ARCHIVED ACCOMPLISHMENTS
2018 Accomplishments
Solivita Cyclists Club
Representing the Solivita Cyclists Club on a 63-mile charity ride from Bartow in the annual Tour de Tow on September 22, 2018, is Tony Handler, George Stewart, and Dan Hart.
Wedding Anniversary
Fred D. and Arvilla Jacks - 9/27/2018
Solivita Resident Studies at Oxford University
In July, Solivita resident Jeff Adams completed a course of study at Oxford University in the UK and was named a “scholar” by the Warden (President). Earlier this year, Jeff had been invited by the university to participate in their Continuing Education Program. The program offered areas of study such as literature, languages, science, etc. Included among them was archaeology. The course Jeff chose was the Archaeology of Early Medieval England. This course included classroom presentations by his tutor (professor) as well as field trips to various museums and an archaeological site. Archaeology is nothing new to Jeff as he has both bachelor’s and master’s degrees in Anthropology with a concentration in Archaeology.
Oxford University is in the city of Oxford which is sixty miles north of London. The university was founded in 1231 - 261 years before Christopher Columbus discovered America. The city itself was founded in the 6th century AD.
During his stay, Jeff sampled life as a student on campus by living in one of the dormitories and eating in their dining hall. In the hall, Jeff had the singular honor of being invited to dine at the “high table.” Sitting at the high table is a tradition and is reserved for the faculty, their guests and the warden. Meals are served by waiters wearing white gloves. Basically, the high table dinner is a combination of ritual and theatre. Dining there can be best described as like a scene from a Harry Potter movie – sitting with the college professors in a centuries-old hall at a massive wooden table positioned above the student tables. “I consider myself fortunate to have had the opportunity to study at Oxford, be named a scholar, and to have dined at the high table.”
Hurricane Irma Clean-Up
Floralawn is being recognized for its accomplishment with the hurricane Irma clean-up.
There will be a luncheon in gratitude to all staff members of Floralawn who worked so tirelessly in the midst of the storm and going forward. After reading all the kudos on Nextdoor Solivita, the SAC committee and the Neighborhood Captains decided that Floralawn deserved more than thanks.
These hardworking men and women came in on Monday following hurricane Irma. Most of the staff didn't have water or electricity in their own homes and many experienced damages to their homes.
The plan is to have a surprise luncheon on October 11th in the Starlite Ballroom. Food & Beverage will prepare the food and AV Homes is expected to provide a donation. The cost of Floralawn's 150 staff will be approximately $1,700. Many Solivita residents have made and are still making contributions to this event. Checks may be made to CASH and left with Diane Jorio (443-262-1053) or Pat Schmid (863) 852-3499.
Hunger Hero Award
Bob Doktor is an excellent carpenter. When a friend asked him to help renovate the St. Rose of Lima Food Pantry, he said yes. When he was asked to use his big maroon GM truck to collect food from community drives, he said yes. Bob became a volunteer because he was invited to help, saw the need and said yes. Today he is the director of the St. Rose Pantry, leading an amazing team of highly organized volunteers, many of whom live in Solivita.
Bob was recently honored with the Hunger Hero Award for Osceola County, presented by Second Harvest of Central Florida. You can read more about Bob in the October issue of Reflections newsletter.
