VILLADOMVolume 38 Issue 6 The Villas de Golf Monthly Newsletter April 2013

Women's AssociationNotes from Reenie

Perhaps the single most rewarding moment of the 2013season came in a letter I received from Good SamaritanChurch to the residents of Villas de Golf. They profuselythanked us for our donation. Serving the community forover 40 years, they have provided emergency food forover 2000 individuals in 2012.Our box of food wasimportant to their mission. It impressed me that so manyof our residents are community-minded people who feel itis important to do something for those who are truly inneed of help. Thank you...and know we will continue thefood drives every month.

Another successful Bazaar with happy raffle winnerstook place last month. Special thanks to Pat Lefferts andher crew of volunteers. It's like the circus comes to theclubhouse...setup, main event, and tear down. By midafternoon on Saturday everything is back to normal.Congratulations to those wonderful Sew 'n Sews who aredominating sales at this event. And, Shirley S., withoutyour warm felt hat I would have been apopsicle out onthe golf course that cold and windy afternoon. We willmake decisions early next season on projects for all thismoney we now have.

The list keeps growing for "what should we do next"and please let me know your ideas. I am willing to try newthings and keep what works in place. Right now my planis to have a fall luncheon to get ourselves organized. Weare just getting going and you don't want to miss the fun.Thank you to all who continue to support and help me. Iam, after all, your nonelected, volunteer president for life.

Please donate your nonperishable items for the foodpantry this month at the Coffee.

A box is located in the clubhouse for those leavingearly. Every donation is an important one. Reenie

Paper Recycling Tip Ask for paper bags at thestore so you can toss the full bag into the recycle bin andavoid plastic bags blowing around. Don't tie plastic bagsto the bins, put them in the garbage since no oneremoves them and they get loose and in the creek, etc.

MOVJe Night will be Sunday, April 14, at 7:00 PM.We will be showing "Singin' in the Rain" with Gene Kelly,Debbie Reynolds and Donald O'Conner. The movie was vot-ed the #1 movie musical in American film history by theAmerican Film Industry. Bring your own refreshments andenjoy the show! Questions? Call Shirley Spriegel, 517-8573

Association Board MessageThe purpose of these monthly articles is to inform you of

Board of Directors (BOD) activities and to make availableother information that is important to you.Home and Community vs. A Place To StayThere is a difference! We associate the word "home" to aplace where we feel comfortable living. We are comfortablehere at Villas de Golf because of many "community" factors,all of which would not exist without our valued volunteers.Other than the lack of snow in the weather forecast, volun-teers directly impact all of what we see and do here atVDG... really, all that we value. Without volunteers therewould be no social events, the pleasing appearance of thecommunity grounds may not be to your liking, there wouldbe no website or Villadom, Women's Association and likely,there would not be a "community" culture whereby neighborshelp neighbors as we enjoy here. For the scores of ourResidents who volunteer their time to the benefit of the VDGcommunity, we all thank you! Without you, VDG would bebut a place to stay.Landscape Committee AbolishedThe BOD abolished the Landscape Committee at the regularMarch meeting. After five (5) years of much work on the partof the LC, the build out phase of the landscape renovation iscoming to a close, changing the focus from new plantings tomaintaining what we have. That maintenance will be handledby a landscape maintenance company with BOD oversightheaded up by our newest BOD member Bernadette Moriarty.A very special "thank you" is extended to BernadetteMoriarty, Barbara Oaks and Maggie Tait for the countlesshours they volunteered steering the beautiful VDG landscapeproject that we all enjoy. Thank you again ladies! You all dida great job!Who Do I Call?...Clip and SaveAs communicated many times before, we ask that you callour Manager, Leslie Randolph, with your questions, requestsand concerns. Here are some examples of calls you should bemaking to Leslie...unit sales or rental information, requestfor maintenance, rule violation, washer/dryer problems, roofwater leak problems, landscaping change requests. Excep-tion... "emergency" needs, as example someone locked in anelevator or water entering through your ceiling. In those in-stances, any BOD member can assist you. Please clip andsave the following contact information near your phone...Leslie Randolph, Manager, RPIVI Clearwater Office727-796-5900 Monday through Friday 8:00 am to 5:00 pmLeslie's Cell Phone 727-483-0381 Note: Calls made duringthe off-hours will be recorded and returned.Threats to life and property should always be handled bycalling 911.

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Landscaping Bernadette Moriarty Association Board Message continued from page 1

Adieu and Thank You...Over the past few months, the Landscape Committee

worked to develop a proposal for completing the five yearplan for the community. This season the plan focused onthe patio side of the buildings; was developed at monthlyLandscaping Meetings, detailed in meeting minutes, aswell as the Villadom, and in February the concept waspresented to the community at the Annual Meeting.

We are now ready to execute the plan. Over the nextfew weeks, Westcoast will be grading and installing lavarock forming an 18 inch perimeter across the back of eachof the buildings. Subsequently, plantings and trees will beinstalled at designated areas. Plants were selected based onthe environmental condition of each building. The conceptboard remains posted in the Clubhouse, for those thatwould like to stay in touch with the approved plan.

The five years have passed more quickly than imagined.It's been a fantastic learning experience for all involved.The committee members, all from parts north, worked tobecome familiar with Florida growing conditions. It wasnot just a matter of a change in seasons, but a total changein environmental conditions. The Committee worked inde-pendently to educate themselves, worked with the PinellasExtension Center, spent considerable time observingneighborhoods and relied on the expertise of Westcoastlandscapers to monitor our proposals.

A special thank you to one of our early members,Dolores Becker, whose enthusiasm and sense of communi-ty was so appreciated during the early times. As well, wethank Jo Ann Boundy for her knowledge and grace inplanning and providing ideas.

Barb Oaks and Maggie Tait have been extraordinaryover the past five years in providing ideas, guidance and asense of responsibility in bringing ideas to reality. Theyhave spent multiple hours each season researching, inves-tigating and proposing ideas; so many of the areas thathave been executed can be credited to their appreciation ofthe environment and the conditions in Florida. Please letthem know when you appreciate a particular area of thecomplex.

As the Committee reaches its conclusion, we thank eachof you for your support, personal involvement, andinterest to let us know what is occurring and may need at-tention in your area of the complex.

And so, we say adieu as a committee, but landscapingmaintenance will be continued by the Board of Directors.

Water Aerobics Thanks to the ladies that joined mefor the season which had not the greatest weather. I willbe doing it until you all leave for your other home. Dee

Who Is Responsible For Water Damage in Owner Units?When it comes to damage in our units, regardless of thecause, Florida State statute defines the responsibilities ofboth the Association and the unit Owners. If you have notdone so, we recommend that you read, and make yourselffamiliar with, the VDG Declaration "5.1 Apartments", partsA & B, pgs. 10 and 11. If you have sufficient homeowners(condo) insurance in place, your financial loss, should yourunit be damaged, is reduced to the amount of the deductible.If you have questions, we suggest that you consult with yourinsurance agent.VDG and the Digital AgeEight years ago those Owners using a computer and emailwere in the very small minority. Today it is approximately64% and climbing. At this rate, in the next five (5) years orso it will be near 100%. Of course, this should not come asany surprise. Most of us have been forced into it by ourchildren and grandchildren. The transition has madecommunication between the BOD and the Owners so muchmore effective. Kent Ward sends out regular notices to thoseOwners who have email addresses. If you are not on Kent'semail list, you may want to consider that. Kent also main-tains the villasdegolf.net website which contains everythingyou need to know. Check it out!Website ImprovementNew addition to the website... "Contacts Us" on the mainmenu. Here you can notify us when you will be havingquests using your unit and a multitude of other things youneed to let us know about. Try It!Bye-Bye SnowbirdsBefore you leave for the summer, make sure you havearranged to have someone to check on your unit andcomplete the Unit Shut-down Checklist. We wish our depart-ing snowbirds safe travels. To the remaining permanentresidents, your peace and quiet is about to return. A healthyand happy summer to all. We will see you in November!

Your Board of Directors

SEW-N-SEWSA HUGE "THANK YOU" from our Shirley "to all the

SEW 'N SEWS that made our craft table a huge success,especially, patty, dodie, sandy, barbara, elaine, carolyn,kathy, mary, colette, audrey, pat." everything on "our table"was SEW unique— not just pretty to look at, but also useful.

It was a fun season, and please know that our LAST GET-TOGETHER will be the 3rd week in April, where the lastYO YO will be YO YO-D, the last BLEND will be BLEND-ED, the last SCARF will be SCARF-ED and the lastSQUARE will be SQUARE-D.

SEW keep your NEEDLES SHARP, and be on the lookout for new ideas to share. We look forward to seeing you inJanuary where we will once again PAINT, SEW, KNIT,QUILT,and LAUGH & CHAT with one another.

Most importantly, we SEW 'N SEWS want to send thisHUG~O~from OUR HEARTS TO OUR SHIRLEY'S for allthat she does for us. may your BOBBIN always be FULL.

take care, elaine

Tennis & Pickleball News Kay Hogan

It has been a stop and start kind of month withtennis and pickle ball. We thank the participants andhope that next year will bring more players.

The games change and we never know when wewill trade places from participants to observers. So aswe "seize the day," let's hope next year will bring outmore people to keep things going.

Social Report from Kent WardAlready the end of the year, a shame it goes by so

quickly, winding down this month with a handful ofactivities so come join in the fun and enjoy thecompany of your friends and neighbors before thegrand exodus. We have been very active this year andplan to be so again next year. If you have any ideasfor the enjoyment of the community please call oneof the committee members. These members haveworked hard this year to keep us all entertained, sothank them when you see them: Reenie Schauf, JimFlynn & Egon Rahmacher.

[EUCHRE CORNER Jack&Dodie

The 2012-2013 Season is coming to an end. Wehave had great turnouts. Lots of candy, cookies,brownies and good times.

March Winners: Sue Ann Horton, Mary Stock,Honey McDermid, Bob Enever, Lucille Anderson.

Good job everyone for another great season. Seeall of you in the fall of 2013. Have a good summer.

2013 SOLO BRIDGE Jack Dunlevy

We had a four week tournament in March.The winners are:

1st Dolores Becker2nd Marie Murphy3rd Jean Quinn.

Good going ladies!P.S. Dolores was in the money all four weeks.

Correction: The Bean Dip Recipe in the AppetizerCookbook sold at the Bazaar should read: 3 tbspTiger Sauce, not hot sauce. Please correct yourbook. Thanks.

Cue Club Clyde Spriegel

The morning tournaments have moved to Tuesdaysstarting at 9 AM and finishing the same day. Comeout and enjoy some pool.

The VILLADOM is produced monthly from November toApril of each season under the auspices of the Women's Associa-tion of Villas de Golf. Walter Carow is editor and publisher andany information or articles for publication should be given to himor sent to wcarow@yahoo.com

Board Members and officers are:President Kent WardVice President Bob ShaferSecretary David StockTreasurer DougRoppDirector Barbara MannetteDirector Bernadette MoriartyDirector Bob TaitTV: Channel 96 Office Phone: 595-6081Resource Property Management: 796-5900Website: villasdegolf.net

The Ladies Golf League will be playing golftill the end of May. I hope there will be golfersjoining us on Monday mornings for our 9 am teetime. Dee 517-2736.

Bike Group Overcomes Bad WeatherA fine group of eight bikers biked the approximate-

ly six miles to O'Keefe's on Tuesday, Mar. 19, wherethey were joined by five other Villas de Golf resi-dents. The ride was the postponed version of the pre-vious week's ride that was called by inclementweather. The February ride was also called becauseof bad weather. Thanks to Matt Connell and DeloresBecker for organizing the February and March rides.

The last scheduled ride for the season is for Tues-day, April 9 to Dunedin. Meet at the clubhouse fordeparture at 11 a.m. It's an easy 10.5 mile trip on thePinellas Trail.

All bikers welcome-and others for lunch.

Phone Directory Ron Veltman

Reminder to residents: report any directory changes tome, i.e. phone, addresses, email, etc.ralv4307@tampabay.rr.com 727-517-8802Directory Changes

Name Apt PhoneHoward & Connie Edwards 1108 727-517-9358

Email howcon608@gmail.comRon & Sharon Reszka 5105 727-596-2064