LA SWIM CLUB By Sandy White The Lake Ashton Swim Club is a fun opportunity to swim for fitness with friends and fellow residents. As a group we support each other. The volunteer instructor/coach gives tips to help improve techniques and creates different written suggested workouts for all levels. Some come just for exercise; some also want to improve their technique; while a few go to one or more of the Florida Senior Games, which offer a variety of strokes and distances in 10 age groups and 2 gender groups. Whatever your interest, come swim at your own pace and get fit with us. The club has reserved the HFC pool on Mondays at 6 pm, Wednesdays at 1 pm, and Saturdays at 10 am. LA PICKLEBALL CLUB By Lisa Savala The Lake Ashton Pickleball Association (LAPA) is comprised of residents who enjoy pickleball, from Beginners to Advanced. LAPA is a great way to connect with other players while making pickleball more fun. Here are a few things LAPA does: • Supply balls to all courts • Coordinate Training Clinics, Mixer Tournaments, and Social Events • Represent the members to the CDD • Purchase essential items that go beyond the CDD’s responsibility • Manage league teams that compete with neighboring communities • Post playing time schedules and other useful information on the bulletin board outside the courts Membership forms and a submission box are located at the Clubhouse or HFC Activities Offices. The cost is $12 for January through December. If you sign up after January the fee is prorated by $1 per month. For example, $9 if your membership starts in April. Join us for another year of pickleball fun! 41 LAKE ASHTON FRIENDS OF MEALS ON WHEELS By Marcia Santino This month we shine a spotlight on Meals on Wheels recipient Lenore “Gundy” Costello. Lenore lives in Lake Alfred and celebrated her 107th birthday in November. “Gundy”, as she is known, is a former Executive Director of the Girl Scouts Heart of Florida Council, founder of Camp Wildwood and was recognized as the oldest Girl Scout in the nation at the Girl Scouts National Conference last July. Lenore is one of over 600 seniors and adults with limited mobility throughout Polk County that depends on Meals on Wheels for nutritiously-balanced meals each week. Meal Services are based on need, not age or income.Please consider joining Lake Ashton Friends of Meals on Meals (“LA FOMOW”) to help promote this very deserving non-profit organization in our community. To become a member or for more information please email lafomow@gmail.com.
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