Sentry Management was recently named one of the top philanthropic organizations in Central Florida by the Orlando Business Journal. The OBJ ranked Sentry Management as the #10 philanthropic company in Central Florida based on volunteer hours, and #24 based on charitable donations. Sentry joins other notable organizations like Universal Studios, Wyndham Destinations, Wells Fargo &...
Through the Sentry Management Giving Smiles program, the Longwood office recently held a food drive where employees donated food and other items to the Sharing Center, a non-profit organization that helps local families in need. Angel Helmes, Chairperson of the Sentry Giving Smiles program explains, “In these unprecedented times, food and clothing drives are more...
An association is a corporation, a non-profit business. As such, the actions and decisions of the Board should reflect the best interests of the membership as a whole. Board Members must leave personal agendas at the door and work each day to put the interests of the membership first. So what’s next? Get Connected: Gather...
The first step to utilize a committee for your association is to create a charter. Each Committee should have written charter specifying the purpose, number of members, the identified chairperson, a description of the issue the Committee is addressing, the budget, the period for fact-finding and recommendations, and the authority given to the Committee, if...
A strategy session is a great way to come together as a Board and have a dialogue over what each member deems critical to the success of the association, including values, issues and goals. Once your ideas are set in place from a few great brainstorming sessions, your team can move on to creating a...
How a board and its manager can effectively work through most anything. Storms, natural disasters, pandemics, there is no end to the number of issues that can arise and throw an association board into a bit of a panic. Planning for every contingency is an admirable undertaking, but hardly realistic. So, where does a board begin...
The Traditions at Wekiva HOA Board member, Erika W. has been nominated by her Community Manager for this quarter’s Board Member spotlight. Erika has served in varying positions on the board for 15 years and is currently serving as the Board President. The Traditions at Wekiva Community Manager, Jo Ann Donaldson said, “Erika is such...
Assistant Division Manager, Deanna Sims has organized another successful blood drive, this time at the Heathrow Masters Association in Heathrow, FL. The blood drive had so many community members sign up to donate blood, that One Blood had to turn away donations when they ran out of time. Another blood drive has been set up...
Working from home has never been easier for Sentry Management staff members since Microsoft Teams has been implemented company-wide to help employees quickly and efficiently communicate via instant chat, and virtual collaborations. Sentry’s proprietary software, CommunityPro® has also made the transition to social distancing easier with features available to Board members like online work order...
Community Association Managers from the Longwood, FL office held a donation drive and collected 550 pounds of dog and cat food to donate to a local animal shelter. The proceeds were donated to Pet Rescue by Judy and the Seminole County Animal Shelter. In addition to the dry food that was donated, the drive also...
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