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April 2023 | Volume 41, Number 4
Meadoword
The Meadows Community News and Lifestyle
Meadows
Earth Week
PROTECTING
THE PLANET
COMMUNITY OUR EARTH WANT TO MOTE
NEWS LIFESTYLE WEEK EVENTS STOP RED TIDE FEATURED ARTICLE
2-5 6-19 12-13 7 14-15
Community News Community News
we've got
WORKING
the whole
TOGETHER to Advance
our Mission & Vision world in
As the newly elected President
of the Meadows Community
Association (MCA), I first want to
newly elected to the Board and we
extend a very warm welcome back
to Mark Pienkos who has been
association leaders, Realtors, as
well as our community commercial
partners, The Meadows Country
ur hands
thank my predecessor, Bob Clark, reelected to a second term. Club, Aviva, the shops and
Frances Rippcondi — MCA General Manager
for the job he did as President businesses in our Shopping
this past year. We will continue Our 2023-2024 community Village as well as the Meadows
Marilyn Maleckas —
to see Bob at various committee priorities include continuing the Health Center for Nursing and
MCA Board President
meetings and events as he strong fiscal management and Healing (formerly Tarpon Point). Earth Day is common area of The Meadows chances are good there is a gator between water bodies – KEEP A
participates in and contributes oversight of our budget and the perfect day and The Meadows Country Club nearby. HEALTHY DISTANCE, the farther
to achievements that keep The capital projects and community We are happy to report that to reflect on tree loss was upward of 160 away the better. Remember,
priorities; continuing the the Annual Meeting was well the wonderful gifts that mother with many of these trees being The Meadows has 85 stormwater gators can move surprisingly fast
Meadows such a wonderful place
expansion of our strong calendar attended with residents appearing earth has provided. Trees, ponds, mature species. This loss, coupled retention ponds so of course when on land.
to call home. I also want to thank
of community events, activities in person and via Zoom. For a variety of flora and fauna, The with trees dying due to age and gators live in The Meadows. It is
our MCA Board for their confidence
and lifestyle programs; expand our your convenience and detailed Meadows has certainly been disease, significantly impacts The the goal of the MCA along with the 4. According to wildlife officials, the
in me in my election as President
successful volunteer recruitment information, we recorded the blessed. All you have to do is enter Meadows’ tree canopy and the Water and Wildlife Committee to reptiles are most active between
of this wonderful organization. It
program; continue aggressive meeting and that recording will be The Meadows and you’re suddenly beauty which everyone first fell coexist with nature and all native dusk and dawn. Alligators
is my pleasure to work with these
dedication in protecting and available for you to access on our transported into a quieter, gentler, in love with upon entering The species. In doing so, safety has primarily eat their prey at dusk
diligent volunteers and with the
enhancing our beautiful website, themeadowssarasota. environment. These days a quiet Meadows. Therefore, give back to to be the number one priority. or during the nighttime. Be
management and staff of the MCA.
environment, ponds, land and org, very shortly. walk amongst the trees is the the environment that has given Remembering the following cognizant of the times you are
Also newly elected Directors community through the Water perfect remedy for all that ails you, you so much and plant a tree for SAFETY tips and REMINDERS walking and make adjustments to
to the MCA’s Executive team and Wildlife, Safety, Standards, In the meantime, we look forward will help keep you and your your route if needed.
so if you’re out soaking up the today, tomorrow and the future.
are Michelle Johnston, Vice Best Kept, Maintenance, and to meeting and speaking with family safe.
beauty of The Meadows be sure to
you about our plans, our progress TAKE A WALK ON THE WILD Establishing safe habits and
President; Stan Miska, Treasurer; Emergency Preparedness notice nature's gifts amongst the
and welcome your ideas and SIDE—Nature Trail 1. The courtship between alligators an understanding of alligator
and Tom Bondur, Secretary. Our Committees. Strengthen our abundance of greenspace.
suggestions as we work together begins in early April, while the behaviors is the best way to
heartiest congratulations to the Communications by developing If you want a quick escape into
to further The Meadows’ plans NEW TREES actual mating season occurs coexist with gators. While there is
team and we also extend a warm additional communications venues nature, jump off the beaten path
and progress. As stewards of the land, The during the months of May and a far greater chance to be struck
welcome to Michelle Johnston to engage and inform new and and take a walk through The
Meadows Community Association June, according to the Florida by lightning then to be attacked by
and Chris Perone who have been current residents, community Meadows’ nature trail. I recently
(MCA) along with a generous Fish and Wildlife Conservation a gator, tragedies do happen.
visited the trail and the beauty
resident, Janice Kunkel, together Commission (FWC). During these
never ceases to amaze me. Trees
months, gators are more apt to We have all probably read about
have added 54 trees to The
aligning maintained pathways
be more active moving from pond the horrific tragedy where an
Meadows this past year. Janice, a
lead you away from the built
2023-2024 MCA BOARD OF DIRECTORS to pond, so be aware of your elderly woman and her dog were
resident for 43 years, understands
environment and instantly the
surroundings at all times. attacked by a gator while walking
the importance of giving back to
stresses of the day evaporate.
by a pond’s edge in St. Lucie
OUR MISSION OFFICERS the land and environment that has
Nature not only serves as a
2. Female alligators deposit their County. The gator went after the
given her so much joy. Each year,
welcoming refugee but has the
eggs in late June or early July, dog and the woman tried to save
To preserve the property she generously contributes $5,000
power to lower blood pressure
FWC notes, and the eggs hatch her dog, but in turn fell victim to
to purchase native trees species
and the stress hormone, cortisol.
values, ambiance and around August or September the gator's attack. Please, do not
for our community. The trees
Take the time to enjoy the great
each year. Where there are walk close to pond edges with your
vitality of our community. added this past year were a mix of
outdoors, you may just find that it
nests or baby gators there is a dog, under any circumstances.
Oaks, Pines, Palms and Magnolias.
transforms the way you are feeling.
proud mother gator guarding her You may not be aware, but a gator
This year there’s an additional 22
OUR VISION trees being scheduled for May ALLIGATORS
nest, who will not be happy you could be nearby. Stay Alert.
are looking at her young. STAY
Marilyn Maleckas Michelle Johnston Stanley Miska Tom Bondur planting with additional trees In the state of Florida alone, there
To be known as a well- President AWAY. If you have a concern about an
Vice President Treasurer Secretary
pending by year end. are 1.3 million alligators and where
alligator in The Meadows, reach out
maintained, welcoming, there's a body of water, a pond,
3. FWC states that alligators tend to the MCA at 941-377-2300 and
Native trees are beneficial to our
safe community with DIRECTORS community as they are drought
brackish river or even a fresh
to become more active during ask for me or Sandy Truman. We
water spring, there is a chance
the warmer months when the will be happy to assist you.
resistant, better equipped to
up-to-date housing, that a gator could be present
temperatures are between
handle our subtropical climate, and
even if you don’t see it. It is very We all hold the keys to a healthy
82 and 92 degrees. In colder
activities and services provide habitats for indigenous
common to see gators in storm environment in the palm of our
temperatures, gators often haul
species. It’s important that
designed to meet the water retention ponds not only in hands. Plant a tree, respect the
out on pond banks to warm
we continue to replenish The
The Meadows but throughout the wildlife and praise mother earth for
up in the sun. Whenever you
needs of all residents. Meadows with native trees as
state. Therefore, first and foremost
encounter a gator, whether in her beauty.
Hurricane Ian alone contributed
always be alert when in close
a pond, on a bank, or moving
Tom Pound Amy MacDougall Paul Easley Mark Pienkos Chris Perone to the loss of over 80 trees for the
proximity to a body of water, as the
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Community News Community News
FEBRUARY Assembly of
SAFETY Property Owners
program on reserve studies.
REPORT
Mike Mazur
Accurate and comprehensive
Assembly
insurance appraisals are crucial
Chair
to establishing the fundamental
values for your community
property coverage and Patricia
will coverage best practices in • Long Term Care Planning
During the month of February, complaint in Long Common a suspicious vehicle report it is because it is an ongoing We had an informative and lively this important area. • Veterans Benefits
2023 there were (10) incident free regarding flowers being ripped was received from Chatsworth investigation and we are not program about the resources • Medicaid Eligibility
days - (8) less than January 2023. out of the ground and taken. Greene. Both incidents involved at liberty to disclose additional offered by the Community As the leaders of our 52 • Estate Planning 3277 Fruitville Road
There were (23) reported incidents Advised to make official report same individual known to safety. information at the time. Residents Association Institute at our March associations in The Meadows Suite D-2, Sarasota, FL
• Special Needs Planning
(7) more than January 2023. There with SCSO. On February 16, the subject had are free to call the Sarasota meeting and April should be even know, the property insurance
• Probate and Trust 941-735-5200
were (92) citations issued this left after the complaint was County Sheriff's Office for more more lively. marketplace is turbulent at Administration www.tkbowmanpa.com
month - (4) more than • Petit Theft Complaints: made. On February 17, subject information. best. Atlas Insurance is an local
January 2023. was found sleeping in their car, Join in on Wednesday, April 19, firm that provides insurance
o February 15 — someone took 2023 at 4:00 pm for “Insurance
woken up, and was reminded brokerage services to many
a wire basket off a bike at the
Safety responded to the following
pickleball court. Complainant
that they were trespassing and SAFETY IS Lollapalooza” – a program associations. Tommy Kochis is an
during the month of February: had to leave the community. combining two separate but agency partner of Vice President
• February 2— Solicitation in
wanted it as a matter of record.
Subject was followed out of the EVERYONE'S strongly related topics – of Sales for Atlas and has RENTALS NEEDED!!!!
community without issue. Insurance Appraisals and the YOU CAN TRUST ME TO
RESPONSIBILITY
worked with numerous Meadows
Huntingwood by personnel from o February 18—someone stole a
Trends in the Current Property associations. Tommy will bring us
MANAGE YOUR PROPERTY!
Window Depot. Both subjects tray from an unlocked vehicle
The Meadows is a NO Insurance Market – especially for I HAVE YEARS OF EXPERIENCE
up to date on the latest trends in
were advised solicitation was in the country club parking LEASING BOTH ANNUAL AND
SOLICITATION Community. If Association coverages. the marketplace and how you can
not allowed in The Meadows, as lot, which contained unknown SEASONAL PROPERTIES IN THE
you see a suspicious person and
it is a private community. Both amount of money. Advised In the event of an best position your association for MEADOWS.
feel threatened, call 911. If you see Joining us for the insurance
the best offer(s) possible for your ***CALL ME NOW***
were advised of trespassing and to call SCSO, complainant emergency, call 911.
a suspicous person and are not in appraisal area will be Patricia I PAY ATTENTION TO THE
coverages.
ordered to leave, both refused. had somewhere to be. It was After you have called Staebler, SRA, RS – Principal SHIRLEY CUDDY DETAILS MAXIMIZING YOUR
danger, call the non-emergency
Sarasota County Sheriff’s requested they provide us 911 please report the INVESTMENT AND MINIMIZING
Sarasota County Sheriff's Office of Staebler Appraisal and There will be plenty of time for RENTING & SELLING
Office (SCSO) responded, the with a report number if they incident to the MCA Consulting. Patricia has
THE HASSLES.
number. If something happens your questions about these THE MEADOWS 941-954-4443
individuals were served with call – no follow up reported.
in your HOA or Association and
Safety Patrol. previously presented to the important and related topics. FOR OVER 30 YEARS!
trespass warnings and left
you have called 911 or the non Meadows Assembly of Property
The Meadows. • February 17—a noise complaint
The non-emergency Owners an information-filled See you on April 19th!
CELL: (941) 321-1549
emergency number, PLEASE call
was received from Winslow
MCA and follow up with us. If we Sarasota County
• February 6— Kingsmere Beacon. Safety observed two
are not aware of the incidents, we Sheriff’s Office number is
complainant reported a knock people outside on a balcony
are not able to warn neighbors 941-316-1201.
at their door around 4:19 am. A and advised them of a noise
subsequent check of the area complaint, subjects went inside.
and others in our community. We’ve sold The Meadows since its
Reporting is important. The Meadows Safety
and surrounding communities
found no one. • February 16— a trespass Patrol number is
beginnings as a brand new
Please keep in mind that if MCA
complaint was received from
does not disclose a location
941-809-0084. development. We believed in the
• February 14—vandalism Bunker Oaks. On February 17,
The Meadows then – 40 years
later we are still here marketing
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Want to
E A R T H D AY STOP RED TIDE?
M O R E T H A N A C E L E B R AT I O N Join WWC For Aquatic Plants Day, May 12
Dick Bragaw — Water & Wildlife Committee
Wish you could do something to stem bulrush, and spike rush. protect our homes from flooding excessive mosquitos,” Holland
reduce algae in our ponds and and remove pollutants from says.
help stop continuing Red Tide Shoreline erosion has been a downstream waters. They serve
blooms that threaten the beauty serious problem for Meadows their purpose best when the down- Littoral zones are crucial
Roy Wysnewski — The Meadows February Weather Analysis driest month. But this month, rainfall was unusually low (10% of normal)
of our beaches and bay and the ponds, and mechanical remediation sloping shelf where water meets components of healthy
breaking a record in the Meadows. The eighteen-day streak without
health of our community? The is very expensive, running from land, known as its littoral shelf, ecosystems. Florida has lost
a drop of rain also is a record! In a normal February, there are six rain
Earth Day reminds us that as custodians of this Water and Wildlife Committee $70 to $150 per linear foot. By grows native plants. more than half its wetlands since
days. This year there were only two. Now, that’s unusual!
(WWC) has a suggestion: Join comparison, plants provide it became a state in 1845. They
beautiful planet we call Earth, we must stop
us for Aquatic Plants Day, May protection at a cost of about $1.50 Native aquatic plants shade the have been drained, dredged and/
Monthly temperature and rainfall data are presented in the graph.
polluting the atmosphere. The atmosphere’s per linear foot and provide many shallow areas and help keep out or filled for development, and
12. We’ll meet at The Meadows
Greenhouse Effect acts like a blanket PRE- HURRICANE SEASON ANALYSIS Community Lifestyle and Wellness other benefits, including enhanced unwanted invasive plants like wetlands are vital to the health
surrounding Earth, thus keeping us warm. Why now, you may ask? Why discuss something that doesn’t begin Facility at 7:30 that Friday morning wildlife habitat. Aquatic plants hydrilla and torpedo grass, which of our environment. They filter
for continental breakfast and protect shorelines from erosion can choke a water body and have and remove pollutants by slowing
Polluting the atmosphere with excess carbon until June? For two reasons.
training on how to plant an aquatic by buffering the energy from the
dioxide and methane gases expands this blanket waves.
First, after experiencing the fringe impacts from a cat.4 hurricane and plant for optimum survival by Mollie
making us warmer than normal. a tropical storm last Fall and seeing how close the Meadows was to K. Holland, a Sarasota County
Aquatic plants along our pond
serious storm impacts, we concluded that our lengthy tropical cyclone environmental scientist who works
shorelines and on pond littoral
respite is over and that it might be prudent to begin our preparations closely with the WWC.
WEATHER SUMMARY (Records abound) shelves add oxygen to the water,
earlier this year.
Meadow’s residents will remember February 2023 as a record- This will kick off our eighth planting physically filter out sediments and
breaking month on many weather fronts: average monthly high Second -- and this is very important – we already see weather/climate session since the WWC was undissolved solids, and biologically
temperature; number of above normal temperature days; record data that suggests we could have a repeat of the 2022 hurricane formed five years ago. In that time, absorb dissolved nutrients in the
high-temperature days; least February rainfall; and the streak of season. Record high atmospheric temperatures during January our volunteers have added 7,400 out-flow water. They significantly
rainless days. and February combined with consistent above- normal Gulf water plants to our 85 pond shorelines. improve the quality of storm water
temperatures (5-10 degrees F) are the key ingredients for tropical We plant only Florida native that discharges from our ponds,
TEMPERATURE ANALYSIS eventually reaching Sarasota Bay
cyclones to form in the Gulf of Mexico. If these patterns continue into aquatic plants recommended by
Following last month’s record high temperatures, Meadows' late Summer, residents will need to be extra-vigilant! and contributing to Red Tide
Sarasota County environmental
residents together with our seasonal tourists were wishing for a
staff, including arrowhead, been implicated in fish kills in our down water, allowing suspended
temperature ‘break’ as we entered February. Unfortunately, due Send comments and questions? Contact: roywys9@gmail.com. Join us May 12, and you can
pickerelweed (not a “weed” in the ponds. Healthy native plants materials carried in stormwater
to a large stationary high-pressure system just to our north, we be part of a solution to this
bad sense), yellow canna, soft support wildlife such as fishes, and other effluents to drop out
experienced what may be the warmest February on record for problem. Contact Sandy
wading birds, and turtles. A and become trapped by plants.
Southwest Florida! The average high temperature (82.7 degrees DID YOU KNOW THAT NATIVE FLORIDA Truman, MCA Community
planted littoral shelf will absorb
F) certainly is a record for the Meadows! Standards Administrator,
MAGNOLIAS AND PALMS MAKE FOR pollutants from stormwater, “Our No Mow Zones (NMZs) and
at 941-377-2300 or by email shoreline plantings show how
Other February statistics include twenty-six above normal removing these chemicals from
HIGH WIND AND STORM-WITHSTANDING administration@meadowsca. a natural shoreline can bring
temperature-days and a new record number of ‘record-high water that will ultimately drain into
com
temperature days’ (9). TREES AND CAN EVEN BE USED AS our canals and streams and could more life, beauty, and vitality to
poison our clean water supply. our ponds,” says WWC Chair Dr.
RAINFALL ANALYSIS AN ATTRACTIVE YARD BLOCKADE OR Our ponds and other water
Bob Hueter. “We look forward to
One only had to look at our lawns and lakes to see just how serious features are parts of a stormwater
BOUNDARY BETWEEN PROPERTIES? “A balanced pond will require welcoming volunteers on May 12
the recent eighteen-day drought has been! Typically, February is our system designed to allow material
little maintenance and few, if any who embrace this new look to our
to settle and be absorbed. After
chemicals. Not only will the lake’s ponds and support our efforts to
a rainfall, water slowly drains from
littoral zone be aesthetically eco-beautify The Meadows.”
the pond through a pipe in the
pleasing, but its water quality
“outflow” structure. The ponds
will help reduce foul odors and
FEBRUARY 2023
FEBRUARY RAINFALL & TEMPERATURE DATA Meadows Rainfall and High Temperatures
The Meadows, Hub of Sarasota
Rainfall for month: 0.17 in.
Resales ending the months of February 2023 and
February 2022 In The Meadows & Sarasota County
Rainfall year-to-date: 2.69 in.
SALES THE MEADOWS SARASOTA COUNTY
Sales 2023 & 2022 ↑2023 (17) 2022 (15) ↓2023 (675) 2022 (884)
Median Sale Price ↓$345,000 $375,000 ↑$450,000 $420,500
23 yr. monthly rainfall average: 1.60 in. Condominium Sales ↓2023 (12) 2022 (14) ↓2023 (261) 2022 (297)
Med Condo Sale Price ↓$317,500 $345,750 ↑$362,000 $359,000
House Sales ↑2023 (05) 2022 (01) ↓2023 (414) 2022 (587)
82.7 F
Med House Sale Price ↓$590,000 $645,000 ↑$490,000 $450,000
Average high temperature: For sale on the 28th ↑2023 (24) 2022 (01) ↑2023 (2001) 2022 (450)
(normal: 75 F) Property Pending ↓2023 (21) 2022 (30) ↓2023 (1377) 2022 1552)
Listing Supply ↑2023 (1.4) 2022(0.1) ↑2023 (3.0) 2022 (0.5)
Above normal temperature days: 26 Contact me
Dick Plumb, 25 years Full-time
Resident, Specializing in listing & any time if
selling homes in “The Meadows”. you’d like to
Record high temperature days: 9 Call Anytime Direct 941-266-2512 sell or buy a
SarasotaHomes@DickPlumb.com home in The
Horizon Realty International Meadows
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Simple Tips for a More
Sustainable Livestyle
SIMPLE TIPS FOR A MORE SUSTAINABLE LIFESTYLE Continued from page 8
Tia Calomeris
MCA Director, Marketing and Communications MEAL PLAN • Adjust your thermostat when you are not home so it’s not
• Did you know that on a daily basis, each American discards on working as hard while you are gone. There are many products
average 0.5kg (one pound) of food? Grocery shopping with a list that allow thermostat programming that will allow it to adjust
We can all help our planet in so many ways, by adapting small
and a complete idea of what you’re actually going to cook helps to your schedule or when you are away from your home. This
actionable ideas that can and will make a difference in achieving a more
to avoid buying too much. It takes some advanced thoughtful saves energy and money! In a small way, you’re able to help
sustainable lifestyle.
planning, and you can always freeze it and use it in the future. reduce carbon emissions created from fossil fuels and natural
resources by reducing your own use of electricity and energy.
START A HOME GARDEN
PLANT ROOTS
• Try to grow your own edible herbs by planting seeds in pots or window
• Plants help clean and purify the air in your home, which is good for ONLY RUN THE DISHWASHER OR
sills. A small area can be useful in providing space for fruits and
everyone. Plants naturally absorb carbon from the air. One young tree LAUNDRY WHEN IT’S FULL
vegetables while enjoying the fruits of your labor of love.
can absorb CO2 at a rate of 13 pounds (5 kilograms) per tree. And that's • While some diswashers have options for half loads, those
that do not can save by not running it until there is a full load.
RECYCLE IT'S EASY just an itty bitty baby tree. Once that tree reaches about 10 years old,
Most washing machines allow you to select your wash size
• Glass bottles, jars, aluminum / steel cans, food / beverage cartons, it's at its most productive stage of carbon storage. Then it can absorb
48 pounds (21 kilograms) of CO2 per year. Planting a tree or bush so you can change the amount of water used per load.
mixed paper (cardboard, magazines), kitchen, laundry, bath bottles
and containers are all recyclable. Just make sure you empty the can help to offset your carbon footprint. Remember to check with
SPRING TIPS FOR EAT SUSTAINABLE FOODS
contents, rinse and replace the caps on the containers. Plastic wrap, your HOA and MCA and follow proper architectural approvals.
SELLING YOUR HOME • Today, large-scale food production accounts for as much as
food garbage or toxic waste materials are not to be included in your
If you’re thinking about listing your • Plus, having live greenery in your house is proven to boost your mood. 25 percent of the greenhouse emissions. So how do you eat
recycle bins. Check the website for more detail. https://www.scgov.net/
home this spring, I’d love to share
a few easy tips that can help it sell Consider plants that don’t require tons of watering like succulents. sustainably? Choosing food from farmers that aim to conserve
government/solid-waste/trash-and-recycling. quickly and for the best possible the natural resources and have as little impact on the land as
price. From freshening your home’s
curb appeal to minor repairs and TURN THE LIGHTS OFF AND ADJUST THERMOSTAT possible. Buying as much as you can from local farmers makes
REUSABLE BOTTLES updates, first impressions can make
• When you leave a room, or not using the lights, turn them off and a difference. Grow your own fruits and vegetables, it's fun and
• Not only will carrying a reusable water bottle make
a big difference.
you drink more
keep them off. When changing out light bulbs, opt for energy satisfing knowing it's home grown from your own garden!
water, it’s better for the environment! According CALL ME TODAY.
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• Food waste is a huge problem in America. On average, one pound
of food per person is wasted each day. If you have waste consider
composting. Sunshine Community Compost’s Program offers a service
here in The Meadows. Email meadowsgarden334@gmail.com or call Tracie
at 650-743-3104 to learn more.
Composting
■ It improves the structure and health of your soil by adding
organic matter.
■ Helps the soil retain moisture and nutrients.
■ Attracts beneficial organisims to the soil and reduces the need
for pesticides and fertilizers.
■ Reduces soil erosion.
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When your trash
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Homeowners will be required to use paper
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bags, reusable containers or bundles (when Thank you. Beethoven, Brahms, Dvorák, with complete peace of mind knowing someone is always
ent. Shostakovich, and more. Don’t miss it.
appropriate) for collection of yard waste and Meadows Managem looking out for their health and well-being.
THREE NIGHTS, APRIL 8, 11 & 15
will be picked up on the regularly scheduled
Schedule a tour today!
at the Sarasota Opera House
collection day. For added information, visit
For information and tickets, go to
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waste/leaf-it-out
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for a renaissance card.
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by appointment so we may ensure WHEN IT’S TIME TO MAKE A MOVE!
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the proper staff is available to assist
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your appointment today. Card Appointment. (3) First Place
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CLOSING UP YOUR
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10 AM Thursday, April 6 at MCLWF
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earth week activities and more
Presentations
EARTH WEEK APRIL 17-22 Opening Celebration
Saturday April 22 ICE CREAM SOCIAL
APRIL 17 Learning From Nature APRIL 4
10 AM OPENING CEREMONY 10 AM
We learn from nature about everything else...art, 6:30-7:30 PM
architecture, medicine, engineering, and more...why
not leadership? Let's explore wildlife and wild places as Tree Dedication
you've never seen them before...full of lessons on how
to drive change, lead teams, and build resilience...all America the Beautiful
while leading in the way you were born to lead. MCLWF
performed by The Meadows Chorus Its cool.
April 18 Let’s Talk Trash Sarasota County Its fun.
10 AM Its a great way
"Talk Trash” with Sarasota County Solid Waste Program
Manager, Wendi Crisp for a candid talk about our trash,
Tree Planting to meet new friends.
recycling and ways to keep Sarasota County beautiful by
eliminating household waste.Thirty minute presentation
Sign up on MCA's Website
with Q & A to follow. Take the Keep Sarasota County
themeadowssarasota.org
Beautiful Pledge. MCLWF
April 18 Down the Drain – ECO FRIENDLY INFORMATIONAL STATIONS
1:30 PM
Don’t Feed the Fatberg 10:15 AM – 1 PM
A fatberg is a rock-like mass of waste matter in a sewer Movie Feature
system formed by the combination of flushed non-
Composting Station Wall-E
biodegradable solids, such as wet wipes, fat, oil, and
grease (FOG) deposits. These clogs can cause sewage Benefits / Demonstration Saturday, April 22
spills and require costly repairs. Learn more about how 1:15 PM
to fight the fatberg menace and properly dispose of Carbon Footprint MCA Lakeside Room
your kitchen waste, and help keep our waterways
Bike Challenge
clean. MCLWF
Support Our Pollinators
April 19 Save the Drops – Water Conservation
Build Community Bee Hotel Sign up on MCA website
10 AM Presenter Jackie Lebouitz, University of Florida's
Sarasota Extension Office. Learn about Sarasota themeadowssarasota.org
County's water supply and treatment, and ways to Wildflowers & Native Plants In the distant future, after Earth is
conserve water in your home's bathroom, kitchen, pool, How to Add Native Plants & Wildflowers uninhabitable and overrun with trash, a
landscape, and more. Q & A session to follow. MCLWF
small waste-collecting robot inadvertently
Outdoor Music embarks on a space journey that will
April 19 Meet Mote – Guardians of the Sea Acoustic Guitar Performance ultimately decide the fate of
1 PM Mote SEA, planned for Nathan Benderson Park,
mankind and restore life
is projected to inspire 700,000 visitors from the
Sarasota-Manatee region and around the world
Nature Walk to the planet.
each year with incredible displays of marine life, Birding & Our Eco-Ssytem
interactive technology and windows into Mote’s
amazing science. Join Mote experts and learn What’s Your Foodprint?
COMING SOON
first hand about the exciting work being done in
Education & Fun Quiz
Mote’s laboratories and in the field. Bring your
How Our Diet Affects Our Planet, Waste & Carbon Emissions
Back from the Brink
curiosity and questions. We promise you will
leave inspired to learn more! MCLWF Tale of Atala & Cootie
Just Grow!
April 20 Florida Friendly Landscapes – MAY 9
Tips On Growing Your Own Herb / Veggie Garden 10 AM
3:30 PM Planting for Wildlife & Pollinators
Join this class to learn about the trees that thrive in Nature’s Beauty Through Poetic Readings
our suncoast region; with an emphasis on native trees,
flowering florida-friendly trees, and edible fruit/nut
More Than a Cup of Joe
trees. Fine out which tree is right for your location, how
to plant it and care for it. MCLWF
Don’t Toss Those Grounds, Re-use Them
April 21 Red Tide & You Pine Cone Craft
10 AM Sandy Gilbert of START Solutions to Avoid Red Nature’s Bird Feeder Discover the Atala Butterfly
Tide addresses Red Tide and it's affects on that is back from the brink
our coastal waters, our community, and way of Call of the Wild — Animal Acoustics in Nature of extinction.
life here in Southwest Florida. A thirty minute Dr. David Mann, Ph.D. — 12 PM Lakeside Room
presentation followed by a Q & A session. MCLWF
Campus Wide Scavenger Hunt
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CHAMPIONS FOR THE FUTURE
OF OUR OCEANS
MOTE SEA WILL SERVE AS A REGIONAL
HUB FOR EXPANDING MARINE SCIENCE AND
TECHNOLOGY EDUCATION AND INSPIRATION
TO EVERY K-12 STUDENT IN OUR
COMMUNITY—OCEANS FOR ALL.
education, allowing future ocean
to provide informal science daily, which will allow an expected approved the launch of among adjacent ponds. Mote
leaders to discover their passion
education and enhanced levels average of 43 million drivers to phase 2—more extensive site scientists were on
for science, technology and
of ocean literacy to much larger view Mote SEA each year. preparation to make way for hand to ensure native fishes
conservation, creating a brighter
and more diverse populations phase 3, vertical construction. were transferred to nearby
future for all.”
from around the world. Notably, SCIENCE IS THE ATTRACTION As Mote’s fiscal year ended ponds and invasive species
At Mote SEA, science will be a part
HOW MOTE’S NEW TAKE A LOOK: MOTE SCIENCE Mote SEA will serve as a regional
of each moment of the visitors’
on Sept. 30, 2021, Mote was were removed.
EDUCATION AQUARIUM hub for expanding marine science preparing to launch phase
SCIENCE EDUCATION Only through exposure, hands- and technology education and experience, with augmented reality 2—securing the dirt that will • July 2022: The Board
inspiration to every K-12 student technology creating an immersive be packed and settled as the of Sarasota County
on experiences, and education
AQUARIUM WILL can people truly understand the in our community—Oceans for All. ocean biome to explore. Inside base for Mote SEA (which Commissioners unanimously
the 110,000-square-foot facility, included dirt from the bottom approved the transfer of
impact of marine science. That’s
BUILD UPON MOTE’S why Mote embarked on the
ECONOMIC BOOST
visitors’ horizons will expand with of the adjacent lake), replacing land for Mote SEA from
Construction of Mote SEA is
glimpses of the deep sea or other the County to Mote, and
MISSION OF FOCUSING ambitious campaign, Oceans for projected to benefit Florida’s
remote habitats, including Mote
drainage pipes between lakes
construction permits were
All, to create Mote SEA in Nathan economy by producing $280 at the north end of the park,
ON RESEARCH AND Benderson Park.
research sites and completing additional site approved in August.
EDUCATION TO CREATE This planned rebirth of Mote’s
THIS IS THE VISION from around
the world.
work. A full blueprint for the
vertical construction of Mote
• September 2022: Vertical
construction began and site
public Aquarium on the mainland SEA was submitted to Sarasota
million in direct and indirect
A BETTER ENVIRONMENT will transform Mote’s ability
PROGRESS MILESTONES
County for review.
workers began placing 346
expenditures and 3,123 total • Throughout 2021: Phase 1
auger, cast-in-place pilings
FOR OURSELVES AND person-years’ employment. Progress: In 2021, the Mote
• October 2021: $90 million 80 feet deep into the ground.
Beyond the one-time benefits SEA site was busy with teams
had been committed in
OUR CHILDREN. of new construction, Mote operating heavy equipment • October 2022: More than $100
philanthropic, public and private
SEA by itself — not including to complete phase 1 of the million in philanthropic, public
support has been committed to
Mote’s research enterprise — Mote SEA development effort: and private support has been
This month, millions of people sustainable use of our oceans the construction of Mote SEA.
will support a total of over 260 grounds work. Construction committed to the construction
across the world will come begins with research and
direct and indirect jobs and teams prepared and paved the of Mote SEA.
• Winter 2021- early summer
together to celebrate Earth Day education for all, and our new
provide approximately $28 million southern end of Mote SEA’s
2022: Contractors piled and
and promote a cleaner, safer Science Education Aquarium
annually in economic benefits for future parking lot and partially LEARN MORE ABOUT MOTE’S
settled approximately 140,000
environment on land and sea. is how we plan to improve
the State of Florida. completed the northern end Oceans for All campaign online at:
cubic yards of dirt fill to form
At Mote Marine Laboratory & the connection between our
of the lot so it could serve as a MoteOceansForAll.org
the building pad for Mote
Aquarium, Earth Day is celebrated complex scientific research, our SERVING A HOTSPOT OF
staging area for the next steps
SEA. A pond at the north end
every day with a focus on educational efforts, and our COMMUNITY GROWTH in site work and ultimately
of Nathan Benderson Park
educating tomorrow’s marine community,” said Michael Moore, Near Nathan Benderson Park, the construction.
was drained and then refilled,
researchers. the Campaign Director for Mote I-75 intersection with University
allowing the contractors to
Science Education Aquarium Parkway hosts an average • September 2021: Sarasota
“We are committed to the belief replace pipes that enable flow
(Mote SEA). “Mote SEA will 60,000 drivers on both sides County commissioners
that the conservation and improve access to marine science
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David J. Smith, VMD—
Bay Road Animal Hospitals
HEART M U R M U R S
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Lawn Care Contributes
to our Eco-Healthy
Lakes
Jackie explained how
Ellen Weinberg —
water reclamation helps
Garden Club
the community. Florida’s
rapidly expanding population
The Meadows is a beautiful puts strain on our drinkable water
place to live. The developers resources. Using reclaimed water
created walking paths, many is one method to conserve the
open areas, and a lot of ponds fresh water supply. It is expensive
and waterways. These water to irrigate with fresh water.
resources support plants and Using reclaimed water is more
animals living in and around them. cost effective. Our area of the
We all have a responsibility to county is served by the Bee Ridge
protect our surroundings and Processing Plant. They clean
keep The Meadows beautiful. and sanitize the water without
removing all the nutrients. You
The Meadows Garden Club add nutrients to your soil using
welcomed Jackie Lebouitz reclaimed water and reduce the
from the UF/IFAS extension. need to chemical fertilization.
A graduate of New College, Jackie informed us that all new
Jackie’s interested in water buildings are required to water
began with studying Sarasota landscape with reclaimed water.
Bay. She is currently the Water Just look for purple pipes that
Resource program assistant. By signify a reclaimed water line.
maintaining healthy fresh water
areas we contribute to keeping Jackie answered a question
the bay area clean. about red tide that is plaguing
our coastline. Excessive fertilizer
Our biggest contribution to a runoff does not create red tide.
healthy ecosystem is by adhering It does contribute to making it
to Sarasota County’s lawn care worse, though.
rules. March, April, and May are
the best months for spring lawn The UF/IFAS extension the
fertilization. Many of us use place to go to get your water
lawn services, so it is difficult or soil tested. They will make
YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD
to control when products are recommendations for your
applied. Optimally, fertilizer irrigation system and help with REALTY SPECIALISTS
shouldn’t be applied 48 hours plants and pest. Jackie can be
before any heavy rain is expected contacted at jlebouitz@ufl.edu .
IN THE MEADOWS
to prevent runoff into ponds and
Our April meeting will be a
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oxygen in that water. All gilled The Meadows Garden Club will
creatures rely on dissolved take part in the Meadows Earth
oxygen to breath. If our ponds Day activities on Saturday April
lose shellfish, snails, and fish 22nd. We will highlight composting “OLD FASHIONED SERVICE”
participation. Our participation
we lose all the wildlife that feed
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18 themeadowssarasota.org MEADOWORD April 2023 April 2023 MEADOWORD 19The Write Stuff The Write Stuff
Liz Barnett — Memoir Chair on Zoom. Seasonal residents
"SOMETIMES YOU WILL can participate year-round.
Life
The best gift you can give
are stories about you. It won’t Staying connected also leads to
NEVER KNOW THE raise your carbon footprint;
remembering those stories is a
new ideas. Hearing the stories
of others often reawakens
The Irena Sendler Product
lot more fun than shopping; and by Jack Mayer
Jar
VALUE OF A MOMENT, in a
memories of similar experiences
there’s no need to worry about you have had. That’s what
duplication -- it’s a gift only you
happened when Judith Ristow
UNTIL IT BECOMES A
can give. You’ll be much more
heard Susan Chapman’s story
likely to actually write those
of turning 15 pounds of flour
stories if you have a deadline, an
into hundreds of cookies each
MEMORY." opportunity to share the stories
with an appreciative audience
Christmas. (You can read Susan’s
story in ”To Bake or Not to Bake” In 2000, as their entry in the National History students to emulate the project using unsung
and helpful guidance. Just what
— Dr. Seuss is the pen name of the in the March Meadoword.) Read Day project, three Kansas high school heroes in history to teach tolerance, respect,
you’ll find at the Memoir Group;
American children's author Theodor on and see if these stories
students discovered Irena’s story and wrote and understanding of all people regardless of
it’s one of the reasons we want to
Seuss Geisel. a ten-minute play that illustrated those long- race, religion, or creed.”
stay connected and have made it bring back memories of your
ago events. They titled their play Life in a
easy to join us. The group meets adventures with cookies. Author Jack Mayer “is a retired pediatrician
Jar referring to Irena’s practice of writing the
names and locations of the children she had and a writer. He began practicing pediatrics
rescued on slips of paper and secreting them in 1976 in Enosburg Falls, Vermont. He was
in jars which she then buried. She hoped a country doctor there for ten years, often
that by recording their birth names and bartering medical care for eggs, firewood,
their new Aryan names she would be able to and knitted afghans. From 1987 – 1991 Dr.
How to
Joanne Simons – The Meadows Book Club Mayer was a National Cancer Institute Fellow
reunite them with their families after the war.
April Book Preview at Columbia University researching the
NOT
Tragically there were few families left for them
to return to after the war. molecular biology of childhood cancer. He was
Life in a Jar: The Irena Sendler Project by also an academic pediatrician at Columbia
Jack Mayer (Long Trail Press; 2nd Revised “Life in a Jar: The Irena Sendler Project University’s Presbyterian Medical Center. Dr.
Bake a Cookie By Judith Ristow
ed. Edition, March 28, 2011) is the story of
many rescues: the rescue of 2,500 Jewish
children from the Warsaw ghetto during World
is a Holocaust history and more. It is the
inspirational story of Protestant students
from Kansas, each carrying her own painful
Mayer returned to Vermont in 1991 where he
practiced primary care pediatrics until his
retirement in 2021.”
War II by Irena Sendler; the rescue of Irena burden, each called in her own complex way to
Sendler’s heroic story from Poland’s buried and the history of a Catholic woman who knocked Throughout his career, Dr. Mayer has written
forgotten history; and the rescue of three high on Jewish doors in the Warsaw ghetto and, in short stories, poems, and essays. Life in a Jar:
My cookie story begins with telling you It was with great amazement that I Since retirement, I’ve been presented
school girls who found personal strength and Sendler's own words, ‘tried to talk the mothers The Irena Sendler Project, is his first book of
that I’ve never baked a cookie. I grew up acquired a cookie-baking mother-in-law. another challenge with the bake sales
meaning in telling Sendler’s story to the world. out of their children.’" 2 non-fiction. His award-winning historical fiction,
with a working mother who didn’t bake, I was lucky with my lack of cookie baking at my church. Women of the church
Before the Court of Heaven, is about the rise
and a grandmother who never taught skills when I got Ruth, the mother-in-law of are supposed to bake cookies and Those who have read Irena’s Children by Tilar The play the girls wrote and performed of the Third Reich. 3
me to bake. As a child, baking was never my dreams. Ruth was a master-baker and other baked goods to make money J. Masseo, are already familiar with the story won Kansas’s 2000 National History Day
something I wanted to do. I preferred cookies were her specialty. She started for the church. Hobby-baking women of Irena Sendler, the “Polish Catholic social Please join the Meadows Book Club on April 12
competition and continues to be performed
outdoor chores of mowing and raking. her baking in October and by December welcome these bakes sales as a way worker, [who] organized a rescue network of at 2:00 p.m. when we will be discussing Life in
worldwide even now, more than 20 years
she had frozen enough cookies for a bake to show off their baking skills. I never fellow social workers to save 2,500 Jewish a Jar.
later. The girls were able to travel to Poland to
The trouble with baking, I realized, was sale of her own. She was thrilled with me meet with resistance when I replace children from certain death in the Warsaw meet Irena Sendler before her death in 2008.
that it would take a lot of time. When because I offered her no competition. a home-baked cookie offering with 1
https://www.amazon.com/Life-Jar-Irena-Sendler-
ghetto. Incredibly, after the war her heroism, Irena Sendler has been honored as Righteous Project/dp/098411131X/
I married in 1962, and had a child and a generous offering of money. like that of many others, was suppressed by Among the Nations by Yad Vashem. A charity
a full-time teaching job, I lived by the All year Ruth saved three-gallon ice
2
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/11387491-life-
communist Poland and remained virtually established in her name “promotes Irena in-a-jar
motto, that I could do anything but I cream pails, and when our three children My latest reminder of my lack of baking
unknown for 60 years.” 1
Sendler’s legacy and inspires educators and 3
https://www.jackmayer.net/about
couldn’t do everything. That’s when I arrived at her house on Christmas day, skill came from my memoir writing
sorted out the household tasks, and they were each given a pail to fill with group in Sarasota. At our last meeting
decided baking was something I wouldn’t cookies. Different kinds of cookies were before Christmas 2022, a women- The next book review is The Indigo Girl, by Natasha Boyd, scheduled for May.
do. Besides, I grew up with a mother spread out, and beautifully arranged on member of the group presented a Barb Beisel will be the presenter.
who went to a bakery nearly every day numerous tables, in her three-season well-written memoir piece about the
and bought great baked goods. I was porch. The kids loved this tradition. baking of her gingerbread cookies. The
not deprived of cookies in any way even detail of her piece was amazing, and I
though I didn’t know how to bake them. Then there were requests from my found my head spinning with the great
I knew how to spot a good bakery. children’s teachers for cookies for holiday amount of skill and effort that went into THIS IS OUR IDEA OF
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children to feel different, I exchanged the
making her delicious cookies. She also
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hallway and welcomed by name into every
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new people and neighbors is easier than ever.
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