the dance floor full all night. Other highlights were a dance-off con-test and of course, root beer floats. Thank you to the great decorating team headed up by Kathy Emanu-ele and Cheri Beard. The profit from this year’s Sock Hop will go into the new TVCA Entertainment fund which will help sponsor special events next season. THANK YOU!! Helen Mwarey WIM A big, big thank you to all of the donors for the gifts for Wisconsin-Illinois-Michigan Day. A special thank you to Sharon Gruff for her donated basket. She is from PA and donated to WI-IL-MI. We had a great time! Thanks for all the wonderful dona-tions as well. Over 40 people went home with a do-nated basket or some type of gift. This event was a big success due to the dedication, planning, and or-ganization put in ahead of the event….. and espe-cially the superb cooking! The WIM Team! TAMIAMI 4-GET-ME-NOTS A big THANK YOU to the Dick Appleford Annual Strawberry Fes-tival for the donation to our Tamiami 4Get Me Nots. Also, a personal donation from Bonnie Appleford. The Annual Walk for Alzheimers will be on October 27th. Please plan to join us. WE WALK FOR OUR FAMILIES, FRIENDS AND NEIGHBORS
New Board Member says “Thanks” I would like to thank all the residents who supported me
in the past election. I was overwhelmed with the support
I received and I truly know I will be an asset to all in the
Tamiami Village Community which we all know includes
the RV section. For those who didn’t know me enough at
the recent elections, I am confident I can prove myself in
the next two years with hard work and dedication to
hopefully gain your consideration for support in the
future.
I would also like to thank the past and current board
members for their hard work and dedication to continu-
ously help and improve Tamiami Village which is a fabu-
lous place to live. I look forward to working with the resi-
dents, board members and all the staff to do my part in
improving our community.
Please do not hesitate to contact me if there are any
concerns you have that I can help with. If I don’t have the
answer I will definitely find out with the help of the board
members and staff. Again, thank you so much for this
opportunity. I look forward to the challenges ahead to
continuously help to improve the Village we are all so
proud to call home. I thank all of you...
Sincerely,
Dan Heath
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Sunshine Report Beverly Padley is Tamiami Village’s “Sunshine Lady”. If you know of a resi-dent who is ill, or of a family who has suffered a loss due to a death, please let Beverly know so she can get a card out. Her phone is 239-997-8183.
Get Well cards were sent to: Fred Cornish, Mary Brower, Fran Emslie, Greg Cline, Mary Lu Zwitter, Sandra Whiteman, Judy Gilbert, Art Wray, Ed Cesarek, and Becky McKay.
Sympathy Cards were sent to: Mr. and Mrs. Ray-mond Workman upon the death of her sister; Mr. & Mrs. John Delmore upon the death of his mother, Mr & Mrs Paul Morneau upon the death of his sis-ter, and Bev Padley upon the death of her sister.
Sympathy Cards and $25 Memorial were sent to:
Betty Harber upon the death of her husband Tom, and Pat Kryzstof upon the death of her husband Ken.
The Sunshine fund is an activity of TVCA.
TVCA NEWS
An important meeting will be held on April 1, 2019
at Friendship Hall, 7PM. This is a special meeting
to provide information regarding the changes in hall
requests for next season, cover the new forms, and allow residents to ask questions about the current status
of Bingo, activities that may have been cancelled, and raffles, etc. Please plan to join us and learn first hand
what is going on with this current issue.
The Easter Golf Cart Parade will take place on Sunday, April 7th. Golf carts may line up near the dog park
at 11:30, the Parade starts at Noon. The golf cart parade will end at Friendship Hall for the annual Easter hot
dog lunch, (approximately 1PM), headed by Judy Hanson and Doris Canfield. Many thanks to Judy and her
team of volunteers for another successful event for Village residents. Kathy Emanuele has organized prizes
for the best Easter Bonnet and the best decorated golf cart. All participants will have a vote. Thank you to
everyone who has stepped forward to make this event happen. As we continually say, it’s the volunteers
who keep the activities and fun going all season long. It couldn’t happen without volunteer time and effort.
The annual Easter Dinner is planned for April 21, 2PM sharp at Friendship Hall. Tickets will be sold on
April 12th at Friendship Hall, 9-11AM. Ticket are $5, or $6 for a take-out. Bonnie Appleford is hosting the
dinner and will be serving Ham, Au Gratin Potatoes, Cole slaw, Bonnie’s Beans, rolls and Strawberry
Shortcake.
To our Snowbirds, have a safe trip north and enjoy your time with family and friends.
We look forward to seeing you in the Fall. To our Shorebirds, enjoy your quiet summer
here in the Park where life is good. Check out the calendar for continued activities.
And again, THANK YOU to our volunteers who make everything happen here in
Tamiami Village.
David Danielson, President
Bingo Hot Dog
BINGO Hot Dog Fund for 2018/19 Season The hot dog fund has been very successful again this season. Although Bingo was abruptly halted due to some legal issues we still had a good season. All the money we make goes back into the park for whatever is needed. This year we have donated back to park needs-$2,898.82. The following is a summary from this year’s fund: New pool table coverings at Flamingo Hall--$839.00 New pool balls and pool sticks for Flamingo Hall---$498.29 Alzheimer’s 2018 donation-$250.00 Kitchen supplies: Degreaser—$32.98 xxl gloves—$19.82 Pot Scrubbers—$54.96 40 cup coffee pot—$30.87 Helen Mwarey for ink--$79.00 Rakes for the horseshoe group---$94.90 Flag Pole---$175.00 Alzheimer’s Walk 2019-Linda Rieck-$100.00 Shirts for office staff-$75.00 Hats for Maintenance staff-$120.00 Ken Krysztof’s Memorial Luncheon-$179.00 Barb Oliveira for needy residents-$200.00 Other supplies to be used for other groups-$150.00
If any groups within the park need supplies please contact Bonnie Appleford or Helen Mwarey and your request will be considered by the committee. Again, thanks for participating in another great park function.
TVCA NEWS
MAGAZINES NEEDED
Please share your slightly used magazines
with other residents. You can take them to
Erika White at 16401 Hibiscus, and she will get
them to Friendship hall where they are available for
people to borrow and enjoy. This has become a pop-
ular way to recycle. Thanks for sharing!
April 2019 Snowbirds & Shorebirds keeping busy and having fun! Page 4
APRIL EVENTS
Tamiami’s Original Karaoke MUSIC by PAUL JONES
Come out and join in our LAST Karaoke
for the season. BYO snacks & drinks and
get ready for a real good time!
Presented by
Art & Delores Jackson,
Dennis Knott & Beulah Willett
“See ya on the 13th!”
APRIL 13th
6-10
Friendship
Hall
Tamiami Village News is published for resi-
dents and offers news and information about activities in
our Village. We are always looking for news and photos
and will gladly insert an article or pictures from your
group or activity.
Get your news to the editor by the 15th of each month at
239-785-0544, or by email to [email protected].
Helen Mwarey, Editor
SHUFFLEBOARD TRAVEL TEAM
This was a better year for our shuffleboard
team with a 5th place finish and almost
getting fourth.
Next year could be better with several players really
improving. Namely Bob Gillespie, Jay Kopplin,
Roger Quenneville and Brad Horning. Captain Tom
Mason also has a number of good players like Virgil
Machado, Al Wolf, Donna & Big John Brewer and
Elaine Longjohn. Tom will need help to get the
Team ready for next year as Ed O’Neal and Joyce
Radcliff (both pros) just moved to Maine. Another
good player, Roxann Redington, may not be availa-
ble and Julie Wheeler decided to drop out next year.
So young and old, please consider practicing shuf-
fleboard and joining a team that needs help and is
pleasant and helpful to new players.
Peter Longjohn
Tamiami Red Hats Plan Miniature Golf Outing & Lunch
Red Hatters and friends will leave Fla-mingo Hall on Friday, April 19th at 11AM to go to FishBones across the street at the Shell Factory. Please come
and join us for a fun time. We will play a round of miniature golf and have lunch at the FishBones Restaurant. Contact Betty Atchley at 309-264-3079 for more infor-mation on this April outing.
HURRY, HURRY!!! COME WIN WITH US!
April 6th will be here before you know it—a
“winning” day trip to Isle Casino in
Pompano Beach is planned. $59 per
person. Price includes roundtrip mo-
tor coach with driver tips, $10 Fan Slot Play, and $4
off Lunch Buffet. Departs 8AM from Travel Ser-
vices of SFL in the Capri Commons parking lot at
428 Del Prado, Cape Coral. To reserve call Phyllis
at 239-770-1891 and provide your legal name,
phone number, address and date of birth. Contact
Doris Wenz at 239-673-8440 with any questions on
the trip.
Don’t forget the Veterans
Annual Food Drive
Saturday, March 30th
All canned goods, dry goods and donations of mon-
ey are needed to help support the Harry Chapin Food
Bank. Help your Tamiami Veterans help our com-
munity!
LOOKING AHEAD….
SAVE THE DATE! The Annual
WALK TO END ALZHEIMER’S
will take place the last weekend in
October, October 26th, at Centennial Park in down-
town Fort Myers. Please plan to join the Tamiami
“4 Get Me Nots” as they walk to support
Alzheimers. If you will not be back by late October,
you can make a donation before you leave. Register
for the walk on line, and all donations should be
made out to Alzheimer’s Association. No cash.
Talk to Linda Rieck if you have any questions.
Thank you!
WE WALK FOR OUR FAMILIES,
FRIENDS AND NEIGHBORS
CHANGES COMING FOR HALL USAGE
All activities, both one-time events and season long
activities, must fill out a new hall usage form for the
upcoming season. Forms are available in the office.
For some groups, a new cleaning deposit will also
be required. Requests will be reviewed by a TVCA
Committee and will not be placed on the calendar
until the form is completed and approved. Every
effort will be made to maintain the same schedule,
but please do not assume you will have the same
place and time. All changes will be covered at the
April 1st TVCA meeting, 7PM at Friendship Hall.
DART BASEBALL SEASON ENDS
Hot Shots 2019 Champs
Thanks to all who participated in this season of Dart Baseball. This was an exciting season with the teams in much closer standings than any other year. But the Hot Shots prevailed again. Congratulations to Carol Wheeler’s team for winning four years in a row.
Our hottest shooter for the year was Helmut Fiebich who plays on the Intimidator’s team, scoring 156 points. He is one of our Senior shooters and he had perfect attendance. He has bragging rights at the pool for the summer!
We look forward to next season when the fun begins on the 1st Thursday in November. Have a great summer and enjoy some real baseball. Marge Wolf
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Tamiami Village Veteran News ANNUAL HARRY CHAPIN FOOD DRIVE The Tamiami Veterans held their annual Harry Chapin Food
Drive on March 30th. A report on the total amount of food collected this year will be in a future newsletter.
For the 7th year, the Pirates and the Spaghetti Dinner Committee presented the Tamiami Veterans with a
check toward the food drive. The $500 donated this year was raised through Pirate gatherings and Spaghetti
Dinners. Every dollar donated to Harry Chapin Food Bank can purchase $8.00 of canned goods for those in
need. Thanks to the many great people in the Park who donated canned and dry goods, and also to those who
brought in checks towards the food drive. A special “Thank You” to Earl Dugal and the Pirates.
NEW COMMITTEE FORMED The Tamiami Veterans have formed a Leadership Committee to carry on
the duties necessary for a vital and active Veterans group. Tom Seeger, Paul Rieck and Jerry Bohlmann are
the men to contact with comments, concerns and questions, and most important, to volunteer to assist with the
Veteran activities that happen throughout the year.
US & CANADIAN FLAGS Tom Seeger is the new Flag Coordinator for the American and Canadian flags.
You may contact him at home at 716-550-3296 or cell 716-471-8554. Donations to the flag fund should go to
Tom Seeger.
INTERESTED IN JOINING? If you are a veteran and you haven’t joined our group yet, see Paul Rieck,
Jerry Bohlmann or Tom Seeger for information and an application. Any Veteran who wants to buy a shirt or
cap can call Carlo DiDonato at 239-656-3067.
VETERANS MEMORIAL BRICKS Anyone interested in purchasing a Veteran’s brick for the walkway at
Patriot Hall can call John Marchese at 631-428-0919. John is also the contact for the Village memorial bricks
at the Friendship Hall gazebo. We wish all the Snowbirds a safe trip home and a joyful summer.
Tamiami Veterans Group
CARE & SHARE CORNER There was a great attendance at the “Over 80’s”
lunch held on March 12. A huge thank you to the
subcommittee who stepped up to the plate to honor
residents with the special lunch and entertainment.
The Tamiami Village Craft Show was a huge suc-
cess. There were 29 vendors selling their hand-
made items. Thank you to Carol and Chuck Coons
and kitchen crew for preparing the lunch at the sale.
Also, thank you to Ali Padley and Judy Gilson and
the Bake Sale crew for hosting the bake sale.
Thank you for your donations of baked goods, too.
Our season is winding down, but we will be think-
ing of ideas for next season. Please let a Steering
Committee member know if you would like to help
out with Care & Share.
EMERGENCY FACEBOOK PAGE
Have you signed up for the Emergency Face Book page? To join the group: 1. Go to Facebook. 2. Click on GROUPS. 3. In the search bar type in Tamiami Village & RV Park emergency updates. 4. Click on JOIN. 5. Remember to answer the three questions! 6. Click on SEND TO ADMINISTRATOR. If you need assistance signing up please contact one of the Group Administrators: JoAnn Smith and Helen Mwarey. Their email addresses are: [email protected] or [email protected].
YOUR TAMIAMI VILLAGE TEAM
Barbara Oliveira PCAM® Manager
Renee’ Cosper Controller
Cindy Crane Real Estate Coordinator
Laurie Cannata Office/ Lead Reservationist
Dana Paige Receptionist/ Reservationist
Mary Lu Zwitter Part Time-Office
Ernest “ Butch” Price Maintenance Supervisor
Paul White Maintenance
Tom Dague Pool Tech/Maintenance
Jon Price Maintenance
Brian Ross Maintenance
TAMIAMI VILLAGE CHURCH NEWS
PASTORAL SERVICES
Please contact Kris Cooey, Judy Jones or Pastor
David Pleasant at 239-334-7747 or 239-872-9479
MEMORIAL SERVICE COORDINATOR
Dan Reasner (304) 281-3131
CHURCH CALENDAR
Regular Sunday services @ 9:00AM in Friendship
Hall – Pastors from City Gate Church will be fill-
ing the pulpit for the remainder of the season.
Chairman: Kris Cooey
239-599-8815 (C) 563-608-4801
Vice Chairman: Pete Longjohn
239-995-8926 (C) 724-789-0021
Secretary/Treasurer: Colleen Austin
239-652-5685
Board Members: Dave Austin, Jim Vester, Judy
Jones, Art Wray.
2019 Deployed Military Packages At the present time we are accepting only monetary
donations for the 2019 Deployed Military Christ-
mas Packages. Many residents do not arrive until
after the packages are sent out (Nov. 18th.). You
can participate by donating monetarily to Bona
Wirth- 3082 Skyvilla Lane before you head north.
Over the summer is a good time to collect items
needed for the Christmas boxes. Here is a list of
items that will be collected in the fall:
Personal Care Items- sample/trial sizes) hair prod-
ucts, dental care, roll on or solid deodorant, lotion,
lip balms, sunscreen, baby wipes, and foot powder.
Cotton socks- long for boots
Books & brain teaser books (crossword, word
search, & etc.)
Puzzles & small games (Uno, playing cards, & mini
games)
Paper (5" x 7" tablets), pens, & envelopes
Gum & Hard Candy - no chocolate
Beef Jerky (no pork products)
Universal phone chargers
Headphones or ear buds- (not used)
Flavor packets for water bottles
We will be collecting donated items Nov. 1-13th.
More information will follow in the early fall.
Thank you from Bona Wirth and Cindy Long and
their Committee!
CURRENT TAMIAMI VILLAGE BOARDS Master Board: President: Marcel Lefebvre V. Pres.: Ali Padley Secretary: Joann Smith Treasurer: Gerry Bastien Prof. Dir.: Carolyn Stout Director: Dan Heath Director: Mary Welsh Director: Bob Nickerson Director: Virgil Machado Co-Op: President: Gerry Bastien V. Pres.: Virgil Machado Secretary: Mary Welsh Treasurer: Joann Smith Director: Bob Knake Director: Al Ebsen Director: Austin Tronnes Subdivision: President: Marcel Lefebvre V. Pres.: Ali Padley Secretary: Elaine Therrien Treasurer: Bob Nickerson Director: Dan Heath Director: Jim Goodrich Director: Jerry Bohlmann
MAIN OFFICE NUMBER: 239-997-2697
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Misc. INFORMATION
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Around the Park
Barbara Oliveira, Manager
From the Manager’s Desk GOING NORTH: For those of you who may leave to go north to stay with your northern family for the Spring and Summer, please stay safe. Let us know your estimated date of de-parture so as to insure any and all mailings reach you in a timely man-ner. Please also provide us with the name of the person handling your lawn care and let them know that you want them to do the weeding as well. Please make sure to put away all of your loose items around your home before you leave as they can become projectiles during heavy winds that are a frequent occurrence during the summer months. Leave your yard light on to help with safety over the summer. For those of you who have awnings, please lower them and fasten them into place before you head north. If you have someone keeping an eye on your home while you are away, please make sure the office has their name and contact information. BANK ACCOUNT: Over the next few weeks some of you will be preparing to leave for your homes up north, if you are currently part of the Association’s ACH Program and changes to your bank account occur, please notify the office as soon as possible. TRASH/REFUSE: If you are leaving prior to our regular collection day, please notify the office so we can make the necessary arrange-ments to pick up your refuse. Please do not leave it at the curbside for an extended period of time. Remember you can check out the newsletter on our website www.tamiamicommunity.com while you are gone. Safe travels to those of you traveling
north!
5th ANNUAL SHUFFLEBOARD EVENT FOR RV-TV TEAMS
This is always a fun time as both Teams en-joy each other and bring food for after the match get together at Friendship Hall. The RV Team
is really getting tough and won their share of games on the RV Courts but found the Travel Team Courts a challenge as they were not familiar with the drifts.
Captain Terry Camp had his RV Team ready for a big upset with so many good Travel Team Players gone. However, Captain Tom Mason was ready for
the challenge and both Teams went away happy. The team is already looking forward to next year.
INFORMATION UPDATE: We are still experi-encing problems with residents not updating their addresses, phone numbers and email addresses. If you have changed your phone number, northern address, emergency contact information, please contact the office with the updated information so that we can update your file. If you would like to be part of the Association’s emergency infor-mation updates, please check with the office to make sure you have submitted all of the correct information needed. NORTH & SOUTH ENTRANCES: Due to the heavy traffic still occurring, please use extra cau-tion when entering and or leaving the Village. Use additional caution when entering the North Entrance due to the Flea Market currently in op-eration three days a week and the additional peo-ple that are in and out of the Office entrance. With the Barber Shop in its new location, the South Entrance has also become a very busy ar-ea. Please use caution as you enter or leave the Village. FLAMINGO DITCH AREA: The Association will be having the engineer inspecting the entire ditch area surrounding Phase III including the black drainage pipe. A report outlining the engi-neer’s findings and recommendations will be submitted to the Master Board of Directors for review and possible implementation of necessary work being required.
Helping Hand Fund
Please don’t forget about Helping
Hand Fund! This program provides financial assis-
tance during difficult times and allows neighbors to
help neighbors. To be eligible, you must be a resi-
dent and/or spouse of a resident of the Park. It costs
only $10.00 to join and have an account opened for
you. There is a 30-day waiting period where no ben-
efits are paid, and it costs an average of $20.00 a
year. To obtain more information contact Carol
Wheeler at 239-652-0556. We need new members
so please think about joining this worthwhile cause.
HELPING HAND FUND “Neighbors Helping Neighbors.”
To enroll in the Helping Hand Fund please return this form to Carol Wheeler at 3435 Orchard Way. Carol or
your area representative will contact you with more information on joining this valuable program. See the
Helping Hand article (above) to learn more about the Helping Hand Fund.
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