From the President's Dock...

Hello Neighbors,

This is my first report from the post of President - TBPOA. I am honored (and I think- crazy) to take this position. Attempting to fill the shoes of the many folks who have held this post during the past 35-year history of Treasure Beach is certainly a challenge; however, I see it as an opportunity to increase our association membership in both time and talent. With a greater membership we can expect a larger treasury for a possible future battle with our county leaders about the canals. We also need additional volunteers to support the front entrance decoration/beautification project, our TBPOA Welcome Wagon committee needs a hand. Of course, we]will need helping hands with the Treasure Beach yard sale planned for May of this year and one in the Fall. We also need volunteers for our (your) neighborhood watch and help with an Appreciation Picnic for all volunteers this Spring. Can you donate baked goods for our bake sale? I do hope you will consider coming out this year to help us out with these projects because itms all about you.

We all can look forward to fun times ahead this year, as a group, with put-put golf, bowling, our community yard sales, covered dish suppers and possibly a group boat trip. With the help of our very capable Board of Directors and your in-put we can continue the above and even add more to this list 2006. Activities like these help make our community a desirable and pleasant place to call home.

Our own Doug Martin had a special style of leadership over the past two years. He has brought our treasury to a higher level and maintained cohesiveness among the TBPOA Board of Directors as well as our community members. I hope I can be an integral part of the continued growth and prosperity of Treasure Beach as well. I fear not because the Lord will help guide me to do the right thing.]Also, Doug promised he would be there to help lift me up when I tripped.

There will be 9 community meetings in the year 2006. It would really be nice to see more of you all at our meetings to come. We will attempt to get some interesting speakers to join us so we can all learn a bit more about our St. Augustine as well as ourselves- From History to Health to Wealth and Happiness. It is my hope we can keep your interest. We already have 2 speakers lined up for February( our Lighthouse) and March ( Hurricane emergency management ) . April will concentrate on our canal issues and May will see our meeting at Whitney Laboratories in Marineland with a guest speaker to accompany our "Pot Luck Dinner".

If you ever need a ride to the meetings just call any one on the Board and we will get you to and from the meeting. Keep that in mind. We want you to attend. We want you to learn whatms going on in your neighborhood. We want you to meet your neighbors. We want you to enjoy yourself.

This January Taunnie and I traveled Pennsylvania to visit friends and relatives in the Baltimore region, Gettysburg and Pittsburgh. For those who grew up in the northeast you may recall those wintry days when the humidity was 1 percent with very low temperatures. Kinda dries your skin so it feels like leather and itchy. Oh yes, getting zapped each time you touched your car door when getting out. I really like our Florida weather (except for Hurricane season). Taunnie and I had a special treat to meet our newest addition to carry on the Novak name. Our Son Vincent and his wife Faye had a child that they named lJacksonn born on December 27th. I have a photo I would like to share with you of him only hours old. He is really a handsome boy and healthy too!!]Momma and son are doing fine. Unfortunately Taunnie brought back a sneezy wheezy cold donated to her by our granddaughter Emma in Pittsburgh.

I also want to thank our Neighborhood watch for looking in on our house while we were away. You know, you donmt have to be President to ask for an extra watch if you are going to be away for an extended stay. All you have to do is ask any one of the Board Members and they will get word back to the coordinator of TBPOA Neighborhood Watch. We have many special folks who volunteer for this duty q yearlong. We are truly blessed.

I do not want to be winded on this my first message from "THE PRESIDENT'S DOCK" so I will end with a wish for a healthy and peaceful New Year in 2006. I promise you my BEST.

Respectfully,

Charlie Novak