Grove Life Winter 2020

If love at first sight is “an instantaneous attraction to someone or something” than who better to remind us of the virtues and the feelings of this phenomena than our children? We have over 140 children here at Boca Grove under the age of 18. That means we have 140+ opportunities every time we offer an event or an experience to create a happy memory, to provide a chance for the next generation to fall in love with Boca Grove. Think about it. Have you ever watched your child or grandchild, niece or nephew, as they interact with the world around them? Everything is new. It’s fascinating to watch because when we walk by the pool for instance, our brain’s remember previous pictures from that same pool so unless something is completely out of place, it is likely we will walk on by pretty unphased. When a child walks by that same pool they see what we see, but they also notice all the everyday nuances that our brain has registered as “normal” and therefore categorized as “uneventful.” They see the ripple from the pool jets that recycle the filtered water. They see the gecko crawling along the edge even though he has morphed his color scheme to match the pool deck. They want to know how he does that. They wonder how the floaties we wrap around their arms could possibly hold them up, they’re just mommy and daddy’s air after all. Children are so curious. Everything they notice leads to a question, or ten! They want to understand what they are seeing, what they are experiencing, why it is the way it is. They do not take “no” for an answer. Therefore, every experience is a learning opportunity. Every person they meet is a possible friend. How beautiful is that? They want to smile and make friends and learn people’s names. Sounds a lot like the club business! This year at Boca Grove we will continue to access our inner child and build that wonderment of the first time. We begin January with our Kidz Kamp through January 3. On Sunday, January 12 we will have our Kid’s Pizza and Cannoli Night in conjunction with our Italian Buffet. We will offer a special children’s Super Bowl in the Ladies Card Room as we did last year on February 2. While the parents and grandparents shop at the Luxury Market on Saturday, February 15, we will hold a Kid’s Movie Night followed the next day by our Wild Animal show on Sunday, February 16. On Sunday, March 8 we will welcome back Al Salopek from Sierra’s Bees to educate our membership – young and old – about our honeybee program. Remember, the fourth Sunday of every month is our Family Barbeque with Kosher option. Our Family Fun Night always precedes this event at 4:30pm. Please stay tuned to the Monday eBlast, website and text messages for upcoming programming. And please do not forget, every week we offer tennis and golf clinics for our next generation. Brett and Justin respectively are waiting to welcome all children of all ages. Please contact the respective Pro Shop to sign up.

Vision Inspire and enable members to enjoy every day of their lives.

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