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FALL October - December 2 0 2 1
2021 Board of Directors Food Service Hours of Operation
President Doug Hyde Suntree Room
Reservations Recommended - Casual Attire
Vice President Tom Matteson s e rv i n g l u n c h
Thursday & Friday
Secretary Don Myers 11am - 2pm
Treasurer Eric Schnittger Thursday
s e rv i n g d i n n e r
Fri. & Sat. Sunday
5pm - 8pm 5pm - 9pm 4pm - 7pm
George Geletko
Rob Lattig Magnolia Room
Reservations Required - No Jeans
Christie Locke Special Events
Snack Bar
No Reservations - Casual Attire
Committee Chair Roster Open Daily: 7am - 3pm
Finance Committee Eric Schnittger Patio Bar
No Reservations - Casual Attire
Golf Committee Rob Lattig s e rv i n g l u n c h
Tuesday - Sunday
Green Committee Don Myers 11am - 3pm
Grievance Committee Tom Matteson s e rv i n g d i n n e r
Wed. & Thurs. Fri. & Sat. Sunday
House Committee Anne Telling/Tom Matteson 3pm - 8pm 3pm - 9pm 3pm - 7pm
Legal & Bylaw Committee Tom Matteson
Poolside Bar
Membership, Marketing & Don Myers No Reservations - Casual Attire
Communications p o o l ba r s e rv i c e
Tues. - Thurs. Fri. & Sat. Sunday
Social Committee George Geletko/Christie Locke 4pm - 8pm 12pm - 9pm 11am - 7pm
poolside dining
Strategic Planning Committee George Geletko/Eric Schnittger Tuesday Wed. & Thurs. Fri. & Sat. Sunday
Tennis Committee Christie Locke 11am - 3pm 11am - 8pm 11am - 9pm 11am - 7pm
C OV E R I M A G E B Y P H O T O G R A P H E R J E S S E PA R K E R
Staff Contact Information
Staff Contact Information Phone E-mail
Steve Lamontagne General Manager 321-242-6249 steve.lamontagne@suntree.com
Jim Tills Food & Beverage Director 321-242-6231 jim.tills@suntree.com
Jon Cockerham Director of Golf Course Maintenance 321-242-6240 jon.cockerham@suntree.com
Jeff Pratt Director of Golf 321-242-6236 jeff.pratt@suntree.com
Anna Collins Director of Membership 321-242-6252 anna.collins@suntree.com
Katie Holley Executive Assistant 321-242-6234 katie.holley@suntree.com
Shurell Reader Director of Club Communications 321-242-6255 shurell.reader@suntree.com
Paul Davis Head Tennis Professional 321-242-6242 paul.davis@suntree.com
Claudia Santos Tennis Facilities Manager 321-242-6242 claudia.santos@suntree.com
Jennifer Lindsley Activities Director 321-242-6259 jennifer.lindsley@suntree.com
Lucy Paulson Director of Catering 321-242-6248 lucy.paulson@suntree.com
Lucas Handrahan Executive Chef 321-242-6253 lucas.handrahan@suntree.com
Jeff Kennedy Food & Beverage Service Manager 321-242-6231 jeff.kennedy@suntree.com
Cindy Parr Director of Finance 321-242-6225 cindy.parr@suntree.com
Charlotte Pinabell Accounts Receivable 321-242-6224 charlotte.pinabell@suntree.com
Dave Drenga Facilities Maintenance Manager 321-242-6227 dave.drenga@suntree.com
One Country Club Drive, Melbourne, FL 32940 Main: 321-242-6230 webmaster@suntree.com
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President’s SP R ING MESSAGE
Doug Hyde
I
hope everyone thoroughly enjoyed their summer this year
CLUB PRESIDENT
and stayed safe. Even with the challenges of COVID 19
and the Delta variant (as of this writing it appears that
we’re finally seeing cases drop) we all hope you were able
to get outside, play some golf or tennis, do a little travelling
and enjoy our great Club!
And even though we’ve had 14 named storms during the
2021 Atlantic hurricane season so far, we’ve been very lucky We had great participation in our Performance Excellence
here in Suntree that none of them have been very close to Survey and we thank all the members who responded
us. Keeping our fingers crossed that we will continue to have and submitted comments. Club departments have been
good fortunes and that no hurricanes pass our way as we analyzing the feedback relevant to their areas, which was
ride out the remaining hurricane season. But as they say, it’s culminated in a workshop in September with department
never over until it’s over, so keep your hurricane essentials heads, Club leadership and the Board. The outcome of this
and plans fresh! workshop: input into the 5-year strategic plan, action plans
Many members have really enjoyed the Club this summer, on near term and longer-term objectives and an updated
with Friday nights generally packed in all venues. It’s nice to capital plan for the coming years. Once approved by the
see so many people really enjoying the various events at the Board, these plans will be shared with all Members.
Club on the weekends and during the week.
As we gear up for our busiest time of the year, I welcome
Our new Clubhouse construction is going nicely and one back members who have escaped the Florida summers and
can see the Clubhouse from various sites around the Club look forward to seeing you around the Club. I’m sure you
and around Suntree. It is a great view from the Classic 9th will be impressed with all the changes to facilities, food and
tee box, (soon to be the 18th) and one can just aim for the beverage options and improvements to the golf and tennis
large cupola as a target! I want to thank all of you for your facilities.
patience as we make these improvements, it will soon be
finished for us to enjoy! Wishing all of you good health and good times as we come
into cooler weather and the Holiday Season.
We continue with construction, both outside and inside,
and we’re busy with finishing sitework, utilities, interior
walls, ceilings, equipment installation and finishes. So far,
we remain on schedule for an end of year completion. In
the existing Clubhouse, we recently refreshed the Magnolia
Room, mezzanine and front entrance, with a fresh color
palette, new paint, ceiling, light fixtures and carpet. The
carpet and window roller shades were installed in the
beginning of September. This has become a very nice and
modern event space for Club members to enjoy as well as
outside residents.
September 11th Ceremony Speakers
We Will Never Forget
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M E SSAG E from the GEN ER AL MA NAGE R
Steve Lamontagne
T
he Club has made great progress this summer, getting
G E N E R A L M A NAG E R
many capital projects done. It’s great hear how
excited everyone is to move into a new clubhouse.
Our Challenge course irrigation project is almost complete
along with new bridges. The construction of our new blue
tee boxes have enhanced our courses and are also getting
used by all membership types. I’m very proud of the
progress we have accomplished and we have so much to
look forward to in the future.
It’s been a very difficult two years managing under the
stresses of a pandemic and we all look forward to better
times ahead. The Club is doing the very best it can to
provide high levels of service during this pandemic.
Our managers have had a difficult time finding labor in
each department and we are very thankful for what is being
accomplished during this country wide issue.
Our Performance Excellence Survey is a tremendous help
to our management team and your voices are being heard
and implemented into our strategic plan. We have a strong
five year capital planning budget ahead and we continue to
make great progress in our Club each year.
Our Club events are being sold out and membership
participation is at an all-time high. Please be mindful
that reservations are filling up fast, so RSVP early! Our
managers are being tasked with bringing new club events
for your enjoyment and we have seen great successes in
participation levels.
I want to thank the entire membership for their patience
while you have been rerouted on many occasions to our
courses for play. I know you have gone through much
inconvenience, but I can assure you it will be worth the
hassle.
For more updates on construction, head to
Look forward to seeing you around the Club! A Peek Into the Future of Suntree on page 12.
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M E M BERSHIP News
Anna Collins
W
e continue to grow our waitlists for our Equity Golf
D IRECTOR OF M EMBERSHIP
and Equity Tennis memberships and are excited
to have these new members join us as Equity
Social members while they await their desired membership
category at Suntree Country Club. Please help me in
welcoming them to the Club!
Due to our current membership levels, we will not be
offering our annual Non-Resident program this fall/winter We send out a variety of Club communications regarding
season. If you have any friends/family that have utilized the upcoming events, inclement weather, course closures and
Non-Resident membership previously, or know of anyone more via texts and weekly emails. If you are not receiving
else interested in joining the Club, please have them contact these communications, please contact myself or our
membership or visit www.suntree.com. Director of Club Communications at webmaster@suntree.
com.
Member referrals is one of the most effective means of
obtaining new memberships. With the weather cooling off, As always, we welcome questions or concerns about your
the pool bar and patio areas are the perfect places to invite membership, or – if you know someone who might be
guests so they can get a glimpse of all our Club has to offer. interested in becoming a member here at Suntree, send
I would like to thank our members for doing such a fantastic them our way!
job sharing your great experiences at Suntree with your
friends and family!
Mon.– Fri. 9am-5pm
anna.collins@suntree.com
321-242-6252
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G O L F CO U R SE News
Jon Cockerham
Suntree Country Club!!.... D IRECTOR OF G OLF
the Club that never stops moving forward!!! C OURSE M AINTENANCE
E
ver since the national economic crisis of 2008 Suntree
Country Club has been fortunate enough, thanks
its membership, directors, committees, employees
and management, to be one of the very few clubs in the
world to have steadily found ways to go forward rather
than backward. As we enter the fall/winter season of 2021
and 2022 we are enjoying what seems to be a pinnacle of
success. The opening of the new clubhouse, cart storage
building, and the golf course and tennis facility upgrades
over the last year are proving to put a topping on the many
previous improvement projects of the last 12 years.
What is even more exciting is the fact that the forward
progress does not stop here. For 2022 and beyond our
strategic plan and its implementation, which is firmly
directed at addressing overall member satisfaction, will
continue to provide Suntree Country Club members with
an outstanding venue. This will certainly be the case for our
golf courses and practice facilities.
On the slate for 2022 is a new practice putting green which
will be located near the 1st tee of the Classic course. This
green will be contiguous with a new, larger short game
practice area and a chipping green that can accommodate
many more players wishing to warm up and work on
improving their game. We also plan to proceed with ongoing
renovations to many of the 130 bunkers on the 2 courses
by reshaping as necessary, repairing drainage and adding
new sand. Renovations to the on-course restrooms on the
Challenge course to improve and modernize those facilities
will be completed as well. We will also be completing
the construction of new blue tee boxes for the Classic
course (Challenge course to be finished in 2023). Repairs
to concrete cart paths and aesthetic course improvements
geared toward environmental stewardship are also part of
the 2022 plan.
Ask anyone in the country club business what they think
about these accomplishments and I feel strongly you
will hear the term “impressive”! Our crew in the course
maintenance department is certainly proud to be an integral
part of this success, and look forward to continuing the
tradition for many years to come!!
And also……please fill your divots with the sand material
provided, rake your tracks in the bunkers, and don’t forget
to repair your ball marks. A club that follows proper golf
etiquette, is a happy club!!
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E V ENT AN D CATERING News
Lucy Paulson
D I R E C T O R O F C AT E R I N G
T
he fall season is fast
approaching and it is my
favorite time of the year
to be part of the Club! October
will bring us some cooler
evenings, just in time to enjoy the annual Great Tastes of
Suntree on Saturday, Oct. 23. This is a charitable event
hosted by the Suntree Rotary. Tickets are $40, but as a
Suntree Country Club member, you can purchase a ticket for
$30 and enjoy live music and complimentary food from 25
restaurants in Brevard County. Please see Charlotte Pinabell
to purchase your tickets. Also in October, we are having
a Paul Anka dinner show in the newly remodeled Magnolia
Room. Call the special reservation line 321-242-6233 to
make a reservation.
November 13 we are having a Kenny Rogers dinner show and
November 25 is Thanksgiving day! Let us take the stress
and work out of your holiday and join us for Chef’s amazing
buffet. It is one of his best presentations of the year!
December we will all be anxiously awaiting the move to our
new club house! It will be a very exciting time for the staff
and members! Our annual Holly Ball is on the calendar for
Saturday, December 4. The Reflections Band will be back
and never fail to fill the dance floor! New Year’s Eve plans
are in the works and we hope to have another sell out
event!
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T E NNIS News
Paul Davis
I
hope everyone has had a fantastic Summer! We are
H EAD T ENNIS P ROFESSIONAL
always looking forward to the Fall here at the Club! The
weather becomes perfect for play and hope that everyone
can take advantage of it!
I have put together a list of events and clinics we will have
in place at the Club this Fall.
Men’s Groups Important Contact Information
Social play on Friday and Sunday mornings, please contact
Paul if you have interest in joining in!
Pro Shop 321.242.6242
Paul Davis paul.davis@suntree.com
Women’s Group Claudia Santos claudia.santos@suntree.com
Working women plays on Saturday mornings at 9:30am, Tom Knights knightsy_4@msn.com
please contact Paul if this sounds like something for you!
Fall Exhibition Night
Currently we have November on the calendar for an
exhibition so keep an eye out on the Club calendar for the
exact date and players. We may be adding a couple other
dates as well!
Space Coast Tennis League for Women
Senior Women and Mixed
Back in full force. They will finish up just as the holidays kick
into full gear.
Advanced Junior Tennis Clinics
Monday through Thursday from 5:30pm - 7:00pm
Please contact Junior Director, Tom Knights for details.
10 & Under Tennis
Tuesdays and Thursdays 4:30pm - 6:30pm
Please contact Tom to see where your junior belongs since
there are three different levels of the 10 & Under tennis
available.
Triples Night!
Triples is a fast-moving cardio tennis event that has
becoming increasingly popular here at the Club and
currently we have October 1 at 6:30pm scheduled but I’m
sure we will get more on the calendar so contact Paul if you
need more information.
Men’s Intraclub League
Our fall league will run October and November. Each match
includes one singles and two doubles matches on Thursday
evenings. The full schedule will be out soon on the calendar
so keep an eye out.
It’s a great opportunity to play with good friends and make
some new ones!
Wishing you all a safe and healthy Fall and look forward to
seeing you at the courts!
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G O L F News
Jeff Pratt
T
he Suntree Tournament Season is kicking off! With
D IRECTOR OF G OLF
the warm temperatures and rain in our rearview
mirror, the fall season brings a full calendar of events
to cap off the busiest year we have seen in history. Club
Championships, Member Guests, Family events and holiday
gatherings will be sure to remind us all of how fortunate we
are to be at Suntree Country Club.
Throughout the summer season, we saw a massive growth
and demand for our Junior Camps, initiated a Ryder Cup for TO URNAME N T Results
our Men’s Association which saw maximum participation and Independence Day Tournament
have seen traffic on our golf courses unlike any year in the The Club’s 4th of July Celebration kicked off with a Team
past. Members have learned to work remotely, safely and of 4 Scramble on the Classic Course. With a full field, the
efficiently, giving the golf staff the ability to grow their game tournament was a great way to begin the holiday festivities
of golf at the Club. This fall is sure to continue on that trend around the Club.
and with the upcoming opening of our New Clubhouse, the
next several months are sure to be exciting and rewarding to
everyone at the Club. Mixed Division
Flight 1 - Low Gross Flight 1 - Low Net
The FSGA has come to Suntree and administered a full re- Mike & Kim O’Grady, Dick & Kathy Rossetti, Richard
Troy Atwood & Kim Atwood & Tonillin Moretuzzo
ranking of our golf courses. That includes slope/rating as
well has handicap index difficulties. The slope/rating, as you Flight 2 - Low Gross Flight 2 - Low Net
know, has already been implemented and the changing of Mike, Veronica, Jack Grotrian, Dottie Antoniuk,
the 9’s and handicap changes will coincide with the opening Jim & Michael Scott Andy & Carol Loconto
of our new clubhouse.
Men’s Division
Upcoming Events Low Gross Low Net
Brian Ireland, Patrick O’Neill, Rob Lattig, Rob Gatto,
Brad Madlem, Anthony Nigara Steve Pleasants, Dave Fischer
October 2nd & 3rd
Senior Club Championship
Format: Medal Play Ladies’ Division
Low Gross Low Net
October 9th/10th/16th/17th Patty Burke, Barb McCracken, Nancy Juhn, Muffin Larsen,
The Men’s Club Championship Ann Pierce, Ann Marie Varanese Darien Lawrence, Mary Corcoran
Format: Match Play
October 12th-14th
The Ladies Club Championship
Format: Medal Play
November 4th-6th
The Staub Cup: Men’s Member Guest
Format: Round Robin Match Play
November 11th
Folds of Honor Golf Marathon
Format: Marathon Golf
November 20th & 21st
The Junior Club Championship
Format: Medal Play
November 27th
The Father Son Championship & Family Golf Event
Format: Team of 2 Scramble
December 11th
The Santa Claus Open
Format: Team of 4 Scramble
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TO URNAM ENT Results
Labor Day Shootout
Labor Day 2021 brought a massive field in the always popular event. The Labor Day shootout saw a field of 132 players playing
a best ball tournament on the Classic Course. With a rush to get in for a smoking barbeque, the tournament was extremely
successful and a great final event of the summer schedule.
Mixed Division
Flight 1 - 1st Flight 1 - 2nd Flight 2 - 1st Flight 2 - 2nd
Rob & Michelle Lattig, Patty Burke, Barb McCracken, James & Joan Dwyer, Andy & Carol Loconto,
Eric & Lea Anne Richard Chip Fair, Mike Spragins Jack & Bernadette Grotrian Dan & Ellen Parrinelli
Men’s Division Ladies’ Division
1st 2ND Low Gross Low Net
Joey Estelle, Brian Ireland, Jason Guptill, Eric Luzar, Patty Burke, Barb McCracken, Nancy Juhn, Muffin Larsen,
Brad Madlem, Patrick O’Neill Don Schambach, Jared Shammah Ann Pierce, Ann Marie Varanese Darien Lawrence, Mary Corcoran
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F O O D & BEVER AGE News
Jim Tills
T
he Food and Beverage team would like to extend its
F O O D & B E V E R AG E
appreciation for the outstanding Member participation
D IRECTOR
this past summer. Your patronage of the Club’s
dining and events has been exceptional. It is great to hear
the positive feedback on some of the new things we have
introduced, as well as the Club’s Traditions.
Additionally, your continued feedback through our on-line
survey as well as the great number of you that completed
our annual Performance Excellence Survey is much
Again, the Food and Beverage team are exceptionally
appreciated. It is delightful that the membership treasures
appreciative of your continued support, feed back to
and appreciates the team employed here at the Club. It
energize the team and your participation. We look forward
was clear that continued consistency with culinary, service
to seeing you at the Club for a fantastic Fall and Winter.
levels and speed of service is rightfully our continued focus.
To that effect, our excitement over our new club house
has become infectious among the team. We are all
exceptionally excited to open our new amazing restaurant
and bars this winter. We have been working very closely
with the construction team along with our vendors to
ensure we are enabled to deliver exceptional experiences.
We are in the process of menu development given the new
equipment that will expand our capabilities. By definition
through consolidating our restaurant and bar outlets into
the new club, along with the Club’s migration to a much
better software package for our operations, will go along
way to address the key development areas highlighted in the
performance excellence results.
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Some years ago, there was a TV Nearly every day of the week, starting Unfortunately, the passing of time has
commercial that portrayed a group shortly after noon, they’d start altered that scene. Some moved away,
of old men rocking to and fro on congregating for their daily ritual. but death has claimed Dog, Redman,
a veranda, ogling the latest line of But never on Sunday, as the song Roundman, the Judge, the Senator,
high-powered cars tooling by. All of goes. Or on Monday, either. Those Ralph, E.T., and most of the others.
those octogenarians looked well fed were days of rest. They’re all gone now, and the tables
and contented, swapping nudges are empty. An era has passed and
and winks as the sleek vehicles were Most had come from other sections no new players have emerged to take
paraded before them. of the country, from all types of their place.
upbringings, and from all types of
Since I retired, I have never yet come professional callings. Each brought Those were interesting days. Usually,
upon a similar scene. Ogling, yes… his own personality and idiosyncratic a few of them would stay after the
but not at motor cars. tendencies to the table. Some game was over to sip a beer or a
answered to strange nicknames, too, martini, and talk about their earlier
Many men in their seventies and such as “Dog,” “Senator,” “Judge,” lives and experiences. Observing them
eighties may look avuncular to “Redman,” “Roundman,” “ET” (for in those moments, their faces creased
younger folks, but they still at times extra-terrestrial), and a number of by age, their muscles no longer taut
display a high level of testosterone. others. but flaccid, and some even exhibiting
Maybe it’s that “macho” thing. signs of palsy, it was hard to imagine
Perhaps, too, they have memories of There was plenty of ribbing and them as being anything other than
days long past. ribaldry during those encounters. old people. But when listening to them
Studying those characters, as I did recount their earlier adventures, it
I’ll give you a for instance. Most any for a number of years, gave me was easy to remember that they, too
day you could walk into our golf valuable insight into the human had once been young and virile, with
club back then and find a group of condition. Some played their cards families to care for and careers to
old codgers playing gin rummy. With quickly; others were more deliberate, pursue.
them gin rummy wasn’t just a game, at times agonizingly so. For instance,
and it wasn’t just a hobby, it was when uncertain what to play, Ralph Those old men demonstrated to me
more like a passion. For onlookers studied his discard so intently that that we should enjoy life as much
like me, it was like watching a drama you could almost hear opponents and as we can… maybe not as we once
unfold each day. At times with team mates alike muttering: “C’mon, did but, as we grow older, each stage
comedic overtones. Ralph, make a play for God’s sake.” of life holds new expectations and
“Dog,” on the other hand, liked to new surprises and maybe even new
During that era there were often recompose his entire hand with every friends – perhaps, new pleasures too.
two tables in play, each with either card he drew so as not to give his We humans have a canny knack of
players and reserves standing by. opponent an insight as to the cards he adapting to changing conditions. So,
The game usually began about noon held in his hands. is old age an ending or is it the start
and would continue until four or five of yet another new adventure as we
in the afternoon. Those encounters None liked to lose, but then who does. continue on our journey.
provided many of the older men in In fact, there was one participant
the club who once were avid golfers who took defeat with such anguish Which brings me back to the
with the challenge, the competition, that when he threw the card that beginning of this story: Should you
and the camaraderie that golf once ended his team’s chance of winning, happen to see an octogenarian who
did. And by being out of the house, he would toss down his cards in seems to be admiring a sleek new car
it undoubtedly gave their wives some disgust and stomp out of the room. as it tools on by, look again. He may
welcome time of their own. That also Losing, however, never seemed to well be ogling that pretty young lady
was a blessing. deter them from coming back. The who’s driving the vehicle.
next day, starting about noon, the
Those of us who watched those games entire group would return, anxious
did so in silence. No kibitzing! To do for the excitement of the contest and In memory of
otherwise was to tempt fate. No one the anticipation of crying “Gin!” Founding Member
likes a second-guesser, especially one Brian Patrick Masterson
who doesn’t have money in the game. August 30, 1925 - September 12, 2021
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ach day brings us closer and closer to opening our
E XECUTIVE C HEF
brand-new clubhouse and kitchen. My team and I are
very excited to move over to our new facilities in a
few short months. We’ve been working for a few months
on putting together some new concepts, menus and dining
ideas for our new spot. Our private dining area will be a very
popular dining area for special groups with custom menu
design. Looking at all the new equipment, design plans and
fun tools we are being set up with, is such a motivator and
incentive for culinary geeks like me. I can’t wait to fire up every year. It’s a fantastic challenge for me and my staff to
the Wood fired oven and get the creative juices flowing get out from behind the double doors and have fun with the
on how to use such a great piece of cooking equipment. membership, while pumping out some killer food. My staff is
The seats at the oven bar will be another popular spot for also asking when we will be doing our next wine dinner. They
watching, dining and interacting with our cooks. On a side had such a great time with our recent wine dinner learning,
note, there is a sweet new office label “Chef” and it comes cooking such fun food and tasting wines. I look forward to
with a window. What a great idea. hosting another in the new year.
This is such a big project at such a busy time around the Thanks again to our great membership for all the patience
Club. We are going to be running at full steam over the next and support over the past few months. With everything
few months with member dining, dinner shows, special that’s happening at the Club its nice to know that the
events and golf tournaments. I always look forward to our culinary team has the full support of the membership. Thank
upcoming Men’s Member Guest tournament that we host you, Chef Lucas.
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all is upon us and I have a Calendar filled with fun and
D I R E C T O R O F AC T I V I T I E S
fall themed Activities coming your way!
On October 16th we are bringing back a Club favorite with
Suntree Under the Stars! We will also be having a Fall
Festival on October 17th.
For November and December, we will be doing all the fun
holiday activities you have been looking forward to such as
Turkey Bingo, the Lighted Golf Cart Parade, Santa Brunch
and more! Adult Activities
For the little ones in the family, we will be having a
Fitness Program: Suntree Country Club offers a variety of
Halloween party on October 30th! Those of you wanting to
fitness classes Monday through Friday. Classes are open to
have your sweet little ones join us for Winter Break Camp,
all fitness levels and fitness moves can be modified to your
information will be coming out in early October. Make sure
abilities.
you book those camp spots early!
*Please Note: Refer to the published monthly calendar to stay
up-to-date on class times/days, as well as new classes that are
If you would like more information on any of the activities offered.
featured on this page, contact Jennifer Lindsley, the Director
of Activities: (321) 242-6259 | Jennifer.Lindsley@Suntree.com Looking for an Art Social or a fun activity? Be on the look-
out for information to RSVP!
Reoccurring Activities Schedule
Bingo Night: 3rd Thursday of each month
Reservation Required | Starts @ 7:00 PM
Bunco: 1st and 3rd Tuesday of each month
7:00 PM in the Cabana Room
Book Club: Last Tuesday of each month
2:00 PM in the Suntree Room
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