‘ April 2015 A Newsletter for Owners and Tenants of the Emory Villas President’s Message Emory Villas Contact Information Emory Office 561-968-0728 Emails Property Manager: Emilio Garcia emorymaster@comcast.net Bookkeeper: Iris Tanenbaum emoryacct@gmail.com Office Manager /Gazette and Website Editor: Joan Theodore emoryoffice2530@gmail.com www.emoryvillas.com Mailing Address Emory Master Association 2530 Emory Drive East West Palm Beach, FL 33415 Inside this issue: Electrical Panels 2 Above and Beyond 4 Current Projects 5 Meet the Staff 6 Monthly Chuckle 6 Events Calendar 7 Party Pictures 9 Before and After 10 Classifieds 12 Many thanks to Emilio for keeping Emory looking so good and efficiently run. The Board has approved a budget for the coming year that reduced the monthly unit maintenance while improving the property values. We have a good team working for us. Thanks to all the residents for responding so positively to our Electric Panel project. We have almost 400 signed up at this point and once this project is completed it will also add to the value of our investment . It has been great to be president of such an active community and I want to thank all the volunteers who have given of their time, skills and energy to organize events for our residents. I am proud of each and every group that donates time and talent to our community. I want to encourage any other resident with new ideas to come forward and get involved. I am certain you will get a lot of support from your fellow residents and we will all be the better for it. Lists of the various activities and committees are in the office for anyone that wants to join them. Please take a minute and consider how you can help. Thanks to all our year-round residents for their welcoming spirit and understanding in accepting the snowbird residents. Those of us who can only spend some of our time here appreciate your friendliness. As a community together we make a great team. Snowbirds tell me that while they leave, it is with some sadness and they look forward to coming back to their friends in Florida. The Board has also approved two other projects to be completed this year: Painting of all the villas and the Clubhouse and the replacement of all the electrical street number signs. In the Fall things will be impressively different. May I wish everyone a happy and healthy summer. For those that travel, have a successful trip and a safe return. Let us all plan for the next season and enjoy the good times together. Jim Perri President Emory Master Association Emory Sunrise Photo courtesy of Tatiana Mejia Seasonal Residents… Important! Please update or confirm your contact information in the office before you leave. Electrical panels will continue to be installed throughout the summer. The Management office must be able to contact you and have access to your apartment if your panel is to be replaced over the summer. How to close your apartment for the summer… For seasonal residents the Emory office has instructions available listing the steps that need to be taken to close your apartment for the off season. They are available in both English and French. Page 2 Emory Villas Gazette Emory Villas Gazette Page 3 Bacon Cheddar Deviled Eggs INGREDIENTS: 12 eggs 1/2 cup mayonnaise 4 slices bacon Villa 29 2 tablespoons finely shredded Cheddar cheese Ray Palumbo, Adeline Andreano 1 tablespoon mustard Villa 30 DIRECTIONS: Joyce Bean, Elaine and Mike Boshnack Villa 31 Dottie Augugliaro, John Leuthold, Gunther Bauer Villa 33 Roch Smith, Gilma Sauer, Jean Poitevin, JeanClaude Babin Villa 34 Therese Parent, Eva Boghosian Villa 35 Anne Marie Heizinger, Rosemary Marchese, Vincent Lupo A belated Happy Birthday! to Fran Feldhandler of Villa 33 who celebrated a birthday in March. If you know of any birthdays, anniversaries , special events or milestones being celebrated by yourself or one of your Emory neighbors please call the Emory Office before the end of each month. We will include the resident’s name and event in the next month’s Emory Villas Gazette along with a congratulation on behalf of all of us at Emory. 1.Place eggs in a saucepan, and cover with cold water. Bring water to a boil and immediately remove from heat. Cover, and let eggs stand in hot water for 10 to 12 minutes. Remove from hot water, and cool. To cool more quickly, rinse eggs under cold running water. 2.Meanwhile, place bacon in a large, deep skillet. Cook over medium-high heat until evenly brown. Alternatively, wrap bacon in paper towels and cook in the microwave for about 1 minute per slice. Crumble and set aside. 3.Peel the hard-cooked eggs, and cut in half lengthwise. Remove yolks to a small bowl. Mash egg yolks with mayonnaise, crumbled bacon and cheese. Stir in mustard. Fill egg white halves with the yolk mixture and refrigerate until serving. Page 4 Emory Villas Gazette Hello everyone, I want to use the "Emory Villas Gazette" volunteers column to give you a short message. Above and Beyond As you know, Robert "Bob" Gosselin, president of the Entertainment Committee, was not here this winter and he had asked me to replace him for this season. I had big shoes to fill and I could not afford to do this alone, because my feet are too small. So I had the help of Bob's acolytes that supported him last year and who were willing to trust me and help me meet the challenge. I want to thank them officially, they are in alphabetical order : Alain and Lisette Lapointe, Jean-Yves and Nicole Quimper, Madeleine and Normand Therrien and my boyfriend Réjean Trudel. To all, a huge THANK YOU, we did it! The Emory Entertainment Committee had a great success this winter at dinners/ holiday parties and cookouts and it is in large part to our regular volunteers. I would like to thank them personally, they are : Claude Bernier, Jeannot Caron, Armand Gosselin, Gisèle Gosselin, Georgette Goupil, Lucie Lacasse, Marcel Lacasse, Jacques Lacroix, Daniel Langlais, Luc Lefebvre, Nicole Picard, Gilles Poirier, Lise Poirier, Armand Thibeault, et Therese Thibeault. I would also like to thank the volunteers who have kindly agreed to take on some evenings of sports and recreation, for the petanque: Yvon Gaudreau, Dominique Neury and Normand Therrien. For billiards: Jacques Viau and for Texas Hold'em: Jacques Desautels. Thank you. I would also like to thank all the residents and guests of Emory who bought tickets and participated in different activities. You know, without volunteers, a committee is nothing. Without their help with the activities and events, we could not have been as successful as we were. In closing, I would also like to thank Emilio Garcia and his team for their availability and co-operation, it was very much appreciated. I hope I have not forgotten anyone but if that's the case, my appologies and tell yourself that this message is for you also. Thank you to all and have a great summer. See you in the fall ! Yolande Goupil for the Emory Entertainment Committee Sign up for an Emory Committee! Come to the Emory Office or visit the Emory event message board in the clubhouse breezeway to sign up for one of the many committees here at Emory. Volunteer, meet your neighbors and participate in the community. Help to make Emory a great place for all residents. Emory Villas Gazette Page 5 Current Projects Continue progressing with the installation of electrical panels. Begin the power washing, stucco repair and painting . As we work on the buildings, all dead and diseased hedges and vegetation will be pulled out. After the painting project is complete a site wide inventory will be taken then re-planting and additional planting will begin. Laundry Room Changes Coming to Emory Problem with a washing machine or dryer? A contract has been signed with Coin Mach. You can expect delivery of the new washers and dryers within 4 - 6 weeks. They are operated with a reloadable laundry card. No more quarters! Write down the 6 digit number (example above) and call : A machine will be installed in the office where you can load more money on your laundry card. Each washer and dryer will tell you exactly how much money is on your card when you insert it to pay for use. (877) 264-6622. A repair person will respond in 1-3 business days. More info will be available in the near future, please check the bulletin board in your laundry room or the Emory Gazette for updates. INGREDIENTS: 2 (10 ounce) packages matzo crackers 1/2 cup butter Matzo Ball Soup 6 eggs salt and pepper to taste 3 tablespoons minced fresh parsley 2 onions, minced 5 ounces matzo meal 96 ounces chicken broth DIRECTIONS: 1.Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. 2.Break matzo crackers into small pieces, and place in a large bowl. Add water to cover; allow to soak for a few minutes, until soft. Drain off excess water. 3.Melt butter in a large skillet over medium heat and stir in drained matzos; stir until mixture is dry and slightly brown. Remove from heat, and mix in eggs, salt and pepper to taste, parsley, and onions. 4.Mix in just enough matzo meal to make mixture hold together. Roll one golf ball-size matzo ball. Place matzo ball in the boiling water to test the mixture. The ball must rise to the top of the water and not break apart. If it does not rise, then too much matzo meal was added. In this case, add another beaten egg to the mixture and try again. When desired consistency is reached, roll all of mixture into golf ball size spheres. 5.In a large saucepan, bring chicken broth to a slow boil over medium heat; add balls to broth. Serve soup as the balls rise to the top of the broth. Page 6 Emory Villas Gazette Monthly Chuckle A young boy enters a barber shop and the barber whispers to his customer, "This is the dumbest kid in the world. Watch while I prove it to you." The barber puts a dollar bill in one hand and two quarters in the other, then calls the boy over and asks, "Which do you want, son?" The boy takes the quarters and leaves. “What did I tell you?" said the barber. "That kid never learns!" Later, when the customer leaves, he sees the same young boy coming out of the ice cream store. "Hey, son! May I ask you a question? Why did you take the quarters instead of the dollar bill?" The boy licked his cone and replied, "Because the day I take the dollar, the game is over!" Meet The Staff Marroquin Elias Marroquin is Marco’s son and he is as hardworking as his dad. We are glad to have him on the Emory landscaping crew. Community Pet Peeves “Neighborly reminders of rules for all residents of Emory.” Please do not use the laundry room sinks or washing machines to clean throw rugs or any other heavily soiled items. Please do not put bulk items in the garbage rooms if they block your neighbor’s access to the recycle bins and the dumpster. Please make sure all monthly maintenance payments are made payable to your villa and have your bldg# and apartment letter on the check. Emory Villas Gazette Clubs, Events and Entertainment Page 7 Page 8 Emory Villas Gazette A Story from one of our Residents Miracles Happen At birth, our daughter was diagnosed with a severe lung disease. She was treated at the Montreal Children Hospital and with good care, the disease was well controlled, until she reached 20 years old. It started deteriorating and at age 24, she was using oxygen constantly. Then we learned that a lung transplant program was offered at the Toronto General Hospital. Our daughter applied and she was finally accepted on December 22 1988. On January 5 1989, our daughter, my husband and I, we moved to Toronto. She was often sick, very sick, was hospitalized often. When she had an infection, she would be removed from the program. On September 13, 1989, we had a telephone call from the Toronto General Hospital. An organ was available for her. We drove to the hospital and she was taken in charge immediately. At 7:30 the next morning, she was taken into the Intensive Care Unit with her new lungs. It took her a month before she could get rid of the mechanical respirator. In October 2002, our daughter and her husband came back from Russia with a little boy they had adopted. Our daughter was not feeling too good then and in February 2003, her kidneys failed. She had to do peritoneal dialysis until October 28, 2003, when her husband gave her one of his kidneys. Since then, she lives fully, she has a very normal life. As one of the nurses said: "Lady, three organs, that's all you can get". Last September 14, 2014, we celebrated the 25th Anniversary of her new life. Miracles happen. Please do not hesitate to sign for organ donation. Anonymous resident of Emory www.kidney.org Emory Villas Gazette Page 9 Farewell Party Ending the 2014-2015 season in style! See all the party pictures at emoryvillas.com, just click on the picture gallery tab Emory Villas Gazette Page 10 Before and After Emory Remodels and Makeovers If you have before and after pictures of an apartment renovation or decorating project you would like to submit please e-mail Joan at emoryoffice2530@gmail.com or send to the emory office. We love seeing what the talented residents at Emory do to transform their apartments into beautiful homes. Emory Villas Gazette Page 11 Emory Office Hours Front Office and Clubhouse: Sunday- Saturday 8:00 am - 10:00 pm Clubhouse rooms are locked up beginning at 9:45 pm. Business Office: Monday - Friday 8:00 am- 4:00 pm Closed 12:00-1:00pm for lunch. What to Expect When Submitting a Work Order Work orders are separated into 5 categories, each of which has a time frame for completion. The first is General Maintenance. This would be dirty garbage rooms, broken outside faucets, ripped soffit screens, etc. These work orders will take approximately 3 business days to complete. The second category is Irrigation. This category is primarily for broken/non-working sprinklers. Work orders in this category take approximately 5-7 business days. Any broken sprinkler which is flooding an area is dealt with as soon as possible. Letters to the Editor The third category is Electrical. This category includes broken lollipop lights, cement pole lights out and faulty or damaged wiring. Usually the electrician needs to be called to complete the repair. Expect 5-7 days to complete. We would like to hear what you have to say. Please submit letters by the end of the third week of each month for inclusion in the following month’s newsletter. The fourth is Landscaping. This category includes sod, replacement of dead or diseased bushes and trees. Expect 3-5 business days to complete the work order. The fifth is Plumbing. This includes plumbing problems in the clubhouse bathrooms and Villa common areas. The completion time for this category depends on the size and extent of the job. 1. All letters must be addressed “to the Editor”, must be signed and must be accompanied by the writer’s address and phone# or email address. Names will be withheld upon request. 2. Letters containing obscenities or personal attacks will not be printed. 3. The Emory Master Board will review all letters and may edit letters to make them shorter and/or clearer. your browser. You will find the latest information, 4. We welcome reasoned and respectful differences of opinion along with positive responses to our ongoing effort to make Emory Villas a wonderful place to live and visit for all residents. orders, change of mailing address, account questions Please email your letters to: emoryoffice2530@gmail.com “ To the Editor, Love the Gazette. Good read, good information, good food ideas, good humor. Good luck and good day! Sandy, Villa 32” Did you know Emory Villas has a website? Type www.emoryvillas.com into the address bar on pictures, official business info, you can submit work and much more. In addition, the Emory Villas Gazette is there along with Rental/Sales Application info. Emory Villas Gazette Page 12 Classifieds Emory Villas Gazette Monthly Advertising Rates Classified Ad- $10.00 per 25 words ($1 per additional 10 words) Business Card- $10.00 1/4 page- $45.00 1/2 page $75.00 Full page- $125.00 Payment in full is due when placing the ad. Ads must be ordered and paid for by the last day of the previous month, for example– January “Goodbyes are not forever. Goodbyes are not the end. They simply mean I'll miss you until we meet again.” From the Emory Management OfficeWishing all our snowbirds safe travels and a wonderful summer. See you in the fall.
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