5th Annual Raintree Golf Event & Potluck is March 11

Sign up now! The 5th Annual Raintree Golf Event will take place on Tuesday, March 11th. Shotgun Scramble Start – back 9 holes. Player sign up sheets are posted at the pool. Cost is $38.00 for non-members. A potluck will follow at 4:00 p.m. at the pool. All Raintree event golfers and Raintree residents are invited to the potluck! Bring a dish to pass and your own beverage (please no glass). Potluck sign up sheets are also at the pool. 50/50 raffle to be held a the potluck! See you there.

Raintree Needs Your Help, No Experience Necessary

Do you live in Raintree full or part time? Do you want the community maintained, perhaps make some improvements? Do you want to keep costs down? Do you want a sense of community? Do you ever wonder who does what, when and how in Raintree? If you answered “yes” to any of these questions, Raintree wants you and needs your help!

“But I have no extra time. I have time but probably don’t have the knowledge/skills/physical stamina/etc. to be of any help. I don’t want to commit to attend meetings.”  Well, don’t worry. Raintree still NEEDS YOU.

Here’s how you can help Raintree – there are many opportunities!

BUILDINGS AND GROUNDS: Under Direction of a Board Member

  • Physically able but don’t have a lot of extra time? Sign up to help when an extra pair of hands is needed.
  • Have some time? Sign up to help with small special projects.
  • Have some time and special skills/general home maintenance experience? Sign up to help with an occasional small maintenance problem when our maintenance man is not here.
  • Have fairly good vision and would be willing to visually check and/or report problems? Sign up.
  • Have an hour a week? Sign up to help with processing the biweekly payroll for maintenance or track work orders (full time or as a “vacation cover”).

MEMBERSHIP: Under Direction of a Board Member

  • Twice a year update the Member Emergency Contact Information Book.
  • Once a year review and update the Raintree Welcome Booklet.
  • Contact new owners/renters to obtain contact information and distribute the Welcome Booklet.
  • Distribute new pool passes/issue replacements when needed.

For more information and/or to sign up to help, please contact Randy Moreland. Randy can be reached by phone at 407-341-2672 (call or text), by email at phantom3mb@aol.com or stop by 6116 Raintree Drive.

Please note that these are volunteer opportunities, and are unpaid.

Don’t Miss the Raintree Friends & Golfers Potluck Lunch on April 6th

Open to all Raintree friends and golfers, don’t miss this potluck lunch at the Raintree pool on Saturday, April 6th starting at noon. Enjoy appetizers, entrees, and desserts! Bring your favorite dish (remember NO GLASS), sign up sheet at the pool. The golf tournament winners from the outing on April 4th will be announced. There will also be a 50/50 Raffle and tickets available to purchase for a prize to be raffled off at the fundraiser for next year’s New Year’s Eve fireworks display at Lake Frederica. See you there!

Raintree Fireworks Fundraiser November 15th at the Clubhouse

Raintree is holding a fundraiser at the Ventura Clubhouse on Wednesday, November 15th between 7:00 p.m. and 10:00 p.m. to raise money for a New Year’s Eve fireworks display for everyone in Ventura and their friends! There will be many raffles, auctions, and live music. All proceeds will sponsor a fireworks show that will take place at 10:00 p.m. on New Year’s Eve on the banks of Lake Frederica (gates open at 9:00 p.m.). Tickets are only $20 per person and can be purchased at the Admin Office or see Tom Rawson.

Happy Hour & Raffle Viewing: 6:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.

Live Music by Uptown: 7:00 p.m. – 10:00 p.m.

Enjoy hors d’oeuvres and a cash bar.

Hurricane Ian Damage and Flooding around Ventura

Check out storm photos, as well as some videos taken by Raintree residents during and after the storm. Hurricane Ian hit Ventura as a Category 1 hurricane, bringing with it strong winds and lots of water. Raintree areas had minimal flooding; however, a lot of tree and shrub debris was scattered throughout the community.

Woodgate Blvd. inside Ventura Country Club flooded during Hurricane Ian from the Curry Ford gate to just before the Raintree entrance.
Woodgate Blvd. inside Ventura Country Club looks like a river after Hurricane Ian. Water engulfs car trying to drive out.
Hurricane Ian sends lots of rain and wind through Raintree.

VCC Social Committee Presents: Beat the Heat Kids Pool Party

The Ventura Country Club Social Committee presents “Beat the Heat” Kids Pool Party on Saturday, June 18th from 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m at Clubhouse pool. Tickets are $3 per person, and are available for purchase at the 19th Hole and the Admin Office. Deadline to purchase tickets is June 13th. Menu includes: hot dogs, chips, watermelon, ice freeze pops, cookies and juice boxes!

A Thank You for Your Donations & Video

Back in December, the Raintree community collected donations for Colin’s church in Jamaica that included canned and boxed foods, plus school supplies and games for the children. Colin went home for a three-week vacation with all of our donations and returned with some wonderful photos, a letter from the pastor and a video to share with us. Thank you all for your generosity!

Raintree Social Brings Community Together

A Raintree Poolside Social was held on March 14th for our community. It was a beautiful afternoon and approximately 55 people attended! There was plenty of food to go around. Thank you to Linda Holmes, Tom and Linda Rawson and to all who helped organize and setup this social afternoon. 

Raintree organizes these social gatherings from time to time. Gatherings are announced at Board Meetings, through Raintree emails, and posts at the mailboxes. See you next time!

Raintree Participates in This Year’s Holiday Golf Cart Parade

This year, Raintree decorated the work cart and participated in the Christmas golf cart parade! The work cart (with trailer attached) was decorated and lighted, and was honored to carry Santa and many gift packages throughout the route. Thank you to Colin for getting it cleaned up. Bev and Tom added a little magic to make the cart extra festive. Past resident Rick Cobb was Santa Claus, and Colin and Tom were his helpers. It was a big surprise and hit for all the adults and children on the route!