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VOL. 28 NO. 12 www.seabreezepublications.com DECEMBER 2020

Chairman’s Corner From The

By Barry J. Haberman, 2020 was a beyond stressful year for many of us, especially
BPCA Chair and President due to the COVID 19 pandemic. Let us take the next few weeks Manager
to relax, reflect, catch our breaths and prepare for whatever
Holiday challenges face us in 2021.During this holiday season, please take

Wishes the time to thank those who volunteer on the many boards and By Kathleen
committees whose work helps to make Boca Pointe a prestigious
O’Donovan,
place to live. Volunteers give of their time freely and communities General Manager
Nearly a whole year has such as ours could not flourish without them. We at Boca Pointe
gone by and 2021 is just are constantly changing and adding features to our overall look. As 2020 draws to a
ahead of us. How quickly The staff and volunteers work tirelessly to achieve this. close, I would like to
times goes by as we age All too often, it’s easier to vocalize our complaints and take this opportunity to
gracefully. As we come to criticisms instead of giving praise and showing appreciation for thank each of you for
the close of this year, the Board of Directors and Staff of someone’s efforts. Maybe if we all try to do better at showing the continuing honor to
the Boca Pointe Community Association led by myself kindness, we can reap even greater blessings for all who live, serve as your General
as Board Chairman and Kathleen O’Donovan, as your work and play here at Boca Pointe. Manager at Boca Pointe.
Community Association General Manager, want to wish My wife Gail and I look forward to a healthy next year This year has brought
you a peaceful and blessed holiday season. and wish everyone a Happy and Healthy Holiday Season.  some challenges to us all, from working/schooling
from home, social distancing and getting outdoors
Protecting Yourself From Scams safely and as often as possible. Where the word zoom
once referred to speed, now we associate it with video
conferencing for meetings and communicating with
By Justin Mocha, Director of Security asking you for account numbers or personal information. friends and loved ones.
• Credit card companies have fraud protection built-in; be In spite of 2020, your Board of Directors has
The Federal Trade Commission received over 1.7 million suspicious of anyone asking you to pay for a service or product successfully negotiated a new Comcast contract,
reports of fraud in 2019, with reported losses totaling over via wire transfer or gift cards. reduced costs for holiday lighting, performed repairs
$1.5 billion. This is the third year over year increase in fraud, • Have your mail forwarded or held when you are out of and maintenance projects throughout the property and
nationally. Florida is among the Top 3 in reported fraud cases town. Your mail may contain information a scammer can use to continued with the business of keeping Boca Pointe a
relative to state population. Locally, PBSO reports an increasing steal your identity. beautiful and thriving place to call home.
number of fraud cases reported in the county, and fraud is the • Check banking statements regularly, and pay attention to It is a pleasure to work with the Directors of the
most common criminal activity to affect Boca Pointe residents your billing cycles. If you do not receive a regular bill in the mail, Master Board, Committee Volunteers and Village
being 10x more common than theft or vandalism, and 100x more it could be a sign someone has taken control of this account to Directors who so generously give their time providing
common than burglary and robbery. use it for nefarious purposes. insight, ideas, and a vision for the future of Boca
The following are some guidelines to follow which could • Use complex passwords for online accounts, especially Pointe.
prevent you from becoming the next victim: e-mail and banking. Preferably passwords which do not contain My team and I will continue to provide the residents
• Do not share personal or financial information over the elements of your birthday or any other easily discovered event of Boca Pointe with the utmost level of service, we
phone unless you initiate the call. Scammers may have the or anniversary. A scammer compromising your personal e-mail look forward to the new year with a positive attitude,
ability to ‘spoof’ the phone number of a bank or other legitimate address could conceivably gain access any account to which the dedication and excitement for what is to come. We look
institution—do not trust your caller ID. Banks will never ask e-mail is registered. forward to bringing back our regular events, such as
your PIN over the phone. Of primary importance: if you feel a situation is strange or the Spring and Fall shredding and flu shot clinic and
• Scammers will often try to get you to make a decision in a uncomfortable, say so! Legitimate institutions will be able to we look forward to seeing you in person very soon.
hurry. Before giving up money or personal information, talk to answer all of your questions satisfactorily and will not hesitate On behalf of Lisa, Yvonne, Justin, and myself we
someone you trust. if you ask to continue the conversation at another time. wish you a Happy Healthy Holiday Season and look
• Most banks and financial institutions will never contact The FTC features common scams and alerts at: http://www. forward to serving you in the New Year. 
you directly and request personal information. Be suspicious of consumer.ftc.gov/features/scam-alerts. Stay up to date on threats
any calls or e-mails purporting to be a financial institution and and report any scam or fraud attempts to local authorities. 

Trash Collection Watch Your Speed! The Boca Pointe

Speeding fines were suspended due to Covid-19 but Community Association
There will be NO trash pick up on Christmas Day. will resume in January 2021. Fine schedule: 6-20 mph
Trash will be picked up on your next normal trash over the limit $50 and more than 21 mph over the limit Wishes Everyone a
removal day.  $100. Please obey the posted speed limit signs and drive
safely!  Healthy and Happy
Holiday Season!

The BPCA office will be

closed on December 25th

and January 1st. 