December 2019 Camelot East Village Sun 6300 Queensbury Blvd
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December 2019 Camelot East Village Sun 6300 Queensbury Blvd. • Sarasota, FL 34241 ● 941-923-2311 • 800-843-2311 Toll Free A Cove Community Managers Minute Its the most Wonderful time of the year! I can name a few reasons why...how about you? 1. Its beginning to look a lot like Christmas! 2. Dashing through the snow... 3. Silent Night... 4. We wish you a Merry Christmas ... 5. On the first day of Christmas my true love gave to me... 6. Jingle Bells... 7. You better watch out... 8. Joy to the World... 9. Feliz Navidad... 10. Let auld acquaintance be forgot... May this Christmas season be cheery and bright! May all your New Years resolutions still be in place in February! LOL! BTW...the first resident to copy and paste the next line of these songs and send it to me at gsterling@ covecommunities.com will get a $50.00 gift certificate from Home Depot if your submissions are all correct! At your service, Gail Sterling- Manager Camelot East Village A Cove Community Notes from the Social Director Happy Holidays! Another very fun month…love December. I know that the majority of you do not even want to think about snow. For me, growing up in Chicago it brings back so many memories of fun times in the snow, Christmas mornings looking out into a winter wonderland. I have been in Florida most of my life. I guess I long for the snowy atmosphere because it has been so long that I have had that opportunity. On my Bucket List I would love to go Chicago or New York and see the famous Christmas Tree Lighting or Colorado at a beautiful ski resort…I know I am dreaming. Maybe someday. At least can we get some cooler weather on Christmas, somehow it always seems to be 80 or above! Some good news..the moment has finally arrived for me…I am moving into my new Villa on December 14th! I am so excited and to be in before Christmas is a blessing. I will be glowing for months ...continued on page 3 2 We had a fun filled November. What a great time Did you know... residents had a the Party Around the Pool. The music was fantastic by Ken Wanovich. Creative Cook back What You May Not Know About America’s Most in action and the Book Club. A nice turn-out with the Popular Energy Booster ladies in the Knitting Group. Our Coffee Hour was a For millions of people, drinking coffee is a key aspect good representation of our new recycling program. of their morning routine. They look forward to getting What can I say the Tea Party Fashion Show “ Beauty a quick burst of energy. Despite the popularity of After 50” was truly amazing. Thank you Connie coffee, there are still some things you may not know Keller for all of your hard work and great ideas for about this beloved beverage. this event. Thank you to the committee as well. Great Coffee is a Nutritious Fruit job everyone, the event was absolutely fabulous! Did you know coffee is a fruit that actually grows We all enjoyed our Community Luncheon honoring from a tree? The inside of these cherry-like fruits our Veterans. Does everyone agree Dutch Valley contains a unique pit, which is used to make coffee has the best Broasted Chicken & Rice Pudding? granules. With coffee being a fruit, it’s naturally Thank you to everyone who came out and donated packed with healthy antioxidants. From diabetes to blood to Suncoast Blood Bank. It is something we heart disease, studies have shown coffee can help don’t always think about, but we really need. Our prevent a wide range of different ailments. Health Fair had a great turn-out, we did have some It is Not Brown sweet treats from Nothing But Bunt Cakes…Yum. Despite the blackish-brown appearance of the coffee Something new in November was Hand Made With you drink, the original color is likely green or yellow. Love. The ladies had a great time making their It can also be red. Only when the coffee beans are “own snowman”. We will be planning another crafty roasted do they turn brown. evening coming soon…what can you make next? Coffee is Potentially Addictive The Thanksgiving Luncheon was delicious and the Believe it or not, you can become physically addicted tables looked beautiful. Thank you to Barb Zicardi to coffee. Over time, your body begins to crave the and committee for doing such a great job. caffeine. Long-time coffee drinkers who suddenly The theme of the month is unity & trust, a divine stop consuming the beverage tend to experience connection, success in all areas of life, challenges withdraw symptoms. Depressed mood, anxiety, and and commitments. A time when your own personal headaches are just a few of the most common signs power is put to the test, succeeding will take courage, a person has become addicted to coffee. risk, trust and compassion. May you have a healthy, Coffee is Big Business safe Holiday Season. Merry Christmas and Happy Coffee is among the biggest commodities in the New Year to all! world. In fact, only crude oil tops coffee. Not even gold is as in demand as coffee. Some estimate it to God Bless…love to all be worth more than $100 billion worldwide. Joyce Russell At your service, Gail Sterling Bulletin Board & HOA Board Just wanted to let everyone know we do have our bulletin boards up with all of our upcoming events. Also, the HOA bulletin board. They are located in the auditorium. 3 HOA MEMBERSHIP Astra Coffee Machine Instructions The strength of a community is not measured by how many people I think we can all agree the coffee reside in it, but by how many people machine in our new “Coffee come together in support of it. Room” is pretty fabulous. Many of us depend on this coffee in HOA Membership will result in some of the most the morning, and have been accustomed to making rewarding times you may ever experience. Share our special cup each day. The machine is used very in our fellowship, participate in our activities and frequently. I would like to give some helpful tips so support our efforts to promote and preserve a we can keep this machine working. When you make community offering a carefree retirement lifestyle. a selection of coffee please press your choice and Each and every $20.00 membership meaningfully let go. The water/milk/coffee will dispense, wait a contributes to this magnificent community where moment and if an additional selection is chosen i.e.; retirement expectations are experienced in reality. expresso, you need to wait until the top light turns green. If it is not green nothing will work. At times the coffee machine is used so much the top screen is yellow and it will say “warming”. Again, you will need to wait until the screen is green. When using the “extra froth button” please press and release. You will have the choice to press it again. Please do not press and hold down a button. We had a situation were to may buttons were being pressed causing Residents, when coming thru the gate please move the machine to go into “Group Error” mode. The slowly so the reader can process your sticker and machine would not work at that point. We had to re- open the gate. If you speed right thru it does not set it. When the staff is here we monitor the pull-out have enough time to process. tray that collects all of the coffee grounds and we take it out and empty it in the trash can. If the coffee machine is used frequently and the pull-out tray is full and not emptied it will not make coffee. On the weekend Bucky is here and he should be emptying out this tray. However, he is out at the Courtesy House and may not come inside often enough. If you can check this pull-out tray and empty it if it is full that would be greatly appreciated. This way everyone can enjoy their fabulous cup of coffee over the weekend. It does have a side refrigerator compartment which holds a full gallon of 2% milk, we also monitor this. If the froth is not working it is in need of a new gallon of milk. I hope this article about the Astra Coffee Machine is helpful to everyone. Enjoy… May the grace of the Lord Jesus Christ and the love of God, and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit be with you all. -2 Corinthians 13:14 4 HOA Ticket Sales Effective immediately, the HOA Board has decided that Joyce and/or the Cove office will not sell tickets to our HOA events. Tickets will be available beginning 5 weeks prior to an event on Tuesday evening between 6-7 before Bingo. Tickets will also be available from the Chairperson whose name and number appears in the SUN referring to the event. Feel free to contact them and make arrangements to get with them to get your tickets. Your HOA Board EVENT Date Tickets on Sale Happy Hour December 1st Tickets on sale Cookie Exchange December 2nd Sign up in Hallway Cove’s Got Talent Info December 4th Camelot East Village Hand Made With Love December 5th Camelot East Village Deck Party December 6th Camelot East Village Pretzel Sticks Dipping Fun December 9th Camelot East Village Christmas Sing Along December 11th Ship & Shore Travel Ladies Lunch Bunch December 12th Sign up in Hallway Supper Club December 13th Sign up in Hallway Christmas Luncheon December 14th Tickets on sale 11/12 Santa Paws Parade December 17th Sign up in Hallway Christmas Gathering December 20th Sign up in Hallway New Year’s Eve December 31st Tickets on sale 11/26 Make sure you mark your calendar for ticket sales and check the hallway for events you need to sign up for.