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Cresswind at Victoria Gardens Weekly Newsletter 12/12/2018 - 12/18/2018

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This Week at Victoria Gardens

THE TWELVE DAYS OF NATURE Saturday, December 15 10 AM Meet at Clubhouse Front Doors Lets look for "twelve signs of Christmas" as we walk our Preserve trails. We can hum the tune as we change the lyrics!   The winter season is special in Florida as the migratory animals are taking shelter and feeding in our area.   We always find something unique to see and talk about! The weather will be much better this weekend, so come and join us. Happy Trails -- Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays! John Serrao Margaret Goldschneider

December 2018 Event Calendar

December 2018 Fitness Calendar

S ave the Date: (Click the GREEN titles to view the corresponding flyer) Dec 11 Bag Toss Dec 12 Women's Club Holiday Party Dec 13 VeeGees Concert Dec 14 VeeGees Concert Dec 15 Breakfast Buffet Dec 15 Nature Walk Dec 16 Tea & Symphony Concert Dec 17 Museum Series Dec 17 Themed Lunch:Sub Station Dec 17 Resident's Birthday Celebration Dec 18 Bag Toss Tournament Dec 18 Holiday Happy Hour Dec 20 Architectural Review Committee Meeting Dec 21 Wine Social Dec 22 Holiday Dinner Buffet Dec 25 Merry Christmas! Dec 31 New Years Eve Party Jan 9 Men's Club Meeting Jan 12 Jukebox Memories Jan 19 Nature Walk Jan 19 Hayfire & Kenny Rogers Tribute Feb 23 The Rat Pack Mar 23 Blues Jamming Session Apr 27 Pink Floyd, Rush & Led Zeppelin Tribute   WILDLIFE OF VICTORIA PARK by John Serrao Click Here to Read this Week's Article: Wild Hogs Guardhouse Procedures Click here more information on the Guard House System. Updated 11/7/18 Notice a Good Deed?  Spotlight a Team Member If a staff member has given you exceptional service please visit  www.evergreen-lm.com and share your feedback. Just click  ‘Good Deeds’  on the toolbar. Operation Cheer Hello Neighbors, Happy holidays! Last year was our first year working with the Deland Police Department in donating meals to our fellow Deland residents who would not have food to eat during the holidays. This was a wonderful success with 10 of our neighbors participating. We plan to participate again this year. The great news is we need fewer meals which hopefully is a sign things are getting better for these families.   Like last year we have arranged for the meals to be prepared through our own Clubhouse Café. The need this year is for 7 family meals (feeds 6 – 8) and 2 individual meals. If you would like to donate please do the following:   Respond to this email letting us know what type of meal you are donating. Call the Clubhouse and place your “Operation Cheer” donation. (Meal cost is Family Meal $89.99 and Individual Meal $14.99.   All meal donations must be called into the Club House by December 15.   This year again our local Starbucks, located in the Publix Shopping Center, will be joining us in participating in “Operation Cheer”. They will be donating sandwiches and toys. If you find yourself in Starbucks please let them know how much we appreciate their participation. The manager’s name is Angela.   If you have any questions, please feel free to call us on 407-221-3110.   Your neighbors, Steve & Barbara Tanzer

2018-2019 Entertainment Series Hayfire with Tribute Kenny Rogers Tickets on Sale Now!  Click Flyer to Enlarge. Fitness Updates: There are no fitness updates for this week. Landscape Services The BrightView Welcome Portal is your one stop destination for submitting and tracking requests for landscape services. To get started, visit BrightView Hoa Connect and register using the unique community code sent to your private email address. In addition to submitting requests using the BrightView Welcome Portal, we also encourage all residents to use the BrightView kiosk located inside the Clubhouse. For additional information click here.

The Vine Bar & Bistro

The Vine Bar & Bistro at Victoria Gardens offers some of the great classic meals served, with a wide selection of new appetizers, entrees and desserts. Make reservations at the Resident Service Desk to experience this new and appetizing menu. Click here to view our lunch menu. Click here to view our dinner menu. Click here to view the weekly dinner specials. To make reservations, please call 386.785.2700 and press 1 for the Resident Service Desk.

Holiday Buffet Please see the Resident Service Desk or call 386.785.2700, Opt. 1 to enroll. Enrollment deadline is Monday, December 18.

Banquet Rentals  Banquet rentals are a part of the Victoria Gardens Clubhouse operating income. The generated income benefits the residents by helping to offset some of the homeowners association fees. The Clubhouse team tries to accommodate resident programs and activities as scheduled. However, there may be some adjustments to the location of the activity/fitness class etc. As those changes occur, we will keep you posted via the weekly newsletter so you can prepare properly.   Wednesday, December 12 | W.C. Luncheon | 11:30am | Magnolia Ballroom Wednesday, December 19 | Page Christmas Party | Multipurpose Room

Clubhouse Fast Facts & Information

Fitness Center Reminder Many of our machines in the fitness center have supplemental weights that can be used to slightly increase the amount of weight. These supplemental weights are a great way to increase the resistance of the machine in small increments and thereby help you to increase muscle gain. Please remember to return the supplemental weights to the machine after each use. Below are two photos showing the weights and the correct position when stowed away; or not in use. Thank you for keeping our fitness center orderly and enjoyable for all residents.

New Indoor Plants There have been many changes to the clubhouse, most recently the addition of several indoor plants. These plants create a comfortable and luxurious feel to the club. We encourage all to stop in to admire our new indoor plants.

Locker Room Policy   The lockers provide a convenient and safe means for storing personal belongings whilst enjoying the club’s amenities. We kindly ask that residents refrain from taking the keys home and leaving items in the lockers overnight.

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All events below are open for enrollment. Please note that some events do have cut off dates that do not allow residents to sign up after the date stated at the bottom of the flyer. To enroll into these wonderful events, please see the Resident Service Desk or call 386.785.2700, opt. 1.

This event is full. Please see the Resident Service Desk with questions.

Upcoming Events

Architecture Review Committee Meeting Thursday, December 20 3-5 PM | Craft Room

Tuesday, December 25

Clubs & Groups

Pickleball Schedule

Water Volleyball Schedule

Travel Club Schedule

NEW! 2019 Book Club List

Men's Club

Line Dancing There will be no line dancing classes until after the Vee Gees concert. Line Dancing will resume on Thursday, December 20.

The Victoria Gardens Women's Club

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A Message from the Library Volunteers: Greetings and Happy Holidays from the Library Committee! We hope you will enjoy the holiday decorations in the library as well as the rest of the Club House.   Just an update……our request for the return of the books donated by the Womens Club has resulted in 5 of those missing being returned – A Man Called Ove, Small Great Things, Before the Fall, Girl on the Train and The House of Secrets. Thank you for their return. They have been returned to the shelves for circulation.   We are still looking for: The Road to Little Dribbing (Bill Bryson), Rogue Lawyer (John Grisham), Go Set a Watchman (Harper Lee), A Girl’s Guide to Moving On (Debbie Macomber), Leonard, My Fifty Year Friendship with a Remarkable Man (William Shatner), Beartown (Fredrik Backman), Vicious Circle (S. J. Box), The Bitter Season (Tami Hoag), The Operator (Robert O’Neil). On Second Thought (Kristan Page), A Great Reckoning (Louise Penney) and The Shack (William Young). If you find you still have any of these, please return them so others may enjoy them.   On a happy note, we now have a brand new copy of Michael Connelly’s latest book  Dark Sacred Night , which was donated by one of our Victoria Gardens resident library fans. Thank You.   Please continue to enjoy our library…….it is our pleasure to help you do so.   The Library Christmas Elves

Interested in Joining a Beading Group? This is a call for all BEADERS! I have not had the good fortune of meeting you yet. My suggestion is lets just bring a project we are working on and get together and sit and bead. I am sure we can help each other out with those tricky areas. There will be a sign up sheet at the Club in the Activities Binder. I am so looking forward to having BeadSpeak friends. I will call every one who signs up so we can pick the perfect time to meet. Call Barbara Farrell at 407.474.9998 for more information. Thank you. Barbara Farrell

Card Games & Groups

Poker & Texas Hold'em Please join the Poker players on Mondays 2 pm to 4 pm, Tuesdays 6 pm to 8:30 pm, Wednesdays for Texas Hold ‘em from 6 pm to 8:30 pm and Poker Thursdays 6 pm to 8:30 pm.

VG Chess Club Are you interested in being apart of the Victoria Gardens Chess Club? If so, please contact Harry Johnston at 407.497.9589. The club will meeting once or twice a week at the Club.

Mahjong Teaching Mahjong Teaching is held every Tuesday at 1 pm, in the Multipurpose Room. To participate, it is mandatory to sign up in the Activities Book located at the Clubhouse.

Interested in Learning How to Play Double Deck Pinochle? Classes will be held on Saturday the 13 th , 20 th  and 27 th , at 10:30 am in the Multipurpose Room. Please sign up in the Activities Book.

Pinochle Every Friday 1 p.m. | Multipurpose Room Interested in playing Pinochle? Stop by the Clubhouse and join in! -All are Welcome-

Bridge Every Friday Beginners/Refresher 1 p.m. | Library

Event Highlights

Dueling Pianos

Thank you all who joined us Saturday night for the Dueling Pianos show!

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