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                                    VOLUME XXX, ISSUE 9 •NOVEMBER 2016

                                         SPECIAL EDITION:
                                   HURRICANE MATTHEW UPDATE &
                                     2017 BOARD CANDIDATES

111 Wexford Club Drive | Hilton Head Island, SC 29928 | (843) 686-8810 | www.wexfordplantation.com
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                     Dear Wexford Property Owners:

                     W                                                                                               The Return
                              e began preparing                           team relocated at an off is-
                              for Hurricane Mat-                          land base camp.
                              thew on October                                 Residents were urged            The HOA was given a total of 5
                     3. We have a comprehen-                              to follow the guidance of       first responder passes, allowing early
                     sive (20+ page) Hurricane                            the Governor and Beaufort       re-entry on Sunday, October 9, and
                     Preparedness Plan, which                             County Emergency Man-           6 second responder passes, allowing
                     includes evacuation respon-                          agement Department. Fri-        re-entry on Monday, October 10. On
                     sibilities and procedures for                        day morning, Fire & Rescue      Sunday, we had 4 officers onsite work-
                     every department.                                    personnel and equipment         ing 12 hour shifts, and Mark Weedal
                        On October 4, we made          Susan Fishel       were evacuated from HHI.        and Jaime Matthews, Supervisors
                     the decision to cancel the     General Manager/COO   Those residents who had         from the Greens and Grounds staff
                     Men’s Member Guest, in                               not evacuated were warned       were working to clear one lane on all
                     addition to lowering our harbour and       that they would be on their own for       Wexford roads, with assistance from
                     lagoons, ordering a rental pump and        an indefinite period of time and that     two on site contractors. On Tuesday
                     securing our outdoor furniture.            power, water and normal emergency         morning, Deb Perlozzo was onsite
                        South Carolina Governor Nikki           services would probably not be avail-     assessing homes, Mark Dryden and
                     Haley, ordered an evacuation for           able for days.                            Warren Holland were onsite assessing
                     all coastal Carolina, including Hil-           Tropical storm conditions began       boats and we had additional grounds
                     ton Head and Bluffton, effective           on Friday, and Hurricane Matthew          crews working to clear the roads.
                     Wednesday, October 5 at 3 pm. Be-          came within miles of Hilton Head              Mark reports that only 5 boats out
                     ginning October 5, all Wexford op-         Island Saturday morning, October 8.       of 128 were severely damaged in the
                     erations were suspended, including         Estimated sustained winds were 75         storm! Our initial assessment after
                     Security operations. The County            miles per hour with gusts reaching        performing visual home assessments
                     Sheriff’s Office was responsible for       over 80. The Island was hit hard; judg-   indicated that 88 had some sort of
                     patrolling our community.                  ing by the tree damage, parts of the      damage – primarily trees on roofs. We
                        On Thursday, Hilton Head Hos-           Island including Wexford Plantation       later learned that additional homes
                     pital ceased operations, including the     may have been hit with tornadoes. It      sustained flooding, primarily in under
                     Emergency Room. Tom Dunn, Hil-             is estimated that the storm surge was     home areas.
                     ton Head Island Fire & Rescue Emer-        approximately 9 feet. We sustained            The evacuation order was lifted for
                     gency Management Coordinator sent          approximately 20 inches of rainfall.      the general public on Tuesday, Octo-
                     his last Situation Report at 7:25 pm.                                                ber 11 at 3 pm. Later that day, pow-
                     He reported that the Emergency                                                            er was restored to some parts of
                     Operations Management (EOC) was                                                           Wexford and the water remained
                     closing and that it would be the last                                                     non-potable. Most staff returned
                     report prior to the Hurricane. The                                                       to work on Wednesday, October
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12. The Food & Beverage kitchen and        agement Agency (FEMA) for
service, the Golf Staff and the Greens     consideration. Gated community
and Grounds staff worked side-by-side      roads are considered private, and
picking up debris. The residents who       are not eligible for FEMA funds
returned home were without power           directly under the Stafford Act.
and potable water for several days.        Due to an agreement with FEMA              the insurance adjusters’ information
                                           and the Town of Hilton Head Island,        back, we will know what will be cov-
       Clean-up Efforts                    the Town applied for FEMA assistance       ered and will be in a more informed
   The heavy removal of tree debris,       on behalf of the gated communities.        position to know what expenses will
caused by the effects of the Hurricane,    As of Wednesday evening, October           need funding. At that time we will
commenced on Monday, October 17.           26, Governor Haley announced that          discuss the options with the Finance
As of this writing, we have spent 6 days   FEMA has approved the Town of              Committee and Board of Directors.
removing tremendous amounts of de-         Hilton Head Island’s request for de-          The staff and I plan every year for
bris from the right-of-ways. Dan Og-       bris removal from the private roads        events such as this catastrophic event.
den, Project Manager is directing the      and right-of-ways, with some condi-        We had to implement our procedures
clean-up of the right-of-ways. Chris       tions. We will keep you informed as        during Hermine, and then again dur-
Neff and his staff have been working       we obtain more information regarding       ing Hurricane Matthew. In the fol-
on clean-up of the golf course. We’ve      FEMA cleanup and reimbursement.            lowing months, we will work with the
had up to 5 teams of tree companies                                                   Town, County and Board to assess
working on the golf course and in the             Communications                      our standard operating procedures in
common area in order to fell leaning          Daily communications have been          order to make improvements for any
trees posing danger to member homes.       sent since October 4, notifying you of     future events.
In addition, we have contacted with a      closures, evacuation procedures and           I sincerely thank you for your sup-
golf course company specializing in re-    cleanup efforts upon return.               port thus far in our recovery efforts.
covery, and approved by our insurance                                                 Your sense of community has been
carrier, to work on the golf course.
                                              Financial Implications                  uplifting! And the staff has worked in-
                                              We have received many questions         credibly long hours as a strong team.
              FEMA                         regarding the cost and payment for         We have a long road ahead and I con-
   Wexford Plantation, along with          our cleanup efforts. We are still clean-   tinue to ask you for your patience as
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the other 8 gated communities on           ing up, clearing debris, removing lean-    we work together to clean up and re-
Hilton Head Island, provided needed        ing/hanging trees and assessing the        store our beautiful community.
documentation to the Town of Hilton        damages at this time. We are waiting
Head officials that was packaged and       on our last insurance adjuster to access
                                                                                                      Best Regards,
sent to the Federal Emergency Man-         damages. Once we are able to get all                             Susan
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LET T ER FR OM TH E B O ARD P RE S I D E NT

                    Hurricane Matthew Update
Hello Friends and Neighbors,                                       together to overcome the damage, and clear driveways and

I
                                                                   roads. Many of you have shared your story about spending time
       am writing today, 8 days after the Mandatory Evacuation     together in faraway places during the mandatory evacuation
       Order was lifted and the evacuees were welcomed back to     awaiting the chance to come home and evaluate the impact
       the Island by a plywood billboard sign.                     of Matthew. The stress of this situation is very challenging
    It was a multi-faceted challenge for all of                    and having a smiling face say hello and a helping hand can
us to deal with the uncertainty, tragedy and                       sometimes allow us to manage the stress and stay focused on
damages caused by Hurricane Matthew.                               the task of recovery.
I’m sure we all hope this is the last one for a                        The employees of Wexford also deserve a smile and
long, long time.                                                   helping hand. Each of you, as do Karen and I, live here
    The recovery will take longer than we                          based on the excellent service and exclusive amenities. Our
think and the extraordinary efforts will by                        staff had to deal with the storm impact at home and at work
accompanied by an unexpected cost.                                 simultaneously. From past experience with the early days of
    The Board of Directors, General             Paul Klasing
                                                                   hurricane recovery I’ve seen the toll it takes on people who
Manager and CFO of Wexford, along with            President
                                                                   are overwhelmed with work and personal challenges. My
the Finance Committee, is working through the due diligence        motto has always been — take care of home base first!! The
to determine the best course to a solid budget to support our      employees are working extra, extra hard to manage through
expectations for 2017, as well as determine a prudent source of    this extraordinary event so I’m asking for your support to help
funds to pay for the cleanup efforts.                              them where you can.
    We plan to have a final budget and cleanup funding                 Our patience and tone in communication is critical. You
recommendation for you to vote on when the 2017 ballot is          never know who is fighting with a stubborn insurance company
distributed. Our normal timeline has been thrown out the           to put their home back together. A smile and thank you can go
window, so bear with us as we work through the process of          a long way in that scenario.
culling expenses where prudent, deferring capital expenses, and        We all hope and anticipate the full recovery for our common
reprioritizing the use of funds and creating acceptable balances   areas, golf course and waterways. But until that day arrives I
we have in our reserve accounts.                                   hope you agree, Susan and her team deserve our appreciation
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    That is the business update. Now the more important part       for the work accomplished in the last 8 long days since most of
— the People update.                                               us returned home.
    I have been overwhelmed with the compassion within the             Please drive slowly while we recover.
Wexford community. I’ve heard some of the stories about                                                       Take care,
Neighbors (who may have never spoken before) working
                                                                                                                 Paul
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MESS A G E FR OM T H E NO M I NATI NG C O M M I TTE E

                      Dear Wexford Homeowners:                    the value of our corporation (homes and        Blast and Wexford Club Times ran our
                                                                  common area) is approximately $750 mil-        solicitation. We also had a continuous
                        Your Nominating Committee is de-
                                                                  lion. Members of the Board are responsi-       solicitation feed on the TV scroll in the
                     lighted to present to you our three en-
                                                                  ble for oversight of our corporation; high     Clubhouse foyer.
                     dorsed candidates for the 2017 Board
                                                                  caliber individuals are a must to success-         In 2016 our solicitation process yield-
                     of Directors:
                                                                  fully achieve this.                            ed no interest by anyone in Wexford to run
                         Lesley Green
                                                                      Your Nominating Committee looks            for the Board.
                         Paul Klasing
                                                                  for individuals who have had experience            Our filtering process resulted in 34
                         George Volanakis                         in this type of environment. We also pre-      candidates for consideration in 2016. We
                         Three candidates may appear as a de-     fer individuals who have served on Wex-        prioritized the list and spoke to 18 candi-
                     parture from previous years when four or     ford Committees to ensure, to the extent       dates. 15 declined and three agreed.
                     more candidates were brought forth for       possible, new Board Members “hit the
                     consideration. Our process was exactly       ground running,” spending as little time              Trends and Realities
                     the same; it is a matter of circumstances    as possible learning the ropes. And, we              (Previous Experience)
                     arising in 2016.                             look deeply at qualifications. Once a              Over the past 10 years Wexford has
                         We feel it crucial that we share with    candidate gets past the experience and         had about eight volunteers for 30 Board
                     you all the factors leading up to and con-   qualification stage, they are invited for an   positions; it’s incumbent on the Nomi-
                     tributing to our decision this year and      interview with our Committee. This can         nating Committee to find candidates.
                     outline everything for you below.            last anywhere from 1 to 2 hours.               Candidly, Wexford has a history of own-
                                                                                                                 er apathy when it comes to serving on
                         Nominating Committee                                 2016 Process                       our Board.
                             Background                               Wexford has many capable potential             We spoke to the Chair people of pre-
                         As with most Corporate Nominating        candidates with a tremendous breadth of        vious Nominating Committees to get an
                     Committees, we operate independently         experience. We started 2016 considering        idea of trends and issues they encoun-
                     of the Board. We are self-perpetuating       every owner as a potential Board Mem-          tered. There were (and still are) four:
                     and self-sustaining, i.e. existing Com-      ber. We thought it advisable to eliminate          1) Candidates who lost elections
                     mittee members choose new Members.           part-time owners (missing Board Meet-          were usually reticent to run again. That
                     Our strongest criterion for membership       ings is bad). Our history of recruiting        means that several qualified candi-
                     is a deep commitment to Wexford. We          actively working individuals has been          dates — who were successful in getting
                     try to have ex-Wexford Board mem-            challenging (too many other priori-            through the Nominating Committee
                     bers and members with current or prior       ties). There were many individuals who         process in previous years — wouldn’t
                     Board experience (preferably who have        had no desire to serve on the Board and        agree to be added to our list (reason;
                     served on both for and not-for profit        those who felt they had served and done        very difficult to lose in front of your
                     Boards). Wexford Committee experi-           their fair share. And there was a group of     peers who are your neighbors).
                     ence is a must. And ideally we want          owners who simply did not have the ex-             Virtually all for profit and not-for-
                     members who know a lot of people in          perience we were seeking or were other-        profit boards have Nominating Com-
                     our community.                               wise not qualified to serve on the Board       mittees. Those committees are required
                         Our charter provides that the Presi-     (There was also a group of extremely           to find qualified candidates. Once vetted
                     dent of the Wexford Board is our liai-       qualified owners with no Wexford Com-          by the Committee, they are proposed to
                     son to the Board. We strive to keep the      mittee experience. We ensured that the         the current Board and are [usually] elect-
                     President fully apprised of our progress     President of the Association and appro-        ed Board members. The members (or
                     — while not divulging to (or with) whom      priate Committee heads were notified           shareholders) of the organization rely on
                     we are speaking.                             of these potential Committee members           the Committee and the Board to do the
                                                                  to position them for consideration of          necessary work to vet the candidates and
                           Candidate Experience                   Board candidacy down the road).                approve them.
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                            and Qualifications                        In addition to our internal process, we        Historically at Wexford Nominating
                        Wexford is a corporation. Along with      publicly solicited everyone in Wexford to      Committee vets candidates (we have a
                     “the usual” corporate budgets, employ-       consider running for the Board. Over a
                     ees, reserves and Board of Directors;        period of two months every Monday E-                         Continued on next page
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good feel about who the best candidates          Nominating Committee                         to four or five at this juncture would have
are). We then “hand over” to Wexford                                                          meant putting forth marginally qualified
owners the responsibility of final vetting
                                                    Final Decision                            candidates; we simply would not com-
and election of Board members.                   Even after receiving our first set of        promise our standards — we wanted the
    2) We found several candidates who       rejections your 2016 Nominating Com-             best available candidates to run.
felt the current voting system arbitrary     mittee had every intention of putting                The end result is three tremendously
and therefore chose not to participate in    forth four to five candidates. However,          experienced and qualified candidates. We
this process.                                after getting about 10 no responses —            are delighted that each of them is willing

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    3) Our “Meet the Candidates” night       and zero interest from our formal solicitation   to serve.
turned off several candidates.               — we began to seriously consider putting
                                             forth three experienced and qualified                Sincerely,
    4) A lot of good candidates won’t/
don’t run (reasons 1, 2 and 3 above).        candidates. Increasing the candidate pool            2016 Nominating Committee

      Meet the Candidates
Lesley N. Green                                                         I very much appreciate that the Nominating Committee
                                                                     has placed their faith in my abilities to serve on the Wexford
                                                                     Board of Directors.
    When my late husband, Neil, and                                     My involvement in the Wexford Plantation community
I saw Wexford Plantation for the first                               has included serving on the House and Social Committee,
time, it was love at first sight. While                              Clubhouse Renovation Committee, ETC National Com-
we loved our Nashville home of 35                                    mittee, and the Architectural Standards Committee. I also
years, we felt Wexford Plantation was                                chaired or co-chaired the Spouse Program for the Men’s
the perfect place for our retirement.                                Member Guest Golf Tournament for three years.
We purchased our home in 2003.
    Neil and I met in graduate school.                                         Goals and Objectives for Wexford
I had recently graduated from UConn                                     My goals as a member of your Board of Directors would
as a premed major (microbiology/ parasitology) and was a             be to use my organizational talents, marketing skills and
Teachers’ Assistant, teaching anatomy to premed, nursing,            problem solving ability to enhance the existing amenities
and physical therapy students. Neil was one of my students.          and quality of life in Wexford Plantation, while also being a
He later continued to medical school and I ultimately be-            good steward of our limited resources.
came a full-time mother to two children and a volunteer.                A devastating hurricane has struck a blow to our beauti-
    My volunteer background includes having served as                ful island. The next few weeks and months will be a chal-
President of many groups, among which are the Nashville              lenging time for us as we work to cut the trees, remove the
Symphony, Cheekwood Botanical Gardens and Museum of                  debris and repair the damage to our homes. We will be faced
Art and the Friends of the Children’s Hospital. Addition-            with unexpected expenses from Hurricane Matthew. My ex-
ally, I have chaired large national events for the American          perience as a fundraising event planner for non-profits has
Association of Orthopedic Surgeons and local charitable              taught me to squeeze value from each dollar spent.
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functions such as the Italian Street Fair to raise funds for            I believe transparency and open communication is very
the Nashville Symphony, the Heart Gala for the American              important to the cohesiveness of our community. To en-
Heart Association and The Antiques & Garden Show, which
raised $750,000 for 20 local charities in Nashville.                                                        Continued on next page
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                      courage friendships, I would love to see a photograph next         kind-hearted which makes this a very special place to reside
                      to each person’s contact information in the directory. It          (and relax!).
                      would be so nice to be able to associate a name with the               Wexford Experience — Board Member Wexford Planta-
                      person whom you recently met at the Club!                          tion 2013-current; Vice President in 2015 and I’ve been hon-
                          Wexford people are the smartest, strongest and most            ored to hold the title of President of the Board for 2016. I
                      innovative people I have ever met. We will work side by            worked with the management team as Secretary of the Wex-
                      side to help our neighbors and restore our Plantation to           ford Yacht Club (2014) and Long Range Planning (2014), as
                      its former beauty. Together we can accomplish anything             well as the Golf Committee (2015). I’ve been active in the
                      and everything!                                                    budgeting and financial forecasting process for 3 years and
                                                                                         believe we are on solid financial footing with the usual chal-

                      Paul Klasing                                                       lenge of where and how much to invest in the infrastructure
                                                                                         and services while maintaining adequate reserves.
                                                                                             So I’ll try to answer the question many you will be ask-
                          First of all let me thank the Nomi-
                                                                                         ing me: “Why do you want to be on the board for another 3
                      nating Committee for their endorse-
                                                                                         years?” Answer: Why not?
                      ment as a candidate for the 2017-2019
                                                                                             We all know (I hope) that the only way we sustain our
                      Board position. Their task has been
                                                                                         wonderful community is pitching in and helping out. Many,
                      extremely difficult this year which is
                                                                                         many people on the committees understand this as well. So
                      something that will need to be dis-
                                                                                         with your endorsement I’ll continue to do what I have done
                      cussed and addressed in the future.
                                                                                         for the last 3 years. Help to balance the needs/desires of
                          A little background for your refer-
                                                                                         all members (families, part-time residents, retirees, various
                      ence; I met my beautiful and lovely wife Karen in California
                                                                                         sport and hobbies) with the limits we have on maintaining
                      35+ years ago while I was in the Navy. We have one talented
                                                                                         costs levels that are competitive and prudent.
                      and brilliant daughter Paige who resides in Columbia, SC,
                                                                                             I will continue to work hard to make sure all owners have
                      with her husband Christopher.
                                                                                         a voice and hold management accountable to drive efficien-
                          After graduating from the University of San Francisco
                                                                                         cy and productivity while providing us all with the quality of
                      with a BS in Human Development and Organizational Be-
                                                                                         service and amenities we desire.
                      havior, we moved to Phoenix, AZ, to begin the first of two
                                                                                             We have experienced a very serious shock to the com-
                      phases of my business career. I spent 25+ years in automo-
                                                                                         munity due to the impact of the Hurricane. This will require
                      tive retail for three organizations. In the latter years of this
                                                                                         patience and a reprioritization of existing reserves and a re-
                      phase of my career, I was responsible for logistics, marketing
                                                                                         evaluation of NPOIF projections and funding of the recov-
                      and store operations for a $5.0 billion public company, with
                                                                                         ery. I will be an advocate for not sacrificing the mid and long
                      the privilege of leading 25,000+ employees.
                                                                                         term goals of our community while we pay for this extraor-
                          In my second career I was President and COO for a
                                                                                         dinary clean-up effort.
                      family-owned $4.0 billion U.S. Division of a multi-national
                                                                                             I wish you Peace and happiness in this challenging and
                      electrical distribution business. This was a very unique ex-
                                                                                         stressful time.
                      perience as the controlling families started the business in
                      France and has expanded to 38 countries to date. I joined
                      them in 2008 and fought hard to weather the economic
                      crisis while ensuring we could capture market share as the
                                                                                         George Volanakis
                      construction and manufacturing business cycles went thru               It’s been over 12 years since Rutie
                      the recovery.                                                      and I, in search of an east coast safe
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                          I officially retired in 2013 and now live full-time in Hil-    harbor for our sailboat and eventual
                      ton Head for several reasons. Karen and I love the island and      retirement, came to Wexford for the
                      all the exclusive amenities of Wexford. The folks we have          first time. We knew that Wexford was
                      met here and spend time with are talented, fun-loving, and         going to be our first choice as soon as
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we entered the front gate, and we purchased a lot and a slip        rums and philanthropic ventures for the benefit of children
shortly thereafter. We have been fulltime residents since Au-       in America.
gust 2006.
                                                                             Goals and Objectives for Wexford
    Through the past 10 years we have thoroughly enjoyed
all that Wexford has to offer including the great amenities,           As Wexford property owners, we should all be secure
its beauty and most of all the friendly community we all            in knowing that our Board of Directors has been operat-
share together. During my time at Wexford I have tried to           ing on sound business practices and oversight for a number
give back to the community by volunteering to participate           of years. Both the strategic planning process and manage-
on the following committees:                                        ment’s goals and objectives have aligned to make Wexford a
   Board of Directors (2010-2013)                                   well-run organization.
   Infrastructure (2009-2016) Chair for 2 years                        We have the best management team assembled to carry
   Finance (Present)                                                out these strategies. It is my intention to monitor and sug-
   Golf (2014)                                                      gest modification of strategies as needed with specific refer-
   Tennis (2011-2012)                                               ence to:
   Harbour (2008-2010)                                                Infrastructure — Our community is over 30 years old, and
    Because of this participation I have had firsthand involve-        in places seen and unseen we have investments that need
ment and/or financial oversight on four of our major infra-            to be made on an ongoing basis to protect and improve
structure improvements including: the Clubhouse, Golf                  the Wexford community. Having been involved in Wex-
Course, boardwalk and bridge repairs.                                  ford’s infrastructure for the past 7 years, I will endeavor
    The knowledge acquired through these projects, both                to spend our money wisely on necessary projects that en-
positive and negative, has been invaluable in the decision             hance the beauty of our community, its value and safety.
making on other major issues for our community that are               Management — As stated, the Wexford community op-
ongoing and in future planning.                                        erates extremely well due to our excellent management
    My career work experience in the toy Industry has pro-             team and the disciplines that have been enacted by our
vided me with the managerial, creative, and entrepreneurial            General Manager. It is not the Board’s duty to micro-
skills that has in the past and will be of value in the future as      manage Wexford’s operation. It is their duty however
a member of the Wexford Board. Out of college as an eco-               to ensure that the best people are hired and properly
nomics major, and during a 40-year career in this fast paced           incentivized at the management level to continue these
industry I have held the following key positions:                      best practices. Having witnessed firsthand what happens
   Hasbro, Inc.-Executive Vice-President and COO                       to an organization at Wexford when hiring disciplines
   President Hasbro International                                      are ignored, I will work to ensure that we hire the best
   The Ertl Company-President and CEO                                  talent for Wexford and give them the tools to perform
   Mattel Inc.-Senior Vice-President of Marketing                      their functions.
   Matchbox Toys-President and CEO                                    Finance — The financial status at Wexford is very sound,
   Playskool Inc.-President and COO                                    again due to excellent Board and management oversight.
    During much of my career, the toy industry went through            A major financial test of our community is the ability to
many consolidations, divestitures and IPO’s. Being involved            respond to unexpected major expenses without special as-
in all of these activities has provided me with a broad busi-          sessments or major borrowing. I have seen that building
ness background, the ability to respond favorably in a board           our reserves is essential to meet most financial surprises. I
environment and building consensus with my peers on ma-                will endeavor to ensure our reserves remain strong while
jor decisions.                                                         working in the infrastructure environment to keep our
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    Further, I have served on two public/one private com-              community in good repair.
pany boards and two hospital boards. In 1995, I was elected            I would like to thank the Nominating Committee for
to Chairman of the Toy Industry of America and The Toy              their invitation to run for the Board at Wexford. I believe I
Industry Foundation representing the industry in public fo-         can bring an experienced perspective to this group.
ASC News                                                        As a result of Hurricane Matthew:
                                                                                     1. ASC Meeting Schedule has changed – there are 2 remaining ASC Meet-
                                                                                 ings this year; November 15th and December 13th. If you have any major
                                                                                 structural changes to the exterior of your home, renovations or new construc-

                                                 Deb Perlozzo                    tion plans, they must be submitted to the ASC. If you are installing a new
                                                                                 roof, please notify the ASC. The Review Fee for Hurricane related submis-
                                                                                 sions will be waived and quick approvals are a priority.
                                                 ASC Administrator                   2. The Palm Tree Trimming Program has been cancelled. All residents
                                                      dperlozzo@                 whose palm trees were trimmed prior to the hurricane have been billed
                                                 wexfordplantation.com           through their member account.
                                                                                     3. Tree inspections – beginning Monday, November 7th, normal tree re-
                                                    (843) 686-8820               moval protocol will be in effect.

                      Upcoming Events
                                 Trunk-or-Treat
                                   Saturday, Oct. 29 from 5 - 6 pm
                         The Wexford Clubhouse would like to host a Trunk-or-
                      Treat in the parking lot at the Club on Saturday, October 29th,
                      from 5:00-6:00 PM but we need your help!
                         We are looking for volunteers to decorate their car trunks
                      OR golf carts and pass out candy to the kids in our commu-
                      nity – lots of it! If you are interested in participating, please call
                      Stephanie Keene at (843) 686-8810 or email skeene@wexford-
                      plantation.com.
                                                                                               Halloween Spooktacular
                         Children can enjoy all the goodies while the adults can enjoy
                                                                                                         Saturday, Oct. 29 beginning at 6 pm
                      cocktails at the bar!                                                       Our annual Spooktacular is still ON! Join us for a frightful
                                                                                               buffet and wear your best costume because we will continue the
                       Please join us to make this a fun Halloween for our kids!               tradition with a costume contest and DJ Alan’s entertainment!

                                      Wine Tasting                                                     Clubhouse Closure
                              Wednesday, Nov. 2 from 5:30 - 7:30 pm                            The Clubhouse will be closed for Dinner Service on Friday,
                      Complimentary wine tasting, all features will be available               November 4, for the Wexford Foundation Gala. The Club-
                      for purchase.                                                            house will reopen for Lunch Service on Saturday, November 5.

                                 By Land and Sea                                                              Book Signing
                      Thursday, Nov. 3 & Saturday, Nov. 5 from 5:30 - 7:45 pm                      Friday, Nov. 11 from 3-6 pm at the Clubhouse
                      Join us for a special Surf & Turf ala carte dinner menu! The                 You’re invited to a book signing for your neighbor and friend,
                      a la carte menu will feature soups and salads, prime rib,                Rob McPherson. As a first time author; he will feature his book,
                      roasted local fish or grilled chicken pasta with a selection of          “White Collar Biker.” There will also be a guest speaker, pro-
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                      desserts available.                                                      viding a lecture on Stroke. (The lecture will begin at 4 pm).
                                                                                               Appetizers will be available with a cash bar.
                                                                                                   Call or email Jennifer for reservations (jarnold@wexfordplan-
                        Watch the eBlasts for upcoming golf and tennis events
                                                                                               tation.com). Pre-orders can be made by calling Anne McPher-
                        — and stay tuned for our November/December issue!
                                                                                               son at (703) 203-7331. All proceeds will benefit Young Stroke.
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