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| SUN LAKES LIFESTYLES | OCTOBER 2017 | 5 Here it is October already, where did our summer go? The older we get, time seems to go by so swiftly. Now the year is just a number, tell us it is 2019, we'll probably believe you. It is about time we pat ourselves on the back for all of the volunteer work we do in the Pass Area Community. There isn't a worthwhile charity or good works group or needy situation that you will not find Sun Lakers part of. We contribute two of our most worthwhile possessions, our time and our money. By the way, your help during Charity Week allowed us to donate $100,000 to charities in the Pass Area this year. We have the same situation in our own complex. Five Board members, forty six Delegates and Alternate Delegates, a hundred or more Advisory Committee members all donate their time and talents to operate our community efficiently and friendly. If that isn't a lot, we have another bunch of volunteers who run some eighty clubs and groups for the benefit of our residents. One would have to come to the conclusion that we were pretty smart to move to Sun Lakes and spend the rest of our days here. About now you are wondering why are we saying all of these nice things, when is the other shoe going to drop? Actually, we believe we deserve a big "thank you" from our own community and the Pass Area Community at large. Most of us had no idea we would live in a place like Sun Lakes after we retired. When we moved in and got acquainted and began to find our way around, we became a member of a grand group of people. When we began to participate, our reward was the satisfaction of accomplishing something for the benefit of our neighbors and friends. When we hear, "you did a great job" or "nice going" or "thanks for your help," you make our day, not that we want to be praised, but we like to hear someone appreciates our efforts to help out. There is always a need for more help, more volunteers. After participating for years, we need to be replaced by someone with new ideas and new energy. In the next month or two many of our advisory committees will need help, so will many of our clubs and groups. How about lending a hand or volunteering to help out in your favorite club or committee? We know there are great pools of talent in our community, give us a small portion of your time, please. The Advisory Committees are constituted to assist the Board of Directors and serve at the pleasure of the Board. They present recommendations to the Board for the betterment of our community. The committee will not consume a great deal of your time. I dare anyone to tell me a few hours a month is too much time. So how about volunteering; pick up an application at the reception desk in the Main Clubhouse. We need your help! DELEGATE ASSEMBLY REPORT Joe Formino, Chairman, District Delegate Assembly Sun Lakes Country Club HOA is a large community with entry gates only on Sun Lakes Boulevard and Highland Springs Avenue. Getting from one side of the community to the other is a trip that can be measured in minutes if you are going from one extreme to the other. Don't be in such a rush to reduce those minutes by mere seconds by speeding along the roads placing yourself and your fellow residents at risk for severe injury or worse. The speed limit in Sun Lakes varies from 25 MPH on Country Club Drive and Gleneagles Drive, 15 MPH in the condo sub- associations, and 20 MPH on all other streets. Stop signs are not suggestions for inclement conditions, they are to be observed and obeyed at all times. It may feel like a nuisance to get home 10 seconds later than intended, but getting home safely is a reward in itself. PLANNING & COMPLIANCE

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