APRIL2023 FC LIFE

APRIL 2023 edition Highlighting the news and events of MARCH 2023

SECOND LADIES MEMBER GUEST The second ladies member - guest tournament of the 2022 - 2023 season was held on Thursday morning, March 2, with a wonderful turnout of nearly 200 women from more than forty different clubs. Co - chairs Shelley Parker and Robin Rosenblatt came up with a great idea for the day. The Construction theme was so timely and so fitting for Frenchman’s Creek these days. All the staff wore safety reflection jackets (and many members, too), and construction equipment, warning and caution signs and cones were everywhere (as in a lot of areas here). Each golfer received a dozen golf balls and a custom made head cover, created on - line ahead of time, which was personally designed. The huge John Deere in front of the Pavilion looked right at home. Each foursome took a picture on the

driver’s seat posing with a muscular construction worker. The day started with a mulƟ - station breakfast buffet with many choices, including various egg dishes, smoked salmon and breakfast sandwiches. After breakfast, the large number of participants, more than covering both courses, were divided into four flights and teed off to play a shamble format tournament. AŌer golf there was an extensive buīet lunch in the very imaginaƟvely decorated Pavilion. A drink staƟon out front welcomed everyone back into a room sƟll Įlled with warning signs and cones. On every table, for each player, was a 73 piece Lego construcƟon kit, the picture

taken on the John Deere and beauƟful Ňoral centerpieces, some in metal lunchboxes and some in Tonka trucks. CauƟon ribbons were wrapped around each chair on which there was an addiƟonal giŌ of a 39 piece tool kit accompanied by a lovely welcoming and thank you poem (pictured above). There were mulƟple salad staƟons. Eight diīerent entrée staƟons ranged from Subway sandwiches to briskets and lobsters. The dessert buīet was fabulous – with a dozen imaginaƟve and delicious choices. A guitar player and singer provided enjoyable entertainment. ConƟnued on page 3

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MEMBER GUEST CONTINUED

Many thanks are sent to Stacey for arranging all the giŌs, and MarƟna for all the eīort and help she put in. And, of course, a big thank you to the food and beverage staī and the golf staī for all they did to make the day smooth running and successful. Shelley and Robin did a wonderful job, providing everyone with another memorable day. ConƟnued on page 7

SADIE HAWKINS DAY The Sadie Hawkins Day tournament, on Sunday, February 26, was again a fun and successful day. Ladies could pick any partner, male or female, as long as it wasn’t a spouse or significant other. There were both nine hole players and eighteen hole players, with a 1:00 pm shotgun start for the eighteen holers and a 3:00 pm shotgun start for the nine holers. Organized into groups of four, they were divided into three flights on both courses. The format was changed every six holes to make it more fun and special. It was best ball for six holes, scramble for six and alternate shots for six. For the nine holers it was three holes each. Following golf was a “Burgers and Beers” reception with lots of food and drink to enjoy. There was a barbeque at the Golf Café with many different types of burgers, such as regular, tuna and veggie, as well as well as other food, including hot dogs and onion rings. Different kinds of IPA beers were in buckets on the tables. Tournament co - chairs Dottie Kovel and Bonnie Shyer planned and organized a lovely and enjoyable day. Ladies Club Championship This season’s Ladies Club championship was a three day event. Prior to the tournament, the qualifying round was held on Tuesday, February 20. The ladies were then paired and the winner in each pairing continued to the next round. There were three flights – one nine hole flight and two eighteen hole flights. The first round of the tournament itself was on Tuesday morning, March 7 and the semi - final round was on Thursday morning, March 9. The final round was in the afternoon Saturday, March 11. Congratulations to all the winners listed on next page.

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OUR 2023 GOLF CHAMPIONS

We had a great turnout, fantastic weather and an exciting finish to the club championship, where we crowned the 2023 Ladies Club Champion, Denise Martorana & Men’s Club Champion, Dale Steinback .

Barbara Ilsen 9 Is Enough

Bonnie Shyer Nancy Lopez Flight

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OUR 2023 GOLF CHAMPIONS

Steve Runge and Robert Silverman Robert winner of Player Flight

Jim Anchin Club Flight

Ted Davis Medalist Flight

Ken Bezozo Club Flight Two

Ed Bloch Member Flight

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NOT PICTURED WINNERS: Jack Lewis Club Flight Three Aƫlio Petrocelli Club Flight Four

COUPLES CHAMPIONS

GLEN and DEBRA GREENBERG

LOW GROSS WINNERS

HANK and LISETTE SIEGEL

LOW NET WINNERS

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MORE PICTURES FROM SECOND LADIES MEMBER GUEST

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MARTIN SLEPKOW had his Hole in - one on Friday, March 17, 2023. It was on 15 North and played at 137 yards. Playing with Marty were leŌ to right: Richard Feinstein, Marty, and Bruce Feinberg.

ROZ NISSMAN WRITES US!

You wanted something for FC LIFE. This is a

good one. Artsy afternoon at the bunker art space. Carol Mendez

arranged the fabulous day. We saw beautiful art work and had lunch at the Hive. It was a very special day.

Beginning with Seated 1st Row from left to right: Roz Nissman, Roberta Springer Kupper, Carol Mendez 2nd Row, left to right: Beth Rosen, Ellen Lieb, Phyllis Shustak, Laura Mayblum, Melanie Shulman, Ellen Abrohms Gottlieb 3rd Row, left to right: Patti Raber, Jane Goldman, Linda Mann, Marji Gottfried 4th Row: Merle Monsein Rose

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Robin Rothenberg, Susan Shaw Ruth Levine, Terri Capazzi Eleanor Newman, Gail Kaltman 3rd place Barbara Wiener, Ellen Rosenman TIE Susan Jackowitz, Phyllis Gross Joan Parks, Roberta Selzer

Ladies Field Day, February 28, 2023 FLIGHT 1 1st place: Cara Young, Connie Forman TIE Lois Silverman , Jana Spiess Jenifer Weintraub , Carol West FLIGHT 2 1st place: Linda M Epstein, Barbara Field Janet Mendell 2nd place: Shelley Parker, Candy Scherer TIE Lois Kleinberg Deborah Brooks, Linda Rosenson Marjorie Feinstein FLIGHT 3 1st place Joan Anchin, Patty Annunciata Helene Dubow, Robyn Rosenblatt 2nd place Evelyn Gutkin, Alice Bael Marianne Winick, Susan Ludwig 9 IS ENOUGH BETTER BALL 1st place Carol Pulver, Marcia Rub Linda Jacobs 2nd place Joan Parks, Eleanor Newman Phyllis Gross , Gail Kaltman 3rd place Ruth Levine, Sherry Norris Judy Weis, Phyllis Hershman 9 IS ENOUGH SCRAMBLE 1st place Marjorie Yashar, Adrienne Glazer Ruth Stavisky 2nd place Margie Kernan, Terry Capazzi Lori Gross, Linda Friedman February 21, 2023 9 IS ENOUGH BETTER BALL 1st place Debbie Krasnow, Linda Jacobs Judith Konigsberg, Sharon Strongin

Joan Schwartzman, Carol Zazik Sondra Kaplan, Hope Kessler Mimi Bergel Phyllis Hershman

9 IS ENOUGH SHAMBLE

Marjorie Yashar, Lori Gross Elaine Sussman, Naomi Freedman

Ladies Field Day, March 28, 2023 FLIGHT 1 1st place Jana Spiess, Sandi Lamm Susan Fuirst 2nd place Michele Greenfield, Cara Young Lisette Siegel Flight 2 1st place Judy Goldsmith, Roz Nissman Evelyn Gutkin 2nd place Susan Katz, Bonnie Shyer TIE Marjorie Feinstein, Shelley Parker Joan Sclar, Iris Arest Sara Bernstein, Elena Ezratty 9 IS ENOUGH BETTER BALL 1st place Anita Fishbein, Robin Rothenberg Donna Smolens, Joan Parks 2nd place Ronnie Gallina, Linda Jacobs TIE Joan Schwartzman Joan Mopper, Toni Smith Barbara Ilsen, Gail Kaltman 9 IS ENOUGH SCRAMBLE Ellen Rosenman, Gale Salz Gail Ellstein, Lori Gross

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A very successful drive was held by the Volunteer Match Program in March to benefit the American Cancer Society. A truckload was collected in between a few sprinkles of rain. Thank you to all the members who generously donated. This drive supports the American Cancer Foundation as donated goods are sold in the American Cancer thrift shops and proceeds support cancer VOLUNTEER MATCH PROGRAM

VOLUNTEER MATCH PROGRAM

research and patient care.

As Covid has declined in our area, our members are returning to volunteer at our local schools -- usually for just a couple of hours once or twice a week. Please contact Barbara Stern if you are interested in working in schools with students or on other Volunteer - Match programs. Our next drives are: April 19, 8 - 11 am in the POA parking lot for the Palm Beach Food Bank. Clean your cupboards of non perishable foods. April 24 - 30 Used Golf Clubs donated to First Tee of the Palm Beaches. collection will be at bag drop Thank you all for supporting these charities. Andrea Finkel, Nancy Berkley

Pictured above leŌ to right: Michael Morgan, Andrea Finkel, Marie Kravacas, Nancy Berkley, Barbara Stern, Peter Berkley

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The Homefront column is designed to inform our members where in the community our new residents are living and other residences they may have. It also keeps up with our present members who have stayed in the community but moved to new dwellings. Of course we always wish our members who are moving out of the community good luck wherever their travels take them and our new members and established members good luck in their new address.

We welcome AMY and DR. LEE PRESSLER who purchased the home of Mina and Hans Homburger on Provence Drive. They also reside in Far Hills, New Jersey and New York, New York. Lee is an Urologist and enjoys bicycling, running, swimming and golf and sports an 18 handicap! He is also interested in tennis. Amy is a realtor with Sotheby International Realty. She enjoys golf, tennis and pickleball and she sports a 14 handicap! More special is that Dr. Pressler’s parents were Members of Frenchman’s Creek.

Say hello to LUCIA and JOHN AUSTIN who pur chased the home of Lisa and Bruce Cort on Pro vence Drive. They will be fulltime residents of Frenchman’s Creek. John is owner of Austin In surance Services, Inc. and enjoys tennis, bocce and golf. Lucia is CFO of Austin Insurance Ser vices, Inc. and also enjoys tennis, bocce and golf. They have a son, Steven and a daughter, Natalie.

This month we also welcome HEIDI and STEVEN SOME who bought the home of Nancy and Dr. William Sherman on Verde Drive. They also reside in Summit, New Jersey. Seven is President of IME Connect– Meeting Management Company. He sports a golf handicap of 14 and also enjoys bicycling and running and tennis. Heidi is in FDIC Banking – complex Financial Institution Bank ing. She enjoys golf, hiking, pickleball and tennis.

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A Season of Great Entertainment! Andrea Ja y son Members of Frenchman’s Creek have had the benefit of memorable entertainment this season. From awesome Cabaret Nights and an awesome Studio 54 dance party to a spectacular line-up of Headliner events. Kicking off the Headliner events series was the return of the fantastic Bronx Wanderers direct from their Las Vegas residency. The staff outdid themselves with an excellent Italian-themed evening with delicious foods reminiscent of the Bronx, while the Bronx Wanderer had residents up and dancing in the aisles. The next super-star event was hosted by off-Broadway magic sensation Asi Wind. He astounded members with his unique and confounding array of tricks that left all of us wondering how on earth he did that! Dinner was an assort ment of unique and delicious hearty appetizers – the chef and staff once again did a great job! A saxophonist player accompanied the cocktail hour which created a fun and clubby vibe for members, and then an upbeat DJ ended the night with open bar and desserts being served on the Pavilion terrace. Jarrod Spector was next up on the Headliner calendar. A Broadway veteran from shows including Jersey Boys and Beautiful: the Carole King musical, among others, Spector entertained the club with his vast array of songs from Broad-way and beyond. The members enjoyed his “Jukebox Life” music that included songs from his past award winning performances to familiar hits from Bruce Springsteen and Paul McCartney. The food and staff did a great job in bringing this event to life! As a committee, one of our goals was to appeal to a wide variety of age groups and to bring all of us together. In the end, we know that we have an awesome community and we can agree that fun, creative and uplifting entertainment can really bridge the gap of our ages and diversity of opinions. We hope members enjoyed these Headliner events and look forward to bringing more unique and upbeat talent next season! On January 27, 2023, Frenchman’s Creek Beach Club welcomed a packed house to hear Suzanne O. Davis entertain us with her presentation of songs by Carole King. A pianist and flutist, Suzanne gave a terrific performance to a very ap-preciative crowd at our Cabaret evening. Chef Alex and his staff, with direction from manager Cindy and her assistant, Gina, presented a wonderful buffet of dinner foods that harkened back to what we thought Carole and her friends might love. Our fabulous staff made our evening a “ten”! We switched from music to comedy for our next Cabaret on February 27, with New York comedian Adam Ferrara performing for us. Adam’s professional experience spans the spectrum, from stand up comedy to television drama (Rescue Me) to reality TV (Top Gear). A special surprise was comedian Phil Tag, a friend of Adam’s, who gave a brief opening act. The dinner buffet featured foods from New York, including a wonderful selection of Chinese dishes (better that the best Chinese restaurants around here!), Italian dishes and other New York favorites. Again, our Chef Alex and his remarkable staff helped to make the evening memorable. Cindy, Gina and their staff are terrific! Jeri Jacobs & Barbara Field, co - chairs

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Asi Wind

Bronx Wanderers

Jarrod Spector

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Communities and organizations in need and extremely grateful for the help. Frenchman’s Creek Charities Foundation 2023 weekend, March 24– March 26 was a huge success due to the efforts of Chair, Patti Raber Max and Vice Co - Chairs, Shelley Parker and Donna Smolens and Emeritus, ML Cocci and ALL the Members who supported the weekend. Culminating the Weekend was the golf tournament and banquet. Nineteen Charities are the beneficiary of this weekend of fun but one which enables

the recipients to help those who are in need. It is Frenchman’s way of caring and giving back to these organizations , who are appreciative and grateful for the grants which help them to provide care, opportunities and assistance. To end the weekend, the chef once again, offered a banquet buffet with varied items to please every palette and diet restriction. The golf tournaments,”step aside Scramble,” of Sunday were exciting and fun and those who won pros at the Auction of the pros enjoyed playing with them in a “relaxed:” atmosphere. Winners of bragging rights of the golf tournaments are as follows:

9 Holers AM Todd Kitchen, PRO, with Mimi and Dick Bergel and Lois and Gershon Stern

18 Holers AM Jose Caeiro, “pro”, with Brett Handler, David Koeppel, Todd Sycoff, and Scott Handler 1st place

Will Syddal, “pro”, with Donna and Robert Smolens and Patti Raber Max and Ken Max 2nd place

9 Holers PM Jose Caeiro, “pro”, and James Weardon, pro, with Terry and Lance Lundberg and Lauren and Russell Fuchs

1st place

Ben Jeavons, pro, (gift of Lila Silver) with Anita Fishbein, Phyllis Hershman, Bobbe Wiener, Joan Schwartzman

2nd place

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18 Holers PM North Course

Will Capstick, “pro”, with Betsy and Saul Bernstein and Gloria Herman and Gabe Licko 1st place

Luis Leon, PRO, with Susan and Alan Ludwig and Barbara and Larry Field

2nd place

Barbara Ilsen, Andrea Finkel, Gail and Jay Kaltman

3rd place

18 Holers PM South Course Jack Aston “pro”, with Beth and Richard Fentin and Sara and Michael Bernstein

1st place

JR Congdon, PRO, with Kathi and Michael Azeez and Monique and Alan Gurock

2nd place

Marcia and Ed Block and Linda Epstein and Larry Blacker

3rd place

Club News Staī

Editor

Bobbe Wiener

Correspondents Mimi Bergel, Dr. Avroy Fanaroī, Toby Fenner , Andrea Finkel, Norma Lippman, Roz Nissman, Rima Robinson, Lois Stern

PHOTOGRAPHER

Carol Smith

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Dear Fellow Members: The Grievance CommiƩee is probably the only commiƩee at Frenchman's Creek who hopes we never have a reason to meet. In a perfect world, there’d be no reported cases of member misconduct, and we’d never have to recommend disciplinary measures. Unfortunately, that isn’t reality. SituaƟons do arise, and when they do we’re called upon to handle them fairly and expediƟous ly. The mission of the Grievance CommiƩee is explicit: to “protect and promote the community’s standard of collegiality and fairness.” We believe that’s criƟcal to member enjoyment and to maintaining a Įrst - rate environment, and we therefore take our responsibility very seriously. As the new Įscal year begins for the Board of Governors and the commiƩees, it’s a good Ɵme to request that members ac quaint themselves with the Code of Conduct and Grievance Process and Guidelines, which were just amended last December. In the hope of minimizing future problems, I would like to reiterate a few of the important rules with respect to member con duct.

No Member or guest may be verbally or physically abusive or otherwise engage in conduct that is threatening or harassing to the staī or any member.

No Member shall interact with a staī member in a manner which is disrupƟve to or otherwise has an adverse impact on the AssociaƟon’s operaƟons.

No Member or guest may threaten a staī member or threaten a staī member’s job.

No Member or guest may engage in behavior that is disrupƟve or interferes with the reasonable enjoyment of the AssociaƟon faciliƟes by any Member or guest.

There are a host of other oīenses enumerated in the Code of Conduct as well as the By - Laws, including the sancƟons for vari ous speeding violaƟons. While we fully recognize that it’s not always clear exactly what consƟtutes things like ‘verbal abuse’ or ‘disrupƟve behavior,’ please note that the Grievance CommiƩee will interpret those Rules with an eye towards protecƟng the staī and the collegiality of the club.

Sincerely,

Mark Jacobs Chair, Grievance CommiƩee

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