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S E C T I ON A Maintenance........................................... A21 Volunteer Luncheon.................................. B8
President's Report..................................... A2
Welcome to Tomorrow............................... A22
Visit Manatee Lagoon............................. A21
Sports Milestones...................................... B9 REMINDER
The Golden Age of Radio: A Review............. B10
Office of Commissioner Weiss.................... A2
Legal : Top Board Member Mistakes.......... A4
Safety...................................................... A23 Shadowing the Doctors........................... B12 D E LE G AT E M E E T I N G
Thrifting the Day Away............................ A24 Classified................................................. B13
Delegate Assembly Minutes...................... A5 Friday 2/1/19
Nutrition/Norton Museum Reopens ....... B14
UCO Officer’s Report.................................. A6 SEC TION B 9:30AM in the Theater
Get Ready to Vote!..................................... A8 Clubs of Century Village........................... B25
Breaking the Stigma of Mental Illness..... A14 Local Dining: Restoration Hardware.......... B4 The Moon and the Venus......................... B17 Email articles & comments:
Star Spangled Banner............................. A15 The Reader's Corner........................................ B5 Ellis Island: Part 1.................................... B18 ucoreporterwpb@gmail.com
Groundhog Day....................................... A16 CV Organizations......................................... B6 Entertainment........................................ B20
UCO Elections Voter Guide....................... A17 Vegerarianism and Veganism.................... B8 What to Do at 3AM.................................. B24
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The
President’s Revision of the UCO Bylaws
Report and the Disruptors
By Dave Israel
As many of our readers know, the majority, there is a very small mi- the Cold War followed, these stud- ficult person’s thinking, we must
Advisory Committee has been pre- nority who insist upon disrupting ies continued for the same reasons, make every effort to manage their
paring a draft revision of the UCO the Executive Board and our Dele- and ultimately led to the devel- behavior, so as to get the business of
Bylaws. This process has been on- gate Assembly meetings. opment of a new field: Political the Village done.
going for close to two years, and lit- What is the reasoning behind Psychology. Believe it or not, the So, while we in UCO and, in this
erally thousands of man-hours have such disruptive behavior? It turns things learned during those times case the Advisory Committee,
been expended in the effort. The out, that major studies have been of great global strife can be applied strongly elicit well-reasoned and
Committee Chair, Anita Buchanan, made which provide considerable on even the most micro level - at a constructive criticism of the pro-
has orchestrated, in conjunction insight into the nonsense we have co-op or condo board meeting, an posed UCO Bylaw revisions, we
with UCO Attorney Rod Tennyson, experienced at our Delegate Assem- Executive Board meeting or a Dele- suggest that the disruptive efforts
a well thought out draft document bly meeting for years and which reg- gate Assembly meeting. of the tiny minority be ignored and
for your consideration which you ular attendees are certainly aware There is no doubt that we have a that this disruptive element be fil-
will see included in this edition of of. So, let’s look at a bit of history. few residents who are closed-mind- tered out of the body politic espe-
our UCO Reporter.. Anita and the During the Second World War, ed, argumentative, and simply must cially if they seek any sort of UCO
Advisory Committee have done the United States and its allies in- have their own way. Thus, they at- office.
yeoman work in this endeavor. vested a fortune in research to un- tend meetings where they have an So, finally, please read the pro-
One would imagine that reason- derstand why so many people in audience. This is not an uncommon posed “Amendments to the Bylaws
able people would work harmoni- the Axis nations seemed willing situation at our Delegate Assembly of United Civic Organization” in-
ously to help get this task accom- to believe the unbelievable, do the and it makes the business of run- cluded in this month’s Reporter.
plished by cooperation with the undoable, and follow leaders who ning an important meeting immea- Save this document and bring it
process and intellectual consid- seemed unhinged. Victory depend- surably more difficult. The truth is with you to the upcoming town hall
eration and assistance. However, ed on understanding the ideology that while you are not going to have meetings when the proposed revi-
while this is the case for the vast and behavior of the enemy. When a lot of success changing a truly dif- sions will be discussed.
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LEGAL
My Top List of Board Member Mistakes
BY MARK FRIEDMAN, FLORIDA BAR CERTIFIED AS A SPECIALIST IN
C O N DO M I N I U M AN D PL AN N E D DE V E LO PM E N T L AW
During a sions to the law. ments. The Common Elements are required follow up letter to all unit
recent new 3. Written inquiries received by the portions of the condominium owners after the special assessment
seminar I Certified Mail, must be responded property outside of the units. The has been levied.
gave at Century Village, I went over to within 30 days with either a sub- statute allows for material alter- 7. Hurricane Shutter Specifica-
the top Board Member mistakes stantive reply or a reply that legal ations based on the vote required by tions. The statute requires that each
based on my 14 years of working counsel will be assisting in draft- your Declaration. Unit owners may board of administration shall adopt
with Century Village clients. For ing the answer. If legal counsel is not alter the common elements un- hurricane shutter specifications for
those who could not attend, here is assisting there is a 60-day window less the Declaration permits. An- each building within each condo-
my list: to provide the final reply. Failure nexing common elements, such as minium operated by the association
1. Board members are required to provide a substantive reply could installing a patio requires approval which shall include color, style, and
to hold a meeting to officially des- result in a loss of prevailing party of 100 percent of the voting inter- other factors deemed relevant by
ignate a place on the common el- legal fees if a unit owner sues about ests. the board. All specifications adopt-
ements for posting their notices. something that could have been ad- 6. Levying a special assessment. ed by the board must comply with
Most have forgotten to do that and dressed in a reply letter and the unit Do not do this on your own. There the applicable building code.
just use a convenient bulletin board. owner does not prevail in the subse- are four main steps: (i) review the To be continued next month . . .
2. Board members do not keep quent lawsuit. documents to ensure you have the
official records for the time peri- 4. Conducting Association votes. authority to special assess; (ii) send Mark D. Friedman, B.C.S. is an at-
ods required by law. The law has I could write an entire article just out a notice that complies with Sec- torney certified by the Florida Bar as
changed slightly. Board meeting on this area, but for the upcoming tion 718.112 for special assessments a Board Certified Specialist in Con-
minutes must now be kept in per- elections of directors remember which provides that a special as- dominium and Planned Development
petuity. Further, once a written re- that while you need a quorum for sessment will be levied, the purpos- Law. This article is for educational
quest to inspect records is received, the annual meeting you do NOT es and the amount, all on the face of purposes only and is not meant as a
the Board must provide access need a quorum for the election of the notice; (iii) mail or hand deliver substitute for consultation with your
within 10 working days, instead of 5 directors. For the election all you and post the notice of the special own attorney. Mr. Friedman may be
working days per the recent change need is 20 percent of the voting in- assessment and place an affidavit contacted at Mfriedman@becker-
in the law. Adjust previously draft- terests submitting a ballot. of such mailing into the Associa- lawyers.com
ed rules, if any, to match the revi- 5. Alterations to the Common Ele- tion official records; and (iv) send a
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★★★★★ ★★★★★ VOTER GUIDE
UC
★ ★
★ ★
★ ★
★
★ ELECTIONS
★
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★
UCO Vice President
1. Edward R Grossman
MARCH2019
★
★ • Managed over $50,000,000 in credit lines and over 2. Fausto Fabbro
(Wellington A) 1,000 employees worldwide. (Greenbrier A)
★
and still active. • 5 years volunteer usher
★
• Member of The Free and Accepted Masons of the • 2 years President Greenbrier Association ( Pool &
CV/UCO EXPERIENCE:
•
Grounds )
Member of Committees: Security, Operations,
Programs & Services,
★
• 2010: Board member and UCO delegate for • Bar Codes, Transportation, New Cable Contract,
★Education:
• 1960 - Graduated: Bernard Baruch School
of Business (City College of NY) B.B.A.
Wellington A Condo Assn.
• 2012 – present: President of Wellington A
Condominium Association Inc. and delegate.
Education:
• 3 years Canaan College
• Graduated Lincoln Tech Inst. (Auto Tech)
•
•
Insurance.
Community Service & Leadership:
30 years Kiwanis (Hixson Fellow, Past Lt. Gov. NY)
★ and Florida
★
• Certified Public Accountant: New York
Work Experience:
•
•
27 years Knights of Columbus (Past Grand Knight
5293)
19 years Rotary Club of Mastic Shirley (Paul Harris
Fellow)
• Strong business background:
★ Certified Accountants
★
• Member of New York State Society of
★
Work Experience:
★
• Chief financial officer of a jointly held
Merrill Lynch Inc. and Kay Corporation,
both public and well-known companies.
Century Village resident from 2007 to present
• 12 years Canterbury B Board, 9 years
President
• President of Italian American Culture Club
★
• All phases of construction
summer program in the Bronx, working with
★
• Laborer to Project Mgr. 45 yrs. on some of the largest
★ ★ CV/UCO EXPERIENCE:
• Had transponder gate closed from 12 am to 6 am for
security reasons
Executive Board 2015-17
• Bids Committee, Programs and Services,
Beautification Committee.
• UCO Vice President for past two years.
★
• Take care of needy and homeless through Sheriff’s
★ ★ years
Work Experience:
• 54 years as a Teacher: NYC School system
Knights of Pythias.
MILITARY SERVICE:
4 Years United States Navy – Korea 1951-1955
★★ ★ ★★★★★★★★ ★ ★ ★ ★
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★
• Flushing High School
Career Experience:
• New Utrecht High School, Brooklyn NY,
Diploma
Career Experience:
• Graduated Lincoln High School
Career Experience:
• B. A. Hunter College, New York
• M. A. College of New Rochelle, N. Y. ★
• Secretarial work in financial field. • 2 yrs. New York State Tax & Finance Career Experience:
★
• Involved in charity work throughout my
life.
• 50 years employment experience in all
aspects of clothing manufacturing industry
including 37 years as president of
corporation.
• 18 yrs. State University of New York
• Downstate Medical Center - Accounts
Receivable for the Dormitory buildings &
Nurses residence and related work in the
• Teacher, Reading Specialist , 35 Years,
• Consultant for several book companies ★
CV/UCO Experience:
★
CV/UCO Experience:
• President Sussex J since 2008.
• Investigation Dept. 6 years.
CV/UCO Experience:
• President and Co-Treasurer of Wellington L
Condo Association (2006-Present)
Bursar’s office
CV/UCO Experience:
• 2 yrs Vice President
• Member Executive Board 5 years
• Member Nominating Committee 1 year
• Member Advisory Committee 1 year
★
• Member CERT (Former Group Leader 5
★
• Management and supervision of contracts:
• 9 yrs in investigations
★ CV Resident full time since 2009. All improvements delivered with successful years)
• 4 yrs Gate Passes • Former President Salisbury F Association
financial management of building funds
• Served on Executive Board – 4 years
resulting in zero increase in building
maintenance fees and zero assessments • Chaired CERT • Current Treasurer/ Secretary Salisbury F
★ 5. Carole Szepesi
(Chatham G)
since 2006.
• Vice President of Wellington Federation
(2007-Present)
• Served on Committees: Advisory,
Beautification, Transportation, Programs &
Services,
• Beautification
Association 5 years to present
• Current Vice President/ Secretary
Wellington L Association
• Former Co-Treasurer/ Vice President
★
• Management of pool services contract.
★ Military Experience:
• 6 years service (active and reserve) in US
Army Signal Corps, specialist 4th class.
• Responsible for re-starting Chatham
Federation
• Former president of Chatham R
• Former president of Chatham Federation
Wellington L Association
Year-round CV resident
Full time CV resident over 20 years 7. Myron Solomon
(Camden K)
★
★ 6. Les Rivkin
(Stratford J)
★
★
Education:
• Point Pleasant Beach High School, NJ
• Ocean County College, NJ
• Rutgers University, NJ
•
•
•
Program Mgr. with Association for the Blind
Rehab counselor
Executive Director ARC
★
★ Career Experience:
• Signal School, Fort Monmouth, NJ
•
•
CEO drug & alcohol agency
20 years as psychotherapist with abused
children
• Post Retirement: Census taker, board
★
• Supervisor, Radar Division, Ft. Monmouth,
★
NJ member NOW, ACLU
★
Education:
• Music Teacher throughout my working • VP of AACC, Member of LWV in passage &
implementation of Amendment 4 • Graduated from High School 1946
years and beyond • Seton Hall College 1 year
• Medical Assistant for 2 surgeons, 6 years
★
CV/UCO Experience:
• East Coast Director, Student Exchange Education:
★
• Board of Stratford Umbrella Assoc.
• Certification as rehabilitation counselor;
★
• Chatham G Board Member – 2016 CV/UCO Experience:
Career Experience:
Career Experience:
• BA 1968 – Yeshiva University
• MS 1972 – CUNY-College of Staten Island
• Post Graduate degree in Supervision and
Administration
★
Career Experience:
★
• Hairdresser
• Cosmetology Teacher
• Retail
• New York State University, Buffalo, N.Y.
• Lee College, Houston, Texas
Career Experience:
• General Manager Sam Ash Music Stores
• Owner Bressler Ice Cream Palm Beach Mall
• Emt/Field Operations Supervisor, AMR
Ambulance
Career Experience:
• 35 years working for the Board of Education
City of New York
★
• Childcare Teacher, Early childhood
★
- Schoolagers
• Transportation (van driver) for special
needs children
• Self-Employed Restaurant Owner
• Chef and Dining Room Manager, Brooklyn
College
• School of Performing Arts, Indian Hill
CV/UCO Experience:
• President Wellington K
• UCO Executive Board Member
• Teacher Trainer in the area of computers
and educational software
• Principal of Jewish Day School
★
• Paraprofessional Elementary school
★
classrooms Campus, Stockbridge Massachusetts • Security Committee
★
• Florida Real Estate Sales Associate License • Board Member for 3 years prior to
★CV/UCO Experience:
• Pass out clickers at all monthly UCO
meetings
- Inactive
• Retired U.S. Postal Service Full time CV resident for last 14 years
becoming president.
Year-round CV resident
★
• Currently an Usher CV/UCO Experience:
★
choreographer, actor
• Annual Resident Show, Tap Dancer
• Italian Club member
• Board Member, Treasurer of Cambridge I
• Programs and Services Committee
★ Career Experience:
• Graduate Teaching Assistant, English, University
of Illinois,
• Bookkeeper children’s dress manufacturer,
NYC 14 years
• Bookkeeper architect, Miami Beach, FL 6
years
CV resident 47 years
Year-round resident of CV ★
★
• Instructor, English: Cincinnati University;
Millikin University
• High School Teacher, Lithia Springs High School
(Ga.)
14. Petrina Penio
(Chatham B)
★
★
• Language Arts
★
Verbal
★
• Princeton University B.A. with High Honors • Developed and Taught Program for Gifted
• University of Chicago: M.A. Secondary Students, SAT Math, AP Literature, Career Experience:
• University of Illinois: PhD AP Composition • Managing Broker, Real Estate Center of
• Valdosta State University (Ga.): Gifted WPB in CV
★
Education Certificate
• National Institute for the Humanities
Summer Programs: Faulkner (University of
Louisiana);
CV/UCO Experience:
• Delegate, Plymouth V association
• Broadband Committee member
• Managing attorney for a 3-person law firm
in CV ★
Full-time CV resident 12 years
★ Year-round CV resident
Education:
• Graduated Dominican University, River
Forest, IL 1978
• Graduated IIT/Chicago-Kent College of Law,
★
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★
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★ ★
★
★ UCO Executive Board
★
★ ★
15. Mary Patrick 16. Marilyn Curtis 17. Joyce Reiss 18. Patricia Keane
★ (Golf's Edge 7)
★ (Camden I) (Wellington G) (Easthampton H)
★ ★
★ ★
★ Education:
★ Education: Education: Education:
• Gratz College, Philadelphia - Associate • BA in English, Florida International University, • BA from Queens College, Flushing, NY • Fordham University graduate, Bronx, NY
★
Degree
• Work Experience: Administrative Asst. ★
Solomon Schechter Day School - 18 years
until move to WPB
Miami, FL
• Master’s Degree in Teaching; National Louis
University, Wheeling, IL
Career Experience:
• Worked at Major League Baseball Players
Career Experience:
• Worked for Caterpillar machinery
Association (Baseball Union) dealership 37 years In accounting,
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• Golf's Edge - Board member since 1993.
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• Volunteer Guide at Hines Museum - 5 years Career Experience:
• CTI (Computer Telephony Integration)
Instructor for Rockwell Electronics
• English Teacher, Fulton County Systems,
• VP of Union and Shop Steward
CV/UCO Experience:
advertising and sales depts.
CV/UCO Experience:
• President Easthampton H Association
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• Member of Wellington G Board 10 years
• President 6 times over the years. Currently Atlanta, Georgia
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• Currently member of Operations, Advisory, • Advisory 2 years; Search/Nominations 6
• Reporter for the UCO Reporter since 2016
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FEBRUARY 2019 | UCO REPORTER | PAGE A21
NO
based on situa- turn on the FPL bill while the wa- lungs.
tions that arise ter usage remains the same. Our
during the pre- Association will be performing the • While you were away the soapy
vious month, water and hair that is left behind
WEAPONS
reduction in the number of water
messages left at the UCO Office. heaters this month and I’ll report in the drains has dried into a mass
situations with returning winter the cost and savings for that period that can impede emptying the
residents and queries that come up sink(s). Pour some drain cleaner
in conversations with friends and
acquaintances. Most recently, I ad-
in one of the next two months.
There are several things that can such as Draino to eliminate the
sluggish draining.
OF ANY KIND
be done inexpensively, to make life
vised the elimination of all electric
water heaters above the ground lev-
a bit easier. A few are listed as fol-
lows;
• The grease filter located under
your microwave oven, if it is lo-
ALLOWED ON
el and connecting a common insu-
lated copper pipe up to and includ-
• We are now in the ‘dry’ season.
Your entrance door swings out-
cated above the cooking range,
should be removed and left soak- RECREATIONAL
ing the top floor washing machine, ing in soapy water for an hour or
thereby serving those washers in
the entire tier from one heater. This
ward. The hinges and the lock(s)
have been exposed the wind and so before re-installing. PROPERTIES
driving rain. Share a can of a wa- • If you have not yet changed the
action was meant to reduce both
ter disbursement with a neighbor dining area bulbs with low watt-
the number of water heaters and
the amount of standing hot water
(WD40) to drive out moisture and age LED bulbs, this could be the VIOLATORS WILL
lubricate the locks and hinges for time to make the change. Most
continually reheated awaiting its
use hours or days in the future.
more effective results. LED bulbs are ‘dimmable’ and BE REMOVED FROM
• Remove the fabric filter in your the dining room chandelier that
Innovative change seldom come
with an immediate monetary sav- AC Unit located under the win- serves the table for dining as well THE PROPERTY AND
dow, for more efficient operation. as a writing surface, can still have
ings. The realization sets in months
or years later after upgrading or re- • Reverse the direction of the ceil-
differing lighting values and pro- RISK SUSPENSION OF
vide the biggest bang for the buck.
placing such things as incandescent ing fan rotation so warm air that
and fluorescent light bulbs. Several rises to the ceiling can be directed
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February 2019
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10:30-11:30am 10:30-11:30am
10:30-11:30am
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What are your options Healthcare Midlife & Beyond
with the new Technology. Knee Pain Treatments
11 12 13 14 15
10:30-11:30am 11:45-1pm 11:45-1pm
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Happy Valentine’s Day & Ask
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the Doc Luncheon sponsored
by the Tooth Fairy back with Fyzical Therapy & Prevention
by Lourdes Noreen Mckeen
Mobile Dental
18 19 20 21 22
10:30-11:30am 10:30-11:30am
VA Medical Center 10:20-11:30am
Dr Maza presents
Keeping the Flow Get the most out of Elder Law: When do
and the Rhythm your Veteran Benefits by you need to update
using your local VA Hospital your documents?
25 26 27 28
10:30-11:30am 10:30-11:30am
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TO
• UBER is just a software tool. The will call a car with your phone. It
company doesn’t own any cars, will show up at your location and
and is now the biggest taxi com- drive you to your destination. You
pany in the world! Ask any taxi will not need to park it. You will
TOMORROW
driver if they saw that coming. only pay for the driven distance and
• Airbnb is now the biggest hotel you can be productive while driv-
company in the world although ing.
they don't own any properties. • The very young children of today
Ask Hilton Hotels if they saw that will never get a driver's license
coming. and will never own a car. This
will change our cities, because
Artificial Intelligence: Computers we will need 90-95% fewer cars.
become exponentially better in un- We can transform former parking
Auto repair shops will go away locations. Most (the smart) major derstanding the world. This year, a spaces into parks. 1.2 million peo-
over time - Why? auto manufacturers have already computer beat the best Go-player ple die each year in car accidents
• A gasoline engine has 20,000 in- designated money to start build- in the world, 10 years earlier than worldwide including distracted
dividual parts. An electrical mo- ing new plants that only build expected. In the USA, young law- or drunk driving.
tor has 20. Electric cars are sold electric cars. yers already don't get jobs. Because • We now have one accident every
with lifetime guarantees and are of IBM's Watson, you can get le- 60,000 miles. With autonomous
only repaired by dealers. It takes In 1998, Kodak had 170,000 em- gal advice (so far, the basic stuff) driving, that will drop to 1 acci-
only 10 minutes to remove and ployees and sold 85% of all photo within seconds with 90% accuracy dent in 6 million miles. That will
replace an electric motor. Faulty paper worldwide. Within just a few compared with 70% accuracy when save a million lives plus world-
electric motors are not repaired years, their business model disap- done by humans. So, if you study wide each year. Insurance com-
in the dealership but are sent to a peared and they went bankrupt. law, stop immediately. There will panies will have massive trouble
regional repair shop that repairs Who would have thought of that be 90% fewer lawyers in the future because, without accidents, the
them with robots. Your electric ever happening? What happened and only omniscient specialists will costs will become cheaper. Their
motor malfunction light goes on, to Kodak will happen in a lot of in- remain car insurance business model will
so you drive up to what looks like dustries in the next 5-10 years and, • Watson already helps nurses di- disappear
a Jiffy-auto wash, and your car is most people don't see it coming. agnosing cancer, its 4 times more • Electric cars will become main-
towed through while you have a • Did you think in 1998 that 3 years accurate than human nurses. stream about 2030. Cities will be
cup of coffee and out comes your later, you would never take pic- • Facebook now has a pattern rec- less noisy because all new cars
car with a new electric motor! tures on film again? With today’s ognition software that can rec- will run on electricity. Cities will
• Gas stations will go away. Parking smartphones, who even has a ognize faces better than humans. have much cleaner air as well.
meters will be replaced by meters camera these days? In 2030, computers will become Electricity will become incredibly
that dispense electricity. Com- • Forget the book, “Future Shock”. more intelligent than humans. cheap and clean.
panies will install electrical re- Welcome to the 4th Industrial Autonomous cars: In 2018 the WELCOME TO TOMORROW –
charging stations; in fact, they’ve Revolution. Software has disrupt- first self-driving cars arrived. In it actually arrived a few years ago!
already started. You can find ed and will continue to disrupt the next 2 years, the entire industry
them at select Dunkin Donuts most traditional industries in the will start to be disrupted. You won't
if t ing t he B Y M A R I LY N C U R T I S
Thr a y
D a y A w w
shopped
day
e
was a Wednesday,
because almost without excep-
A
tion, that is Senior Discount Day.
very pop-
The discounts ranged from 20%-
ular pastime in Cen-
50% on purchases though each
tury Village is ‘thrifting.’ To join
store had its own special way of
the club, you simply have to make
qualifying what is discounted and
a list of items you’d like to replace
the amount of discount.
or upgrade around the house (and
This article will feature a few pop-
no, this doesn’t include spouse) and
ular thrifts that accept donations
head out to any of one or more lo-
and sell used items to the public.
cations listed below where you may stop. Located nearby on Military find something you didn’t realize
find those needed items at a frac- Trail, this not for profit organi- you ‘needed’! Donations are taken
tion of the cost of regular retail. It’s First on the list - Goodwill In-
zation also focuses on providing at the back of the store.
even better if you pack your own dustries. Accessible to all, there training and opportunity to all who Location: 7600 S. Dixie High-
bag or box of things you don’t use, are over twenty locations in South
need help. Their stated mission is way, WPB, FL; 561 494-0125 (.5
like, or want -- and pay it forward Florida, each one staffed by an or-
“To help whenever, wherever, and mi south of Forest Hill Blvd)
by donating to your favorite shop ganization that offers employment
however” they can, and they have Hours: M-F 10AM-6PM, Sat
on the same trip. without discrimination. Some lo-
been doing so for decades across 10AM-5PM, closed Sun.
Thrift shops, sometimes called cations seem more organized than
the globe. They also provide pick- Senior discount day (25%) is
second-hand stores or resale shops, others, but all of them offer low,
up of large items, but will advise Wednesday. Specials are posted
have become serious contenders standardized prices on goods do-
you if they have a surplus of cer- at the front of the store.
for the dollars consumers spend for nated to them. Most ‘thrifters’
tain items when you call, and there
merchandise. And why not? This is agree Goodwill is the ‘go-to’ place
for lowest prices and largest inven-
may be a week or more of wait time Habitat for Humanity Re-
a habit which can stretch a family’s for pickup. They offer special dis- stores is a resource center that
budget in concrete ways while help- tory. They take donations at the
counts throughout the week, using may interest both you and hub-
ing your community at the same back of the store (drive through)
color codes to guide buyers. Look by. Originally known for reclaim-
time. Did your coffee-pot just give and offer tax receipts. If you call
for discounts available on the board ing doors, windows, fans, etc from
out and you’ve got guests coming ahead, they do pick up furniture
at the front of the store that range home renovations and tear-down
over this weekend? You can pur- donations, but a wait may be re-
from 25-75%, and include Senior sites, this group expanded and now
chase one at a regular retail outfit quired. On Wednesdays, they offer
Wednesday discounts of 50% and offers used appliances, furniture,
for $20-$150 or more, OR you may a 25% senior discount. Each week
all furniture reduced by 25% on Fri- kitchen items, beds, and much
find just what you need for $10 at a a color is posted at the front of the
day. Plus Salvation Army charges more. You can find everything
nearby thrift. Have you been wish- store with the “Color of the Week,”
no sales tax. from hard-to-find hardware pieces,
ing someone would pick up on your designating which color offers a
Location: 655 N. Military Trl, to overhead fans, lamps, wall sconc-
hints and get you a set of goblets to 50% discount. If the color sign at
WPB, FL; 561 683-3513 es, crystal, and even books! Today’s
make your table prettier? Step this the front is yellow, and you find an
Hours M-Sa 10AM-6PM, closed Restore sites allow those who wish
way… the selection is huge. article of clothing with a yellow
Sun. to ‘do it themselves’ a place to find
Some folks have entered the game plastic tie attached, it will be half
Donations are taken at the back used cabinets, countertops, plumb-
bit by bit. Many of the people I spoke the listed price. If it’s a household
of the store between 9AM- ing, etc, donated by renovation
to about thrifting confessed that in item, and you see a “Y” after the
430PM. sites, that can be used for your own
the beginning they had reserva- price, it is half-off.
DIY projects. Hours at two nearby
tions about reusing objects owned Hours for Goodwill Stores are
fairly standard (9AM-8PM, M-S,
The Lord’s Place; Joshua locations are M-F, 10AM-6PM, Sat,
and discarded by someone else. But Thrift is a popular thrift located 10AM-4PM, closed Sun. You can
after their first successful purchase open on Sun, 10AM-6PM)
on Highway 1 in West Palm Beach. call the donation hotline for pick-
of a needed item that, after a lit- Three of their locations were con-
It has been a mainstay in the area ups. Wednesdays they offer 25% off
tle cleanup, or tune up, performed sistently mentioned as ‘best of the
for over 30 years. To quote from purchases of $10 or more.
beautifully for a price well below best’:
their site, they are “a non-profit, 6831 N Military Trl, Riviera
what the same item would cost new, 4895 Okeechobee Blvd, WPB,
non-sectarian, 501c3 organization Beach, FL, Phone: 561 207-2294
they became ‘bitten,’ and within a FL; Phone 561 478-8824 (closest
committed to breaking the cycle of 4639 Lake Worth Rd, Lake
tragically short period found them- location to Century Village)
homelessness with programs and Worth, FL Phone: 561 253-2290
selves to be ‘junk store junkies’ 1280 W. Indiantown Rd, Jupiter,
services.” Many customers were Did we miss your favorite spot?
cruising their favorite shops once FL; Phone 561 748-6614
greeted by name, so they have a loy- Share your own thrifting experienc-
or twice a month for a ‘hit’, an item 5400 S. Dixie Highway, WPB,
al following. With an eclectic range es and tell us about your it if we’ve
that became irreplaceable at a price FL; phone 832-8893
of goods (a $400 dollar telescope missed it in this article. Send your
that was equally stunning. was featured the day we went) it’s comments to ucoreporterwpb.com
Recently, a couple of us checked Salvation Army is another
a fun shop to go through. You may
out some of the circuit favorites. The worthwhile (and worthy) thrift
The Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office and the UCO Security
Committee have set February 9 to register your bike into a
National Data Base. If your bike is stolen, registration will make
recovery easier for law enforcement. There is NO CHARGE for
this service. At this time, the program is in high demand so there
are only 53 packages available to Century Village. If you want
to register your bike, come to the REAR of the UCO Office on
Saturday February 9th between 9:00 A.M. and 12:00 Noon. First
Come, First Served. Any questions call the UCO Office 683-9189