Getting Ready for the Holidays and Season

It’s the start of a wonderful October! The weather is gorgeous, and the people are slowly trickling in. Businesses are preparing for the holiday season, and there’s happiness in the air. Feels good to me! 

• Be ready! Our new Elections Supervisor, Melissa Blazier, advises applying now if you want to vote by mail, even though you do it every year, you MUST request a ballot each and every year! Just call or check with the Elections Office to make sure for yourself. This is so important if you want to make your voice heard! And this year will probably be really difficult with all the new people moving here, houses have been sold, people have moved, new people are here who might not be familiar with the way things are done in our little part of the world. Please check with the Elections office to get any answers. They are so ready and willing to help everyone! Don’t miss out.

• The East Naples Civic and Commerce Association will be meeting on October 19th for luncheon at the Players Club in Lely Resort, 8060 Grand Lely Blvd. Registration begins at 11:30 AM on Thursday, October 19th, with luncheon beginning at 12:00 PM. Members $30, guests $35. Register at encivicandcommerce.org. We are so excited to see some of the members, as well as interested people, coming to the luncheon after being on a summer sabbatical. We’ve missed everyone, and we have a tremendous speaker to welcome us back! The new County Manager Amy Patterson will be the speaker, bringing us up to date on what is happening in Collier County with businesses, growth, new residents, new activities, and all the exciting things taking place in Collier County. Questions and answers are always welcome! It’s a great way to begin our next year of business! Hopefully, she can also bring us up to date with new plans for businesses and restaurants in our area, as well as our roads and buildings and plans for the upcoming year. You won’t want to miss this luncheon! 

On October 26th there will be a Business After 5 at Stix Sushi and Seafood Restaurant – 4221 U.S. 41 E. at 5:00 PM. Members free, Non-Members $5. Register at encivicandcommerce.org.

I don’t know about you, but I look forward to the next couple of months! These will be fun months with Halloween, Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Year’s Day in front of us. I love that part of the year because people seem to be excited and want to decorate for the season, plus those who cannot decorate want to look at all the bright happy decorations in their neighborhood or on the television. It excites me to see all the colors and planning, food festivals and costumes, and creative things going on, whether it’s at my house, in the neighborhood, at my kid’s homes, on television, on cars, in store windows, and so on! Everything is lighted and sparkling and happy-looking and I find that delightful. Even when you cannot decorate anymore, you can look at others' decorations and enjoy their lights. To me, I enjoy others' creativity at their homes! I’m sure many others do too. See you next week.