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Tax Exemption Signup

Tuesday, January 8tha representative fromthe tax office will be here for you to sign up for anytax exemptions you might be entitled to.

For the HOMESTEAD EXEMPTIONTAX you must have with you a valid driverslicense, license plate number (Florida) FloridaVoter Registration, Social Security number and acopy of your 2007 tax bill or deed.

For the WIDOWER, WIDOW TAXEXEMPTION you will need a copy of yourspouse's death certificate.

For the DISABILITY OR BLIND TAXEXEMPTION you will need a statement from twodifferent doctors or one from the Veterans Serviceor one from the Blind Services.

You will also be able to apply for theSENIOR CITIZEN LOW INCOMEEXEMPTION.

Please read your flyer that was put out andcome to the Clubhouse between the hours of lOAMand 12 Noon.

***********************HEALTH FAIR

Friday, January 11thfrom 10 AM to12 PMwe will offer to our residents the opportunity tocome to the Clubhouse to meet our area healthfacilitators. This is a great opportunity, especiallyfor our newer residents, to ask questions and findout what services are provided.

This year we are doing something differentBonnie Reidy the Community Sales Representative

JANUARY. 2008

from Brookdale Senior Living, Alterrra Division issetting up our Health Fair.

Lunch provided by Carolyn Lo and hercommittee will be available at a minimum cost.The Fitness Center will sponsor a Bake Sale to raisefunds for new equipment.

Please mark your calendars and plan to joinus during this time. You will receive manyhandouts as well as have the opportunity to sign upfor many door prizes.

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ACTIVITY ELECTIONS

Election time is upon us. It is time to thinkabout electing officers for your activities.

Each activity must elect prior to March 1ST,

a Chairman, Co-Chairman, Secretary/Treasurer, anda Steering Committee of three or more members.

Remember - no Chairman or Co-Chairmanshall hold that office for more than two consecutiveyears with the term of office being one yearbeginning April 1.

Also, when a member of Club Hawthorne iselected as Chairman or Co-Chairman of an activity,he or she may hold no more than one Chairmanshipor Co-Chairmanship of separate activities at anyone time. This term of office shall not exceed twofull years.

FAILURE TO ELECT OFFICERSTERMINATES ACTIVITY. Council will not

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recognize activity and your right to meeting timeand place will be pre-empted by recognizedactivities and functions.

One of the duties of the present ActivityChairman is to form a nominating committee tonominate members for the position of CouncilOfficer and Deputy Council Officer. Said Officerswill be elected at the March Group meeting. It isimportant that the nominee has an interest, bewilling to serve if elected, and be available to attendthe regular meeting of the Council on the secondThursday of the month as well as the Groupmeetings held on the third Thursday of the month.These meetings usually recess during the summermonths unless a special meeting is called.

The Council is the governing body of ClubHawthorne. No Council Member or Deputy shallserve more than three consecutive terms and theterm of office is for one year.

The Council Officers are electedrepresentatives of activities in a category. There isone Council Officer and one Deputy CouncilOfficer for each of these categories. Categories are:Communication/Education, Arts and Crafts,Musical, Physical, Social-Community, Social-Game, Sports, State and Zone Clubs.

Remember - volunteers run Hawthorne.You are encouraged to get involved and be part ofthis successful organization. We always need newideas and new faces to help keep things going.

DATES TO REMEMBER

Tuesday, January 1-"Happy New Year toeveryone"Sunday, January 6 - Memorial Service to honorour residents who passed away in 2007Monday, January 7- Crime Prevention Seminarheld in the Auditorium at lOAM in the Audit. AMUST!Tuesday, January 8 - Tax Exemption SignupFriday, January 11 - Health FairMonday, January 14- Maintenance Day

Monday, January 21 - HRCA Holiday (MartinLuther King Day)Tuesday, January 22 - Full MoonTuesday, January 22 - Jewish TuB'Shavat (beginsat sundown on the 21 st. This day is known as theNew Year of the Trees or Jewish Arbor DayWednesday, January 23 - Driver TrainingThursday, January 24 - Driver TrainingTuesday, January 29 - Election Day

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WINDOW WASHING TIPS

Use vertical strokes when washing windowsoutside and horizontal for inside windows. Thisway you can tell which side has the streaks.

Straight vinegar will get outside windowsreally clean. Don't wash windows on a sunny day.They will dry too quickly and will probably streak.

Another tip is to use air-freshener to cleanmirrors. It does a good job and better still, leaves alovely smell to the shine.

DEATH NOTICES

Eleanor YoungShirley NelsonBill Measmer

Nov. 14Nov. 19Nov. 30

FORMER RESIDENTS

William EwartAlta WilkinsGeraldine "Jerry" Killham

Nov. 11Nov. 14Nov. 22

FOR YOUR INFORMATION

Hawthorne Maintenance fee payments aredue on the 1st of each month, past due on the 10th ofthe month. Statements are not sent. Payments areaccepted at the Administrative Office, can bedropped in the white drop box by the ATM kiosk ormailed to:

HRCA100 Hawthorne BoulevardLeesburg, FL 34748

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-,Automatic payment of maintenance fees and anyother recurring monthly charges may be paid toHawthorne by your bank or credit union anddeducted from your checking or savings account.To initiate your automatic payment to Hawthorneplease brings a voided blank: check to theAdministrative Office and we will fill out the formfor your signature. For additional information,please call 787-1000.

Artist for the month of January isMarlene Russ. Please stop in the Library tosee her display.

KUDOS

Kudos to our Clubhouse Staff, our TV-7Club and the Volunteer efforts of residents ofHawthorne.

TV-7 presents an immediate contact withevery resident who chooses to tune into this station.It presents a series of messages of interest by way ofthe character generator. A live program ispresented Monday through Friday each week fromSeptember through April each year.

We have been experiencing problems withthe live broadcast for several years. The audiolevels have been maddening. The voice levels ofvarious individuals have been inconsistent. A yearago, HRCA replaced the up front equipment withnew hand held and body microphones, and a newcontrol board. This did not solve the live broadcastissue. Back in November, we asked Ron Klair, oursound expert to track down the source of ourproblems. He spent several days and performedadjustments and corrections.

TV -7 under our new Chairperson, CherylJacobs, has obtained two new items. The first is aDVD player. We now have the ability to playaDVD on TV-7. To sweeten this new amenity,Cheryl has obtained the services of David Wright,son of resident, Barry Wright, in developing a new"lead-in" for the live broadcast. It was used for thefirst time on November 28, 2007. This lead in was

made possible by the use of photographs donated byour resident amateur photographer, Peg Urban. Ifyou have seen this daily introduction to ourprogram, you are aware that this gal has exceptionaltalent. As a result, we enjoy the finest TV showsever presented here at Hawthorne.

Peg's photography enterprise is astounding.She has been recognized by Lake County withpublications using her nature images. The FloridaAudubon Society has published her images of birds.I am particularly appreciative of Peg's support ofthe Pear Association. She and her husband, Hal,spend many hours each week in the restorationefforts at Pear Park. Hal is the Captain ofHawthorne's Honor Guard.

The bottom line is that through thecombined efforts of our staff, the TV-7 volunteersand the cooperation of people in our community wehave corrected what was a long-standing problemand now enjoy good programs. Kudos to all!(Article by George WolQ

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DECORATORS

Hawthorne was beautiful for the Christmasholidays, both inside and out. Our volunteers did agreat job this year as always.Indoor Christmas Decorators: Ron & Kaye Miller,Bob & Dorothy Crawford, Ron & Sue Johnston,Dave & Dorothy Savage, Norm & MaryGatzemeyer, Marge Martin, Kathryn Cullipher, andRita Wright.Outdoor Christmas Decorators: Cliff & CarolynFrazier, Bob & Donna Prewitt, Willard & IreneCrase, Frank: & Dot Milani, Dale & Billie Blanton,Lee & Donna Frazier, Dale & Linda Fields, Ralph& Joann Rogers, Pat Hoskins, Vickie Goodale,Gary Goodale, Don & Brenda Charles, Harry &Anne Hubbard, Melvin & Dorothy Fournier, Joe &Lena Martin, Dave & Dorothy Savage, James &Doreen St.John, Ron & Carol Coats, Mike Dwyer,Allen & Jerri Williams, Ron & Sue Johnston,George & Judy Sipiera, Bob & Rene Boubin, Jerry& Rita Milligan and Steve & Sharon Doody.

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A SHORT HISTORY OF "THECLASSICAL MUSIC CLUB"

We, Bill Blaser and Susan Gleason movedto Hawthorne in Jan. 2005 -Bill from Marco Islandand Susan from Rangeley, Maine.

Although separated by a considerable distance theirrelationship blossomed as a result of their greatlove for classical music--especially opera. Both ofthem had grown up being exposed to opera in NewYork City and now have extensive collections ofVCR tapes and the newer-and better- DVD disks-ofoperas, recitals, concerts, ballets, musicals andclassical plays.

They were attracted to Hawthorne for two mainreasons (besides the beauty of the place): there wasa library and an orchestra and it lacked the fanaticpreoccupation with daily golf- as they had noted inother nearby senior parks.

After moving here it was obvious that that oneannual concert by the orchestra (mostly lightclassics) did not satisfy the urges for more exposureto opera and concerts. So it was decided to start amonthly presentation of an opera-on DVD- or arecital or concert by famous soloists and singers.The result was that the audience who came to seean opera from a DVD projected on the large TVscreen in the LemonlLime rooms were pleasantlysurprised by the clarity of the picture and sound,and most of all, the chance to see the singers andmusicians in close-ups. This is impossible from atheater seat hundreds of feet away from the stage.It is interesting to note that an orchestra seat at theNew York Met now costs $260! .... While ourpresentations are always free to all----and theDVDs always have subtitles!!

We must admit that our audience is very small andwe wish that people who have never seen an operawould just TRY it and find that they would bevery pleasantly surprised. But our small audienceis still very appreciative and has enjoyed thevariations in the programs we show. After all, herein Central Florida there is NO OTHER WAY tosee and hear such wonderful music and drama -nothing on TV or radio - other than The Orlandoopera that charges $195 for 3 operas (balcony seat)

-very far away from the stage plus the need todrive over 100 miles round trip in terrible traffic!!

Susan and I together have a large collection ofDVDs including several versions and differentsingers from most of the famous opera houses ofthe world. For a more special group of music, danceand drama lovers, Susan started and runs "TheCULTURE CLUB" on Wednesday nights, toconcentrate on ballet, movie musicals andBroadway and classical plays.

Both of us have been very pleased to serve the finepeople that attend our offerings and only wish thatthey will keep coming and continue to enjoy thebeauty, romance, drama and wonderful music wemake available. As always, we are open tosuggestions for future programs. We hope to seeyou all on the 3rd Friday of every month-so checkour poster in the Clubhouse for the news of ourcoming presentations.

(Submitted by Bill Blaser and Susan Gleason)

************************HEALTH CORNER

MEDICAL ETHICAL ISSUES - concerning lifesupport and withholding and withdrawing treatmentare often the most difficult issues to discuss withfamily members. In the U.S., family members oftenequate "limiting care" as not being concerned andare frequently unaware of any reason other than afinancial one to withhold certain therapies (such asa feeding tube). Physicians are often reluctant todiscuss these issues for fear that they may beperceived as "giving up" on the patient.Sometimes, family members are compelled bypowerful emotions (such as guilt) or by adherenceto religious or secular traditions. Sometimes, theethical principles themselves are conflicting.

The principle of autonomy dictates that thepatient has the right to refuse any treatment, eventhough this decision may result in his death. Incontrast, the principle of beneficence dictates thatmedical personnel have the obligation to further thepatient's own legitimate interest. Sincepreservation of life is a legitimate interest of theperson, the refusal of life-prolonging therapycreates the potential for conflict. Respect forpatient autonomy, however, is one of the

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fundamental ethical principles underlying thecurrent practice of medicine. Both the ethicalprinciple of autonomy and the legal principle ofinformed consent support the right to refuse life-sustaining treatment.

The u.s. Supreme Court 1990 decisionrecognized a constitutional right of capable adults,even those not terminally ill or facing imminentdeaths, to refuse any medical therapy, including lifesustaining therapy and artificially providedhydration and nutrition.

Due to the legal, ethical, and philosophicalissues and dilemmas posed in cases by individualswith PVS who lack documentation of advancemedical directives, it is felt that the most importantchallenge to all adults is to "have their affairs inorder." What this means is not only to havefmancial documents in a safe and easily accessibleplace (location known by family members) and tohave consulted a lawyer regarding a last will andtestament, but also have in place what is called anadvance medical directive. The three most commonforms of advance medical directives for end-of-lifecare include, but are not limited to, living will,health care proxy forms, and durable power ofattorney for health care.

By communicating with one's family,physician, friends, legal advisor and perhaps even afinancial advisor about end-of-life issues, even at anearly age, we can protect ourselves from worryingabout causing legal and ethical battles if we becomeincapacitated. Having the proper documents in asafe, secure, easily accessible place and keepingthem updated is beneficial to all those involved. Itis a gift that we can give to those who love and carefor us.(Creative Forecasting, Inc. January 2008 issue)

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ENTERTAINMENT

The following two performers will entertainHawthorne on January 13th, sponsored byShuffleboard.

Crystal Gage a country performer fromWindsor, Canada was born to perform and for anaudience of all ages. She's a timeless talent, singer,performer, producer, and even comedian - alldefme this extraordinarily talented artist. Highly

professional vocals; a developing song writingability; and amazing stage presence, thanks in partto an entertaining sense of humor, bonds anyaudience with her passion for music. Performingsince age 8 Crystal produces her own highlyacclaimed country show applauded across NorthAmerica. Currently assembling a solid song list forher 5th CD release, also an extremely smartbusinesswoman with a rapidly growing fan club.Last year she performed in over 150 shows. Shehas performed on stages at Walt Disney World inOrlando, Tenn Lion's Head Country Jam, Detroit,Budweiser hoedown, London Country Jam, etc.She's a can't miss talent Fans love Crystal and herpowerful voice.

Comedian Todd Charles' performanceexperience goes back over 20 years and hiscredentials include, what's known in the businessas the 5 big C's, colleges, comedy clubs, cruiseships, Catskills, and of course the circus.Simultaneously intelligent and wacky, ToddCharles stage show draws on his background instandup and musical comedy. His spontaneity,unique imagination, and showmanship create a fullspeed ahead act that leaves people laughinguncontrollably. Using a variety of hysterical propsand a banjo - his act is total off the wall, roll in theaisles, spill your drink fun! You'll laugh so hardyour face will hurt.(Article submitted by Ron Jones)

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ASSISTANCE

Need help with your income tax forms?Starting Monday, February 4, 2008 from 8:30AM to 1:00 PM and then every Monday andWednesday, until April 14, 2008, you will beable to go to the Marina and get the help youneed.

Volunteer counselors are trained andcertified through the cooperation of the InternalRevenue Service. They will be available toprepare income tax returns with specialemphasis on those over 60.

This year we will be offeringappoinbnents. We will still assist walk intaxpayers, but for those who wish to avoid

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longer waiting times, an appointment can bemade by calling 352-396-9518. You may alsocome to the Marina to make an appointmentfor another day if you wish.

Persons using this free service mustbring:

• Photo 10 required;• Social Security card for all dependents

or SSA-1099 in lieu of SSA cards;• Copy of last years income tax return(s);• SSA-1099 form if you received Social

Security Benefits;• All copies of W-2s from each employer;• Unemployment Compensation

statements;• All interest statements (1099-lnt);• All dividend statements (1099-Div);• All miscellaneous income statements

(1099-Misc);• All stock, bond or mutual fund sale

statements (1099-8);o You must have documentation

showing purchase price anddate of purchase

• Retirement and pension statements(1099-R);

• All forms including federal estimatedincome tax paid;

• All receipts and documentation ifitemizing deductions;

o Remember you must total allitems before coming to Marina.

o Please, Sort in the followingorder:

• Medical• Donations• Taxes• Mortgage interest• Other

The free Income Tax Assistance is a nationwideprogram of the AARP and is offered through thecooperation of the Internal Revenue Service forlow to middle income taxpayers, with emphasison those 60 and older. AARP Membership isnot required.

(Information provided by Pete Hurlburt)

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.--METRO CRIME PREVENTION

OF FLORIDA SEMINARAs you know crime is getting to be a major

concern in the nation today. We would like to helpyou become more aware of your surroundings andgive you tips on safety andjrotecting yourself.

Monday, January 7 at 10 AM you mustplan to come to the auditorium. Metro Crime

.~ Prevention is a non-profit community service. organization developed by former law enforcementofficers. Their mission is to achieve a heightenedawareness by the public of the current criminalthreat facing everyone in today's society and showeffective measures to counter that threat. Theyhave great suggestions and information to sharewith you. Some topics, which will be discussed,are:

Personal Security considerationsPurse snatching and muggingsCarjackings and rapeMotelfHotel securityHome and auto security systemsPrecautions when using ATM'sHandgunsAlternate weapons

You will be given the opportunity to askquestions. Some of the questions that they willanswer are:

What are the most common fraudtechniques or scams used? What is the file of life?How should you react to a purse snatching? Whatis the most cost effective way to protect your homeduring a hurricane? How could a cell phone saveyour life? How can a burglar learn the passwordfor your home security system? What targets youas a potential victim? Is a stun gun a good defenseweapon? Can you be arrested for speeding? Whattime of day do most burglaries occur? Whatdefense weapons are recommended by lawenforcement agencies nationwide? And, manymore!

You will find this seminar very informativeand we urge you to attend.

HAWTHORNE HIGHLIGHTSHawthorne at Leesburg

100 Hawthorne BlvdLeesburg, FL 34748

(352) 787-1000

Editor: Sandy Alexander01':11"",,1 M,mlllJ••••. Olin C'TOrill':1l

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