2008 Harbor Hills Annual Christmas Parade

A great time was enjoyed by the members of the Harbor Hills Country Club at the 2008 Marinated Mariners Christmas Boat Parade. Please enjoy the slideshow below of the festivities along the canals and Lake Griffin.



Boat Year Round in Lake Griffin

Please Donate Old Cell Phones for Soldiers

Chief Ed Nathanson of the Lady Lake Police Department has teamed up with the local Chapter of the Military Order of the Purple Heart to collect used cell phones to benefit our military personnel serving overseas. In turn, Harbor Hills Country Club has agreed to join as a sponsor for this worthwhile cause called “Cell Phones for Soldiers.”

Cell Phones for Soldiers hopes to turn old cell phones into more than 12 million minutes of prepaid calling cards for U.S. troops stationed overseas in 2008. To do so, Cell Phones for Soldiers expects to collect 50,000 cell phones each month through a network of more than 3,000 collection sites across the country. At Harbor Hills, we are proud to be one of the collection sites, with a donation box located just outside our Pro Shop.

The phones are sent to ReCellular, which pays Cell Phones for Soldiers for each donated phone – enough to provide an hour of talk time to soldiers abroad.

“Americans will replace an estimated 130 million cell phones this year,” says Mike Newman, vice president of ReCellular, “with the majority of phones either discarded or stuffed in a drawer. Most people don’t realize that the small sacrifice of donating their unwanted phones can have a tremendous benefit for a worthy cause like Cell Phones for Soldiers.”

Cell Phones for Soldiers was founded by teenagers Robbie and Brittany Bergquist from Norwell, Mass., with $21 of their own money. Since then, the registered 501c3 non-profit organization has raised almost $2 million in donations and distributed more than 500,000 prepaid calling cards to soldiers serving overseas. Some of the soldiers serving in Iraq have run up cell phone bills of more than $5,000 just in calls to home.

“Cell Phones for Soldiers started as a small way to show our family’s appreciation for the men and women who have sacrificed the day-to-day contact with their own families to serve in the U.S. armed forces,” says the teens’ father, Bob Bergquist. “Over the past few years, we have been overwhelmed by the generosity of others. But, we have also seen the need to support our troops continue to grow as more troops are sent overseas for longer assignments.”

Through increased fundraising efforts, the Bergquist family hopes to raise more than $9 million in the next five years to fund new programs, such as providing video phones with prepaid service to allow soldiers abroad to see their families on a regular basis. W

We invite all Harbor Hills Residents to drop their unused cell phones in the box outside the Pro Shop

Elvis is in the House

Lotsa special people show up for events and parties at Harbor Hills.
"E" showed up for a Ladies Christmas Party to entertain the Gals.

Harbor Hills Charity Golf Tournament

Harbor Hills Ladies Charity hosted a golf tournament this weekend to raise money for local charities in the immediate area. It was a beautiful day for golf and great way to give back to the community. Please enjoy the pictures below:

Meeting Notice

Just a reminder
The final meeting of the Mandatory Social/Tennis Membership Committee will be on Thursday December 11 at 10:00 A.M.
Gary Fuchs the attorney that is doing the documents will be in attendance to answer any questions.
This will be the final meeting prior to a vote by the Association which should take place in January.
All interested parties are invited to attend.
Please mark your calendars to attend if at all possible.

Irrigation Reminder

Please remember that outdoor irrigation is restricted to no more than two times per week.

Odd Addresses water on Wednesday and Saturday
Even Addresses water on Thursday and Sunday

Watering must occure between the hours of 4 PM and 10 AM to ensure compliance and watering efficiency.

Please monitor your lawn as it may require far less water during the winter dormancy period and only water when needed (up to two times per week).

For further information please visit: Here

The Troops Treat the Cookie Lady

The now famous Harbor Hills Cookie Lady Lillian "Lil" Riley was delighted to be greeted by one of her greatest and beloved customers. If you don't know by now, Lil, has been busy baking tens of thousands of cookies for her Treat the Troops program and sending them to our troops oversees. This small act of kindness and show of appreciation for our troops and country has garnered local and national media attention, however, her greatest reward for her hard work can be seen in the pictures below:



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Roundtable

Just a reminder there will be a Roundtable Meeting at 10:30 on Wednesday December
3rd in the Clubhouse.

All interested parties are invited to attend.

Thanksgiving at Harbor Hills

Over 270 people spent Thanksgiving at Harbor Hills

Harbor Hills Country Club Pre-Black Friday Sale Begins

Pre-Black Friday Sale Starts NOW

50% OFf HIGH Quality Country Club Apparel* Available now in the Harbor Hills Country Club Pro-Shop
(Excludes Gloves and Shoes)

Great for gifts, looking great on the course and courts, and flashing your pride around town!!!

Don't get caught around town wearing the same old low quality clothing that the residents of all the other communities wear. Show off your pride for Harbor Hills and your desire for higher quality clothing and you don't even have to tell them it was 50% off!!

With these Crazy Low prices Barbara is going INSANE! ..... Plus Same Day Delivery

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Harbor Hills Mariners boat cruise to O'Keefs Irish Pub

A Mariners boat cruise to O'Keefs Irish Pub on Nov. 18th, 2008. What a great trip and job well done by our cruise directors Ray & Mary Johnson. A cool day on the water that was "warmed" by the great compaionship of all in attendance. We are a truly blessed group. Thanks again to Ray & Mary and all who attended.




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Harbor HIlls 2008 Charity Tennis Tournament

Harbor HIlls 2008 Charity Tennis Tournament

Our recent tournament benefiting Lillian Riley who we affectionately call "the cookie lady".

Lillian has baked about 35,000 cookies for our troops!

She has mailed about 20 boxes a month overseas since November of 2006. We wanted to help her reach a goal of a thousand dollars to send cookies this holiday season.
We netted $536. after expenses and trophies for Lillian Riley.
We had 56 players and most were from our own club.

Harbor HIlls 28 Charity Tennis Tournament

Harbor HIlls 2008 Charity Tennis Tournament
Our tournament benefiting Lillian Riley who we affectionately call "the cookie lady". Lillian has baked about 35,000 cookies for our troops! She has mailed about 20 boxes a month overseas since November of 2006. We wanted to help her reach a goal of a thousand dollars to send cookies this holiday season.
We netted $536. after expenses and trophies for Lillian Riley.
We had 56 players and most were from our own club.
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Roundtable and Irrigation Reminder

The next Roundtable meeting will be Wednesday November 5th at 10:30
Please note it is at 10:30
All interested parties are invited to attend.

Also, please remember that lawn irrigation is restricted to no more than two times per week. For more information on water conservation, please:

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New Playground

 

After meeting with many of our Family members we have purchased and installed a Beautiful New Play Ground/Swing Set at the Harbor Hills Country Club.
The set has been installed for use of its Members, their Children, Grandchildren and their Guests.

We purchased this set from Amish craftsmen in Pennsylvania.

Hope everyone enjoys it.

Sider Cup 2008

Its Sider Cup time at Harbor Hills.

Every year we divide our Golf Community into two teams Red and Blue.
We have three days of Great Golf, fun, food and drink.
Above is the Red Teams Golf cart winner.

We expect plenty of pictures especially some from the Blue Team...

Roundtable

There will be a Roundtable Meeting Wednesday October 8th at 10:30 in the Clubhouse.
All interested Parties are invited to attend.

Roundtable Meeting and Irrigation Reminder

Just a reminder there will be a Roundtable Meeting Wednesday September 02 at 10:00 A.M. in the Clubhouse.

All interested parties are invited to attend..

Please remember to adjust your irrigation when we receive a good rain. Often times it is necessary to water your lawn at all during the weeks in which we receive a good rain. If your lawn is in need of watering you must limit it to two times per week according to your address number.

Bella Vista Landscaping

Our Landscaping has started in our new Bella Vista Enclave.
Keep an eye on this Blog for the Latest updates.

Harbor Hills Family Fun Day

Roundtable Meeting

There will be a Roundtable Meeting on Wednesday August 6th at 10:00 A.M.
All interested parties are invited to attend.

Payments

Effective immediately we are asking members to put their payments in the box outside of the accounting office.

EMPLOYEES CANNOT accept club, utility or HOA payments.

Thanks

Water Conservation

Please do your part in conserving water by making sure that your home does not have any leaky fixtures and that you follow the St Johns guidelines for irrigation.

Kids Camp

Special thanks to Kim Smith and our volunteer counselors for the great job they are doing at our Annual Kids Camp.
To view this and other photos go to:
http://harborhillskidscamp.blogspot.com/

ROUNDTABLE

Our Monthly Roundtable meeting will be held in the Clubhouse Wednesday June 4th at 10:00 A.M.
All interested parties are invited to attend.

Hoffman Wedding

Harbor Hills own Nikki and David Hoffman celebrated their daughter Sunni's wedding to their new son in law Kevin this past weekend.

A spectacular evening was had by all.

Congrats to the Bride and Groom and the Hoffmans

Harbor Hills Tennis Program

We had five teams out of Harbor Hills that were part of the USTA program. We had a men's 4.0 team to advance to go to sectionals in Daytona and some of our ladies to play on another team in our area that won the title and will be competing for the state in October in Las Vegas. We had a mixed team that lost by one game to go to Daytona. This is a national program and our club did great in this.

Marinated Mariners Trip May 25

Marinated Mariners took a cruise for a Lunch on May 25.

Harbor Hills Cruise

Besides the golf, the tennis and the activities one of the great aspects of Harbor Hills is the people that live there.

32 of our residents spent 21 days cruising to Italy and by the appearance of this picture had a great time.

Welcome back

Central Florida Real Estate

March winds blew in more than hot air…it brought us some sales. According to the Orlando Business Journal, sales are up in Central Florida by more than 13%. This is great news and a sign that these baby steps might work up a little momentum for us in the Central Florida real estate industry.

Actually Harbor Hills did better than a 13 percent increase.

April numbers are not in yet but we do expect an increase in them which will be the third month in a row.

Roundtable Meeting and Water Information

We will be having a Roundtable Meeting on Wednesday May 7th at 10:00 A.M. in the Clubhouse.

We will be discussing some Well Tests that are being conducted in the next couple of weeks.

Please be sure to follow the St John's guidelines for irrigation.

Ron Clark from Kravetz will be in attendance.

Anyone interested is invited to attend.

Harbor Hills Polo Party

This was a letter to Jerri and Geo Mayer re: Harbor Hills members going to Polo Match from Ted Drzewiecki.

What a super picnic and polo match.
Great weather and the super location and the unbelievable food...what did you do with all the leftover ribs?. It pays to have good contacts! We really love having organizers like you to organize our lives. We've never had so much social activity in our lives...and it appears to be so effortless! And the folks here are so great, Bob and Cathy seem like really good additions, and the regular crew as always friendly and interesting with something new everytime we chat.

Member Member Golf Tournament

The Harbor Hills Member-Member tourney has concluded, after a nailbiting three hole shootout. The overall winning team and Grand Champions for 2008 were David Hoffman and Reinhold Hammer who also won their Hogan flight.

David and Reinhold are seen here celebrating with their wives.

Both the Hammers and the Hoffmans are recent Harbor Hills Homeowners who have had homes built by Harbor Hills Development in the last couple of years.

David Hoffman also won the Member Guest Tournament a coupl of weeks ago with his guest Ron Steinert.

Way to go guys.....

Titantic Party

A great time was had by All at our Black Tie Titanic Party at Harbor Hills last night.

Harbor Hills 9 Hole Ladies Invitational

Harbor Hills 9 Hole Ladies Invitational
Over 97 women attended in all, representing many of the clubs from the surrounding area. The committee did a superlative job and everyone had a great time!

Harbor Hills Toronto Show

The Harbor Hills show went on the road this weekend to Toronto where we participated in the Home Learning Annex Real Estate Wealth Show.

Over 20,000 people attended this show in the Toronto Convention Center.

Special Guest Speaker was Donald Trump. Yes that Donald Trump.

We had the opportunity to tell many Canadians the Harbor Hills Story.

We also got the chance to speak to many Canadian Real Estate Brokers and Network with them about referring clients to Harbor Hills for both new and pre-owned Homes.

Member Guest 2008

Congratulations to David Hoffman and Ron Steinert

Not only did David and Ron sweep their flight at this year's Harbor Hills Member-Guest Tournament, but they WON THE WHOLE ENCHILADA!!Surviving the three hole playoff for each of seven flight-winning teams, only two teams remained. In a total nailbiter (believe me), David's superior chip clinched the win! The chip was struck to thunderous applause, as the neighbors, in golf carts, celebrated the victory! More surprises were in store for the Dynamic Duo at the banquet that evening. The winners, David and Ron, received a standing ovation and accepted their trophies (which looked remarkably like the Heiseman!) Additional prizes included: golf bags by Cadillac, gold-engraved putters and the prized Harbor Hills jacket, suitable for wearing at next year's banquet. A fantastic time was had by all!

For further information check Nikki Hoffman's Blog at http://17fairway.blogspot.com/

Easter Celebration

Harbor Hills Annual Easter Egg Hunt. A good time was had by all.

Annual Marinated Mariners Picnic

The Marinated Mariners' held their annual Picnic at Lake Griffin State Park. Fifteen boats and 100 people had a great day cruising from the Orange Canal at Harbor Hills to the Park.

Looks like everyone had a great time.

Dr. Claudia L. Thomas

It is great pleasure that we congratulate Harbor Hills's own Dr. Claudia L.Thomas on her recent Diversity award from the American Association Of Orthopaedic Surgeons.
Those of us that live and work at Harbor Hills that have known her both as a resident of our community and that have seen her as a patient are very proud of her.

First black U.S. female orthopedist receives AAOS diversity award1st on the web (March 7, 2008)

March 2008
SAN FRANCISCO — From an orthopedic residency that began more than 30 years ago, Claudia L. Thomas, MD, has risen through the ranks of her profession to receive an honor bestowed on only a few individuals.
Claudia L. Thomas
She was presented with the 2008 Diversity Award here at the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons 75th Annual Meeting. Thomas was the first black female orthopedic surgeon in the country when she started practicing medicine in 1982.
Nominated more than once for the award, she told Orthopedics Today that her effort finally paid off. "It's wonderful and a very very positive thing," Thomas said.
Thomas admits she has surmounted many obstacles along the way and today helps men and women of all backgrounds seeking entrance not only into orthopedic residencies but into medical careers of all kinds, especially when their path is ridden with barriers. In an academy press release, she said, "I am still sought out by young people who are interested in pursuing orthopedics. This has given me the opportunity to mentor, encourage and 'prop up' those who may have felt discouraged along the way."
Her career and life have been varied. "My career has been all over the place, I guess you can say," she noted. Now in private practice in Florida, she has practiced at Johns Hopkins Medial Center in Baltimore and in St. Thomas in the U.S. Virgin Islands.
The field is more diverse than when she entered it, Thomas noted. "Those of us who were female and minority who came through the specialty made an effort to attract medical students who would diversify the field of orthopedic surgery," she told Orthopedics Today.
Statistics from the AAOS show the increase in female orthopedists now exceeds that of black surgeons

LGA Member Member Pictures

Roundtable and Board Meeting

CHANGED AGAIN Due to scheduling conflicts The Roundtable meeting will now be next Thursday March 13th at 10:30 in the Clubhouse.
There will also be a Harbor Hills Homeowners Association Board meeting that same day March 13th at 9:30 in the Clubhouse.
All interested parties are invited to attend.

Irrigation Reminder

Please be sure to follow the St Johns Guidelines for irrigation. Watering is restricted to no more than two times per week on an as needed basis.

Odd Address must water on Wednesday and Saturday
Even Addresses must water on Thursday and Sunday

Watering is limited betwen the hours of 4PM and 10AM.

Voting

Thanks to Ellen Nankervis of Lakeview for the following information.

Just as an FYI – the church where Harbor Hills residents voted previously was destroyed by the tornado that hit Lady Lake in Feb. 2007. The new church where we are to vote is His Fellowship Church located at 2809 Sunrise Rd., Lady Lake. It is on the corner of Sunrise Rd. and 441/27, between Griffin View Road & Eagles Nest Rd on the east side of 441/27. It is south of Griffin View Road.

Roundtable Meeting

We will be having a Roundtable Meeting January 2^nd at 10:30 A.M. in the Clubhouse.

All interested parties are invited to attend.

I am hopeful a representative from our New Property Management Firm Kravetz Realty will be there.

Happy New Year

I would like to take this opportunity to wish all the members and residents of Harbor Hills and their families a Happy and Healthy New Year.