Fiddler’s Creek residents recently donated more than 800 back-to-school items for students starting the new year at Manatee Elementary School.

“Once again, we are in awe of the generosity of the Fiddler’s Creek community,” said Manatee Elementary Principal Wendy Borowski. “Through the donations of Fiddler’s Creek residents, we have been able to help so many students and families who otherwise might not have the materials they need to help them transition to the new school year smoothly.”

Fiddler’s Creek residents Chris Connors, George Rogers and Al Tetta – along with the membership and activities team from The Club & Spa at Fiddler’s Creek – delivered 69 backpacks, 60 pairs of shoes, 156 notebooks, 49 composition books, 47 binders, 42 lunch boxes and enough school essentials to check off the supply lists for dozens of students.

“For more than 20 years, we look forward to the school year as much as the students and are happy to encourage their success,” Rogers said. “After talking with Wendy and hearing about “additional students’ needs, we plan to hold a New Year, New Shoes and Backpacks drive in January with the goal of finishing the school year refreshed and focused.”

The annual school supply drive at Fiddler’s Creek started several years ago after a resident learned many students started the school year without shoes. Just this year, donations doubled when residents learned about a little boy who was concerned about returning to school because he didn’t think his parents would have money to buy him supplies. An assistant principal – with Fiddler’s Creek in mind – assured the boy his needs would be met, changing his entire attitude about the new school year.

Fiddler’s Creek announces that the village of Isla del Sol by Stock Signature Homes has sold out.

Isla del Sol includes 34 single-family custom-estate homes, featuring four-bedroom floor plans priced from the $950,000s to over $1.5 million. Residences in Isla del Sol provide from nearly 3,600 to 4,246 square feet of air-conditioned living space and offer three- and four-car garages. The homes also feature multiple outdoor living areas overlooking lakes and the verdant fairways of the award-winning Arthur Hills-designed Creek Course.

Stock Signature Homes also has sold out two additional villages in Fiddler’s Creek, including 19 classic Mediterranean residences in Majorca and 53 custom estates in Mahogany Bend.

Fiddler’s Creek announces that Mahogany Bend, a village of single-family custom estate residences by Stock Signature Homes, has sold out.

Mahogany Bend includes 53 classic Mediterranean-style homes featuring four bedrooms and floor plans priced from the $760,000s to over $1.2 million. Residences in Mahogany Bend provide 3,174 to 3,640 square feet of air-conditioned living space and offer three-car garages, formal dining rooms and studies. The homes also feature expansive outdoor areas overlooking lakes and fairways of the award-winning Arthur Hills-designed Creek Course.

Stock Signature Homes also recently sold out two other single-family villages at Fiddler’s Creek: Majorca, an intimate enclave of 19 classic Mediterranean homes, and Isla del Sol, a village of 34 custom-estate residences.

Fiddler’s Creek announces that the village of Majorca by Stock Signature Homes has sold out.

Majorca includes 19 classic Mediterranean single-family homes featuring three- and four-bedroom floor plans priced from the $700,000s to over $1 million. Residences in Majorca provide 2,719 to 2,749 square feet of air-conditioned living space and offer three-car garages. Most of the homes also feature expansive, outdoor living spaces that overlook the verdant fairways of the award-winning Arthur Hills-designed Creek Course.

Stock Signature Homes also has sold out all custom-estate residences in two additional villages in Fiddler’s Creek, including 53 in Mahogany Bend and 34 in Isla del Sol.

For the 12th consecutive year, The Creek Course at Fiddler’s Creek is ranked among Golfweek Magazine’s Top 100 Best Residential Golf Courses in the country.

The signature 18-hole, par-72 Creek Course, designed by acclaimed course designer Arthur Hills, is woven into the community’s lush natural surroundings and features a series of strategic and challenging holes. The course offers seven tee placements to accommodate golf enthusiasts of all skill levels and includes 7,157 yards, 67 bunkers, broad fairways and elevated greens.

Since beginning its rating system in 1997, Golfweek has developed the most respected ranking structure in the industry. The design excellence-based criterion includes overall strength of routing, feature shaping, natural setting, greens, variety and memorability of holes, conditioning and maintenance, landscape management and other statistical data. This year, a nationwide team of esteemed course raters from across the United States determined the list, which appears in the Nov. 7, 2016, issue of Golfweek.

“We are honored to be recognized in Golfweek’s Top 100 for the 12th consecutive year and to offer a world-class golf experience for our members and their guests,” said The Golf Club at Fiddler’s Creek Head Golf Professional Michael Saccameno.

The Creek Course at Fiddler’s Creek, which opened in February 2002, also has received recognition in Links Magazine as one of America’s 100 Premier Properties, Travel + Leisure Golf magazine’s America’s Top 100 Golf Communities List, and GolfCourseRealty.com’s Top 10 Best Residential Courses in the Sunshine State.