FClife - october

OCTOBER 2020 edition

Picture from Nancy Berkley

The Osprey’s are building their nest on the platform that Wes put up for them.

Last year during a horrific wind storm, the branch on this Slash Pine to the side of South #9 tee was broken off and the Osprey nest fell to the ground. Wes discovered it, called Nancy Berkley who then called Dr. Burt Greenberg who found one egg intact, took it to Busch Wildlife to incubate, but alas it did not survive. Poor Mom and Dad sat on the tree for a few months waiting for their bird to return They left for a short spell beginning of summer and Wes built a beautiful platform hoping when the Ospreys return, they would know to build their nest on the safe platform… And guess what! They did! As observed in Nancy’s picture. We all hope the nest stays safe and look forward to baby Ospreys!

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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.

Today we welcome three new members.

This month we have the pleasure of welcoming MADELINE and STEVEN LESNIK . They purchased Ronni and Ralph Grebow’s home on Toulouse Drive. They also have a residence in Winnetka, Illinois.

RONNI and RALPH GREBOW bought Louise Albert’s home on Degas Drive and their new address is 3282 Degas Drive East.

ANDREA FINKEL had a Hole-in—One on Thursday, October 15, 2020 on the 9th Hole of the South course. It played at 105 yards and she used a 7 wood! Pictured with Andrea from left to right and properly in their masks are: Sandy Myrow, Sharon Stromgin, Nancy Berkley and of course, Andrea on the right.

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EDITORS NOTE: Even though we are a publication about the members of Frenchman’s Creek, at times we write about a staff member, who after being here many years, feels like family. Today, we salute one of the staff of Wes Dillard’s Golf Course Maintenance Crew. SAUVEUR FANFAN who after thirty-three years of service to Frenchman’s is retiring in January. Fan Fan is pictured below with his wife and two daughters by his side.

Sauveur Fanfan was born in La Gonave Port de Bonheur-Haiti. A family member, Fequire Teodore, introduced him to the maintenance department. Our golf course maintenance department welcomed him in August of 1987. Since then, Sauveur better known as “Fanfan”

started his journey at Frenchman’s Creek CC, where he learned to operate all equipment related to the care of golf courses. Fanfan became one of the best golf course operators and has being working for 33 years.

His team recognized Fanfan for:

He is an excellent operator and co-worker. Fanfan is a very respectful. He gets along with everyone and is liked by everybody. His most important focus are the members. His appearance is always professional. Great golf etiquette. He is always on time and ready to work. When somebody in his department doesn’t understand a task, Fanfan is always ready to explain and give advice.

Fan-Fan,

“You’re a true professional who’s shown by example that excellence is something to aim for every day. You inspire everyone around you to be and do more—and I know that will only continue in your retirement.” “Here’s to taking the wide-open years ahead of you and turning them into an adventure!” Enjoy your time with your family and friends.

Blessings to you and your family,

Most sincerely,

Dellesa

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Who was Frenchman’s Creek Member Number 0001? Frenchman’s Creek, the community, was created in 1986 by long-time developers and partners, Haft and Gaines. Recently, the last surviving member of that partnership, Shatzi Gaines, passed away. Shatzi’s email was shatziplum@gmail. When I met her in1987, her tiny toy Schnauzer, Plum, was Shatzi’s constant companion as she oversaw the building and décor of the Clubhouse and the Beachclub. Who can forget the beautiful, giant fish swimming above our heads? She also designed the street signage and named the streets. When I think of Shatzi, I remember that she almost always wore white. Usually white jeans and a shirt. She always looked low-key and elegant and that was her vision for Frenchman’s Creek… low-key, laid back, warm, family atmosphere, quiet elegance, which still relates to today’s Frenchman’s Creek, and every member being equal. Tikky Srieud recalls “Mrs. Gaines was so smart, articulate, kind, talented and generous. She loved animals and she loved tennis. She was always interested in other people’s thoughts and opinions.” Who was Frenchman’s Creek Member Number 0001 ? By Norma Lippman

Paul Lambrakis, who also has been here forever, writes: “Mrs. Gaines was a special lady. She treated all employees equally and would call them by name. She loved art

and nature, especially places like Arizona, which she chose to borrow from when she decorated the original clubhouse in a southwestern motif.”

Shatzi was a tireless force, filled with an unstoppable energy.

An invitation to her Fourth of July party was reason enough to fly down from wherever you went in April, and we all did.

And the answer is Shatzi Gaines member #0001.

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How wonderful that two of our members have been featured By Jupiter Magazine for their philanthropy.

TAMAR and MILTON MALTZ are best known in Palm Beach County for their resurrection of the Maltz, (formerly Burt Reynold’s) Theater. As they quietly go about giving away their money, the top of their list is combatting hate and spreading love. The Maltzs’ philanthropic lives are featured in the October 2020 issue of Jupiter Magazine. The article tells how Milton at the age of 5 was bullied because he was Jewish. This frightful day so traumatized the family that they moved from South Bend, Indiana to Chicago, Illinois, and the incident helped shape Milton’s remarkable life. Since, 1993, the Maltz’s have called Frenchman’s Creek

their second home, but headquarters are in Cleveland, Ohio, where they created the Maltz Museum of Jewish Heritage. For 13 years, the museum has offered $100,000 “Stop the Hate”, scholarships as part of a contest encouraging people to write essays about hate and tolerance. Tamar and Milton have helped fund research into mental illness, the arts, medial, cultural and civic organizations including the Cleveland Clinic, Jupiter Medical Center, Bascom Palmer Eye Institute and the Norton Museum of Art. The have also endowed The Cleveland Orchestra, Cleveland Museum of Art, Case Western University’s Performance Center, Cleveland Playhouse, Jewish Federation of Cleveland, and so much more including in Washington, D.C., the International Spy Museum. Tamar and Milton met in college, have been married for 70 years and have three children. As you can imagine, they have been very successful financially and Milton gives the credit to Tamar, who had saved her teaching salary and was able to lend him the seed money to start his business. He says, “Tamar and I love the arts and love helping others and we’ll continue doing this as we’re able because my brain needs a regular workout.” -Norma Lippman

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How wonderful that two of our members have been featured By Jupiter Magazine for their philanthropy.

The October 2020 edition of Jupiter Magazine has a feature section called Profiles of Giving and on pages 36-37, accompanied by a beautiful photograph, is an excellent article called, The Incredible Honorable ANN BROWN . The title Honorable came with the job she accepted from President Clinton to be U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commissioner and where she served for eight years. After which she founded SAFE (Safer America for Everyone, a Washington, D.C. non profit to expose products deemed harmful to the public.) The Incredible is a description of her energy and devotion to “giving,” and as Kerry Shorr wrote, “spreading the mitzvah (good deeds in Hebrew) of munificence with integrity and heart.” Ann has always been a giver. She recalls that, when she was a child, she would put a hefty portion of her allowance in the Sunday School Tzedakah (Hebrew word for charity which actually means Righteousness) Box. A short list of her philanthropy would include consumer protection programs, Scripps Research, Jewish Federation of Palm Beach County, El Sol Neighborhood Resource Center, Palm Beach Drama Works, The Lord’s Place, Americans for Democratic Action and so much more! She typically scours the newspaper to “see who’s doing what and who needs help.”

Ann and her late husband, Donald, came to Frenchman’s from Washington, D.C. in 1990. He is greatly missed.

In addition, Ann is so proud to tell that her daughters and now her grandchildren have chosen to follow the example she has shown them. She can be thrilled that her example of Tzedakah is and will be carried on through the generations.

We thank correspondent, Norma Lippman for this article.

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The Community mourns the loss of our following members HENRY SHYER who lived at 13644 Rivoli Drive and was a member since 2018. Our heartfelt sympathies to his beloved wife, Bonnie, and their family. NORMAN WAIN who lived at 13265 Provence Drive and was a member since 1998. Our heartfelt sympathies to his beloved wife, Barbara and his family.

Listen to channel 999, our in house TV source for all the COVID 19 changes to our Fitness, Food and Beverage, Golf and Tennis departments. Our administrative staff is thinking outside of the box ways to accommodate all of our members.

Club News Staff

Editor

Bobbe Wiener

Correspondents

Mimi Bergel, Minx Boren, Dr. Avroy Fanaroff, Andrea Finkel, Shirley Goldberg, Norma Lippman, Lois Stern, Judy Tobin Photographer Debbie Hornstein

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