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The Ponds Farmhouse, 326 Hundred Oaks Parkway, Summerville, SC 29483

UPCOMING EVENTS

Applied Mindfulness Meditation

Only the following Monday’s in September

the 19th & 26th

7:00pm-8:30pm

And one Sunday, September 11th from

9:00am-10:30am

YMCA Adult Water Aerobics Classes

Tuesday’s and Thursday’s in the Ponds pool

thru September 15th from

8:00am-9:00am

Labor Day End of Summer Pool Party

Saturday, September 3rd

1:00pm-4:00pm

Bunco

Thursday, September 8th

6:30pm-9:00pm

Sip N’ Savor Saturday in the Cottage

Saturday, September 10th

8:00am-12:00pm

Adopt-A-Highway Friends of the

Ponds Clean-up


8:00am-10:00am

Covenant’s Committee Meeting

Monday, September 12, 2016

5:30pm-7:00pm

Developer’s Morning Coffee

Tuesday, September 13th

9:00am-10:00am

Ponds & Trails Club Meeting

Wednesday, September 14th

7:00pm-9:00pm

Ponds Tween Back-to-School Pokemon Dance

Friday, September 16th

7:00pm-10:00pm

Community Yard Sale


8:00am-12:00pm

Resident Advisory Committee Meeting

Tuesday, September 20th

7:00pm-8:15pm

Open Mic Night in the Shady Oaks Cottage

Thursday, September 22nd

7:00pm-9:00pm

The Ponds Adult Craft Event


10:00am-12:00pm

The Ponds Conservancy Lecture

Sunday, September 25th

2:00pm-4:00pm

SEPTEMBER 2016 NEWSLETTER

FROM THE MANAGER’S DESK Dear Ponds Homeowners, A special thank you this month to all of you who take great pride in your homes, both inside and out. It’s always a pleasure to drive through the community and see so many well maintained properties. There’s a real “pride of place” here at The Ponds that’s

evident when I make my rounds. A shout out as well to those of you who have built lasting bonds of friendship with your Ponds neighbors. Your efforts have helped to create a gracious community where new neighbors are bound to feel welcome! The Lifestyle team has partnered with your Ponds Social Committee to plan some wonderful events over the course of the next few months. And this month’s newsletter is chock full of opportunities for you to make new acquaintances, or simply get out and greet some long time friends. Your Lifestyle team and Social Committee have encouraged you to bring us your ideas for activities and events. And we’re listening! We’ve had some great homeowner generated events over the last couple of months, and more to come. Please contact the Lifestyle team at: [email protected] if you’d like to participate in a Ponds Cycling Club, a Ponds Choir, or a Ponds Mah Jong Club. We’re gearing up for 2017, so let us know if there are any special, or themed events you’d like to see happen next year as well. We also want to start recognizing the “Times of Your Lives” with our Shining Star Moments program. Feel free to contact us at: [email protected] if you have a unique achievement, a milestone moment, or a special celebration you’d like to share with the community. Look for more info about this program on page 6. I’ll end this note with a sincere thanks for all of the support many of you have exhibited for me, and for our management team over the course of my tenure. I’ve enjoyed working with you to maintain a vibrant, close-knit community. Steve Grimes


Labor Day End of Summer Pool Party

Saturday, September 3rd from 1:00pm-4:00pm

This is a FREE Community event to thank all of you great, hard

working Ponds homeowners who actively participate, volunteer

and support the Community. The cook out will be held at the

Ponds Pavilion/Pool. Menu: Hamburgers, Hot Dogs, Buns,

Chips, Potato Salad, Water, Soda and Condiments. BYOB,

Potluck snacks and desserts. Please bring your favorite dessert

or party snack if you wish, and to avoid duplication let us know

what you plan to bring. A trained YMCA pool volunteer will be

playing pool games with the kids. Goodie bags and prizes will

be given out! If you wish to attend, please RSVP to

[email protected].

We hope to see you all for the last summer bash of the season!



Only the following Monday’s in September

the 19th & 26th from 7:00pm-8:30pm

And one Sunday, September 11th from 9:00am-10:30am

Join friends and neighbors at the Farmhouse most Monday evenings and learn how to be present to the nourishing elements of daily life. Bring peace and well-being to your body and cultivate clarity in your mind. Contact Heather Mann at: [email protected] for more info.

YMCA Adult Water Aerobics Classes

Tuesday’s and Thursday’s in the Ponds pool

8:00am-9:00am

This is the last session of the summer for the YMCA Adult Water

Aerobics classes. It ends on September 15th. This has been a

highly successful activity with lots of participation. There are

great benefits of working out in the pool. Great job to all those

who participated!

Bunco in the Farmhouse

Thursday, September 8th

6:30pm-9:00pm

If you’re looking for a fast-paced, action packed, competitive

game night then BUNCO might be right for you! Come to the

Farmhouse Thursday, September 8th @ 6:30 p.m. for a fun-filled

evening! Come on down for some fun competition and

appetizers. BYOB!

Sip N’ Savor Saturday in the Cottage


8:00am-12:00pm

If you wish to bring some treats to share with friends and

neighbors who visit Shady Oaks Cottage, please sign-up for this

once a month event on the sheet that’s been placed in the

cottage. Grab a cup of joe and enjoy!


Adopt-A-Highway Friends of the Ponds Clean-up


8:00am-10:00pm

Adopt-A-Highway, Friends of the Ponds, will be picking up litter from Dorchester Rd. to Orangeburg Rd. Please contact Judy or John Apici 843-771-2425 or [email protected] if you are new and want to participate. There are rules they have to go over from SCDOT and a list of clothing to wear. Please meet at The Ponds entrance in the Kolter parking lot. Ponds Tween Back-to-School Pokemon Dance

Friday, September 16th is from 7:00pm-10:00pm Cost: $10.00/person Age: 11 and up The Ponds Back-to-School Tween Dance is going to be so cool! Three swag bag prizes will be raffled off that will include a T-shirt, wristband, hat and sticker courtesy of Pokemon Safari. A DJ, photo booth, Pokemon pizza, cupcakes and drinks will be provided. If you would like to learn more about Pokemon Safari, please visit their Facebook page at Charleston Safari Jeep. You may purchase your tickets online at the LandArc.com calendar or come by the farmhouse. Any questions, please email your events staff at [email protected]. Community Yard Sale

Saturday, September 17th from 8:00am-12:00pm

Out with the old and in with the new...If you are interested in

participating in our community wide yard sale please come pick-

up a balloon at the farmhouse to place outside of your home.

The yard sale will be advertised in the Summerville Journal

Scene and the Post and Courier newspapers. Also, on the

Summerville Swap, Sell Facebook page. A local charity will send

a truck to the Farmhouse where you may drop off your unsold

and unwanted items. For more information, please contact

[email protected].

The Ponds Adult Craft Event

Saturday, September 24th from 10:00am-12:00pm

A homeowner, Mr. Rech who is also the Store Manager of

Michael’s will be teaching us all how to make a fall floral crafting

item. Cost: $20 per person. 10 person min, 20 person maximum

for sign-up. Please reserve your spot at

[email protected].

mailto:[email protected]


The Ponds Holiday Food Drive benefitting Gregg Middle School Food Pantry...

The Ponds Holiday Food Drive starts Thursday, September 1st and continues thru Thursday, December 1st.

All food items will be donated to the Gregg Middle School Mustang Food Pantry. A barrel will be placed at the inside entrance to the Ponds farmhouse for collections. Food supply lists will be available at the farmhouse, as well. You may start bringing your donations to all events and the Farmhouse starting September 1st. This is a homeowner driven event spear headed by Stephanie Taylor Mitchum Administrator for the GMS Food Pantry. The GMS School Improvement Council, with the help from the GMS PTSA and GMS community, is excited to offer Mustang Food Pantry once again this year. The School Improvement Council (SIC) is a group of parents, teachers, faculty and communi-ty members serving the school by advocating for its students and bringing together parents, educators, students and community stakeholders to collaborate on the improvement of our school. One of the goals that the GMS SIC has for this school is to help students learn at their high-est ability. 47% of the students at GMS qualify for free or reduced lunch. This is the reason for the creation of the Mustang Food Pantry. We believe that many students and their fami-lies will benefit from your efforts. It has been proven that a hungry child is a distracted child. We want to provide all children with an environment to achieve at their highest potential. The Mustang Food Pantry depends solely on support from the community. We are asking The Ponds residents to help by providing some food donations. For more information, to volunteer, or to donate please call or email Stephanie Mitchum at [email protected] or contact [email protected]. Thank you in advance for your support and generosity.


HOA MANAGEMENT TEAM

CONTACT INFORMATION

Steve Grimes, Community Manager Email: [email protected] Phone: (843) 480-4318 Tracy Lopez, Lifestyle Director Email: [email protected] Phone: (843) 285-9638 Robert Ladwig, Maintenance Manager Email: [email protected] Phone: (843) 285-9895 Julie McCormick, Assistant Lifestyle Director Email: [email protected] Phone: (843) 432-2613 Sheila Hendrickson, Administrative Assistant-Cresswind Email: [email protected] Phone: (843) 285-9895

Questions or Concerns?

Stop by the Farmhouse any time Between 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m.

We’ll be happy to help you!

326 Hundred Oaks Parkway Summerville, SC 29483

Open Mic Night at the Shady Oaks Cottage Thursday, September 22 from 7:00pm-9:00pm This fantastic event gives homeowner’s a chance to showcase

their talent to the rest of the Ponds family.

Do you sing, play an instrument (or both)? Are you a writer?

Come and share your poetry or prose. 1-3 songs or 5-10

minutes per performance. Sign-up by emailing

[email protected] or just show up the evening of the

event. Cost: $5.00/person Bring a lawn chair and sit under the

oaks. Shady Oaks Cottage porch will be our stage.

It should be a super great and fun event!

The Ponds Conservancy Lecture

Sunday, September 25th

2:00pm-4:00pm

Topic: SC Wetlands

Guest speaker, Dave Wilson from the Army Corps of Engineers

will be here to discuss the SC Wetlands.

Key points

-What are wetlands?

-The importance of wetlands

-The laws that govern it

-The requirements if you would like to develop on it

-Permitting procedures

-"nature curtains" we have between homes where streams carry storm water out. What are the rules in there, what are the fines for negatively impacting those areas.

We have 40 spots open for this lecture. If you would like to

attend and reserve a spot, please RSVP to

[email protected].


News from the Summerville YMCA

Don’t forget about this great event the YMCA is offering…

PARENT’S NIGHT OUT @ THE PONDS

Date: September 10

Location: The Ponds YMCA

Time: 6pm to 10pm

Ages: 6 weeks to 12 years

Cost: $18 Members/ $36 Non Members

(Per Child)

Theme: Back for S’more (Camping Party)

WHOOOO...

IS INTERESTED???

Homeowners are initiating some great

things.

We need to take stock of who would like to

participate in the following activities:

A CYCLING CLUB

MAJHONG

A PONDS CHOIR

If you would like to take part in these

homeowner initiated activities please con-

tact your Lifestyle team at:

[email protected]

We are rolling out a new feature in our communications at The Ponds. This new feature is called “Shining Star Moments”. “Shining Star Moments” is a way for your HOA staff to highlight milestones, celebratory moments and accom-plishments of the homeowner’s and their families here at The Ponds. Starting September 1

st, we will feature “Shining Star Mo-

ments” in our future Morning Buzz E-blasts, upcoming newsletters and Facebook posts. Morning Buzz E-blasts are published Tuesday’s and Thursday’s. Newsletters are published the first of the month. The Shining Star Moment Facebook posts will be pub-lished the same days as the Morning Buzz which are Tuesday’s and Thursday’s. If you have any “Shining Star Moments” you would like to share with your fellow homeowners, please email us at: The Ponds – [email protected] Cresswind at the Ponds – [email protected] We would love to announce and share all of your good news!



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