Tropical Ridge NA | November Update

Good day friends & neighbors!

This past Monday we held our regularly scheduled November meeting. Following is a list of news and upcoming events.

Art for I.D. - Lauretta Zugner is the lucky winner of the Art for I.D. raffle. She takes home the grand prize, a beautiful stained glass window donated by TRNA members Shannon & Phil Materio, owners of McMow Art Glass. In addition to the $450 in ticket sales TRNA member Steffanie Mayo & TRNA Director Bob Elliott donated $75 each to purchase two additional banners. To learn more about Art for I.D. or to find out how you can support the neighborhood identification effort, please visit the TRNA website here.

November Clean-up - With the return of the beautiful fall weather we will be resuming our monthly neighborhood clean-ups. Please join us this Saturday, November 13th at 8:30 am at Compass Center. We will be cleaning and mowing the two empty lots at 211-215 North H Street. Garbage bags and water have been generously donated by TRNA member Steffanie Mayo. Clean-up should take no more than two hours and is a very rewarding way to spend a Saturday morning. We hope to see you there.

December Garage Sale - On Saturday, December 4th we will be holding a garage sale to finish raising money for the neighborhood identification project. We are looking for the following:

Items to sell - such as

• children’s clothing***
• toys***
• holiday decorations***
• shoes
• bikes
• books

Volunteers to - 

• To pick up items for donation
• Help advertise! Newspapers, craigslist and signs throughout the neighborhood the week before the event.
• Help us sell, sell, sell bright and early Saturday morning.

Upcoming Elections - Kevin McAvoy, Phil Materio and Bob Elliott were selected for the Nominating Committee. They will pick President, Vice-President & Secretary/Treasurer candidates from the list of eligible members. These names will be presented at the December meeting. At that time, any other eligible member may choose to nominate themselves. Elections will be held at the January meeting.

501 (c)(3) - Also at the November meeting was a vote to spend approximately $400 to submit the 1023 application to the IRS. Those present unanimously agreed to lay out the funds to apply for the special non-profit designation. President Ryan Anderson applied for and received a grant from Palm Beach County that will reimburse the Association for the funds once the 501(c)(3) status is granted. This process can take 4-6 months. The application will be submitted by November 30th.

 If you have any questions or would like more information about the Association and it's activities, please contactjessica@tropicalridge.org