Dear Bellacina Residents, Hello Fall! It’s been so nice to hear chatter and laughter again in the Amenity Center! Thank you all for your patience and understanding as we roll out another phase. This month groups and clubs will be meeting again. Please check the attached calendar for more information. It is very important that you RSVP with your Lifestyle Team or Manager for each gathering as space is now limited. I have arranged for the Currybrat Food truck to be on site for a German dinner! Your Lifestyle team will be providing canned German beer. This month Ladies Lunch Bunch will meet on October 12th at noon at Asaro’s North Venice location. The Halloween themed Wine Down Wednesday on October 28th will look a little different than in the past but we are still eager to mix and mingle, responsibly. We also have an off site Wine Down Wednesday at Café Venice on October 7th. Pool Side Bingo will be taking place and voluntary donations to the American Cancer Society will be appreciated. A pumpkin painting contest will be offered at the end of the month. We encourage all snowbirds to join as well. A winner will be determined by the most “Likes” on Facebook. Our Esplanade Connect spotlight shines on Nunzio DiMillo this month! Bellacina is so lucky to have such great residents who take pride in their community. Peek inside for more information on all of the great activities offered in October. Warm regards, jfi[email protected]Julia Fitch ~ Lifestyle Manager 941-234-0933 2020 LIFESTYLE NEWSLETTER
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Dear Bellacina Residents,
Hello Fall! It’s been so nice to hear chatter and laughter again in the Amenity Center!
Thank you all for your patience and understanding as we roll out another phase.
This month groups and clubs will be meeting again. Please check the attached calendar
for more information. It is very important that you RSVP with your Lifestyle Team or
Manager for each gathering as space is now limited.
I have arranged for the Currybrat Food truck to be on site for a German dinner! Your
Lifestyle team will be providing canned German beer. This month Ladies Lunch Bunch
will meet on October 12th at noon at Asaro’s North Venice location.
The Halloween themed Wine Down Wednesday on October 28th will look a little
different than in the past but we are still eager to mix and mingle, responsibly. We also
have an off site Wine Down Wednesday at Café Venice on October 7th.
Pool Side Bingo will be taking place and voluntary donations to the American Cancer
Society will be appreciated. A pumpkin painting contest will be offered at the end of the
month. We encourage all snowbirds to join as well. A winner will be determined by the
most “Likes” on Facebook.
Our Esplanade Connect spotlight shines on Nunzio DiMillo this month! Bellacina is so
lucky to have such great residents who take pride in their community. Peek inside for
more information on all of the great activities offered in October.
It only took one visit to Osprey for Tracey and I to fall in love with the area and decided to buy a condo there. During just our second winter here as snowbirds, we knew we wanted to be here full time and discovered Bellacina. We moved from Cape Cod in December of 2018. It is truly the people here that make this community what it is and we are grateful for that. We have been enjoying the beaches, sunsets, Disney, golf and pickleball, and just spending time with some of our new friends and neighbors.
I grew up in South Portland, Maine and enlisted in the Air Force at the age of 19 after one year at the University of Maine that didn’t go so well. I was very fortunate to be placed in Air Traffic Control as a specialty, spending two years at Laughlin AFB, TX and four years at Ramstein, Germany. I was then hired by the FAA and spent a majority of my career at Boston Logan Airport. Along 31 years of ATC I got to see and do some pretty cool things like work with Air Force One many times, work the Blue Angels and Thunderbirds, the Concorde’s last transatlantic flight, and more in-flight emergencies and tense situations than I can count. I was a Boston controller during 9/11. It was a great job with a horrible schedule and commute, but I wouldn’t change anything.
After my retirement from the FAA in 2015, I was hired by Raytheon as a consultant, helping design new workstations for both tower and radar air traffic controllers. I am an avid road cyclist and also enjoy playing guitar, often times with some of my Bellacina neighbors.
Tracey and I both try to give back to our community when we can. Tracey is active with Toys For Tots and works with the Amenity Center sub-committee for our HOA transition. Each year for about the last ten years, I have raised funds for the National Multiple Sclerosis Society and participated in a 150 mile cycling event. I am working with the Landscape sub-committee and am currently getting a CERT (Community Emergency Response Team) certification in order to aid our community in the event of a natural disaster or emergency situation. We both feel lucky that we have stumbled upon this little bit of paradise.
Interest groups and social clubs create a great opportunity for residents to perhaps learn a new skill, make new friends, or share a hobby with your neighbors who have similar
interests. Interest groups and social clubs will be resident-managed and self-supporting; however, your Lifestyle Team will help facilitate space and can assist in promoting.
If you’d like to start your own group/club, please contact your Lifestyle Manager for more information.
All clubs must adhere to social distancing guidelines and wear a mask when less than 6’ apart or while inside of the Amenity Center.
Bellacina Billiards
Mondays
9:00am-11:00am | Main Event Room
Mixed Doubles Pickleball
Mondays
6:00pm | Pickleball Courts
Drop in Pickleball:
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Fridays 8:00am
MahJong-Chinese
Tuesdays
1:00pm | Main Event Room
Ladies Bible Study Group
1st & 3rd Tuesday of the month
6:30pm | Main Event Room
MahJong-American
Wednesdays
1:00pm | Main Event Room
Book Club
This month Book Club will be meeting on Thursday, October 29th at 4pm .The book
selection is Educated by Tara Westmore
Women’s Pickleball
Thursdays
8:30am | Pickleball Courts
Thirsty Thursday
Thursdays
5:00pm | Main Event Room
Please RSVP with your Lifestyle team.
Excluding the last Thursday
of the month.
Texas Canasta
Fridays
1:00pm | Main Event Room
This group is limited to 20 residents
Men’s Pickleball
Saturdays
8:00am | Pickleball Courts
ESPLANADE CONCIERGE
We are happy to offer our residents special pricing on golf,
transportation services and hotel stays.
Your Lifestyle team also has helpful information on local dog
grooming, grocery delivery or bike repairs. Please reach out to
your Lifestyle Manager for a list of all concierge offerings.
As a resident you can take advantage of special rates at
the following hotels:
Saddlebrook Resort in Tampa
Aloft in Sarasota
The Ritz-Carlton in Sarasota
Hyatt Regency Coconut Point in Bonita Spring
The Ritz-Carlton Golf Resort in Naples
Inn on 5th Naples
The Esplanade at Azario Lakewood Ranch is the newest
Golf and Country Club addition to the Esplanade brand.
Bellacina residents can take advantage of reciprocal rates.
The course offers a fun and challenging 18-hole layout..
Reciprocal Rates are $35 for Esplanade Residents with
seven days advance notice based on availability.
On course beverage cart will be available for cash or
credit.
Please call 941-253-2901 to make a tee time.
Esplanade Residents can travel in style with this great
transportation specialist , Affari Transportation. Affari is a
full service transportation company proudly providing
luxury service in our area.
They are equipped to accommodate any size group large