Mark your calendars because this Sneak Peek Saturday is going to be a fiesta you don’t want to miss! Join us May 1st from 1-4 pm for an open house event in Heritage Landing at World Golf Village.  The theme is Cinco de Mayo and you can register to win a $100 gift card to La Nopalera, one of the best Mexican restaurants in town.  Make sure to try their pitchers of margaritas – they can’t be beat! 

Heritage Landing is a neighborhood full of fun! The amenity center, Camp Heritage, is a sight to see for any family looking for summertime fun. This clubhouse features an open air picnic pavilion, Jr. Olympic swimming pool, tennis courts, and an awesome water slide with a lookout tower that promises to entertain your kids for hours. The Camp Activity area offers horseshoes, volleyball, shuffleboard and more!

The time has come to send us photos of your Easter best! We want to see it all: pastels, bonnets, costumes, bunny ears and cotton tails! Man, woman, or child – even pets are welcome! We want to reward the photo you’re most proud of or embarrassed by with a $100 gift certificate to Kilwin’s Choclates & Ice Cream and that will buy A LOT of chocolate! 

We are collecting photos now, so send em’ over to pdavidson@davidsonrealtyinc.com and they will be posted on April 5th for the voting to begin. Our Facebook fans will decide the winner, who will be announced on April 15th. Make sure to get all your friends and family to vote for your photo to help you win! You just have to be a fan of the page to vote.  Let’s get the Easter fun started!

Get ready to win some great stuff! This month we are starting Post For Prizes, a Facebook contest, to thank our fans for following us. Every other month, we will ask questions for you to comment on and the best answer will win our prize for the month. We have a range of prizes and this month’s will be golf for 2 on your choice course – Slammer & Squire or King & Bear.

We’re kicking it all off on March 16th and we want to know your favorite golfing quote. Start thinking and remember to post for the prize!

The stars seemed to align to get Davidson Realty agent, Pauline Cake, to World Golf Village. Pauline moved here from San Diego in 1996 and recalls the daily articles anticipating the World Golf Village. On her first trip to Anastasia Beach, she drove past the I-95 exit and said, “That’s what I see in the newspaper every day. That’s where I want to work!” At this point, World Golf Village was in the beginning stages of construction.  She became the third employee hired at the World Golf Village Resort Hotel (now Renaissance) and held various positions from Sales & Catering Manager to Executive Assistant & HR Administrator. She watched World Golf Village grow from the ground up.

In 2002, she called Davidson Realty President, Sherry Davidson, and joined the Davidson Real Estate sales team. She had 5 years experience selling real estate in San Diego, where she sold new construction, so she knew selling in the master-planned community would be a perfect fit. In 2004, her husband, Woody Cake, joined Pauline to make the dream team of Realtors! Pauline says to this day, she couldn’t and wouldn’t want to do it without him.

Winter is my favorite time of year and nothing gets me more in the Christmas spirit than St. Johns County’s Festival of Trees! This wonderful event combines holiday cheer AND giving with proceeds benefiting two St. Johns County Charities – The United Way of St. Johns County and The Empty Stocking Fund. This event is free and open to the public!

Anytime between Friday, December 4th and Sunday, December 13th, come see a beautiful display of over 65 decorated trees and wreaths throughout the St. Johns County Convention Center adjacent to the Renaissance Resort at World Golf Village. Visitors are welcome to vote for their favorites for a $1 donation or take a tree or wreath home with you by bidding through the silent auction.

You can vote on categories like “Through a Child’s Eyes”, which honors the best representation of the spirit of the season as seen through the eyes of a child. The public also votes on categories like, “Handcrafted with Heart”, “Good Sports Tree”, “Holiday Memories”, “Greatest Gifts”, “Nature’s Beauty”, “Non-Traditional Theme” and “Spirit of the First Coast”. It really is so much fun to stroll around and vote on your favorites, especially with interesting categories like these.

The World Golf Hall of Fame 2009 Induction Ceremony will honor legends and great contributors to the game of golf President Dwight D. Eisenhower, Christy O’Connor, Jose Maria Olazabal and Lanny Wadkins. In addition to returning Hall of Fame members and the 2009 Class of Inductees, this year’s ceremony will feature other special presenters including Jim Nantz, Christy O’Connor, Jr. and Arnold Palmer. Residents at World Golf Village can purchase an exclusive package that includes seating in a reserved VIP section and be part of the private, post-induction gala at a special price of $125.

The World Golf Hall of Fame induction ceremony, to be held Monday, Nov. 2, is free and open to the public. Attendees can set up chairs and blankets on the World Golf Hall of Fame lawn and enjoy the outdoor ceremony at no charge. Regular pricing for event packages for those who would like special seating and admission to the post-induction gala is $150; but homeowners at World Golf Village can purchase the package at $125. Those interested in purchasing VIP tickets should call 904-940-4102.

Living at World Golf Village is like the ultimate golf vacation everyday for World Golf Village homeowners like Linda Jacobs who lives at The Cascades at The Neighborhoods of World Golf Village. Jacobs holds an annual membership to the Hall of Fame, which affords her family the opportunity to take advantage of the many golf activities at World Golf Village frequent visits to the putting course and Hall of Fame. And with the PGA TOUR STOP and PGA TOUR Golf Academy right in their community, the Jacobs have taken advantage of golf lessons at the PGA TOUR Golf Academy and enjoy the convenience of shopping for golf supplies and gifts at the PGA TOUR STOP.

Jacobs and her husband moved to World Golf Village from Jacksonville in 2006. The couple considers the extras like the PGA TOUR STOP, Putting Course and PGA TOUR Golf Academy the icing on the cake to their community of choice. Coming from Jacksonville, they were already very familiar with World Golf Village and chose The Cascades because they wanted to live in a master-planned, active adult community. They enjoy the planned activities and interaction with peers in their neighborhood, the peaceful and serene atmosphere of the community and the ability to take their grandchildren, who they now live closer to, to the many golf attractions at World Golf Village.

Here are a few of the highlights of the many “golf extras” that homeowners at World Golf Village enjoy.

The Neighborhoods of World Golf Village successfully kicked off its Sneak Peek Saturdays in October featuring open houses in the Turnberry, Royal Pines and St. Andrews neighborhoods. The event, which is held from 1:00 PM to 4:00 PM on the first Saturday of every month, will return on November 7. This time we will showcase homes throughout the King & Bear neighborhoods. Whether you are looking for a St. Augustine golf home around 2,000 square feet or a grand estate closer to 5,000 square feet, you will find something wonderful! Or, perhaps you want to come visit to see which paint colors or appliances are popular right now. Regardless of your reasons, we are happy to share what it’s like to live in our community with you!

With the holidays fast approaching, we encourage you to bring a can of food to help those less fortunate than ourselves. We will be collecting them at each home and donating them to the St. Francis House. If you decide to donate a food item, your name will be entered into a drawing for a $100 gift certificate to Publix – just in time for Thanksgiving! And in the holiday spirit, we will be serving light refreshments at one of the homes on tour to everyone who visits!

From I-95, take exit 323. Go west for just over 3 miles. Turn right at the King & Bear entrance, which is just past SR 16. Maps will be available at the Gate House. If you have any questions, please call Davidson Realty at 904.940.5000. Hope to see you there!

The other day I was visiting my friend, Cindy, in Turnberry – a neighborhood in World Golf Village. I was struck by how much unspoiled nature surrounded the neighborhood here. I sat on Cindy’s lanai and loved looking at the preserve behind her home. In just an hour or two, I saw all kinds of birds, including a turkey! Cindy told me about her morning walks through the Village. Yesterday she saw a doe with her yearling beside one of the Village’s lakes. She said she gets to see the sunrise above the green of the Slammer & Squire golf course and illuminate the Hall of Fame Tower. This is her life and I want it!

Not only do Turnberry neighbors enjoy nature preserves, the neighborhood also has a swimming pool, basketball court and gathering room. Cindy mentioned the neighbors get together for cookouts and swim parties. There are always children riding bikes through the neighborhood and people catching up in the streets. Whenever I drive through Turnberry, someone always greets me with a friendly wave.

Although I could think of many reasons, I asked Cindy why she bought in Turnberry. She said it just felt like home. She loves how her backyard is her own little garden right next to a nature preserve. She said it’s private, yet still feels connected and friendly. She also likes how each home is unique, which adds to the welcoming feel of the neighborhood. One day, I might just be Cindy’s neighbor!

Homes in Turnberry start in the $200s.

Prospective homebuyers, real estate agents and neighbors are invited to join The Neighborhoods of World Golf Village team on Oct. 3rd, from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m., for the first “Sneak Peek Saturday” at the St. Johns County master-planned, golf course community. Sneak Peek Saturdays are open houses that will be hosted by The Neighborhoods of World Golf Village staff the first Saturday of every month. The events will be held in different model, inventory and resale homes each month. A seasonal edible treat will be served in one home, registration for prizes will be held in another home and attendees will be able to meet The Neighborhoods of World Golf Village staff, ask questions and get more information about the St. Augustine golf homes and the community in a relaxed and informal setting.

Sneak Peek Saturdays will give area new home shoppers an up-close look at the beautiful homes available at The Neighborhoods of World Golf Village, which are built by some of the region’s finest and most well-respected home builders. Over twenty neighborhoods, designed to meet the needs of any buyer, are available, from elegant estate homes to resort style condominiums to active adult homes.

Pick up a map of the Sneak Peek Saturday open houses at the Davidson Realty office, which is at the main entrance to World Golf Village, or at the Gate House, which is at the entrance to King & Bear, three miles west of the main World Golf Village entrance.

See you there!