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JUNE NEW SLETTER

2020

Cover Page 1

Letter From General Manager 3

New Members i 4

Golf News 5

Letter From the Director of Tennis 6

Letter From the Athletic Director 7

NNews from Food & Beverage 8

Letter from Catering 9

Hours of Operation 10

TABLE OF CONTENTS

THE MEADOWS JUNE NEWSLETTER

LETTER FROM THE GENERAL MANAGER

I hope you all have been enjoying the good weather days that have been extended to us in the Sarasota area with lower humidity and cooler nights. While we all know that humidity and rain chances are on the rise, it has been a wonderful nice start to the beginning of our off-season.

To all our members that have headed north, we hope your weather has been cooperating.

AAfter a full month of being entrenched here at The Meadows, I am more excited about our future and the opportunities that lie ahead. Our team continues to look for ways to provide enhanced services along with being fiscally responsible with our club’s resources. Thank you all for your support of the amenities that have begun to reopen under the restricted guidelines. I realize many of you are, and will continue to take a cautious approach relative to golf, tennis, pool, fitness, and food and beverage and I want to assure you that we are taking extra precautionary measures to ensure the safety of all who step foot on our beautiful property.

Our Our food & beverage teams will continue to offer “TO GO” services for the foreseeable future. We are open for sit down dinner in the Fountain View Lounge Wednesday – Friday nights. On Tuesday’s we will offer our usual burger night at The Centre Court Lounge along with a new menu introduced by Chef Joe this summer.

The regular CCL menu will be available for either dine-in or take out. Please see the hours of operation located on your member portal of the website.

We are pursuing other entertainment opportunities for you to take advantage of throughout the summer.

Our Our tennis members are finally enjoying doubles again, and it has been great to see so many taking advantage of the beautiful weather. Our tennis program is one of the best in the area, and Don and his team continue to do a great job. We are working on our summer programs that will give families and juniors something to do during the off-season. Don’t forget to grab some lunch at CCL before you leave! Thank you to those that participated in our Memorial Day cookout. Burgers and Dogs simply taste better right off the grill! We will continue to look for ways to provide some fun times at our Tennis facility over the next several months. months. We are blessed to have such a beautiful outdoor area, and we are looking into some happy hour type events to take advantage of the longer days ahead. I think I need to sign up for some tennis lessons!

Our golfing members are enjoying the final days on The Meadows Golf course as we prepare for closing the inner loop for renovation prep work. These are exciting times, and we look forward to the day of re-opening in the fall to kick off the 2021 season. Thank you all for your cooperation in playing The Highlands and Groves over the upcoming summer months as we will continue to enhance these two properties while we finish our work at The Meadows course. Check out our reciprocal playlist located on the website for alternative places to play over the summer months. However, I must say we like it when you choose to stay and play here!

FitneFitness has reopened with certain restrictions. We appreciate your patience and, most importantly, adhering to safety guidelines set forth to help all our members be as safe as possible. Don’t forget to wipe down those machines and stay cognizant of those around you. Now get out there and exercise!

FinallFinally, I want to thank those that have taken the opportunity to introduce themselves to me over the past month. My family and I are looking forward to meeting more of you soon, and please do not hesitate to look me up when you are at the club. I am thankful to call The Meadows my home as I am now officially a resident! I could not be more excited to be a part of such a vibrant community and look forward to fun times ahead. We have plenty of work to do but be assured that we are looking out for every part of our campus and will continue to look for ways to add value to your membership and create programs ththat will make you proud to invite your family and friends to a place we so affectionately call home!

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Tony JohnsonGeneral Manager

SILVER GOLF MEMBERS:Alan Lee & Christina Cornell

2020 SUMMER GOLF & TENNIS MEMBERS:Robert & Carolyn DallesandroDan & Gail HadleyJoan HaJoan HazenHerbert & Julia SauerDennis & Michele Zink

2020 SUMMER GOLF MEMBERS:C. Alan & Jill AndersonLawrence BonetLLouis & Marie CaputoRussell & Sandra CheaneyBen Colvard & Lorna HouseJames & Candace EisengartDavid & Audrey IselinJamie & Kim JacksonScot Jaffe & Stacey SteigPPeter HelfenRudy & Colleen JergovicCara & John LaneJohn & Elizabeth LawrenceDon & Liz MullaneyRobert & Amber Scott

2020 SUMMER TENNIS MEMBERS:Michelle BergeronMike & Fecith BessPeter BiltoftJoan CaddSam & Jean CaudleSam & Jean CaudleKen Chasser & Donna GayJulie ClarkDennis & Terri CostaRuby CurtisJane Hancock & Barbara BranningCatherine & Michael HawkinsBobbi & Irwin HurwitzBobbi & Irwin HurwitzPam Koepf & Fred JohnsonRichard & Deb LeunerLarry LevenbergSusan & Jim MartinDianne McDevittCliff & Allison MenezesMiMike & Mary MulcahyTed & Susan RobbinsMichele Rose & Nader MassoumiThomas SchlenderDavid SeiferAngela WardCharles Weiss

2020 SUMMER 2020 SUMMER SOCIAL/POOL MEMBERS:Erin & Mark Martell

NEW MEMBERS


We welcome June after a beautiful month of May here at The Meadows. As more members travel north for the summer, we welcome more Summer members by the day! This is a great time of year to branch out and find new faces to play along with. If you’re looking for a weekly group to join, please contact Dustin in the Meadows Golf Shop and he will help find the right group for you.

WWith The Meadows course under renovation, it’s also a great time to make your way across Longmeadow and play The Highlands and The Groves. With The Groves’ newly renovated greens, it’s a great chance to test your short game abilities along with your ball striking into those turtle-back greens. And we’re happy to announce a successful renovation on the green of Hole #2 on The Highlands. We hope to open the hole entirely by the end of the month!

WWhile it may be hard to stay outside for a full round of golf in the Summer heat, it’s still a great time to work on overall game improvement. Our Director of Instruction, Peter Dennis, P.G.A., as well as our Golf Professional, Dustin Lallier, are both here to help you turn bogeys into pars, 3-putts into 1-putts, and frustration into jubilation.

Stop by The Meadows Golf Shop and book Stop by The Meadows Golf Shop and book a lesson to become one step closer to the golfer you’ve always wanted to be.

GOLF NEWS


Don Caprio

On behalf of the staff at Meadows Tennis, we would like to welcome everyone back! The past couple of months have certainly been different as we navigate our way through a “new normal.” We want to thank all our Members for working with us to maintain all of our current COVID-19 Guidelines. Our team is committed to offering our Members the best possible service under the safest possible conditions. Please know that the door at the Tennis Center is always open. Whether you are looking for additional players, games, or have questions regarding Chelsea, the status of programs, or any other part of our program, please feel free to stop in… we are always hehere to help!

The Team from Tennis would also like to welcome our new Summer Tennis Members! I am sure you will find our Meadows Members very hospitable and welcoming of new players. For our new members who have not had a chance to schedule your “Get Acquainted Session,” please be sure to do so. Get Acquainted Sessions are a complimentary 30-minute hitting session and can be scheduled with any member of our professional team. It is an excellent way for us to understand how we can introduce you to other players at your level and best service your tennis needs.

With our Summer Weather also comes the summer rains and thunderstorms. For the safety and convenience of our members, please note the following:

1. Be sure to have the Meadows App installed on your phone. The App is available on your phone’s App store. Once downloaded, members can log in with the user name: [email protected] and password: member.

Be suBe sure to click yes to enable push notifications. The Meadows App is an excellent way to communicate with our members any sudden changes in court conditions and court availability due to weather.

2. Lightning Policy

a. Lightning Watch - One Blast of the Air Horn. The Tennis Pro Shop has detected lightning within a 10-mile radius. Players should exercise caution.

b. Lightning Warning - Two Blasts of the Air Horn. The Tennis Pro Shop has detected lightning within a 5-mile radius. Players must exit the courts immediately and seek shelter. It is not recommended that players seek shelter under the canopies.

We look forward to a fun Summer at The Meadows Tennis Center! As conditions continue to improve, we are confident that we are moving in a safe direction for both Members and Team, we look forward to opening more of our members’ programs and activities.

We look forward to seeing you at the courts!

LETTER FROM THE DIRECTOR OF TENNIS

PLEASE SEE 2020MEADOWS CLUB TENNIS CALENDAR ON NEXT PAGE


Director of Tennis

Crystal Romeo

LETTER FROM THE ATHLETIC DIRECTOR

ONLINE CLASSES CONTINUE AS THE FITNESS CENTER REOPENS!

The response to our online classes has been wonderful and since there are still many restrictions pertaining to COVID-19 we will continue offering these classes via zoom indefinitely.

Its gIts great to see and hear about our members participating in zoom workouts and classes! We have been doing our FREE Stretch & Tone class via zoom for a couple of weeks now, most recently we had 24 participants in one session! Many of the participants are our regulars however a few newbies have joined in too. If you have not participated in this class via zoom, and would like to do Tuesdays @ 8:45 a.m. you can email Penelope directly; [email protected]. For Thursdays Class email Rebecca; [email protected] If you have already done Rebecca’s class please use the same link flink from her class on 4/30.

Patty Seidensticker has been doing her yoga via zoom and had a few members participate in her classes as well. If you would like to join in for yoga with Patty send her an email [email protected] and she will send you an invite, only $12 and will be placed on your club account for easy payment.

As you know the pool is now open! The weather is perfect these days for outside activities, water aerobics restarted on Monday 5/11 and will continue to be at 8:30am Monday, Wednesday, & Friday with Margie. The pool will be closed during water aerobics from 8:20 am to 9:30 am. Space is limited to 10 people right now, reservations are required via email [email protected] Please note you must receive a confirmation email prior email prior to attending, the demand is HIGH for this class and we will not be able to accommodate many of the requests for every class. For now, this class will be done on a rotation, if you requested Monday along with more than 20 others and you didn’t get in Monday, then you will have an opportunity to participate in Wednesday’s class assuming you requested Wednesday too. Please send only one email per day requested. For

example, if you want to participate in Monday and Wednesday classes you will need to send two emails. Each email muEach email must have in the subject line “Water aerobics Wed” (or the day of your choice) as this will make reservations easier to identify.


Athletic Director

Stay well, stay active and keep smiling!

Joe Albers Rene Rios

We are slowly welcoming all of our members back as the State cautiously reopens, and we’re excited to see familiar faces from staff and club members.

Our To-Go offerings during this shutdown were a great success, and we couldn’t be happier, or thank our members enough to support their club during these trying times.

WWhile in shutdown, it allowed the club to reopen one of our restaurants with a new menu that included something for everyone, and as always, we are happy to get feedback to make adjustments.

As we start to adjust, we plan to have a new menu in Fountain View Lounge as well. Chef Joe will take his expertise and create some new dishes while holding on to some of the favorites. Keep an eye out. Once it’s finalized, we will send it out to our members.

FOOD & BEVERAGE


Executive Chef F&B Director

Ashley Watts

Well here we are at an unprecedented start to summer at The Meadows Country Club. Good thing we have some great ideas up our sleeves to have fun and keep everyone safe this season!

New and Exciting Events include:Themed Trivia Nights

Painting with a Twist PartiesSalsa Dance Nights

Karaoke

TThis month we plan to start slowly getting some awesome social activities going. The summer has always been a time of trying to stay cool while still being able to see all the faces we love, and this summer it will be no different. We have great new partnerships with leading purveyors of entertainment here in Sarasota and we CAN’T WAIT to get started! Keep your eye out for start dates and get ready to have some FUN!

TThemed Trivia Nights- Grab your friends and try your luck (and your brain) at our monthly Summer Trivia night over at the Center Court Lounge! Menu available and drink specials. Different themes every time from music, sports, history, and Hollywood movies!! Sure to be a lot of fun with great prizes-- we can’t wait to see you there!

PPainting With a Twist—Bring out your inner artist! Enjoy step by step instruction with experienced and enthusiastic local artists. It’s a colorful, casual party atmosphere where you can leave your cares behind and go home with a one-of-a-kind painting created by you!! Upstairs in the Regency Room overlooking the golf course and with a glass of wine in your hand…. how could you not be inspired?! Reservations required.

Salsa DancingSalsa Dancing—Jim Helmich, the owner of Ballroom City here in Sarasota, and his ever-gorgeous dance partner Sonia Ragan are coming to liven things up in The Regency Room! Tutorials and lessons will be for the first 45 minutes so you can learn some basic steps then we open up the dancefloor and have some fun! No partner needed; all are welcome. Club Members 10$ Non-Members 15$. Regency Room Bar will be open in case you need a bit of liquid courage, so come along! It’s going to be “Muy Caliente!” Reservations required.

KKaraoke- The fabulous Tony and Kathy bring their super fun show to us in The Fountain View Lounge and this time it will be even better! If you love live music, love to dance, and really love to see your friends and family try to sing, then this entertaining evening is for you. Food and Drink available for purchase, so come and check out this crazy evening and maybe there is a star in you!!

Please look for these sensational new programs to start and we look forward to seeing all of you here soon with a smile on your face and pep in your step!

Don’t Don’t forget, if you’re planning your own fabulous evening, our outside catering menu is always available to help you! With tantalizing nibbles like coconut shrimp, mini pulled pork sliders and crab devilled eggs or our beautiful displays of imported cheese, sushi or our ever popular and gorgeously carved fruit display. Call me today and let me help make your party food the last thing you have to worry about! Delivery available!

LETTER FROM THE CATERING SALES DIRECTOR


Catering Sales Director

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