Talk of The Villages Florida - Rentals, Entertainment & More
Talk of The Villages Florida - Rentals, Entertainment & More
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I found out early descriptions are misleading. They do not get changed because they would be at bottom of “list” and lose their room & time. Having said that, only rn into a few that way. Most were very welcoming! I prefer the rec paper version. Good luck!
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As for clubs.... I've found that joining your neighborhood Facebook group for Village clubs and looking at the Club schedule in the weekly Daily Sun (Thursdays?) or pick it up at the Rec centers (for free) for Village wide clubs works the best. |
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I have seen topics posted here that give a much better understanding of group activities. Strategy Board Games and Science/Technology are ones that I have seen here. It would be great if more groups would make the effort to create a thread for their specific group activities.
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classification of clubs
I partly addressed this problem with a website:
Dropbox - Clubs.pdf - Simplify your life couple years old may miss recently formed groups. Consult the villages website for details of the clubs referenced just by name. |
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You are correct with all your points, and I agree, clever names do not help anyone looking for a specific activity.
Just take a chance and go to a few activities. Eventually you will find what you want. I think we have all attended a few things that were not exactly as described. Keeping the calendar up to date probably not going to happen. It is very disappointing to plan for something only to arrive and find out it has been cancelled or moved to another facility. Hope you find what you are looking for. Best of luck. |
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What?
Click or Clique??
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I think when a group is full, or they don’t want “outsiders” there should be a way of indicting it. For example, in my neighborhood some socials indicate the area that the members are supposed to be from. If you live outside of that area then you are not invited. Some groups/clubs require a membership fee to be a member. That should be mentioned up front.
It is difficult for Snowbirds/renters because when they arrive, they assume that they will be able to join whatever is going on. That is not the case, one needs to check which social groups/clubs have room/games etc or are available at the newcomers’ level. And when Snowbirds arrive, suddenly they also find there is much competition from other Snowbirds. In general though, I have found only a few clubs are “exclusive” nearly all welcome new people. |
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This is the way it used to be and what we miss: The club's representative would deliver that week's announcement to The Daily Sun for insertion in Thursday's paper explaining what was happening. Here is an example from 2019:
"Iris Folding-The group meets 9-11:10 am, the second and fourth Fridays of each month at Colony Cottage Recreation Center. All are welcome. Come and create unique paper art in a relaxed, fun atmosphere while completing two projects. For a supply list and information, email ____ _________at ______________.com" So the club listings were quite informative. However, as the year went on, someone, district.gov? complained about the considerable expense of publishing the Bulletin. Although they started severely limiting the number of words in the listings, the listings still could contain a description of the club's purpose and workings. Then the pandemic pretty much halted club activities and the need for a big bulletin. When it was restored, the information was limited to what it is now. I would think that an on-line edition with comprehensive descriptions of clubs that want to advertise would fill the void and lessen the frustration of having to run all over TV to check them out.. |
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