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		As of August 14, 2009 Colonial Bank is now BB and T Bank. Please continue to bank as we normally do. If you have any questions, call Linda.
		July 30, 2009 Seawall - Progress Update City of Clermont permit has been issued. Now working through pending issues with St. John’s Water Management. Currently anticipate work to start no later than September 1. (Remember….this date is subject to change) Once work starts, it will be continuous until completion. BOD’s

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		EMERALD LAKES COMMUNICATOR

		MARCH, 2010 DATES TO REMEMBER 3/3 Ladies lunch out – please sign up 3/5 9am Men’s Club 3/5 2pm Annual Boat-A-Rama – please sign up 3/5 4pm Annual pork roast dinner - $5.00 pp – sign up 3/13 8-9:30am Pancake breakfast - $3.00pp 3/17 9am Ladies Club 3/17 6pm Corned Beef dinner – please sign up 3/18 9am BOD meeting 3/19 10am Red Hatters trip 3/26 11:30am W.O.W.S. outing 3/27 6pm Bring N’ Share – please sign up 3/30 Noon – Sports Banquet CONSTRUCTION – BEWARE….. stay away from the area. MAILBOXES PLEASE stay away from the mailboxes when the mailman is putting up the mail. PANCAKE BREAKFAST On Feb. 13^th we served 75 of our neighbors. Our two free winners were Bill Miller and Larry Dodge. We also had a donation by Howard Kenyon, "Thank You". Any donations are more then welcome, so again "Thank You". Thanks to all that help make our pancake breakfast a success. See you all March 13^th for our next breakfast. Judy Cottle & Jan Bentley LADIES CLUB The Ladies club had their monthly meeting on Feb. 17^th with 33 attending. We had a very successful rummage sale last month and want to thank everyone who helped: from preparing lunch for the workers, storing items, pricing items, setting up, breaking down, directing traffic, donating items and use of their driveways. Many hands were involved and we want to thank each and everyone who helped in anyway. Special thanks to the Men’s club helpers. We couldn’t have done it without you. Most of the money raised will go right back into the park with purchases made to improve our lives at Emerald Lakes. A little more than 10% will be donated to local charities. We would like to remind everyone that there is a collection box under the table in the lounge room of our clubhouse for food donations. Your generous donations will be taken to our local food bank at Faith Neighborhood. They have a great need this year and appreciate anything you can donate. If you can bring just one can of food over, every time you come to a Bring ‘N Share or a meal, it would be helpful. We will be going to Toojays in Ocoee for our Out Luncheon on March 3^rd. There will be a traditional Corned Beef Dinner served on St. Patty’s Day, March 17^th and a Bring ‘N Share with meatloaf on March 27^th . Watch for the sign up sheets and notices. Our next meeting will be a t 9am on March 17^th. All women of Emerald Lakes are welcome to join us at our meetings and/or any of our activities. Remember to wear your name tags and let us know if you don’t have one. Thanks to all who participate in our activities. Drew Bergeron & Barb McGinnis BOB & JAN BENTLEY’S EASTER DINNER Had a GREAT turnout for our Easter Dinner last year and would like you to mark your calendar for this Easter, Sunday, April 4^th. Sign up sheet will be posted later in March with a deadline by March 31^st. Meats will be provided – but please sign sheet for a dish or dessert to share. Hope to see you. Bob & Jan Bentley ph. 243-1703 RUBY TED GEMS OF EMERALD LAKES Our group had a wonderful lunch and shopping excursion last month at The Barn, in spite of the inclement weather. This month, on Friday, 3/19, we are doing something different and going to the Sugar Mill Restaurant for lunch and then taking the boat ride at Ponce DeLeon Springs. The boat ride is, of course, optional if you don’t want to go. We will be leaving the clubhouse at 10:00am with our reservations set for 11:30am for lunch and 1:00pm for the boat ride. Hope to see you then. Queen Andrea TO ALL BOOK BORROWERS In order to have a library we all can be proud of; there are a few rules I wish you would follow. Do not put returned book on shelves. I will put them back. Place all returned books in white box. Do not remove dust covers from books if they have them. If you do while reading them, put them back on. Don’t push book to back of shelf. Keep them to the front. Looks better that way. If you borrow a book, please read and return when finished, so others can enjoy. Our library is on the THE HONOR SYSTEM….show yours. Book lover, Larry Dodge MEN’S CLUB Our next meeting is March 5^th at 9am. Thursday March 18^th at 11:30am is Men’s lunch out. BOAT-A-RAMA: Our annual boat ride and pork dinner will be Friday, March 5^th. Our fleet of boats will be leaving the Marina at 2:00pm (if the weather does not cooperate, look for notice of a make-up date and time). The pork roast dinner will be served at 4:00pm with side dishes, drink and dessert. The cost is $5.00 per person. Please sign up for the boat ride and dinner. SPORTS BANQUET: Our annual Sports Banquet will be March 30^th at 12:00 noon. Lunch will be served, followed by the sports award to our champions and various other characters. Please make sure you have paid your dues of $3.00 to your team captain. Everyone is welcome. There will be a charge of $3.00 at the door for those who haven’t paid. Our Valentine’s Party was a success with the substitute DJ doing a nice job. Our Fish Fry Dinner was attended by over 100 folks. Our cooks (Cal, Jim, Ken and Gene) did a great job. A thanks to Mark, Warren and Dolly for collecting and cleaning all the fish (and of course, all the fisherman that contributed fish). As usual, we had many people who contributed to the success of our dinner. A special thanks and appreciation to the women who furnished all the delicious desserts. This Fish Fry was dedicated to our former member, fish fry chef, fisherman, card player and all around good guy, Vic Tushowski. Kudos to Keith and his gang for acquiring and putting up the Martin Bird House by the Marina. Also, we would like to thank Paul Bergeron and Larry Lubick for the replacement of our flag at the Club House. 　NEVER CRITICIZE A VOLUNTEER Email Address Directory (Office Use Only) We have established an email directory for official use as an added means of communicating time-sensitive issues of significant importance for those who wish to participate. In order that we have the most recent/correct email information on file; please forward an email to Linda at "Emeraldcoop@aol.com" Subject "Office Email Directory". PLEASE DO THIS EVEN IF LINDA ALREADY HAS YOUR EMAIL ADDRESS ……AS THIS WILL ALLOW FOR A CROSS-CHECK OF OUR FILES FOR ACCURACY. Please be reminded that this directory is not meant to take the place of other information currently being shared.