Our Members

L-R: CAROL GIDDENS, LORI & ANGELO DOA, AND JOHN PUCHEK. The Communications Committee held a New Owner Cocktail Reception on Tuesday, February 10. About 45 owners who purchased an HP property within the past year attended the reception, which highlighted member amenities and offerings. As these new residents enjoyed drinks and appetizers in the Palms […]

THE COMMUNICATIONS COMMITTEE CHAIRED THE EVENT. STANDING (L-R): JANE BREISCH (CHAIR), SUSAN JUDGE, IVANA WALKER, GEORGE SMOTHERS (BOARD LIAISON), AND MAGGIE DEBONIS (CO-CHAIR). SEATED (L-R): PAM GARVEY, MARY LOU REID, AND KEN SHANDELSON. NOT PICTURED: MARK CARTER. Alone we can do so little; together we can do so much…. Helen Keller HP residents who volunteered […]

MEMBERS GATHERING AT THE ENTRANCE AT 9 A.M. ON FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 27. Over 1,000 HP members and guests stopped by for the “soft opening” of the Oasis/Tiki complex between February 28 and March 1. They enjoyed complimentary coffee, Danishes, and sweet treats from 9 to 11 a.m., and complimentary appetizers until 5:00 p.m. – all […]

The annual Health & Wellness Fair held March 3 proved to be another great success! With over 30 exhibitors representing all different areas of the healthcare continuum, there was something for everyone. The balance, posture, blood pressure, and hearing screenings were well attended, as were CPR, acupuncture, and chair massages which were new to this […]

HPPA held its Men’s and Women’s Tournament on February 21. • Winners of the Men’s 3.5 + level were Leif Fry and Greg Jurasovich, and second place went to Larry Gutting and Bill Fechter. • Winner of the Women’s 3.5 + level was Linda Jurasovich, and second place went to Susan Roberts. • Winner of […]

OHIO PARTY COMMITTEE (L-R): DAVE CONOVER, MENDY HOLLINGSHEAD, KATHY HAAN-HALL, KAREN JENSEN, BARB ALLMAN, DIANE JANSEN, ANN CONOVER, CAROL PODBESEK, SANDY COX, & JOHN KOCHER. The 2026 Ohio Party was held on February 15 and was a great success! With over 80 attendees, we had a great time with Ohio trivia, a mascot game, raffles, […]

L TO R: LINDA CAGLIARI’S SISTER, DENISE ROD, LINDA CAGLIARI, BOBBY FASH, DENISE ALLIS, SHARON RYCZEK, ELLEN SHEMANIK, LEA LAZAR, NOREEN KUBINSKI, LORI KWIATKOWSKI, CHRIS CARLSON, AND PATTY HOLMES From Denise Allis: Country themed day at our February 3 Line Dancing class. Country themed day again at our February 7 Line Dancing class. From Mike McCarthy: […]

L-R: BUD JASON, PAUL O’CONNELL, DAN BARDEN, AND MICHAEL BRAKE. PHOTO BY SHIRLEY BRAKE. The Gatlin show, a fund-raising event for the Heritage Palms Veterans Association (HPVA), was held Friday, February 6. Prior to the show, Michael Brake, HPVA Commander, presented two patriotic quilts to United States Army veterans, Dan Barden and Bud Jason, in appreciation […]

ANNETTE STILLSON AND THE MANY RECENTLY DONATED BOOKS AND PUZZLES Our HP Library has collected some 8,000 older books and puzzles for Annette’s Book Nook on Fort Myers Beach since Ian ravished the store some four years ago. These donations enabled Annette to re-open her used book store in October, 2024. A number of HP […]