March,2015 - Citrus Park

March 2015
39th Annual Parade – Saturday, March 14, 2015
The 39th Annual St. Patrick’s Day Parade, to be held on Saturday, March
14th, 2015 in Downtown Naples.
Typical Traditions & Customs
of St Patrick’s Day
Thirty-nine years ago a group of fun-loving Neapolitan’s got together and
decided to have a parade to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day.
It is now the largest privately-funded Parade in the state.
It draws over 40,000 people to downtown Naples each year to celebrate
Irish heritage and Irish culture in America.
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The wearing of the green on
St Patrick’s Day
Many people wear something green on St
Patrick ’s Day which is known in the U.S. and
other countries as wearing of the green. Usually
people would wear green to show their Irish
heritage & culture on the day that everyone’s
Irish but in Ireland the wearing of the green
doesn’t really exist, well in terms of celebrating
their culture. However, they do wear Shamrocks
to symbolize the teaching of the holy trinity by
St Patrick. A small bunch of Shamrocks would
be pinned to the breast of their outer coats.
The drinking of green beer
Spring Forward
Daylight Savings
March
8th
In Ireland you would be hard pushed to find a
pub that served green beer and actual fact this
is not a typical tradition of Ireland but is that of
the U.S. & Canada. Some places in Ireland, such
as Dublin, may have a few pubs that will serve
green beer but for the most part it’s not
something we generally do.
Did you know that pubs in Ireland had to
remain shut for St Patrick’s Day? It wasn’t until
the late 1970’s the Irish law permitted pubs to
open their doors on March 17th.
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Information
Activities Office
Security Department
Please stop by the Activities Office to receive a copy of
our daily Activity Schedule.
Just a reminder:
ALL SALES ARE FINAL for tickets that are purchased
through the Activities Office for outside events
(i.e Theatre, sporting events, bus trips, etc.)
You are welcome to sell your tickets to a Citrus Park
resident, but MUST notify the Activities Office of the
new ticket holders name and contact information.
In house events (i.e. Dinner Dances, Shows, Concerts,
etc.) will be refundable up until 7 days prior to the
event date. Please understand that the Activities Office
cannot absorb the cost of fees related to last minute
cancellations. The Activities Office can be reached at
239-992-3030 ext 170/210
For newsletter submission please email
Victoria Traficanti at victoriat@citrusparkrv.net
by the 10th of the month for inclusion in our next
Newsletter. The space availability is limited and
therefore a first come, first serve basis applies. If your
group is interested in Co-Hosting an event please stop
by the Activities Office to see Victoria Traficanti.
Please register your phone number with our OFFICE.
This will help connect you with the automated
security system and allow you to call in your visitors
with ease. THE AUTOMATED NUMBER IS
992-8144.Visitors, & Workers entering Citrus Park
are time stamped. All visitors, repair company’s, lawn
contract people that are expected at your residence are
granted entry if called in to the automated line!
( medical is the exception)
NO CALL - NO ENTRY - if we need to call you
and cannot reach you they will be turned away, your
phone number at security must be the phone
registered. Our automated line is for your convenience
as well as the arriving guest. You can call from any
phone number to use your registered number and
code when calling in your guest.
RESIDENT LANE
If the gate does not open for you while in the resident
lane, please check to see if it’s okay to back up. If you
can, back up at least to the Stop Sign. Come to a complete Stop, and enter the lane slower. This will give the
bar code reader a better chance to scan your barcode.
Podiatry Services
Citrus Park Storage Compound
Nancy Russell has recently joined Dr Pham and
Dr Swift (Podiatrists) owners of Florida Regional Foot
and Ankle Specialists as Director of Operations.
The Doctors will be opening their new office in
Bonita Springs.
Nancy has provided Wellness BP clinics to our
community for several years. Podiatry clinics will
continue at our park at leaset once a month so watch
for sign up sheets posting dates and times. During the
podiatry clinics Nancy will be happy to do your BP as
time permits.
For any questions please contact Nancy Russell at
239-209-2772.
She looks forward to her
continued service to
our park residence.
The electronic keypad has been hit more than once
with lightning this summer causing the gate to remain
inoperable.
Because of this costly, continuing problem, we have
purchased a totally new system that will require a
REMOTE to open the gate for entry.
The cost of each remote will be $40.00. This will be
refunded whenever you no longer need storage usage.
All storage users must check with Bill Farmer or
Larry Thompson upon arriving to purchase their
REMOTE.
Much research has been done with other communities and a remote system seems to be the most reliable.
The compound office will be open every Tuesday from
3 PM – 5PM starting Nov 5, 2014.
Work days will be during those hours.
Contact numbers:
Bill Farmer
239-273-6308
Larry Thompson 239-293-4467
Jerry Zeider alternate 765-513-4371
Mailroom:
Please remember to check with the Mailroom
BEFORE you depart for the season to make sure you
have fowardeing lables. Without lables your mail
WILL BE returned to sender. Lables are available for
$1 per sheet if need be. Thank you, Mandy
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Upcoming Events - Tickets on Sale
DANCE ONLY
Time to get your dance on. Come out and
have a blast and dance the night away to
the tunes of
Joe Turner
Coffee and Dessert
We would like to invite all Activity Chairmen to pick up tickets
at the Activities Office for each volunteer who has helped you
carry out our program this year. Anyone can be a participant,
but it takes a very special person to volunteer to do all the work
behind the scenes and help you make your program run.
So please, chairmen, pick up your tickets for our special
volunteers in your activity.
Friday, March 13th
1:30pm @ Clubhouse
All tickets should be picked up by noon on
Wednesday, March 11th!
Hollywood Casino Trip
Thursday, March 19th
March 7th @ Clubhouse
7pm
Tickets available at the
Activities Office
$7
BYOB and Snack’s
$35 and $20 FREE Play!
Round Trip Transportation
Please sign up at the Activities Office.
Easter Dinner
@ Clubhouse Sunday, April 5th
2pm
$16 Tickets available
at the Activities Office
Kids Easter Party
Last Dance
of the Season
Saturday, April 11th
7pm @ Clubhouse
Entertainment by:
Night Train
Band
$7
Thursday, April 2nd
@ the Activities Office
Please have all children signed
up @ the Activities Office
Tickets available
@ Activities Office
by March 30th!
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Mardi Gras News
MARDI GRAS
The 2014-2015 Mardi Gras Court and MARDEE sends out a huge THANK YOU to everyone in
Citrus Park who helped make Carnival Night, Royal Valentine Dinner Dance, ‘Fat Tuesday’ Parade
and The Parade After Party a great success. Without the volunteers, participants and audience the
Mardi Gras events would not have been possible. Thank you for your support.
Congratulations to the 2015-2016 Mardi Gras court
Queen Sue & King Gary Fulton
Lady Sharon & Lord Gene Wiles
Lady Lori & Lord Pete Rau
Lady Rose Ann Richert
Lady Jeannie Adams & Lord Ivan Petersen
Lady Alice Carstens-Smith
Grand Marshals -- Yvette & Hank Binnendyk
MARDI GRAS NEWS
“ACTIVITIES GALORE”
On behalf of the 2014-2015 Mardi Gras Royal Court-- John & Hennie Montague, Ginny Robertson, John & Ann Cross,
Gary & Joyce Robinson, Linda Moore, and Corky Den Hollander, we would like to thank our Citrus Park community
for all their support this past year in our fundraising events.
We also would like to thank our outgoing court for their hard work and support.
Along the way we have made many new friends. Congratulations to the new
2015-2016 Court and we wish them great success in the coming year.
John & Hennie Montague
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Upcoming Shows at the Broadway Palm
Adam, the oldest of seven brothers, goes to town to bring back a wife that can take care
of his family. He meets Millie and asks her to marry him, but he fails to mention all
his brothers at home. When she discovers the brothers, she sets out to make them the
most eligible bachelors around.
Thursday, April 9th
11:45am Buffet
1:15pm Show
$47
Tickets will be available in the Activities Office March 5th.
Provide own transportation
The ever popular Church Basement Ladies are back to serve up some laughs! From the
senior matriarch of the kitchen to the bride-to-be learning to arrange things in proper
order, everyone will recognize the humorous and down-to-earth characters. Added is a
little romantic stir for the new pastor and the outcome is heavenly entertainment!
Thursday, May 28th
11:45am Buffet
1:15pm Show
$47
Tickets will be available in the Activities Office April 8th.
Provide own transportation
When Ren and his mother move from Chicago to a small farming town, Ren is
prepared for the adjustment to his new high school. What he isn’t prepared for are
the local laws, including a ban on dancing, so he and some of the other kids decide to
shake things up! The Oscar-nominated Top 40 score includes Holding Out For A Hero,
Paradise, Let’s Hear It For The Boy and the title song, Footloose
Thursday, July 23rd
11:45am Buffet
1:15pm Show
$47
Tickets will be available in the Activities Office May 13th.
Provide own transportation
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March 2015
Sun
1
2
Michigan Day
@ Clubhouse
4-9pm
8
Mon
Mixed Chorus
Concert @
Clubhouse
7pm
G90’s Show @
Clubhouse
7pm
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5
6
Fri
Tai Chi
Banquet
@ Clubhouse
2-6pm
10
17
11
12
Clubhouse
closed for
cleaning
till 5pm
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Volunteer
Appreciation
Day
@ Clubhouse
1:30pm
Medical Air
Service
@ Clubhouse
3pm
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Banquet @
Chickee Hut
12-6pm
Jersey Boys
@ Barbara B.
Mann 2pm
Hollywood
Casino
8am
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25
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Shuffleboard
Banquet @
Clubhouse
Belles of
Harmony
Show
@ Clubhouse
7pm
Chordsmen
Show @
Clubhouse
7pm
4
Thu
Wemon’s
Basketball @
FGCU
7pm
MHOA MTG
@ Clubhouse
3:30-5pm
Cart Rally
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Wed
Hamlin
Association
Meeting
@ Clubhouse
1-3pm
9
15
Tue
30
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Softball
Banquet @
Clubhouse
8am - closing
Notes:
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Petanque
Banquet @
Clubhouse
3-9pm
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Darts Party @
Chickee Hut
11 - 3pm
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Sat
Give Back
Game Fire
Department
All Stars
11am Ball Field
Dance Only
Joe Turner
@ Clubhouse
7pm
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Pancake
Breakfast @ CH
Belles of
Harmony/
Chordsmen
Sync Swim Show
@ Rec Hall Pool
G90’s Show @
Clubhouse
7pm
21Craft Show @
Clubhouse
8am-1pm
Belles of
Harmony
Show @
Clubhouse
7pm
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Pancake
Breakfast
Snobirds
@ Clubhouse
Chordsmen
Show @
Clubhouse
7pm
April 2015
Sun
Mon
Tue
1
Wed
2
Thu
Kids Easter
Party @
Activities
Office
11am
5
6
7
8
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Easter Dinner
@ Clubhouse
2pm
Fri
3
Sat
4
Office Closed
for Good
Friday
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Seven Brides for
Seven Brothers
Broadway Palm
11:45am Buffet
1:15pm Show
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Last Dance of
the Season
Night Train
Band
@ Clubhouse
7pm
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24
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Group Activites
The Sassy Survivors
SPRING CRAFT SHOW
The Sassy Survivors, your Relay for Life team,
which conducts fund raisers to support the services
offered through the American Cancer Society, send
special thanks to all who attended the Feb. 8th
pool party and had fun playing Bra Pong, 50/50
and the silent auction. Wasn’t our music man,
Rodd Snook, terrific? He’s a man with a heart.
During March and April, we will sell luminaria
to honor or to remember loved ones who have fought
battles against cancer and/or are survivors. Those
will illuminate the 9 p.m. memorial walk at the Relay
for Life 2015 which will be held in the field behind
the A-frame on the corner of Beach Road and
Route #41, on April 11th. The Sassy Survivors
have championed the project of selling luminaria
for the past 2 years. We will be at pancake
breakfasts, on the Rec. Hall porch and in our
neighborhoods selling luminaria and registering
cancer survivors. Look for the Sassy Survivors
in our purple shirts. March 21st will find the purple
shirts at the CH bar serving delicious home-baked
goodies and hot beverages. We know you enjoy our
coffee house and we enjoy visiting with you
as you sup a cup of goodness. Kathy will
have a table where luminaria will be sold, also.
During the first week of March, we will
be hosting lunches and dinners at the Coconut
Point California Pizza Kitchen where you may
show your colorful invitation to your server and
20% of your check will be donated to the
Sassy Survivors’ account at the American
Cancer Society. CPK has a wide variety of
cuisine including delicious pizzas. Ginny has water
bottles into which you can put loose change.
Remember, your change might bring about great
changes in the lives of those battling the Big C. They
will be at the tables where luminaria are displayed.
Thank you for your encouragement and support. We
are expressing the appreciation of those who will
benefit from your generosity.
Please join us at the Sassy Survivors’ kiosk at
the Relay for Life on April 11th and join us as
we work to give cancer patients HOPE.
Ginny
DATE: Saturday, March 21, 2015
TIME: 8:00 AM to 1:00 PM
PLACE: Citrus Park Clubhouse
Saturday’s show will feature local Artists displaying their
works in a multitude of painting mediums, water color, oils,
etc, done on various materials such as canvas, palms,
glassware and tiles.
Our many talented Artisans have created beautiful jewelry,
gorgeous tee shirts, gift cards, novelties, unique kitchen items,
fuzzy flip-flops, a variety of seashell creations, hand crocheted
and knitted items, hand made quilts, incredible wood
working and hand carved wooden items and much, much
more......
Sassy’s Tea House will have some fresh baked goods as well as
hand crafted luminaries.
The doors open at 8 a.m. Get there early for the best selection.
Some items sell out very quickly.
Mixed Chorus
Thanks to all who attended our annual Chinese Auction. This
is our largest fund raiser of the year. Congratulations
to all the winners of the many prizes that were awarded.
The Mixed Chorus will present
“Its A Grand Night For Singing” at the annual free spring
concert on Sunday evening March 8, 2015 at 7:00 P.M.
Music will include Broadway, Country, Pop, (etc).
We will look forward to seeing you
there.
Joyce Lombard
Gray Nineties News
“Down Memory Lane” is coming March 14 and 15 to the
Clubhouse. This musical, created and directed by our own
Jan Kresin, showcases dance and song from the early 1900’s to
1980. The decades will unfold with songs like “The Tennessee
Waltz”, “Yankee Doodle”, “Making Whoopie”, “Blowing in the
Wind”, “Bad, Bad Leroy Brown” , and the dance troupe will
tap, disco, stroll and stomp to well-known tunes. Tickets are
$5.00. The Gray Nineties appreciates all those who attended
the Sock Hop in January and enjoyed the fun of dance
contests, hula-hooping and the music of the 50’s and 60’s.
This was part one of our “memories” package. Watch for
ticket sales for part two, “Down Memory Lane”, opening
March 14 with an extensive and talented group of performers,
your friends and neighbors.
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Group Activites
March 1st
Richard Label
Hamlin Association
Printing
The meeting will be in the Rec Hall at 1:00pm.
The computer club pizza party will be March 20th from 3:00
to 6:00Pm. At the Soft Ball Field Tiki Hut. The cost will
stay at $3.00 a person. Please bring your own drinks. For
Tickets call Lil Dunlavey at (239)- 676-5692. or
Connie Pelletier at (239) 287 6918 The tickets will also be
sold at the March 1ST meeting. For the past
several years, Teach (Donna Comfort) has kindly
purchased backpacks for the laptops. With the passing of
Teach, Bonnie Beasley kindly offered to make a donation in
Teach’s memory. The schools felt that a memory stick was
more useful than the backpacks, so they were
purchased for the children. The committee had money left
over and kindly donation $80 to the computer Club. The
Computer Club would liketo thank the Teach Committee.
The club is still looking for suggestions for the 2015 – 2016
seasons. If you have any suggestions you can go to the web
site. www.citrusparkcc.com
SHUFFLEBOARD NEWS
Many new players have joined the Club this winter season.
We hope they continue and have fun playing. We welcome
more people wishing to play the FUN game.
On Monday, we play doubles and on Wednesday we play
singles. Remember to arrive 10-15 minutes early for the
announcements and drawing a number for play position.
The fun begins at 9:00am.
Many thanks to all the people that helped to get things done
for our Mardi Gras Parade entry. Many thanks to those
who participated in the parade. We hope it was a great fun
day for all!
Club members remember to save Tuesday, March 24, 2015
for the Shuffleboard Banquet being held at the Clubhouse.
Time and menu will be announced at a later date. Guests
are welcome to attend.
In our February board meeting, the election of
officers was held. The results are : President, Frank
Elmquist , First vice president: Doris Bell, Second vice
president: Kathy McCarthy, Treasurer: Nate Jones,
and Secretary: Beverly McKenzie. Thanks to these
volunteers who have agreed to do that “little extra.”
We have had a request that residents not drive their
golf carts in the swales behind our units because there
have been several water breaks. Also, once again we
need to remind our residents to read the instructions
concerning the bulk disposal area. Many of you are
putting items there that should be placed in the
compactors.
The Hamlin Association wants to salute the
volunteers who championed the administration to
make a pickleball court. It is really thanks to them
that this new and popular sport has been made
available to our residents.
It is hard to believe that it is already March. By the
time the next newsletter is printed many of the
activities will be winding down and residents will be
starting to head back north. We hope that this season
in Citrus Park has met with all your expectations and
that we, the Hamlin Association, have been able to
add to your positive experiences. Please continue to
let us know areas that we may be of assistance to you.
Your Caring Physician Association
Are proud to offer to qualified seniors on Medicare
the opportunity to have the once in a lifetime DNA
test for ADVERSE DRUG REACTIONS. The two
minute test is a simple cheek swab and is
administered by a trained medical proffesional at no
out of pocket cost.
Please stop by the Activities Office for more
information and to sign up!
Every Saturday in the Conference Room
from 12pm – 3:45pm.
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Virtually everyone can use a MASA membership
at some point, and a MASA membership can be
especially vital for:
- Retirees
- Farmers, ranchers
- Those who travel including:
Snowbirds (winter travelers) RV’ers
Business travelers
Overseas travelers
Truckers
- Outdoor/recreational activities:
ATV’s, motorcycling, off roading,
boating, rafting, horseback riding,
camping, fishing, hiking, climbing,
diving, skiing, golfing.
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Medical Air Services will be in Citrus Park
March 13th @ 3pm Clubhouse to offer
information on medical flights. They will also
be serving a FREE chicken dinner to those who
attend. PLEASE sign up in the Activities Office.
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