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Rotonda West Seeks Newsletter Editor
A volunteer editor is needed by the Rotonda West Association to manage its bimonthly community newsletter for some 7,000 owners world-wide. Required are planning, writing and creative skills. You'll have the benefit of working with an enthusiastic and talented staff and writing about the inner workings of Florida's largest mandated homeowners association. News stories will highlight associaition business, community improvement projects, profiles of special residents, and ongoing community events and activities. To apply, send an email with your interest and credentials to Don at donmahon3@comcast.net.
Wanted Holiday Decorations Committee Chairman
For 22 consecutive years, the Rotonda West community has kicked off the Christmas holiday season with a traditional lighting ceremony at the Oakland Hills Marina. Volunteers decorate the marina island and gazebo, as well as the five entrances and memorial parks. There is a need for a committee chairman. The
chairman has overall responsibility for the project and the benefit of about a dozen volunteers to help with the planning, selection, placement and storage of the decorations that are used from year to year. For more information, please call Earl Haas, (941) 698-9207.
Gazebo Christmas Lighting Event
The Gazebo Decorations Committee is a sub-committee of the Community Relations Committee, chaired by Earl Haas. For more information, email Earl at ejhaas@embarqmail.com, or call him at (941) 698-9207. New committee members are welcome.
Budget & Finance Committee
The RWA finance committee is seeking volunteers who are experienced and interested in working in any of the following areas: The annual budget, analyzing monthly budget vs. actual variances, monitoring the reserve budget, cash management, reviewing the annual audit provided by the outside CPA, performing audits of RWA internal controls, recommending cost savings, and preparing recommendations to the Board. If you are interested in joining the committee, please contact Hank Killion, Chairperson at s.killion@comcast.net.
RWA Properties Committee
The RWA Properties committee is looking for volunteers. If you are a full-time resident of Rotonda West and are interested in serving your community, please
contact the committee chairperson, Hank Artz, hsartz@comcast.net or RWA office for additional information.
Keep Rotonda Clean
There's a new volunteer group in action in Rotonda West. It's purpose is to clean up litter on our roadsides and canals on a continuing basis. All that's needed
for this worthwhile project are volunteers willing to donate a couple hours per month, walking a chosen route with a bag and stick, picking up litter. Each section of Rotonda has a
captain in charge of volunteers in their respective area.
If you are interested in canal cleanup, contact the canal captain, Andy VanScyoc, 828-851-0788 or email: avanscyoc@aol.com.
The RWA boat is available for use by canal volunteers who provide proof of residency and file a copy of their driver's license in the RWA office.
If you would like to adopt a portion of a street or canal to maintain monthly, call Don & Belinda Olsen, 697-7840 or Linda Harrison, 875-8185. A printable
volunteer signup form is available here.
Neighborhood Watch
All of us associated with Rotonda West Neighborhood Watch take great pride in the fact that Charlotte County Sheriff Bill Cameron has stated repeatedly that our organization "is absolutely the best in Charlotte County and a model of what a Watch should be." So said John House, President of the Rotonda West Watch.
Next year, the Watch will mark 40 years of providing a valuable community service to deter crime in all of our neighborhoods. We owe this great accomplishment to our many dozens of faithful volunteers, many of whom have served for more than a decade.
One of our primary goals in 2010 is to expand our membership. All we ask is that our volunteers devote two hours each month to patrol our streets, or to serve as base station volunteers. If you are a part-time resident, we encourage your service while you are here, as well as full-time residents.
Every volunteer receives training, a copy of our monthly newsletter, and the satisfaction of knowing that you are giving back to your community. And you will be invited as a guest to our two "Volunteer Appreciation" social gatherings during the year.
If you are interested in learning more, please call President John House at (941) 697-8030, or Bob Bondeson, Vice President-Administration, at (941) 548-1384.
Rotonda West Neighborhood Watch meets at 3 PM on the third Thursday of each month at the Community Center. All are welcome.
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