Post on 26-Feb-2018
Association Office 383-8893
Editor: Mary McClure
December 2017
Promenade Condominium
December Birthdays
Lisa Rampertaap 1
Bill Kilgore 1
Fred Finks 4
Pat Marrella 5
Mei Chen Welland 11
Heinz Verhaegh 17
Peggy Kalas 19
Linda Chalfin 20
Linda Foster 22
Michael Reiner 31
December Anniversaries
Ray & Fran
MacDonald 22
Michael & Ellen
Sherrow 22
Donald & Helaine
Weinstein 23
Employee December
Birthdays
Randy Milton 2
Mary McClure 7
Larry Capece 10
Alan King 18
Managers Holiday Celebration
Tuesday, December 19th
1:00 p.m. in the Main Lobby
Steve invites all residents and staff to join him in the
Plaza Lobby for eggnog, cookies, and cider.
Welcome Back Party!
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 14th
5:00 p.m. Cocktails in the Hunt Club
6:00 p.m. Dinner in the Tea Room
Assorted sandwiches, chicken tenders, fruit & cheese, shrimp
cocktail. Bring a salad, appetizer, side dish or dessert
Beer, Wine, Soda, soft drinks and water provided.
Sign up at the Concierge desk by December 8th!
The Decorating Committee did a
spectacular job making the new Lobby
and Plaza Level festive
and merry! Thank you
to Ellen Sherrow,
Jeanne Potoff, and
Holly Finks for taking
this on!
Hunt Club
Friday,
Dec. 1
12:30pm
The Bridal Chair
Gloria Goldreich
Please bring your lunch down at noon
and catch up with the club!
HANUKKAH MENORAH
LIGHTING
December 12, 2017
5:30 p.m.
PROMENADE TEA ROOM
PLEASE BRING YOUR HANUKKIYAH AND
CANDLES TO HELP US CELEBRATE!
EVERYONE IS INVITED!
Hosted by Wendy and Jerry Feinstein
PLEASE RSVP TO
THE OFFICE
by December 8th!
383-8893 or
office@1211pcoa.com
Men’s Men’s
Koffee KlatchKoffee Klatch
9:009:00--10:00 a.m. 10:00 a.m.
Every MorningEvery Morning
Hunt ClubHunt Club
Toys for Tots Drive!
Toys for Tots is a program run by the
United States Marine Corps. They
distribute toys to children whose
families are unable to purchase toys for
them.
If you wish to participate, please bring
a new, unwrapped toy to the office to
be placed in a bin for pickup around
December 15th. The bin is located in
Mary’s office.
Promenade
Resident Lecture Series
If you would be interested in taking the reins on one of our lectures, please let the office know. We are currently
looking for someone for the January 2 and March 5 slots.
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Monday, February 5th
Tea Room, 5:00 p.m.
Presented by
Dr. Allan Schwartz
Josef Stalin: “Man of Steel”
And the brain disease that doctors
say made him a more ruthless
dictator
Staff Holiday Fund If you have not already done so,
please remember to drop off your
staff holiday fund donation at the
office as soon as possible.
Let the staff know how much they are
appreciated for all their hard work
throughout the year to keep the
building and grounds running, and
looking, as great as they do.
Please join us
For Movie Night
EVERY WEDNESDAY
7:00 PM
IN THE HUNT CLUB
Films are chosen by the
audience. All are welcome!
Please contact Tom Saalfeld if
you have any ideas for films.
Wednesday,
December 6th
HUGO
Starring:
Asa Butterfield
Jude Law
Ben Kingsley
YOGA with Fran MacDonald
Gentle Yoga: Mondays
and Thursdays
Stretch Class: Saturdays
10:00 a.m., Tea Room
Please bring a yoga mat
and large towel, and
wear comfortable
clothing.
Champagne Brunch New Years Day
11AM, Tea Room
Welcome in the
New Year!
Join your neighbors to welcome in the New Year. Serving Champagne, Juice, Muffins, Bagels and Danishes.
The staff of the Promenade wishes a l l of
our owners and residents a Happy Hol iday Season!
Verna Lee Ferris Hazan
This story is about the angel known as Verna. Her mother called her Verna Lee, and that was also her stage name when she had been a dancer. How did I know she was an angel? I knew it the instant that I met her. She had come to our apartment, at Marcella’s invitation, to get me started on exercise. I opened our door, and I found myself in a flood of light, coming from her smile. It was not a cosmetic smile, not a “say cheese” smile, not a smile out of a dentist’s ad, it was not the common “Hi, let’s be friends” smile. It was a smile flowing from an unpremeditated source of benevolence. Only an angel could produce it, and I instantly and forever fell in love with her. Behind that smile there was unfailing kindness. In all the years that I knew, followed, loved my Verna, I never knew her to call out someone, to snap at anyone. She met every objectionable act or word, with inexhaustible forbearance and tolerance. She was generous beyond definition of the word. She never hesitated to give, to give a piece of equipment, to give extra, unbilled, time after hours, nor, to anyone in need of encouragement, to give herself. The studio she founded, Dance Discovery, where she developed exercises derived from the dynamics of dance, thrived for fifty years. It was the
place to go to in Sarasota, for fitness training, and for inspiration. Verna Lee was no commonplace angel. She was a Southern gal, to the manner born. She was Class. She had style. Verna had a gifted eye. Her greatest gift, however, was the gift of love. It came out of a great, pure heart, a love that she bestowed profusely on friends, students, lovers, even on casual acquaintance. Verna was love. As we clasp her memory to our heart we hope to let some of her goodness cling to it.
Victor Hazan