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VOL. 22 NO. 7
JULY 2024
The Club At Gateway Golf Operations At The Club At Gateway
Golf Course Renovations The weather held up nicely for us through the beginning stages of the course renovation with the warm weather and low rain amounts. Sprigs and sod have been planted on six holes while the cart paths have started being paved. We continue to be very happy with the progress to date.
Bimini Sprigs going down on No.2
Smooth new path on the left side of No.2 Fairway bunker on No.1 Close-up of the discs that cut in the sprigs to the soil
New liner and drainage going into bunkers
We hope everyone is having a great start to your summer and getting the chance to play some different golf courses this summer season. Although we have been busy in the Performance Center with club fittings and lessons, we welcome everyone to experience our Performance Center sometime this summer. Even if you are not interested in golf instruction or club fitting, we also offer simulated rounds on some of the best courses from all over the world. Speaking from experience, I can say this is a lot of fun. If you are interested in any of these experiences, please reach out to me via email: golfpro@gatewaygcc.com. The golf shop is open from 7 a.m. to 12 p.m., Tuesday through Saturday, for all your golfing and clothing needs. Please feel free to come by during these hours, as we will be extending our member pricing to all Gateway residents throughout the summer months. We will be hosting a Fourth of July sale that includes a 25 percent discount on all merchandise in the shop. We will also have additional sales in the golf shop on golf balls, gloves, clubs and many more items. Please come by for more details. With our course renovation fully underway, we ask that all Gateway residents stay off the golf course at all times. The new sprigs being put down on the greens, fairways and tee boxes are very delicate right now. The better the renovation goes, the better it is for all Gateway residents, as the better the course conditions, the more the home values will increase for years to come. We will have security on the golf course every evening, so please help The Club At Gateway on page 2
No.9 Greens complex
Gateway Women’s Club By Janice Eaton, Laurel Borgia, Marianne Kollasch and Donna Marchetti
Gateway Women’s Club (GWC) Focuses On The Future: Presenting Lee County School District Healthy Living Collaboration And Naming The First Winner Of The GWC Scholarship In May 2021, Leisha Roy, Amy Carroll, Susie Hassett and Mary Graham began Healthy Living Collaboration. This program is designed to bring together comprehensive health, environmental education, nutrition services careers and tech education. The core idea is wrapped around the idea, Gateway Lifestyle
“planting a garden is to believe in tomorrow.” And grow it did. Lee County schools from K to 12 bring together active participants. Students are involved in planting, harvesting, using technology skills creating a solar-powered pump watering system and finally serving up vegetables of all kinds to the students at all the schools. At the end of the school year, students clamor to take home the plants to continue nurturing them for the following school year. Each founding member is a highly recognized teacher in her own field of study. Working together they introduced their idea now in 82 Lee County schools. Leisha Roy has been a health educator with the School District of Lee County for 31 years and is currently a Teacher on Assignment for Comprehensive Health Education. Amy Carroll is a Registered Dietitian and founding member of the Healthy Living Collaboration and serves as Coordinator of Special Projects & Student Wellness for The School District. Susie Hassett serves as an Environmental Education Resource Teacher. Mary Graham is a teacher in the School District of Lee County’s Career and Technical Education Department. PRSRT STD US POSTAGE PAID FT MYERS FL PERMIT 751
In addition, she works with the district’s Engineering, Digital Arts and Health Science programs. Graham helps CTE Agriculture programs in both middle and high schools. Select schools provide produce for their own cafeterias. Over 8,500 pounds of student-grown produce were harvested, processed and served in 2024. For additional information about Healthy Living Collaboration, visit www.leeschools.net. First Winner Of The GWC Scholarship Awarded Gateway Women’s Club motto is: Where friends meet for fun, learning and giving. Daniella Ronda, a senior at Gateway High school, was awarded the first GWC Scholarship. Daniella was chosen from all the applicants received. The dedicated Scholarship Committee selected Daniella based on her academic achievement and giving spirit demonstrated throughout her school career. Gateway Women’s Club on page 6
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