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The Del Webb Experience…An Insider’s View

A personal story...
As we work on our quality of life, both physically and mentally, now and
for the future, we have discovered the importance of exercise and to keep
moving. To accomplish this we have a wonderful gym, a nice variety of
exercise classes, pool, hot tub and an on-site experienced personal train-
er. In the past we have not made exercise a priority and the gym seemed
way out of bounds. However, both of us are managing our health issues
to include making it a priority to work out at the gym three days a week
with our trainer and we are seeing positive results. And we have become
part of a really special “sweat” support group.

By Mary LeVasseur and Al Durst Board, Staff and Volunteers...
(No names because we don’t want to leave anyone out….you know who
Changes in Life/Moving….. you are) So many things to be thankful for living at The Club….
Time flies ….. is it really moving faster as we age….it sure does seem Through thick and thin the staff has pulled through for us residents dur-
that way. We have found that accepting CHANGE has been a vital part ing the past year. There have been several challenges, changes and ad-
of The “Season of our Lives”. CHANGE is inevitable with moving be- justments affecting our community. In many ways it has brought aware-
ing a big one….get used to it. Over time the home we loved for 17 years ness and increased participation to/from the residents. The Board is
became more and more difficult to maintain. This is probably the same working on several changes ….one positive addition is fireside chats led
story for most of us prior to moving into this community. It’s hard to by Board members. This gives residents an opportunity to ask questions,
believe that it will soon be seven years since we joined The Club com- make suggestions and find out updates.
munity. Cheers to moving in. We found living in a retirement commu- The existing and new staff at the front office, back office are very help-
nity has differences from a regular community. It took us time to adjust ful. You are all appreciated for your daily helpfulness creating work-
mainly because there are so many activities offered spurring our inter- shops/resources available to residents that are relevant to our needs.
ests. That also includes wonderful people with diverse backgrounds and Thanks to the forgotten staff who prepare (set up/take down) the arrange-
interests. Even though our community is smaller than some Del Webb’s, ment for special events...it is constant. We appreciate the staff who work
it is not lacking in options and we soon found ourselves involved. And in the background to make sure everything is operational for all of our
for our safety we have a Neighborhood Watch Team, which is composed events.
of all volunteers. One of the significant
projects that was accom-
Activities... plished this past year was
There are so many activities to change the Club Web-
available here at The site. It has been a work in
Club….organized thanks to a progress thanks to the
wonderful, friendly and hard- staff and volunteers.
working staff involved in the
details. They provide support Closing Thoughts...
and resources that leads/ As we adjust to what life
assists us through our journey. deals us, we work daily to
We have Shared Interest keep a positive spin and
Groups of all varieties appreciate the support in
from….Computers, Photog- our community. We are
raphy, Veterans, Helping building memories with
Hands, WAG, just to mention
a few. It’s kind of fun to family, friends, traveling
move around to different groups and see what’s of interest. Appreciation and living at The Club.
goes to the volunteers who do presentations at monthly meetings. There
is a wealth of information in this community who share their expertise
and passions. We always look forward to the monthly Courier to see
what’s next to explore.

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