Every one I attended between 2010 and 2015 was on a Friday (I believe the third) at 3PM.

Public park?

Lake Miona Park off of CR472 might work. They have grills. Lake Miona Park | Sumter County, FL - Official Website

Card rooms at the rec centers can seat about 40 or so. I think all restaurants will ask for food and drink orders and rightfully so.

:oops: Not in a golf cart.

I am busy on the third Friday of June-- the 15th.

We cannot use the rec centers, unless we are an official club.

OK, I will need to check my old calendar, I was sure the meetings were on a sunday.....

I always went on Friday's.

I wonder how one starts... an "official" club?

Given that there are what, over 2,700 of them...it shouldn't be that difficult.

However, I can't seem to find the answer anywhere in this link. :shrug:

http://districtgov.org/images/Facili...d-Approved.pdf



Here's an application to rent a room, that leads one to think (first box)... that maybe even 'individuals can rent' rooms.

Yep, apparently there is a cost for the rooms.

http://districtgov.org/images/Facili...pplication.pdf

No matter that there are so many users of Talk of the Villages, only twice have we had 40 people at the Crispers meeting.. Most of the time there is about a dozen. The Rec centers allow you to use the room if you have a certain amount of people. If you drop to a few, you lose use of the room.

More do come when the administrators of the site send a reminder, which happened twice. It is often the same people every time with two or three newbies and there was never any pot stirrer's or any eyebrow raising comments.

There was never anything close to a heated discussion either. Kathie was in charge for a long time and then several of us took turns and then Ellen was the hostess for several years. It ended when Crispers was shut down in May of 2017. We would meet on the patio if it was comfortable weather, at three on the third Friday and maybe a third would get food, most of the rest would order cold drinks. The host had people sign in and people could sign their real name or their screen name so we have a record of who attended. Only once in my attendance did the previous administrator attend a meeting and the in laws of the current owner attended several times.


I gathered people from TOTV for snacks and dessert at our home three times. We had about 40 each time. About ten years ago many of us would meet "under the clock" at Lake Sumter Landing for evening TOTV get togethers. We had some fun times and Sam Hass organized a "freeze on the dance floor" where all of us from TOTV stopped in a frozen position for several minutes, not expected by the other dancers. We had a ghost hunt one year that ended up on a creepy road just outside TV where a couple girls swore they saw a sheet draped figure. Sam Hass had a bunch of the women to her house several times. Many loved posters on TOTV have passed away. We have some really great memories of good times, and a good reason to keep them going.

How to start a club......
Start here. Village Community Development Districts

TOTV Freeze
 

If there is nothing planned, like open shuffle board or bocci can a bunch of people show up, play games, sit under the pavilion assuming everyone has an id and takes their trash home. Does that break any rules?

As several people pointed out the meetings were on Friday, my bad. As I will NOT be able to attend Friday meetings, starting in August, do we have a volunteer to create the "club"?

I don't post but follow all that do so would to meet you all Can you post where and when Thanks Kathy

I don't see why we can't have them on Sunday and the outdoor picnic area in a rec center is another good idea. Villagetinker, I feel many of us would like for you to be at the helm. The only problem on Sunday afternoon is conflict with sports on TV. Everyone could just bring their own drinks. Sometimes keeping it simple, without food, is better. We could try it and see. Habaneros on Sunday is also very much worth a try.

I've not participated in the past...the one thing I'd see with having it outside could be weather. We're heading into the rainy season (which also means heat/humidity). THAT said---can affect people too. I don't think I'd come if held under a pavilion, outside. What Gracie says about clubs in a rec center is true. Limited time and we'd be in charge of re-setting the room (but we're adults and that could be done). With any event, not everyone will be pleased so just whomever wants to plan it do so and the rest will fall into place.

Here are the rules for the pavilions.

http://districtgov.org/images/Rules-...-Pavilions.pdf

When it was first started in 1907 or ‘08, Sharon (VillagesKid) organized it. I think Barefoot and Donna found Crispers for us. For the first few years, it was rare to have less than thirty and usually more like forty. I took over for Sharon and then Kathie started running it. Then whoever volunteered for the next month (actually the best method) and when that quit working, Ellen. Towards the end, few people were ordering anything.

For some reason, few wanted to meet at a rec center. The main reason was folks wanted to get together outdoors when weather permitted, indoors when not. Forming a club is relatively easy. There was one other major issue — for some reason, TOTV appeared to be some sort of threat to the Developer (refused to allow ads in The Sun, no fliers allowed at town squares, etc.). Even so, a rec center as a club would probably be the best route. The only question is which rec center? Everyone would want it close to them. Kind of difficult with TV’s size today.

Do we need to be associated per se with TOTV to start a club? We could be the lobster lovers and haters, or something like that.

:read: Post #92..... There is a link to find the answer to your question.

I stopped at Sterling Height Rec center. I asked the attendant if you needed to be in an official club to use the outdoor games or pavilion. I told him it was a bunch of villagers who chat on TOTV. He said if there are no leagues scheduled then the group could use the outdoor games and pavilion. I would ask that someone go to another rec center and ask the same question. Forming a club may be simple but someone has to take responsibility for the group. In all likelihood I will not attend, I have offline and online friends. I wanted to put this out there as a suggestion. As for food, I think one kind of fresh fruit in a bowl for 4 is tasty, easy and inexpensive with no waste and not much garbage. Bring your own utensils and a drink. I've been to events like this and your own chair may be more comfortable then a picnic bench. As everyone knows the bathrooms are next to the pavilion.

Tom. According to BogieShooter's post, the same procedure to use a room is needed to use the picnic area or "pavilion" as it is called. You must have a responsible volunteer sign for it.

The get together usually is about two hours.

I spoke to the attendant at Sterling Heights. They don't always get things right. Which is why I suggested asking a different club house attendant in a rec center the same questions I asked in my post.

Then again Bogie himself may be an attendant and I never looked into it before. I was in a neighborhood club, with signatures and a checking account so this was never an issue.

Please stay on topic.

Thanks in advance.

TOTV Team

:oops: There is a pavilion in LSL Market Square. On Lake Shore Dr. next to the Radio Station. The public restrooms are there also. It has, I believe 8 picnic tables under cover. You don't have to be a resident to sit there so our outside the bubble members could attend also.:wave:

That sounds perfect. I forgot about it.

Sounds like a good solution.

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When I was typing I forgot the full handle---bogie shooter---the smilie means what---in any event i wasn't trying to be discourteous.

We felt it was simple to have the TOTV function at a restaurant.
Especially because only a handful of people might show up.
Our thinking was we could use the patio if the weather was pleasant; otherwise we could move the function inside.
We booked the function at 3 PM on Fridays because Crispers wasn't busy at that time.
We always checked with the manager in advance, to remind him of our monthly function.

AND... We could bring our dogs! Yayyyyyyyyyy!:evil6:

:what: = what

I'm in for whatever the masses decide. We will travel anywhere necessary. My main goal at this point is to take it easy on Mr. Tinkererer. Once this gets rolling it should be easy I would think. Either day is good also. Sunday will make us available because of no Doctors appointments. As far as missing football on Sunday The Giants lose anyway. Let's get this done. :Screen_of_Death::Screen_of_Death: