Volume 4

POLO RIDGE PRIDE

April 2013

A friendly reminder to all club members to bring your Villages ID to our club activities. If you do forget to bring it, please do not give the Recreational Assistants a hard time. Simply tell them that you forgot it, and they will gladly let you be non-compliant and fill out the form. This protects our amenities for all of us. These guys and gals work very hard to supply us with everything we need for our meetings and go out of their way to please. Let’s show them we appreciate all they do by bringing our ID’s to every and all activities. April’s meeting will be on April 23rd, at Laurel Manor. Doors open at 5:30 p.m. and the meet-ing starts at 6:00 p.m. We will be entertained by Me And My Gang. Wanda promises yet another good meeting. This meeting will be BYOB and snacks. Coffee and water will be supplied. May is right around the corner and we are in the planning stages for the Picnic, May 28th.. The menu will be chicken, potato sal-ad, coleslaw and dessert. Tickets will be on sale at the April meet-ing. There will be games and prizes with great fun for all. The spring golf scramble will be May 17th at Pimlico with dinner to follow. If you have not signed up, the last chance to do that will be

April is here and we are all hoping that it will bring the expected April showers.

The March meeting was a huge success. We all danced the night away to the music of Mitch and Di-ane and the food was abundant and delicious. .

A big Thank you to Jim Morrison for yet another successful dance.

2013 MEMBERSHIP

As you know, Bud Kirchens and Sue Rivers have been working on the Membership drive for 2013. If any of your neighbors tell you that they did not receive the Pride, it is probably because their dues for 2013 has not been paid. As of April 1st, only paid up members will re-ceive the Pride.

At the meeting on April 23rd.

Our Treasurer, Gene Cote would like to present the following Year End Report:

Polo Ridge Club Y/E Financial

Statement 2012 –02013

April 1, 2012 Balance…………....$2671.92

March 31, 2013 Balance…………$2041.62

Difference………………..$ 630.30

MAJOR SOURCES OF INCOME

50/50………………………………..$1098.00

Membership………………………..$1500.00

Poker Run…………………………..$ 552.00

Octoberfest………………………….$ 963.00

MAJOR SOURCES OF EXPENDITURES

Entertainment……………………….$2025.00

Business supplies…………………..$ 387.00

Food and Awards…………………...$ 959.00

Picnic…………………………………$ 631.00

Computer Services………………….$ 180.00

Christmas Party……………………..$ 914.00

Cheese Party……………………......$ 300.00

Ollie’s Ice Cream……………………$ 287.00

Many projects are self supporting, such as night golf, golf scrambles, partner’s golf, garage sale, bingo and others. All income and expenditures are listed on the monthly treasurer’s report, which is available upon request.

Thanks Gene for the great job.

.

Marie McAvoy

350-6236 or

mmclover123@comcast.net

“Where neighbors become f r iends and take pride in thei r V i l lage”

PRESIDENTS DESK

Page 2 POLO RIDGE PRIDE

Our Polo Ridge Group has six cou-ples playing bridge once a month. We need more couples to join us. Our level of play is average, no one in the group is an expert. If you enjoy a casual night out play-ing bridge for fun, we would love to have you join us. We would even allow you the option to quit if you don’t like the way we play, but we are sure you will have a good time.

Please call Tom or Joan Krick at

753-4990 to join the group.

The club will no longer be holding

inventory for shirts. You can now

take your favorite shirt out of the

closet and go to Custom Apparel

at So. Trace Shopping Ctr., and

they will apply the club logo on

your shirt for $12.95. You can also

buy a shirt there if you desire.

Pool Side Bingo is held every

Wednesday at Saddlebrook Rec.

Center pool. Pool Cards go on

sale at 9:30am and Bingo starts

at 10:00am . Cards are available

starting at 2 cards for $3. For

more info call: Jack Kress 259-

9752

POOL SIDE

BRIDGE

Polo Ridge Club Golf Shirts

Polo Ridge Web Site: (www.poloridgeclub.com) Our Web Site

chairman Bill Ray has worked hard to make it the best web site in

The Villages. Comments may be sent to Bill Ray. Check out the

web site for a copy of the club by-laws.

DO YOU JUST BELONG

“Are you an active member? The kind that would be missed. Or are you just contented, that your name is on the list? Do you attend the meeting, and mingle with the flock, Or do you stay at home, to criticize and knock? Do you take an active part, to help the work along, Or are you satisfied to only just belong? Do you ever go to visit, a member that is sick, Or leave the work to just a few and talk about “The Clique”? Think this over, member—you know right from wrong. Are you an active member, or do you just belong” This is a poem I have kept for several years. I stumbled across it the other day and thought if was worth sharing. I have no idea who the author was, but I am sure he or she did a lot of volunteer work.

We are more than half way through the Partner ’ s Golf season and I have

some good scores to report.

1st Place: Score 25

Eric & Barb Erickson & Al Mahar & Aileen Laing

2nd Place: Score 27

Tom & Leslie Smart & Pete & Pat Sarubbi

3rd Place: Score 28

Rich & Lynn Radford & James & JoAnn Jimenez

Please save April 23 and come to the Polo Ridge Club meeting so you can

pick up your money. There are a lot of winners from January and February

who have not claimed their winnings.

Jim and Mary Jo Clark

Page 3

Sunshine Spiritual

If you know of a neighbor

who is ill or in the hospital,

please call John Sullivan, the

Sunshine Chairperson to

schedule a visit.

John Sullivan 750-6175

Ladies Luncheon

If you have a new neighbor who does not belong to the Polo Ridge Club, contact an officer or Donna Cote, Chairperson of the Wel-coming Committee. Donna will contact the person, provide infor-mation about the club and invite them to attend a meeting. The telephone numbers are listed in the Pride.

When you call, if possible, please provide the newcomers name, address and telephone number.

If your neighbors haven’t signed up please invite them to join. Feel free to bring them to a meeting as a guest.

Call: Donna Cote 205-7248

NEW NEIGHBORS

The April luncheon was held on

Tuesday, April 2nd at Lopez Legacy.

The May Ladies Lunch will be at Ev-

ans Prairie. Additional information

will be in the May Pride.

Heather

We have 331 members who have renewed for 2013. If you have not re-newed yet, do it at a meeting or mail or deliver it using the form below.

Our membership runs from Jan 1 to Dec. 31st. of each year. If you have not renewed by April 1st of 2013, you will no longer receive the club news-letter after that date. We have 155 members who have not renewed for this year.

___________________________________________________________

2013 MEMBERSHIP APPLICATION

Name on Badge:_________________________________________

Name on Badge:_________________________________________

Golf ID #’s His:________________Golf ID# Hers:_______________

Street Address:__________________________________________

Phone:__________________ e-mail_________________________

Amount Enclosed:______________Check:________Cash___________

__________________________________________________________

Fill out the form above and send it with a check to Bud Kirchens (259-5459), 3134 Williams Rd. or Sue Rivers (753-9813) 3135 Hudson Court. You can also renew on line @ www.poloridgeclub.com, but a check will have to be submitted either by mail or at a meeting.

___________________________________________________________

2013 MEMBERSHIP

POLO RIDGE DINNER PARTY

Giddy up on over to the Longhorn

Restaurant on Thursday April 11 @

5:30 p.m. , if you want to meet up for

Our monthly dinner party. Singles

and couples are always welcome.

Please call Heather @ 753-9919 to

lasso your place at the table.

Contact the Committee Chairperson at right for

information on club activities:

Billiards: Saddlebrook recreation center has

four tables available for use.

Bridge: Players meet once month to play

party bridge in each other’s homes. Contact:

Tom Krick 753-4990.

Pickle ball: A great way to get exercise,

have fun, and meet fellow Villagers. Saddle-

brook has courts available for use. Check

your Recreation news for lessons available.

Dance: The club will hold a dance with DJ

and/or entertainment once a year.

Softball: Men's Softball: Our village has one

team that plays in The Villages Neighborhood

League on Saturday mornings against teams

from other villages. Residents evaluated as

Level 3 can contact Bill Ray, 753-5050.

50/50 Raffle: A voluntary fund raising event

where members have a chance to win cash.

Half the proceeds stay in the club and half

are shared by multiple winners.

Additional Activities

POLO RIDGE PRIDE Page 4

Future Meetings & Events 2012

All meetings (unless otherwise specified) will be held at Laurel Manor, doors will open at 5:30 p.m. and the meeting will start at 6:00 p.m.

2013

April 23rd Me And My Gang

May 17th Golf Scramble/Pimlico

May 28th Picnic

June 25th Bingo and Ice Cream Social

July 23rd Trivia

August 27th Cloggers

September 24th Golf Cart Poker Run

October 22nd Oktoberfest

November 26th Scavenger Hunt

President Marie McAvoy 350-6236

Vice President Wanda Rainbolt 633-0292

Secretary Rita Zieba 259-9583

Treasurer Gene Cote 205-7248

CHAIRPERSONS

Auditing Rick Nass, Max Bohnstedt

Book Club Kathy Duffy 350-6310

Couples Bridge Tom Krick 753-4990

Dances Bev & Jim Morrison 753-4479

Dinner Party /Luncheons Heather Sawyer 753-9919

Membership Bud Kirchens 259-5459 Sue Rivers 753-9813

Newsletter Marie McAvoy 350-6236

Night Golf Dorothy Chase 750-1882

Publicity Marion Sparaco 259-6119

Refreshments Irmgard Jost 259-7318

Softball Lvl 3 Bill Ray 753-5050

Pride Delivery Irmgard Jost 259-7318

Sunshine Spiritual John Sullivan 750-6175

VHA Rep Claudette Tharp 750-1760

Website Bill Ray 753-5050

Welcoming Donna Cote 205-7248

50/50 Raffle Jim Sparaco 259-6119

OFFICERS AND CHAIRPERSONS 2011-2012

The Book Club’s next meeting will be April 19th at 10:30.

April: Wheat Belly by William Davis

May: The Tiger’s Wife by Tea O’Breht

June: Loving Frank by Nancy Horan

Summer Reading:

Spirit Matters by Judy Flickinger

Beach Road by James Patterson

Contact kduffy564@yahoo.com or call Kathy

Duffy at: 352-350–6310 if interested in joining.