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| SUN LAKES LIFESTYLES | OCTOBER 2026 | 3 From the Master Board Welcome October and cooler weather! Save the date for Sun Lakes' 40th Anniversary: Mark your calendars for Sat., Oct. 10, for Sun Lakes' 40th Anniversary celebration! is promises to be one of the year's best events and one you will not want to miss. More celebration details will be shared soon. New Management Company: Sun Lakes has ocially signed a contract with Troon Golf, L.L.C., eective Nov. 1, 2026. Troon will serve as our new management company. Members can view the Troon contract and Troon's transition schedule on the Sun Lakes website. Age Verication — Your Response Matters: Please return your Age Verication Form as soon as possible. We need at least 80 percent participation to maintain Sun Lakes' 55+ status. 2027 Budget Process: e Board has provided management with budget directives and has begun meeting with major vendors to discuss potential changes to their 2027 contracts. e Board also met with CCL to discuss several contract matters, including: • Replacement tabletops and chairs for the Sandwedge • Replacement tabletops for the Lounge • An agreement related to the 2027 food-and-beverage budget • Acquisition of a food-and-beverage cart for use on the golf course. Club and Group Meeting Space: With more than 80 clubs and groups, Sun Lakes has an exceptionally high demand for meeting space. e Recreation Department has recently adopted a new reservation system for clubs and groups. We appreciate everyone's patience as this system is put into place. Exploring Overow Accommodations: e Board is considering additional options to address the community's overow accommodation needs. Potential locations under review include the pop tennis area and maintenance building areas. Liquor License Expansion: e Board recently met with an Alcohol Beverage Control Consultant to discuss expanding the footprint of the Associations' liquor license. e planned expansion would include the grassy area surrounding the Veranda. Myrtle Beach Park Drainage Improvements: e Board has signed a contract with Artistic Maintenance to install a drainage system at Myrtle Beach Park near Gate 6. is improvement will help prevent the ooding that has occurred in the park. Your Sun Lakes Master Board of Directors, ~ Gary Burkel, Howard Katz, Carol Tasko, Carlie Beakes, Joe Ganino Articial Intelligence and the Lifestyles Magazine: We have been publishing the Lifestyles Magazine for 23 years (!!!) and strive every month to create a fun, easy-to-read piece with a consistent format throughout the publication. Unfortunately, the use of AI by some submitters has disrupted these efforts. Recently, with the explosion of AI tools, many people are creating graphics and using the technology to write articles. Many graphics are cluttered with words scattered everywhere and don't fit the elevated aesthetic of Lifestyles. Starting with the November issue, we will begin enforcing a "no complex AI graphic" rule. We ask if you use AI, you create a simple graphic (logo for your club or group, for example) with minimal words. Simple and clean graphics only — no posters or flyers. Your article is where club info belongs. Also, please avoid using AI for articles. There is an artificial cadence and a formulaic style to AI articles — it removes your voice and personality, something we have enjoyed over the years. And we love seeing photos of your smiling faces enjoying your club activities every month. An AI graphic can't recreate that — and we don't want it to. We appreciate your cooperation in keeping Lifestyles beautiful, informative, and special for years to come. ank you … Courtney Taylor, Publisher

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