December 2009 Newsletter

From The President's Dock... Paula Murphy President, TBPOA If you missed the November 3rd Community meeting you missed some good food!!!! The meeting was a "covered dish" dinner where everyone brought a dish to share. There are some very good cooks in T. B.!!! We had turkey chili made by Mike and Erika Whitley and lime squares made by Giesela Prange. (For those of you that may not know this, Giesela has a lime tree in her yard.) There were many other delicious dishes that I can't remember.....but, of course, I tasted them all!! Yours truly brought fried chicken from Winn-Dixie. Hey! I still work full time!! Giesela brought her sister (who lives in Germany) to the meeting. She doesn't speak very much English but she enjoyed the food and smiled a lot. Wow! All the way from Germany to attend our Community Meeting covered dish meeting! I told you we had some good cooks!!! This meeting was also the "election of officers" meeting for the year 2010. Your board members for next year are: Paula Murphy President Erika Whitley First Vice President Doug Berndt Second Vice President Barbara Warman Treasurer Richard Grubb Recording Secretary Did you notice any changes?? Neither did I!!! Please give thought this year to becoming a board member for the 2011 year. Some of the current board members will need a break after next year. My THANKS to all of the board members for agreeing to serve another year. DATES TO REMEMBER DECEMBER 12, 2009 6:00 P. M. BEACHER'S LODGE Giesela Prange has agreed to head up a team of volunteers to put on a very special (and somewhat secretive) Christmas Party. She wouldn't let me mention all of the details.....but I CAN tell you this....WEAR COMFORTABLE SHOES! DON'T FORGET TO BRING A COVERED DISH TO SHARE! Call Giesela at 471-9496 to make a reservation and tell her what you would like to bring. (TBPOA is providing the ham). THIS IS IMPORTANT! Although we all love macaroni and cheese, we don't need 24 pans of it!! TBPOA will provide plates, napkins, utensils, cups, coffee and soft drinks. If you want any other type of drink, please feel free to bring it with you!! EACH PERSON MUST BRING A WRAPPED CHRISTMAS ORNAMENT AS THEIR ADMISSION TICKET!!Page 3 Keep the price $5.00 and under. We will play a game that involves the ornaments. JANUARY 12, 2010 7:30 p.m. BEACHER'S LODGE First Community Meeting of the New Year. We will have a guest speaker at this meeting. FEBRUARY 9, 2010 7:30 p.m. BEACHER'S LODGE Our 2nd Community Meeting! We will also have a guest speaker at this meeting. DUES! DUES! DUES! DUES! You will soon receive a letter from the Board reminding every property owner to pay their 2010 annual dues of $40.00. (What a deal!) Some of you seem to be confused about who really needs to pay these dues. It's not JUST the property owners that LIVE in Treasure Beach. IF YOU OWN RENTAL PROPERTY.....YOU ARE RESPONSIBLE TO PAY THE ANNUAL DUES! Do you want the canals dredged? Do you want a nice and safe walkway to the beach? Do you want your property values to increase? PAY YOUR DUES! We can't do these things without EVERYONE'S support. We've even made it easier for you to pay them!!! Check out the Pay Pal option on the web site!! (www.treasurebeachfl.com) What are your thoughts about Treasure Beach becoming an active Homeowner Association again?????? You might want to attend the January meeting. I HOPE EVERYONE HAS A VERY MERRY AND BLESSED CHRISTMAS! Sincerely, Paula L. Murphy President