Topic: What has been your most successful resident event?

What has been your most successful resident event?

Taco Tuesday!

What do you all buy for taco Tuesday!?

I bought carne and pollo asada and maintenance bbq'd it. Got rice, beans pre done then it's salsa tortillas guacamole and yum! We made 2 taco plates and served about 70 people till they were stuffed with tons of leftovers for about $250. Add some decor and music and it was a blast! The residents loved that we cooked the entire meal and served!

Pool parties and Back 2 School. Give out school supplies to the children in the community.

Pasta Night - Manager made homemade spaghetti

Our backpack drive. Last year we gave away 210 backpacks full of school supplies

Paint and Sip, Back To School Supplies and Ice Cream Social

Karaoke is a favorite. Also breakfast with Santa

Dog and resident photoshoot

Succulents & Sunshine

Throwing a Senior Prom for my 55 and better residents next month! DJ, catering heavy appetizers, casino tables, photo booth, prom king and queen voting, corsage making earlier in the week. It's going to be amazing!

We had a cook out at the pool was great

Wine/cheese & Taco Fiesta

Back pack drive/give away

We had “Taste of Traditions” this was an annual event at our community. We would invite local restauranteurs to set up a table on our pool deck and lanai to give out samples to our residents and promote their restaurant. This was a huge success. Not only did we have Mom and pop establishments, we had large chains such as, IHOP, KFC, World of Beer, ABC wine and spirits. Bo, jangles. We even had Costco out there. It was great.

Cookies and Cocoa with Santa

Movie by the pool night , we had 120 residents show

Baked potato bar

Back to school..free school supplies

Food truck Mondays- we have a different food truck come out each Monday from 5-8pm. Promotes local business. Residents don’t have to come home and cook on a Monday night and it doesn’t cost us a thing. Prospects love the idea when they come out because most other communities aren’t doing it, gives us that edge up in leasing too.

Next resident Chef. My ex is a chef so I had easy access to one, but I’m sure one can be found.

I also taught a four hour basic 101 in excel, word, PowerPoint class. Hooked the computer to the big tv and set up areas to sit. Provided snacks too. This was a big turnout

Chili cooking contest

Painting with a Twist has been very popular. We've done it twice now.

Wine down Wednesday and Top the potatoe bar.

The entire month of December we did a whole thing where Residents could earn tickets for a drawing on certain prizes. We had color sheets and guessing games for the small kids and review challenges and other adult oriented challenges as well as gifts.

Adults: Google Chrome, Drone, Gift Cards
Kids: Nerf Guns, Gift Cards, Drones

Wine tasting with a local winery. We had a potluck too and it was so fun!

Thankfully they seem to get better. Martinis and massage/ World Cup bloody Mary’s and mimosas/ movie night in our 12 seat theatre. Black panther, popcorn and martinis.

Spa Saturday
Had massage envy come in and give 15 min facials and chair massages
Had fauxmosas
Played spa music
Made sea salt scrub
Had fruit and tea

Taco Truck Tuesday’s

Waffle Wednesday

Bingo nights

Sunday Trivia

Pool tournament

Right before the holidays cookie exchange

Back to school talent show

WINE down Wednesdays where we serve every kind of

If you do not mind sharing or sending me info privately, can I ask if you had the backpacks and supplies donated or if you supplied them? If they were donated may I ask by whom? The reason that I am asking is we have had a very generous donor for the last 4 years. However, the past couple of times that we have asked about the donations (they donate other things besides school supplies) that they have been providing they seemed very hesitant and once even accused me of asking for more than usual when I had actually asked for about 10 less than the previous time. I am not trying to complain because they have done a lot for our residents, but if they do not have enough or do not wish to donate to us anymore then I would like to find someone else that can. Our residents love the Back to School Bash we throw every year. This is our most popular event and everyone that comes usually walks away with something. We have gift cards donated. We buy the backpacks to put the school supplies in. It is expensive for a parent. Especially if they have more than one child. We want to help if we can.