December, 2007
"Tradition Aid" at
The Lakes of Tradition
Residents with a Heart to Serve
THANK YOU!
Thank you all ever so much for the amazing response to the call for food for the Treasure Coast Food Bank Food Drive on Halloween! YOU- the residents of the Lakes, collected nearly 600 pounds of food in under 12 hours that will feed nearly 400 meals to needy St Lucie County families! We can all feel good about that!
Watch for flyers and notices for the Christmas and Hanukkah season "Toys for Tots" campaign. We are working on the logistics of the collection and we will let you know when and where!
Our "Welcome Home to The Lakes of Tradition" committee is still looking for residents that are business owners who want to contribute a COUPON or DISCOUNT for our "Welcome Home" packet that will be given out to every new resident that moves into the Lakes at Tradition. This will be a great way to let your neighbors know about your business and get your name out there. We are limiting the coupons right now to residents and their businesses so we can support our neighbors first! We are currently assembling the packets, so please contact us as soon as possible so we can include YOU! E-mail me at dantoon858@gmail.com or call 772-220-3685- ask for Deb.
FUTURE Endeavors we are considering:
1. Health Fair - possibly in March 2008à Are you a Health Care professional that would be able to help us put together an information seminar for our residents? We are looking for Social Workers, Nurses, Pharmacists, Physicians or anyone else in our community that would help us get information to our residents on topics such as: Medicare Part D, Health Insurance Issues, Nursing Homes, Physicians and Medical Clinics available in the area, Prescription Drugs available at discounts or free in this area or any other Health Care topics we can assist with. If YOU can assist us in setting this up or if you can give us names of resources PLEASE contact us as soon as possible! Dantoon858@gmail.com or Deb 772-220-3685.
2. Logo Design Contest for The Lakes of Tradition - are you artistically inclined? If so sharpen your creative minds and start thinking about a "logo" for The Lakes. We can use a logo for publications and printing shirts and the like for the future. Watch for a Contest in the near future!
Volunteeringly Yours,
Deb Antoon and the Core Group:
Cheryl, Ellen, Karen, Laurie and Susie
*Remember-we are always looking for Volunteers! Please contact us if you are interested in helping us with current or future programs!
HANUKKAH,
The Festival of Lights
Hanukkah starts on the 25th day of the Jewish calendar month of Kislev and lasts for eight days and nights. In Hebrew, Hanukkah means "dedication". This year Hanukkah starts at sundown on December 4, 2007 with blessings, games and festive foods. The Hanukkah story tells of Jewish culture surviving in a non-Jewish world.
The lighting of the menorah is the most important tradition. The menorah is a candle stand with nine branches. It holds eight candles, one for each day of Hanukkah that are the same height, with a taller candle in the middle called the shamash "servant", which is used to light the others. Each evening one candle is lit with a special blessing. The menorah symbolizes the burning light in the temple, as well as marking the eight days of the Hanukkah festival. Some say it also celebrates the light of freedom won by the Maccabees for the Jewish people.
The Dreidel is a favorite Hanukkah toy but once had a serious purpose. When the Syrians forbid the people to study the Torah, the Jews who studied in secret kept spinning tops on hand. This way if they were found studying, they could quickly pretend that they had been playing. The Hebrew letters "nun", "gimel", "hay", and "shin" are on the four sides. These letters stand for "Nes gadol haya sham" which means "A great miracle happened there" referring to Israel. To play the dreidel game, each player starts with the same amount of candies or chocolate coins called gelt. Each one puts one in the pot to start the game. Players take turns spinning the dreidel, waiting to see which letter lands face up. Nun is for nothing, Gimel is for whole (take the whole pot), Hay is for take half of the pot, and Shim is to put a coin into the pot.
Many traditional Hanukkah foods are cooked in oil in remembrance of the oil that burned in the temple. Potato pancakes or "latkes" are a custom here and are eaten during the holiday while in Israel, it is a jelly donut cooked in oil. Another custom is eating dairy products especially cheese.
LAKES AT TRADITION BOARD OF DIRECTORS
hoalat@htcplus.net
President Isie Steinberg
Vice President Bob Bailey
Vice President Paul Grohowski
Secretary John Alcorn
Treasurer Dick Orr
To Our Families Who Have
Loved Ones Overseas
A Soldier's Prayer
Lord, our troops are in your loving hands.
Protect them from harm, and give them courage and strength to endure.
Bless them and their families for their
selfless sacrifice for our country.
Help them defend our country with honor and dignity.
Comfort the loved ones of our soldiers while they are away.
Instill in the hearts of all our service
men and women
a desire to live forever in peace and good will towards all.
Amen
THE TWELVE DAYS OF
CHRISTMAS
The Twelve Days of Christmas have been celebrated since medieval times, beginning the day after Christmas and ending with the twelfth Night or January 5th. It is the last six days of the old year and the first six days of the New Year. These 12 days were filled with merry-making, continuous feasting, visiting neighbors and enjoying the traditional minced pie. A Yule log was kept alight for these 12 days and it was considered a bad omen if it went out before time.
The Twelve Days of Christmas is actually a catechism in code. Catholicism was outlawed in England from 1558 to 1829, and so Catholic parents developed a song to help their children secretly rehearse the points of their faith. "My true love" refers to God, the "me" symbolizes every baptized person, and the partridge is Jesus Christ.
DEADLINES
Articles for the next issue should be submitted no later than noon Monday, December 17, 2007. Articles submitted after the deadline will be held for the following issue. Please e-mail all articles to roy@htcplus.net
Please use Microsoft Word in Arial 12 pt type. DO NOT submit articles using all caps. A MAXIMUM of 600 words being submitted for all future articles will be accepted.
Next Board of Directors Meetings will be: (Budget Meeting) December 7th at 5:45 p.m. and December 20th, 2007 at 6:00 pm. |
Lakes at Tradition
Holiday Lighting Display
The Lakes At Tradition Community will be
decorated this season by Randy's Holiday
Lighting Inc. of Palm Beach and
Jupiter. We hope everyone enjoys the display.
Happy Holidays to All
The Holiday Lighting Committee
Carl and Evelyn Fargiano ( Co-chair)
LAKES AT TRADITION COMMITTEES
ACC Committee
John Alcorn, Board Mbr
Carol Christiansen, Chair
Carl Fargiano
Gary Banks
Sonny Solomon
Clubhouse & Social Committee
Isie Steinberg, Ex Officio
Linda Steinberg, Chair
Sandra Orr
Eleanor Ingenito
Dot Bank
Joyce Chen Lopez
Barbara Sheridan
Barbara Nocar
Linda Steinberg
Anne Badertscher
Mark Goldberg
Diane Caliandro
Carmella LaMattina
Charles Payntar
Covenants Committee
Isie Steinberg, Ex Officio
Scott Keit, Chair
Aaron Scanlon
Mike Maliszewski
Walter Soviero
Remer Prince
Documents and Bylaws Review
Bob Bailey, Ex Officio
Korona Prince, Chair
Brian Sharkey
Finance Committee
Dick Orr, Ex Officio
Jo Ellen Cohen, Chair
Eleanor Ingenito
Barbara Porciello
Holiday Lights Committee
Bob Bailey, Ex Officio
Carl & Evelyn Fargiano, Chair
Barbara Porciello
Brian Sharkey
Carol Christiansen
Norm Spector
Landscape & Maintenance Committee
John Alcorn, Ex Officio
No Members formally appointed
Newsletter & Communication Committee
John Alcorn Ex Officio
Roy Cole, (roy@htcplus.net) Chair
Ken Sheridan
Brian Sharkey
Donnie Cole
Security Committee
Paul Grohowski, Ex Officio
Dick Orr, Ex Officio
Aaron & Erin Scanlon Chair
Bill Kaye
Donald Iglio
Ken Sheridan
Kenneth Battcher
Louis Beniamino
Other Committees that were listed, but no appointments have been made are:
Contract Review Legal
Engineering
POINSETTIAS
Poinsettias are the traditional Christmas plant. Their vivid red leaves have become associated with Santa's coat and the robin's breasts. These plants are native to Mexico, where the Aztecs used them for medicinal purposes and for making dye in the14th, 15th, and 16th centuries.
There is a Mexican legend that tells of a poor girl who dreams of bringing a beautiful gift to favor the Virgin Mary for a Christmas Eve service, yet has nothing worthy. On the way to the Church an angel tells her to pick some weeds to take with her. She does so and places them on the altar. They immediately burst into blooms of brilliant red poinsettias and her sorrow turns to joy. The Mexicans renamed it the Christmas Eve Flower
HAPPY KWANZAA!
Kwanzaa, is an African-American celebration of cultural reaffirmation and is one of the fastest growing holidays in the history of the world. It is a seven day celebration that begins on December 26th and continues through January 1st and is a spiritual, festive and joyous celebration of the oneness and goodness of life. It is observed by more than 15 million people worldwide.
The seven principles, or Nguzo Saba are a set of ideals created by Dr. Maulana Karenga, one for each day of the observance. Each day of Kwanzaa emphasizes a different principle.
Unity (Umoja) - (oo-MO-jah) To strive for and maintain unity in the family, community, nation, and race.
Self-determination (Kujichagulia) - (koo-gee-cha-goo-LEE-yah) To define ourselves, name ourselves, create for ourselves, and speak for ourselves.
Collective Work and Responsibility (Ujima) - (oo-GEE-mah) To build and maintain our community together and make our brother's and sister's problems our problems and to solve them together.
Cooperative Economics (Ujamaa)- (oo-JAH-mah) To build and maintain our own stores, shops, and other businesses and to profit from them together.
Purpose (Nia) - (nee-YAH) To make our collective vocation the building and developing of our community in order to restore our people to their traditional greatness.
Creativity (Kuumba)- (koo-OOM-bah) To do always as much as we can, in the way we can, in order to leave our community more beautiful and beneficial than we inherited it.
Faith (Imani) - (ee-MAH-nee) To believe with all our heart in our people, our parents, our teachers, our leaders, and the righteousness and victory of our struggle.
The symbols of Kwanzaa are:
1. The black National Flag (Bendera).
2. Mkeka - straw mat, symbolizes the African traditions and history.
3. Kinara - candle holder to hold 7 candles and symbolizes the continent of Africa, our place of origin and roots.
4. Mishumaa Saba - Seven candles which symbolize the seven principles of Kwanza. The candles are 1 black, 3 red and 3 green.
5. Mazao - Crops, symbolizes the historical roots of Kwanza as a harvest type, first fruits celebration.
6. Muhundi or Vibunzi - Ears of corn (at least one) to symbolize the offspring, the children.
7. Kikombi Cha Umoja - Unity cup, symbolizes the First Principle of Kwanza and is used for pouring libation.
8. Nguzo Saba Poster - the Seven Principles Poster, symbolizing the key role they play in kwanza.
9. Zawadi - Gifts (African history cultural books and/or heritage symbols) symbolize the key role of education and culture ion Kwanza.
10. Green plants - symbolize the "oneness" between Africans and nature.
WASTE PRO
By Carol Christiansen
Listed below are the processes that Waste Pro goes by for picking up trash and appliances at your home.
APPLIANCES: The Homeowner must call Waste Pro at 772-595-9390 and advise them that they reside in a gated community and need to have an appliance picked up. Waste Pro will give the home owner a date so the appliance may be placed out by the street on the appropriate date.
Routine process within the city is to place the item out at time of garbage pickup and the driver then tells Waste Pro and a truck is sent within 5-7 working days. But as HOA covenants can result in infractions, their policy is as above for gated communities.
CLIPPINGS AND PLANTS: The homeowner is to place the items at the road Saturday morning or Friday Evening and the Waste Pro Truck will be in the community on Saturday to pick up.
If the pile is too large then Waste Pro will not pick up plants. Large amounts of yard
waste such as trees, limbs, etc. have to be cut into 4 foot sections and tied up and placed at the curb. These are plants that the residents do on their own with personal plants in backyards and patios.
Happy New Year
Almost everyone in the United States celebrates New Year's Eve on the stroke of midnight starting on the East coast and moving to the West coast Family or friends get together to remember the past year and to look forward to a new year. Here's to 2008! May it be a healthy and happy one for everyone!
Happy Birthday
To All our December Friends
Happy Anniversary
Dated 11/17/2007
We are still in need of volunteers for Block Captains for the following streets;
SW Aliceville Dr., SW Blue Mesa Way, SW Dardanelle Dr. and SW Stratton Dr..
If you are interested in volunteering, please contact Gary Banks at 772-345-1947 or email to 2garybanks@htcplus.net .
Below is an updated list of the current volunteer block captains which includes their area of responsibilities, name, telephone numbers, and email addresses.
Why We Decorate Evergreen Trees, and Other Questions About Christmas
Christmas is a time of wonder. This is the kind of wonder that hits you when you walk into the mall and see a 50-foot Christmas tree and a mile-long line of children eagerly waiting to sit on a costumed stranger's lap. I wonder where all these traditions came from? Why do we decorate evergreen trees at Xmas? What's the X about? Who says Santa is fat and jolly?
Have Americans always celebrated
Christmas?
Yes and no. The religious founders of the American nation, the Puritans, did not celebrate Christmas. In Massachusetts, the Puritans once fined anyone caught observing Christmas. In Connecticut, even baking a mincemeat pie was forbidden!
Christmas is the holiday where Christians celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ, their Savior. Jesus was born in a manger on Christmas Eve. Following the Star in the East, the Shepherds came in from the fields to bless the new born. The Wise Men also came bearing gifts for the new born child.
The Christmas season is well known for the decoration of homes with lights, holly, poinsettias and Christmas trees. Christmas remains a religious holiday where people participate in special religious services on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day. December 25th has been known as Christ's birthday as early as the Roman calendar of A.D. 336. Christmas has become known as the happiest time of year around the world.
Who put the "X" in Xmas?
In Greek, X is the first letter of Christ's name, so the letter X was frequently used as a holy symbol and an abbreviation of Christ. Substitute "X" for "Christ" in Christmas, and you get Xmas.
Where did we get the tradition of the Christmas tree?
The Christmas tree tradition has many roots. The Romans contributed and the pagan Germans (who later became Christians) also had solstice celebrations honoring trees. They, however, left the trees in the woods.
According to legend, the Protestant reformer Martin Luther was the first to decorate a tree indoors. One night, walking in the woods, he saw stars twinkling through evergreen branches. He brought a tree home and decorated it with candles to show his children the dazzling sight.
In 1856 the adoption of the German toy, "the Christmas tree" came about by the President of the United States, New Hampshire born Franklin Pierce. It became the first decorated tree in the White House. President Pierce entertained the children and passed out gifts to the New York Avenue Presbyterian Church Sunday School when they came to see the Christmas tree.
What started the legend of Santa Claus?
Santa Claus started out in Turkey as a 4th-century bishop named Nicholas. Early legends said Nicholas helped poor noblemen provide dowries for their daughters by throwing gold coins down their chimneys. The coins landed magically in stockings hung by the fire to dry. Nicholas was later canonized as the patron Saint of children, among others.
How did Saint Nicholas become Santa Claus?
Father Christmas or Saint Nicholas's name changed as his fame spread through different language groups. The Dutch, who brought the legend to America, called him Sinter Klaas. From there, it was a short step to Santa Claus.
Even so, the European legends differ somewhat from the character Americans have come to know. In Germany and Holland, Saint Nicholas is sometimes said to ride through the sky on a horse and is depicted wearing a Bishop's robes. He is accompanied at times by Black Peter, an elf whose job is to whip naughty children.
How did Santa get so fat?
When the legend of Santa Claus first arrived in the United States people envisioned him as thin and gangly. In 1822, Clement Clark Moore wrote the poem as a Christmas present to his children.
It wasn't until Clement Moore's 1823 poem, "A Visit from Saint Nicholas" ("Twas the night before Christmas") that Santa came to be seen as fat--like "a bowl full of jelly." His image of Santa was "fleshed out" by a political cartoonist named Thomas Nast, the same man who invented the donkey and the elephant as symbols for the Democratic and Republican parties. It was Nast who created the image of Santa we know today--the fat, jolly fellow with the white beard, red suit and silly cap.
Despite its name, Boxing Day is celebrated the day after Christmas Day in Great Britain, Canada, Australia and many other Commonwealth nations. The name of the day goes back to medieval times, more than 800 years ago, when alms boxes were placed at the back of every church to collect money for the poor. On this day the alms boxes at every English church are opened and the contents are distributed to the poor.
On this day during the late 18th century, servants were presented with gifts or leftover food from their Lords and Ladies of the manor. Boxing Day is also called St. Stephen's Day. It is the custom to give a Christmas bonus to employees, and gifts or monetary items to the trades people. This tradition still continues today. It is also a day where the families get together, watch sports, play board games and enjoy a good meal.
Traditionally, Boxing Day is a day for fox hunting. Horse riders dressed in red and white riding gear, accompanied by a number of dogs called foxhounds and chase the fox through the countryside in the hope of tiring it out until caught. In 2004, England and Wales banned hunting with dogs.
Happy Holidays from your Editor.
Roy and Donnette Cole have decided to resign from the Newsletter Committee. We hope you have enjoyed reading the articles and photos.
Roy & Donnie Cole
SPOTLIGHT ON Deb & Dan Antoon |
By Carol D. Christiansen
Deb and Dan moved to Port St. Lucie, specifically the Lakes at Tradition, in 2005. They are originally from Methuen, Massachusetts and had resided in Palm City for 16 years. They owned their own business in Palm City which was destroyed by those two famous hurricanes of 2004. They rebuilt their business, the STP Subs in Palm City, at a new location on Mapp Road.
They are the proud parents of two sons; one is married and lives in Jensen Beach and has given Deb and Dan the love of their life-a Granddaughter, Kylie. Their other son is still enjoying the single life in San Francisco, Ca. Dan's mother lived with them for several years until her death a couple of years ago. It was at this time that they decided to downsize and chose the Lakes at Tradition to relocate. They had previously owned a DiVosta home and knew about the sound structure of the home and were pleased with the community ambience and amenities. The location of Tradition Town Square to the Lakes at Tradition and the overall planning of the Town of Tradition was a major influence in their decision. Lucky for the community!!
Deb is a Pharmacist, graduating from Massachusetts College of Pharmacy in 1980. She has worked at Martin Memorial Hospital for nearly 18 years and also spent 5 years with Cardinal Health as a Nuclear Medicine Pharmacist.
They have been very active members of First Baptist Church of Stuart for nearly ten years. Deb teaches a Bible Study and is involved in the Southern Baptist Convention Disaster Relief Team which partners with the Red Cross and the Salvation Army. She spent 3 weeks in Mississippi after Katrina paid that state a visit. She cooked and just helped out wherever it was needed.
Family and friends are very important to them and many of their activities are revolved around their loved ones. Deb enjoys sewing, reading and quilting. Dan enjoys his family and keeping Deb happy. Deb has formed the Tradition Aid group, for providing assistance to those residents who may have come upon some rough times, i.e., illness, death in the family, etc. and to make contact with new residents to welcome them to our beautiful community. She also finds time to be a Block Captain. We have another busy lady in our midst.
Deb and Dan expressed the wish for the community to be one that helps each other in a caring and joyous manner. They would like to see more involvement of ALL residents of the Lakes of Tradition, not only in the social activities that are offered, but in the everyday interactions---neighbor to neighbor. They hope that all residents will participate in maintaining the standards of the community and invest themselves, to the best of their abilities, in this endeavor.
BREAST CANCER WALK
By Jo Cohen
A big thanks goes to all the Ladies and Man of the Lakes Team who participated in the Making Strides Against Breast Cancer walk. Some walked, some volunteered and some walked and volunteered. All of the team's efforts paid off in making this year's walk a huge success.
The event was set up around the big lake in Tradition Square and consisted of a 3.2 mile walk around Tradition lake. Ninety-five teams participated in the walk. Our team consisted of 30 members, and thanks to their efforts we finished in 3rd place. The team effort raised over $2,600. We had a walker/volunteer that came down from Maryland so that she could be part of the team, family members from the Port St. Lucie area and a breast cancer survivor that knows what it means to hear you have breast cancer.
Some may ask, why get involved, we all have different reasons:
•· To honor survivors.
•· In memory of those that lost the battle.
•· To help ensure all women age 40 and older have access to their yearly mammograms.
•· To allow others to benefit from the services provided by the American Cancer Society.
But bottom line, we know we can make a difference and want to help build a future where breast cancer no longer threatens those we love.
Not only was the Ladies and Man of the Lakes successful, the event was. The event itself set a goal of $45,500 and when the final count was done, over $77,000 was raised.
Many of our neighbor stores also participated by making donations that were raffled off. They were Sake Sushi Bar and Grille, Salty Home, Sanctuary Day Spa, Hurricane Grill and Wings, Bagel Brothers of NY, UPS Store, A Picture in Time Scrapbooking, Couture Kids, Kilwin's, and Publix.
Here is a picture of the team during the walk:
Have a wonderful and safe New Years!
See you in 2008!
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