August 2009 Newsletter

I can't believe I'm writing the August, 2009 newsletter already! I hope everyone had a wonderful Fourth of July celebration. Hopefully you saw some fire works, even if they were ones you did at home! Ron and I are getting to the age where we don't like to go downtown and fight the crowds anymore!

We can never forget why we, as a country, celebrate the Fourth of July. The lifestyles we live today are possible because of Independence Day. We all need to remember that FREEDOM isn't FREE. A lot of lives have been sacrificed and people have been disabled fighting for our freedoms.

Some of you might ask.....what freedoms? We take a lot of our freedoms for granted. Freedom to attend the church, synagogue, mosque of our choice; the freedom to hold Tea Parties, the freedom to buy our groceries when and where we please, the freedom of speech, the freedom to dress the

way we like (even though some people should be forced to look in a mirror before leaving home!) You get the point. Never forget that our freedoms are worth fighting for or we WILL lose those freedoms.

I apologize....every month it's a different soap box!!!!

OUR WALKWAY:

Some of you may have already noticed by now that our new walkway is under attack! The Seychelles Homeowner Association has issues with our walkway and one of the property owners decided to take matters into his own hands. Rest assured the Board Members of TBPOA are addressing the situation and hope to see the walkway back in place in the near future.

IN THE MEANTIME, please be EVEN MORE careful while crossing over to the beach. We feel the walkway has been left in a precarious condition and we don't want anyone injured.

And, as I have mentioned before, please DO NOT RIDE BICYCLES OR SKATEBOARDS ON THE WALKWAY.

COMMUNITY TRAGEDY:

We lost two more members of our community recently. Mr. and Mrs Hankey, who lived on Puebla, passed away in their home. We all want to extend our sympathies to the family and friends of the Hankey's.

Please remember to check on your neighbors periodically. Especially if they are elderly.

VOLUNTEER PICNIC:

We would like to have another volunteer picnic this year. We've had them in the past and they were a lot of fun. I like seeing the people in the community that I don't see very often and meeting new residents. The picnic is not just open to past and present volunteers. It's really open for anyone that wants to attend...OWNERS AND RENTERS. We call it a VOLUNTEER PICNIC because we need VOLUNTEERS to organize it!!!

This year it will be a "covered dish to share" picnic, just in case we don't have access to any grills. We would only need two volunteers! Volunteer Responsibilities:

1. CHOOSE A PICNIC SITE

2. CHOOSE A DATE

3. PICK UP SOFT DRINKS, NAPKINS, PLASTIC TABLECLOTHS AND UTENSILS.

The rest "just happens"! TBPOA will reimburse the volunteers for the supplies and will put up the advertising signs. So...does it sound like fun? Call me at 461-4356 to sign up to volunteer!!!!

AND LAST...BUT CERTAINLY NOT LEAST! We want your input. If you havequestions or comments on a subject for the monthly newsletter, please e-mail me at rpm2121@bellsouth.net

Thanks for reading to the very bottom of the this article!!!

Paula Murphy