HOAleader.com - Tip of the Week - November 11, 2016
Published: Fri, 11/11/16
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It’s Either Happy Holidays Or Bah, Humbug! in Today’s HOAs
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In this week’s tip, we discuss the thorny issue of HOAs and holiday events.
There are HOAs that are hosting to-dos to make their community feel like home—and a place where residents have no interest in leaving.
Take the Tahoe Donner Association, an HOA in Truckee, Calif., where board member Joyce Scardina Becker serves as director of special events. Becker organizes events professionally through her wedding planning and special event management company in San Francisco and Lake Tahoe. She also volunteers her services to plan one or two events each month at her HOA.
“We’re a close-knit community,” says Becker, “and many friendships are made by coming to these events.”
In October, the HOA hosted a “spook-tacular” Halloween party at its lodge with dinner and dancing, along with a costume contest for best couple, most original, and the scariest. This month, the HOA will serve hors d’oeuvres and cocktails before screening a Warren Miller ski movie to kick off the ski season. The event will take place at the HOA’s new Alder Creek Adventure Center, which will have theater-style seating.
Who pays for these events? Primarily, the owners. “The Tahoe Donner Association has several chartered clubs you can join,” notes Becker. “There’s a minimal fee. For example, the Tahoe Donner Hiking Club has a lifetime membership of $25 per member. The Senior Alpine Ski Club has an annual membership of $50 per member per year. There are other clubs, such as the bridge club, the tennis club, and the golf club.
“Within the clubs, there are usually social events that include food and beverage,” says Becker. “These social events are typically potlucks and BYOB, or there’s a $10 corkage fee at the venues on the Tahoe Donner property that provide alcohol.”
And early next month, the HOA will have its annual holiday dinner at The Lodge Restaurant, which sits within the association and will be decorated with festive holiday décor, Christmas trees, and so on. “We have homeowners of different faiths, and no one has ever questioned the annual December dinner,” says Becker. “We typically call it the annual holiday dinner, and members pay for themselves.”
Then there are the HOAs where there’s no agreement on how and what to celebrate, so there’s no holiday celebration at all. Find out why in our new article: http://www.hoaleader.com/members/2457.cfm
Best regards,
Matt Humphrey
President
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