The Place to Be …Naturally! The Flash October 15th, 2014 The weekly newsletter of Lake Como Co-op Inc. Family Nudist Resort and Community 20500 Cot Road Lutz, FL 33558 1-877-TRY-LAKE Subscribe to The Flash online on our website LakeComoNaturally.com Flash submissions must be made by noon on Monday for inclusion in the Wednesday issue at marketing@ lakecomonaturally.com Exhibitor $20 entry fee includes full resort access. Free spectator admission to Car Show area. Full resort access for spectators at standard rates. Find us at facebook.com/lake.como.5 Arlington Road Band plays noon to 3 p.m. at the show. FLEA MARKET OCT. 19 Looking for sellers and buyers for the Annual Flea Market. If you want to reserve a site to display your wares, contact Roz at [email protected], or leave a note in the mailbox at 524. The Flea Market will be Sunday October 19 starting 9 am along Leonard Road just outside Como’s entrance. Set up as early as you want. There is a $5.00 fee, payable on the day, for a 12' x 12' site. Bring your own tables. CAR SHOW SUNDAY BUFFET BREAKFAST in the Bare Buns Cafe $7.99 includes coffee served from 8 a.m. The Blood-Mobile will be here Sunday October 19 in the North Grove during the Car Show from 11 a.m. till 3 p.m. Free Tee Shirt & Wellness Check Get Medicare Ready! Open enrollment ends Dec. 7th Medicare meeting with Amanda McElhinney. Tuesday October 21st 10 a.m. in recreation hall. Sign-up sheet in Como office. This year our Board of Directors has approved a $250.00 donation to assist underprivileged children who attend Oakstead Elementary School in our area with some Christmas gifts. Van Bradley will be donating the proceeds of the Bus to the Feb. Nude Cruise and we are asking Lake Como residents and members to also help Pasco County school ABC (Assist, Believe and Care) program that identifies underprivileged children that we can assist with gifts of clothing and shoes at this Christmas season. 100% of the money donated goes to purchasing gifts of clothing and shoes to the underprivileged children in our area. Our office will accept all donations until December 1, 2015 to further help our local children in need. Please drop off your check payable to Lake Como with a notation of “Pasco School Children”. We want to send a donation check from our members on December 10, 2014 Please remember that we have many needy children in our area and we can make a difference in their lives over this Christmas Holiday. Feel free to call me with any questions @ 813-477-2219 Merry Christmas, Van Bradley 2.5 K Charity Walk Saturday October 25 for the cure http://komen.org $10 requested donation to Susan G. Komen Foundation to save lives and end breast cancer forever Meet at recreation hall 9:30 a.m. for coffee & donuts Walk thru Lake Como starts at 10 a.m. • All welcome All donors of $10 or more receive complimentary day pass to Lake Como for the remainder of the day October is National Breast Cancer Awareness month and Lake Como is doing its part making people aware. Bart and Jan of A Taste of Love distributed brochures and pink roses at their concert last Saturday, while our activities director Mandy distributed pink glow sticks. If you can’t participate in the walk, please consider making a donation to the cause; donations will be accepted in the office. Lake Como Ukuleles Have you ever wanted to join a group of people really having a great time? Maybe you should join a class to learn how to play the ukulele. If you wish you may be able to play on a Friday night jam or just use your new-found skills to play the ukulele for yourself, your family or friends. In a real short period of time learn to have fun playing your own ukulele with a bunch of your friends. An organizational meeting will be held on November 10, 2014 at 1:30 pm in the rec-hall. Come to the meeting or call (515) 418-7310. As soon as we are aware of your interest we will put you on our email list. PLEASE BRING YOUR OLD, TATTERED OR SOILED AMERICAN FLAGS TO THE OFFICE The Lake Como Military Veterans Corps supports the American Legion’s “Ceremony for Disposal of Unserviceable Flags” as a dignified tribute to the U.S. flag and to its symbolism. Please replace your old flag with a new one if it is unserviceable. You may drop off your old flags to the Como office. The Corps will take them to the American Legion to be included in this ceremony. Staff will be performing property inspections at the end of October / beginning of November. Please pressure wash your units and tidy up the grounds. Thank you Place Your Bid on a Caribbean Cruise for Two Bid form at: LakeComoNaturally.com/forms/CruiseAuction.pdf or pick up form at Lake Como office. $3,998.00 value (excludes $484.00 port taxes and gratuities, due in addition to winning bid amount.) Cruise auction proceeds benefit Pasco County Stand-Down and Adopt-ATroop Foundation / donated by Bare Necessities Tour & Travel. High bid now $1,010.00 Como Help Wanted: tour guides for Monday & Thursday (10 am to 4 pm) every Thursday 7 p.m. Karaoke with DJ Jack in the Butt Hutt contact Denise in the office: [email protected] 813-949-1810 Bus to Boat Update Some friends from Caliente are joining us, so the bus will fill up soon. Please don’t delay reserving seats if you are interested. (Note the bus will not stop at Caliente…all boarding will be at Lake Como.) Any net proceeds from the passenger payments will go to a donation to Pasco County Needy School Children for Christmas clothing presents. Van Bradley is organizing a bus to pick up passengers at Como who are going on the February 2015 cruise, including free parking at Como. Those interested in joining in on the round-trip bus from Como to Fort Lauderdale please email your interest to: [email protected] or call Van at 813-949-1810 ext. 222. Please don’t delay! We need your advance reservation to lock in the bus charter. Como Nude Cruise Special Offer: Lake Como will be offering reduced day fees and overnight stays in our hotel rooms and camp sites for all Bare Necessities passengers, for two weeks before and two weeks after the cruise. (You don’t have to take the bus to quality for these rates, but need to show your cruise tickets.) Veterans’ Day Weekend • November 7 - 9, 2014 • Lake Como Resort Free Event Admission for veterans & active & reserve military ($30 Patriot Pass 3-day admission for civilians) for schedule & registration forms, phone 877-TRY-LAKE or go to: LakeComoNaturally.com/sscw.html ● Buy the $30 / 3 day Patriot Pass by Friday Oct. 17 and receive a free event tee shirt. ● Veterans and Service Members: THE LAKE COMO MILITARY VETERANS CORPS NEEDS YOU! Join the Color Guard, Honor Guard or Veterans Parade. ● Motorcycle Riders: Join in the American Pride Motorcycle Contest/Show, the Motorcycle Charity Ride, and/or the Motorcycle Escort for the Fallen Warrior Ceremony/Veterans Tribute. ● Como residents and members: We need more volunteers! Also, we will be asking members to donate side dishes to our Sunday Burger Burn – hamburgers will be provided for the co-op. ● Please email us at [email protected] to sign up for these star-spangled opportunities! . You are invited to the LAKE COMO VOLUNTEER ICE CREAM SOCIAL Tuesday Oct. 21 • 7 p.m. • Recreation Hall Thank you to all Como Car Show & Past Event Volunteers Welcome Volunteers for the Star-Spangled Celebration and other upcoming Lake Como Events Lake Como Special Events are IMPOSSIBLE without the continued support of our dedicated volunteers, who make us COSTUME CRAWL Saturday November 1 Cancel any plans you had for November 1st from 4 p.m. on! You need to get out and do the Costume Crawl at Lake Como with 40 or 50 of your scariest and freakiest friends. HALLOWEEN Friday October 31 at the Butt Hutt Dress up and bring your carved pumpkins. $1 JELLO SHOTS dance with VJ Gary starts 8 p.m. pumpkin judging at 9 p.m. You don’t really need to crawl…but you might by the end, so arrange a ride or lodging. Get your second costume out – the first one you’ll need the night before for Gary’s dance and contest at the Butt Hutt! – make your crawling costume comfortable and fun – we may even have a little contest or something! We’ll be leaving the Butt Hutt at 4:00 p.m., so be there WELL in advance to sign up and get all your essentials, like $2 beverage tickets – each ticket will get you a beer, soda, or mixed drink off the scary beer wagon that will be leading you through the park! There will be a $5 entry to cover snacks, etc…any extra money will go to the VA Home in Land O’ Lakes. We’ll have 4-5 pub stops throughout Como (about 30-40 minute stop each) with fun special beverages available, games, munchies, etc., then we’ll end at the Butt Hutt (some snack food will be there at end…but you may want to have something to eat prior to the start). There is another dance at the Hutt starting at 8 p.m!! No BYOB to any of the pub stops! costume judging Any questions contact Dee or Dan at 727-224-9731 or Lot 616. at 10:30 p.m. Friday October 31st from 5 to 7 p.m. We will be starting and ending at the recreation hall, where there will be free pizza and soda for the kids afterward. If you would like to participate in the walk or passing out treats at your house please sign up at the front office before Oct. 24th. All children must be accompanied by an adult at all times. Lake Como Events Calendar Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday OCT 13 14 15. SPECIAL BOD MTG. AT 6:30 PM in recreation hall 16. FC meeting 17 2 PM rec hall Karaoke w/ DJ Jack - Butt Hutt 7-11 PM 18. Lorelie on the Rocks 8 PM on the Butt Hutt deck 19. CAR 20 21. Volunteer meeting for SSCW event at 7 PM in the recreation hall 22. BOD meeting 6:30 PM recreation hall 23. Karaoke w/ DJ Jack - Butt Hutt 7-11 PM 25. The Nunes At Night band starting 8 PM in the Butt Hutt SHOW Arlington Road Band 24 Sat: Breast Cancer charity walk >>> 26 27 28 29 30. Karaoke w/ DJ Jack - Butt Hutt 7-11 PM 31. Halloween 1. NOV B/H party w/ VJ Gary, costume & Pub Crawl pumpkin carving starts 4 PM contests VJ Gary 8 PM 2 3 4 5 6. Karaoke w/ DJ Jack - Butt Hutt 7-11 PM 7. DoubleTake in BH / Drum circle in North Grove 8. BBQ/music poolside noon/ The Shakes Society in BH STAR-SPANGLED CELEBRATION Nov. 7 thru 9 [more info online] >>>>>>>>>>>>> 9. The Honeys USO Show 11 10. Ukulele Class first mtg. rec. hall at 1:30 PM SSCW 16 17 12. Special 13. Karaoke w/ Tarot session + DJ Jack - Butt Reiki 7 to 9 PM Hutt 7-11 PM in the recreation hall. 18. FC meeting 19 2 PM rec. hall 14 20. Karaoke w/ 21. BOD DJ Jack - Butt meeting 6:30 Hutt 7-11 PM PM rec. hall 15. BitterSweet 8 PM on the Butt Hutt deck 22. BH Comedy Show / headliner Jeff Zenisek/ starts 8 PM [Note special FC & BOD dates for November] 23 24 25 26 27.THANKSGIVING DAY 28 29. iVJ Gary 8 PM on the Butt Hutt deck Karaoke w/ DJ Jack - Butt Hutt 7-11 PM BUTT HUTT ENTERTAINMENT POOLSIDE ENTERTAINMENT Precedence on use of the recreation hall is held for the Co-op BOD meeting usually the 4th Wednesday of each month and for all other official Co-op meetings as scheduled. Lake Como Regular Activities BUTT HUTT LAKESIDE BAR TENNIS - West Grove Clay Courts Dart Tournament 3 PM Sunday • 7 PM Monday • 7:30 PM Friday • 3 PM Saturday Mixed up doubles 9:30 AM Tues & Thurs Trivia Night Tuesday - prize award at 9 PM Corn Hole 7 PM Wednesday on the deck Karaoke w/ DJ Jack 7 PM Thursday Yoga with Gale every Sat. 9 AM on the deck Saturday entertainment live music, DJ or ? Card draw tournament 3 PM Fri & Sat Open play at other times – court maintenance is Monday but some courts will be open in rotation. SANDY BEACH Games & Exercise Horseshoes noon Sunday & Saturday Pickle Ball 6 PM every Tues, Thurs & Sat POOL ACTIVITIES Shuffleboard 7 PM Sunday Water aerobics 8:50 AM Mon & Thurs Petanque 7 days @ 10 AM & 4 PM Water volleyball 4 PM every Wednesday, Saturday & Sunday Chinese Wand 9 AM Tuesday & Friday DRUM CIRCLE - recreation hall 8 PM monthly: closest Friday to full moon October 10 • November 7 • December 5 BILLIARDS Mixed Scotch Doubles 8 ball 7 PM Tuesday & Thursday Ladies only Scotch Doubles 8 Ball 7 PM Wednesday Open singles 9 Ball - 7 PM Friday RECREATION HALL Garden of Eden Church 11:00 AM Sunday …Join us for coffee and worship Ukulele Group 1-4 PM Monday from Nov. 17 …organization mtg. Nov. 10 at 1:30 PM Yoga w/Gale 5 PM every Tuesday & 5 PM every Thursday Note due to mosquitoes & often soggy ground the drum circle moves inside till further notice…we hope to move back outside to the North Grove with the Nov. 7 drum circle during our Star-Spangled Celebration Weekend. Seasonal - on hold Zumba with Karen • Sand volleyball Friday Jam Session • Walk Away exercise Sunday Karaoke • Bingo Special BOD meeting on restaurant at 6:30 p.m. Weds. Oct. 15 in the recreation hall Bridge Tuesday 7 PM Table Tennis Weds 1:30 PM Game Night Thursday 7 PM Tarot Circle every 2nd Weds monthly 7 PM Listing deletions/corrections/additions: Michael: [email protected] Interested in organizing a new activity? Mandy: [email protected]