Originally Posted by JoMar (Post 1060176)

We were there.....great marketing presentation which is exactly what I expected, although the video provided some insight into the man and the men who put this together. Having done a couple start up's those were the fun times. Running it is the hard part. I have great respect for those that take the financial and personal risks and are successful. While I did know that they came from "poor" and worked to get here, the video put some meat on the bones. There were statistics presented but outside of context, again what I expected. As I tell my friends, this place isn't for everyone, and some will always find stuff to complain about, some will always begrudge the success of the Morse family and someone will never be satisfied. For those of us that have the kool aid glass half full, this is a great place to live and it's great to wake up every morning and only have to worry about me....and that's the opportunity the Schwartz/Morse family gave to each us.

Originally Posted by hulahips (Post 1060194)

That all being said let's Not forget to thank our over 2,000 volunteers who run all our clubs. I wonder how many clubs we would have without them. My shout out of thanks always goes to our generous villagers who give of their time! Very much appreciated!

Originally Posted by justjim (Post 1060181)

"Ask not what The Villages can do for you,
Ask what you can do for the Villages".
I think this is what Mr. Morse has in mind.

Originally Posted by sralph99 (Post 1060157)

Saturday on Channel 2 at noon, 3 pm, 6 pm and 9 pm

Originally Posted by villages07 (Post 1060279)

For those who don't have Comcast (or a friend with Comcast).... I think the TV service in the billiards rooms at the rec centers is Comcast. On a quiet Sat afternoon, you can probably go to a local rec center and watch the program if the billiards room is not booked.



As someone posted earlier, it is on Channel 2 at 12, 3, 6, and 9 pm Saturday.

Originally Posted by mickey100 (Post 1060228)

I agree. The volunteers are a huge part of the success of the Villages.

Originally Posted by sea turtle (Post 1060333)

This was our first meeting. We kinda hoped to have more answers about future construction plans or when does build out end. Without giving away any secrets, but no such luck. Guess we will have to wait and see if the build out population stops about the projected 110K.

Originally Posted by planetjanet (Post 1060328)

thanks for your post jomar. will be closing on our place in the southern end on monday next but won't be moving down for awhile. we have been active in our community up here in fairfax va and expect to be so when we move down there.

Originally Posted by JoMar (Post 1060176)

We were there.....great marketing presentation which is exactly what I expected, although the video provided some insight into the man and the men who put this together. Having done a couple start up's those were the fun times. Running it is the hard part. I have great respect for those that take the financial and personal risks and are successful. While I did know that they came from "poor" and worked to get here, the video put some meat on the bones. There were statistics presented but outside of context, again what I expected. As I tell my friends, this place isn't for everyone, and some will always find stuff to complain about, some will always begrudge the success of the Morse family and someone will never be satisfied. For those of us that have the kool aid glass half full, this is a great place to live and it's great to wake up every morning and only have to worry about me....and that's the opportunity the Schwartz/Morse family gave to each us.