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