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!
The Landscape Committee has been busy picking out some new replacement shrubs and plants (upwards of 100 of them). We are able to purchase these at wholesale prices, and pick them up ourselves. Colin has been busy installing these around the community, as directed by the Landscape Committee, to replace some long-dead plantings. Thank you to Colin for all his planting work!
Looking to make landscaping modifications around your condo?
Start with the Landscaping Guidelines. These guidelines are your first resource to learn more about how you may make (if approved) landscaping changes to the areas around your condo.
Starting April 15th, Raintree will have a new landscape company, Grasshoppers! Grasshoppers is one of Florida’s premier commercial landscapers and has been an established lawn maintenance company for over 19 years. We are happy to welcome Josh Lackey and his crew to Ventura and Raintree!
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!
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!
Didn’t make the December Annual Meeting to pickup your 2022 pool passes? No problem! There are several more opportunities through the end of January to pick them up at the pool in person. The following Board Members will be available during the dates and times below to pickup your passes:
Randy will be available on:
Wednesday, December 22nd, 29th, and January 5th
Time: 10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.
Location: Raintree Pool
Linda will be available on:
Saturday, January 8th, 15th and 22nd
Time: 10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.
Location: Raintree Pool
Pool Pass Pickup Instructions
Homeowners must bring ID and sign for them.
A new palm was planted in the front entrance to replace the one that was struck by lightning. It is the same type of palm that was there before. Check out the installation photos. The fronds will be opened in a couple of weeks so the palm can get established in that spot.
Thank you to everyone who helped install the holiday lights around the community. All of the lights look amazing. Check out more holiday photos! Also, we are collecting used and broken lights again this year for recycling. There is a collection box at the pool.
The Raintree 2022 pool passes will be available after the Annual Meeting on Monday, December 13th at 7:00 p.m. Homeowners must bring ID and sign for them. If you are unable to attend the Annual Meeting, additional pickup dates and times will be announced at a later date. Be sure to subscribe to Raintree emails if you haven’t already to receive these updates.
Due to circumstances beyond our control, the Raintree Board Meeting scheduled for Monday, November 8th at 7 p.m. will be a ZOOM meeting only. After the bad experience last month, we spent a couple of hours attempting to set up a live meeting with Zoom, but were unsuccessful. We hope to get this working for future meetings. Again, this meeting will be a ZOOM meeting only, no in-person meeting.
To attend the November 8th Board Meeting via Zoom:
Meeting ID: 989 3632 4881
Passcode: 32751
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