About Lake Wales' Lake Ashton

Lake Ashton in Lake Wales, Florida is a waterfront active adult community overlooking the beautiful Lake Ashton. Highlights of this 55+ community include two clubhouses, two golf courses, on-site restaurants and much more. Residents enjoy a wide variety of special interest clubs, a wonderful central Florida location and a nice variety of homes to choose from.

CRF Communities opened the Lake Ashton Florida community in 2004 with plans for 1,600 homes upon completion. Today buyers can select from new construction or resale homes priced from the mid $100’s to the high $400’s. There are 13 single-family floor plans and 6 coach style homes to choose from which offer a large side garage for boat or RV storage. Sizes for the homes at Lake Ashton range from 1,062 to 2,562 square feet. Residents appreciate the opportunity to customize their home to their specifications. Design consultants are available to help buyers with the selection process to create a beautifully designed home with coordinating cabinetry, flooring, countertops and more.

Upon driving through the private community gates, residents feel a sense of elegance at this prestigious Florida active adult community. The community is surrounded by rolling hills and citrus groves yet is still close to everyday conveniences. Within the Lake Ashton community there are two 30,000 square foot clubhouses. Amenities include a state-of-the-art fitness center, two swimming pools, two private 18-hole golf courses, lighted tennis courts, on-site restaurants, grand ballroom with stage and more. There is even a special community cinema and bowling alley! The Lake Ashton Cinema is the perfect destination to meet up with friends for a movie while Ashton Lanes offers league and open play for bowlers. Water enthusiasts will enjoy fishing or boating on Lake Ashton which offers a convenient boat launch ramp and dock with slips for boat owners.

Golfers will love the two private courses at Lake Ashton. Each is an 18-hole course offering challenging play for golfers of all levels. There is also a driving range and a full-service pro shop with a full-time golf pro. The Eagle’s Nest Sports Pub offers up quick bites and refreshing drinks while the Ashton Grill features a full-service bar and fine dining.

With so many wonderful amenities there is always something fun to do at Lake Ashton. A full-time activities director ensures the event calendar is full of exciting options such as oil painting classes, pottery class, woodworking, cooking, scrapbooking, fitness classes and more. There are also numerous special interest clubs meeting on a regular basis such as the book club, current affairs, camera club, veterans and more. It’s easy to meet new people and make new friends at this popular central Florida active adult community.

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There are so many perks when you live at Lake Ashton, one of CRF Communities Florida retirement communities. Set on over 1200 acres of beautiful Florida ranch land that fronts the serene waters of Lake Ashton, this Florida active adult community is Simply the Best! Lake Ashton is a gated community that boasts a 26,000 sq ft clubhouse, 30,000 sq ft health and fitness center, indoor pool and outdoor pool, two 18-hole private golf courses, lighted tennis courts, boat ramp/dock, movie theater, bowling alley and much, much more!

In addition to the daily calendar of events and all of the activities, you can also enjoy world class musical acts right in your own backyard! On November 7^th, 4-2-Five, a talented group of 5 young men, will take the stage at our own Lake Ashton ballroom. Critics are calling 4-2-Five's à capella performance one of the most refreshing approaches to music that has graced the stage for some time!

Based in Orlando, 4-2-Five has been performing its own unique brand of entertainment since the turn of the 21^st century. Evolving from a street corner barbershop sound, and drawing on funk, rock, jazz, and blues - 4-2-Five is unlike any musical experience around, recreating an entire instrumental band with nothing but their five voices - a feat which has to be seen to be believed.

4-2-Five brings timeless, classic music to life with renewed freshness and infuses their beautiful harmonies with a lovable sense of humor and style. 4-2-Five is blazing new trails and winning the hearts and imaginations of audiences of all ages.

This concert is just one of many activities to enjoy at Lakes Ashton. So, invite your friends, bring your grandkids. Don't miss out on this incredible evening of music and laughter. Limited seats are available and tickets are selling fast!

Tickets are on sale now at Lake Ashton's Activities Center. For more information about any of CRF Communities Florida retirement communities, visit http://www.crfcommunities.com/ or call 1-800-234-1581.

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Retirees spend a lot of their time at online - researching and connecting with others. But now they are blogging and setting up their own websites on those hobbies and passions they are enjoying in these retirement days. Those that have fallen in love with golf have created their own golf Web sites. Those that love shell-collecting have started a new career blogging about it. They can sell ads on their website or become a Google Adsense partner that will pay them for ads that people click on their site.

Learn about website building, blogging and online entrepreneurship?

Florida retirement communities like Lake Ashton encourage their residents to immerse themselves in their favorite hobbies - golf, fishing, boating, dancing, traveling and much more. And Lake Ashton also offers computer courses that can help jumpstart their careers in Web Site blogging sites.

How will you spend your retirement years? Will you work? Will you take computer courses to learn how to blog and connect with others who share your passions? CRF Communities invites you to visit its Florida Retirement Communities such as Lake Ashton in Wales, Florida. We know you will enjoy the amenities we offer as you connect with new friends both in person and online!

FOR IMMEDIATE REALEASE

Polk County, FL - Lake Ashton, a Florida retirement community in Lake Wales held an event on Saturday, May 10^th, 2008 that grossed just under $15,000 for a charity that has been serving the community for more than 50 years.

Achievement Academy is a non-profit organization that helps and supports individuals with developmental disorders. The organization was started in 1955 as part of United Cerebral Palsy, but has since expanded to include anybody with developmental delay. Achievement Academy has locations in Bartow, Lakeland and Winter Haven. And because it has delivered services to individuals in Polk County for 50 years, Lake Ashton collected a passionate and hard working group to support the cause and plan the event.

Academy's First Annual Country-Western Round-up Fundraiser was a western-themed BBQ hosted by Lake Aston to create awareness and collect donations for Achievement Academy. The event featured the Treasurer of the Achievement Academy Board, John Scott, who represented the organization, spoke at the event, and answered questions throughout the evening.

The event also features The Lake Ashton Shufflin' Squares, a group of talented square dancers and their Presidents, Freda and Clyde Kitts. The Shuffin' Squares were among square dancers from Polk County to provide entertainment at the Academy's First Annual Country-Western Round-up Fundraiser.

"The Shufflin' Squares were pleased and proud to be a part of the fund-raising event for the Achievement Academy, " says Clyde.

Festivities started with a Bar-B-Q meal served under the spreading oaks of the Higgenbotham Ranch, then moved to the bard for line and square dancing. Shufflin' Squares demonstrated moves of modern western dancing and taught the more novice dancers some beginner steps. Most of the guests participated in the easy square dances, the Virginia Reel, and line dances including the Electric Slide.

Lake Ashton was very happy with the turn out and the success of the fundraiser. The Florida Retirement Community plans to make the event an annual event and states that the Academy's Second Annual Country-Western Round-up Fundraiser will be in early May of 2009. For more information about this event, Achievement Academy or Lake Ashton, contact Jon Lawson at 1-800-234-1581 or visit www.crfcommunities.com.