Your Virtual Lifestyle Fun!

"A BEAUTIFUL DAY BEGINS WITH A BEAUTIFUL MINDSET"

Spotlight A Team Member If a staff member has given you exceptional service or you really enjoyed a virtual event, please share your feedback with us! Submit A Good Deed

Sunshine Box Here’s how it works: Grab a box or a package and decorate it with pencils, markers, or yellow paper. Then fill the box with treats in yellow packaging (think Lay’s potato chips, Reese’s peanut butter cups, or lemon flavored bars). You can also fill it with non-food items, like a yellow water bottle, candle, or lotion etc. When you’ve filled the box, wrap it up and leave it on a friend's porch or mail it to someone to make their day from a distance. Consider sending one to someone who is having a hard time being alone, or a nurse, grocery store employee, or other essential worker who could use a ‘ thank you ’ and some extra encouragement.

New Friendships So many new friendships have formed via online and we have so many new faces moving in! Please head over to the Residents Only Facebook Page to see the new friendship posting.

VP Page Turners Have you gotten into a new book recently? Or a book you just can't seem to put down? Or an all time favorite? Please email/post the book you love to share with your neighbors!

Victoria Park Rocks What to do? Simply paint some rocks with positive words/sayings on them and hide them around the community. When you are out enjoying the fresh air you can search for these rocks. Once found, you hide that rock somewhere else for your neighbor to find! Tip: Paint your rock white first so your colors stand out! Please email me the rocks you create! [email protected]

Better Homes & Gardens

Beautification Award We have noticed several of you sprucing up the landscaping of your home lately so let's make a contest out of it! All quadrants of Victoria Park are welcome to participate. We know that beautifying your home takes some time so we are giving several weeks to complete your project. Please submit a before/after photo to [email protected] by July 6 and your neighbors will vote! Winners will be given a generous Lowes gift card! *Please make sure you adhere to all ARC guidelines and any major changes have to be approved by the ARC. Guidelines can be found on  MyVictoriaPark.com *

Watch Me Grow A bouquet of big, beautiful,  spring-blooming peonies  always brightens up a room. We love to place a vase of them where we can admire the flowers' ruffly textures and vibrant colors up close. Whether harvested from  your own cutting garden  or purchased at a favorite florist's shop, peonies can last a surprisingly long time—provided they're given the proper care. The picture shown is how I added peonies to my dinning room table!

DIY Home Projects Have you found yourself redecorating your house a trillion times and putting those creative thinking caps on to spruce up something new in your home?! We want to see! Prizes are involved! Please email [email protected] your DIY projects by July 6.

Garden Party When warm summer evenings inspire you to head outside for cocktails and appetizers, the season's riot of fresh herbs picked from ports on the back patio or from the local farmers market are just what you need to brighten happy hour. Gather up your family and head out back! Send in your Garden Party photos to [email protected] by June 15 for your chance to win a prize!

Health, Beauty & Fitness

Fitness Facebook Pages Tone & Trim 3.GO The Energy Center

Monday  - Tone & Trim 3.Go Live at 9AM Yoga Live at 7PM Tuesday  - Express Workout (prerecorded via Tone & Trim 3.Go) Wednesday  - Tone & Trim 3.Go Live at 9AM Thursday  - Express Workout (prerecorded via Tone & Trim 3.Go) Friday  - Tone & Trim 3.Go Live at 9AM No social media? No worries! Tone & Trim 3.GO via YouTube ‌

Beauty Protection No matter the forecast, sunscreen is the one step you should never skip before heading outdoors for the day. Applying (and reapplying!) SPF protects your skin from the sun’s powerful UV rays, minimizing your risk of  painful sunburns ,  skin cancer , and premature signs of aging, such as  dark spots  and wrinkles. Click Here for more information!

Hydration Matters Do you struggle to drink a good amount of water everyday? I know I do! Overtime I have found a few tricks that help keep me on track. Set an alarm on your phone to go off every hour to drink water. Buy a tumbler that you can sharpie on so you can actually see yourself hitting your daily water goal. Add in some fruit for flavor!

Click on the Facebook icon below to see all that I have in store for you. Daily posts are made, prizes are given and some pretty cool surprises are revealed. Come participate and stay connected to your neighbors. When adding this page, please submit your address and the name on your closing documents. ‌

If you do not have social media and wish to get involved in these virtual activities, please email me to participate and to stay connected. Lifestyle Director, Justine Tucker [email protected]

Weekly Fun

Coffee Talk with Justine Meet me every Monday morning for Coffee Talk. I post a question and then you have all week to submit your answer. The winner drawn at random is picked the following Monday. You have a chance to win a gift card to our local coffee shop, Trilogy!

Kid/Adult Book Fair Every Tuesday kids can submit their book of choice. The winner drawn at random is picked the following morning and the book is delivered to your home. Same goes for adults on Thursday's!

Dinner Time Every Wednesday evening we share what we are cooking up for dinner! See you Wednesday for some great dinner ideas shared by your neighbors!

Pizza Fridays Every Friday evening a family drawn at random is picked for a pizza dinner from our local pizza restaurant, Bronx Pizza. All you have to do is submit your favorite pizza to be entered into the drawing. We have over 400 submissions so far!

Woofing Summer Tips

The temperatures are beginning to creep up here in Florida and we need to make sure we are keeping our fur friends cool! Throw them a pool party or let them have a lick of that delicious ice cream cone. Click Here for more cool down tips for your pups.

Cookbook

You can now make IKEA's famous Swedish meatballs at home. If you're missing the furniture destination's restaurant, they're helping us out with the six-step recipe.. Click Here for the recipe.

Giving Back

Doing what we do best as a community.....giving back! Please join me in bringing hope to our neighbors in need by making a gift through the Victoria Park Virtual Food Drive. So many people in our community are struggling just to meet their basic needs, like nutritious food. Thousands of seniors, children, families, and others are counting on the support of caring people like  YOU  just to get by. Please  click here  to donate whatever is laying on your heart to give. We have raised  $2,488.00  so far! THANK YOU

Meet Your Lifestyle Director

Thank you so much for adding the Victoria Park Residents Only Facebook Page. We now have over 900 residents on it! With so many of us learning about one another virtually lately I thought I would introduce myself to you. Justine Tucker here, your Lifestyle Director! I have have worked for Victoria Park for 8 years and look forward to more time spent with you. I am a momma to a very energetic two year old little boy named Easton and a wife to a Volusia County Sergeant. I was born and raised right here in DeLand and I graduated from UCF (Go Knights!) with my Bachelors Degree in Hospitality Management. When I am not planning events you can catch me at the beach! Nice to meet you! I look forward to meeting you in person, soon.

We Will Get Through This Together. Just Hang In There A Little Longer With Us!

Lifestyle Director, Justine Tucker | [email protected]