3…2…1…And We’re Back! Back to the printed newsletter, back to in-person HOA meetings and back to fun in the streets with your Winter Woods Homeowners Association. Back to where we once belonged.

The first week in August, we shut down King James Ct for a Thursday evening and spent time with neighbors enjoying refreshments and full contact bouncy house. The event was brought to us by The Somers Group, The Apex Group at Guaranteed Rate, Guardian Inspectors, Liberty Mutual Insurance, and Performance Title.  The kids took away useful school supplies loaded in backpacks and another memory of growing up in Winter Woods. We dodged the rain and want to thank everyone that attended, helped set up, and stayed late to bring the big tent down at the end of the show. But we’re not done…

WE’RE DOING IT AGAIN! Circle Thursday, October 3on your calendar because that is when the WWHOA presents Neighborhood Night Out! We are pulling out all the stops (a phrase that describes playing an organ wide open) to celebrate all our neighbors and have some fun. We will have the extra bouncy house, a big Fire Truck from the Fire Department (if not otherwise occupied), representatives from neighborhood businesses, and a food truck. Dogs are welcome and we plan on special treat stations for the furry ones. Plan to attend by golly.

Anyone that wants to promote their business at the October 3rd Neighborhood Night Out is welcome to set up a tent or table and present your goods.  All wanting to participate should contact the board, so we know how many balloons to bring.

Do not forget to attend the General Membership Meeting on October 10. We will meet at the regular location, the South Seminole Church of Christ on Lake Howell Rd and online via zoom. We will be there on September 12 also. Our meetings are at 7pm and the mood is light.

We need Volunteers! The HOA is always looking for people to help with events and we are a generally nice group of people to work with. We would also encourage every neighbor to attend the monthly HOA meetings and consider joining in to make this a great neighborhood!

As for service: there is a group of fine neighbors that congregate at 7:30am on Saturday mornings to mow and trim the “islands” that are part of the long entrance off 436. They volunteer and they do not even know there is an HOA in the neighborhood! I’m not going to tell them, we need the foliage tended.

Back to our regularly scheduled programing, hope we passed the audition…

From the Desk of Anthony Riley

Welcome to the dog days of summer, when it’s HOT and there’s not much to get excited about except, hey wait a minute! There IS some upcoming excitement right here in our neighborhood!

Come out on Thursday, August 1st at 6 PM for the Summer Fling and Back to School Bash on King James Ct., sponsored by The Somers Group. This street party is a great way to socialize and get to know your neighbors while having some fun. The event highlights include back-to-school backpack giveaways, a bounce house, food trucks, snacks for kids, adult beverages plus much more. Check out the flyer in this newsletter for more info.

Speaking of school, it’s just about that time for kids to get back to the business of learning. Please pay special attention to the groups of kids and pedestrians early in the morning and in the afternoon and take it easy around that corner.

We have the beginnings of new topiary at the Japonica neighborhood entrance, currently everything is formed to the shape of a shrub. Special thanks to Laura and the tireless work program fellow who helped with the planting and are keeping them alive on those dry days with bottles of water.

Hurricane season is upon us and if you have not yet worked on your preparations, check out the tips from the Red Cross: Hurricane Preparedness | Red Cross.

Next month is the return of the printed version of this newsletter, but the digital version is available every month and can be found on our website. Winter Woods Homeowners Association – Winter Park, FL (winterwoodshoa.com)

Also returning is our monthly Membership Meeting where all neighbors are invited to participate in your HOA. We meet on the second Thursday of every month at South Seminole Church of Christ on Lake Howell Rd and online via zoom. We will be there August 8^th to kick things off, hope to see you there.

But above all, stay cool and we’ll see you at the event on August 1^st.