Last night, \u00a0when our Developer \u00a0Mark Morse got up in front of a packed house at the Savannah Center, he did not come to dazzle us with song and dance, rather he did something much better, he wowed us with new statistics regarding our community and what it means to many.\u00a0 In his annual address to the VHA members, \u00a0he spoke\u00a0humbly of being part of a dynamic team-you as residents, us as the developers.\u00a0 Constructively, collaboratively – we are The Villages.\u00a0\u00a0And we are,\u00a0and I think that is what makes us different, and let’s never change that.\u00a0 I sat in the\u00a0next to the last row in the Balcony, (and I had gone immediately the\u00a0day after the announcement\u00a0of ticket availability, and there were\u00a0just a few seats left) and as the\u00a0Villagers started arriving the room was electric.\u00a0 It was fun to sit and observe and it struck me how upbeat and happy\u00a0everyone was,\u00a0not like many of the town meetings I had attended in my previous home.\u00a0 No grumpy faces, no crossed arms, no posturing for battle.\u00a0 There are many statistics I will include in future blogs,\u00a0but I want to\u00a0leave this\u00a0blog today on a very appropriate note for most of us.\u00a0 At the end of\u00a0 Mark Morse’s address, \u00a0he and his sister Tracy introduced several of their children and their spouses.\u00a0 These young members are\u00a0a symbol of our future.\u00a0\u00a0Our children, our heir’s.\u00a0 I’m hoping that part of my legacy will be that my children will get the same\u00a0enjoyment out of the Villages as I do…that they will be a part of a future team that will continue to ensure that this\u00a0remains the \u00a0Friendliest- Healthiest and most\u00a0 Unique\u00a0hometown.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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