Our active Social Committee with the support of the Board of Directors
plans a variety of fun and interesting activities for the neighborhood throughout the year.
These events are a great way to get to know your neighbors, and are why we’re known as such a friendly community.
There are activities for children of all ages, and adults, too.

 

A message from John Bourne, the new Chair of the Social Committee:

I love brainstorming and getting ideas from our community of world travelers,
so if there is an event you think that our families would enjoy,
please feel free to contact me at admin@tgms.com (put “Social Committee” in the subject line)
NOTE: Running with the bulls… NOT going to happen, lol lol.

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Many Thanks to our Board and Volunteers
for the Independence Day Flags

Didn’t Cantamar look wonderfully patriotic for the Fourth of July!
Many thanks to our Board of Directors and the Volunteers
who placed the flags throughout the neighborhood.

Also, many thanks to our patriotic neighbors who flew the flag
and/or added small flags to their flower beds.
It really looked wonderful!

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Annual Landscape Contest

Summer is here, the grass is growing like crazy,
the flower beds are becoming jungles,
and we want to encourage all our residents
to improve the aesthetics of the community
by improving your landscape.

Judging will begin on Friday, July 20th
and the winner(s) will be announced on Sunday, August 5, 2018.
So start enhancing your landscape now
so it’s ready to shine by mid-July!

The winner will receive a $50 Prize & Certificate

Good Luck to all our residents!
The photo above is one of last year’s winners. Can you beat this?

Important: Remember that if you are making
significant landscape modifications (adding or removing trees, etc.),
please be sure to submit an architectural application.

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St. Patrick’s Day Meet & Greet

On March 10th there was wonderful weather for our outdoor St. Patrick’s Day party at the Sandbar Sports Grill.
We had a great turnout, saw a lot of wearin’ o’ the green, and met many of our neighbors!
Cantamar provided some delicious appetizers: chicken strips, mozzarella sticks, tortillas, chips and sauces.
Lots of St. Patrick’s Day items were raffled off, allowing many neighbors to continue the festivities at home.

Click here for more photos of the evening.

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More 2018 Social Events

Our Social Committee has been busy planning events for the coming year.
Below is a tentative schedule of events for the year.
Details of each event will be posted as the dates get closer

October 31: Halloween Party in the cul de sac on SW 88th Avenue in Cantamar

November 9: Turkey Raffle, winner will be announced via email

December 16: Santa Comes To Town at Cantamar’s main entrance park

December: Holiday Decorating Contest, winner will be announced via email on December 22

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Christmas/Holiday Decorating Contest Winners

There were a lot of beautifully decorated homes throughout Cantamar
making it a difficult job for our judges to pick the winners.

Drum roll please…

Our First Place Winner who will receive a $50 Gift Card and a Sign in their Yard is
20658 SW 90th Place

Honorable Mention, receiving a $25 Gift Card, goes to
20655 SW 89th Avenue

We also had 3 other Finalists:
(Sorry, no monetary award, but you can bask in the recognition and admiration of your neighbors.)

20611 SW 87th Court for its elegance

20660 SW 90th Court for best use of available space

20628 SW 90th Court for its beautiful Star of David

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Santa Brings a little HO HO HO to the Holidays in Cantamar!

HO HO HO! Santa arrived in Cantamar on a beautiful Saturday morning, December 16th,
to greet all the little boys and girls in our neighborhood (well, some were not that “little.”)
With his jolly laugh and a twinkle in his eye he took pictures with all the children and listened to their Christmas wishes.

The day was warm and sunny with a cool breeze,
perfect for a little Santa time, and some cookies and chocolate milk or water.

But Santa’s favorite part was all the toys collected for the Cutler Bay Police Toy Drive,
helping children who might not otherwise get gifts have a very Merry Christmas!

So, as Santa always says:
HO HO HO… Merry Christmas to ALL!!!!

Click here for more photos from Santa’s Visit.

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Turkey Raffle Winner

Congratulations to the Daniels family of SW 204th Lane,
the winner of the 2017 Turkey Raffle selected on November 17th.
They are receiving a Publix gift card just in time for their turkey dinner.

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Another Terrific Halloween Party

It was another wonderful—and a little scary—Halloween Party!
We had wonderful weather and a great crowd in fun costumes. The kids enjoyed the bounce house and candy bags.
Thanks to Comcast for providing the pizza; cotton candy and popcorn rounded out the goodies.
The crowd enjoyed the lively Apple Bobbing, Mummy Wrapping, and Costume contests.

The evening wrapped up with an invasion of “zombies” mingling with the crowd—scary or fun??
A little of both?

Check out photos from the Party below

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Cantamar Softball Team Update

Our Cantamar Softball Team made it to the Spring 2017 finals,
but unfortunately lost the Championship Game 27-25.

The Fall season started up in mid-August.
Here’s to a successful season and another championship!

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Congratulations to the
2017 “Beautiful Landscape” Competition Winners

There were so many Beautiful Landscapes this year
that we are awarding 1st, 2nd and 3rd Place Winners along with two Honorable Mentions.

The Winners are:

1st Place: 20515 SW 89th Avenue
This Home was an Honorable Mention last year, but really stepped up to take 1st Place this year.

The 1st Place Winner will be recognized with a sign in front of their home,
and a $50 gift certificate to Home Depot.

2nd Place: 20631 SW 87th Court

3rd Place: 8754 SW 206 Lane

Honorable Mention: 8830 SW 204th Street

Honorable Mention: 20642 SW 90th Place

Congratulations to these Beautiful Landscapes!
And to all who spruced up: the neighborhood is looking great!

The judges would also like to commend our Past Winners 
for maintaining their beautiful lawns:

2016 Winner: 8744 SW 206 Lane

2015 Winner: 8831 SW 204th Lane

2014 Winner: 8984 SW 206th Street

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http://www.cutlerbay.net/index.html

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Events Photos

We post these photos to share the fun events with the rest of the neighborhood.
If you do not want your child’s photo to appear on this page,
please contact the webmaster at webmaster@cantamarhoa.org

Just identify the photo (by event and brief description) and we’ll be happy to remove it.

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2018 St. Patrick’s Day Meet & Greet
at Sandbar Sports Grill

Saturday, March 10th

2017 Visit from Santa

Saturday, December 16th

2017 Halloween Party

Tuesday, October 31st