BRADENTON
TROPICAL PALMS
An Active 55+ Community
The Gazebo Area
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The Memorial Garden and Walkway
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The Entrance to BTP
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The Pool Area
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Around the Park
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Pancake Breakfast
Once a month, our dedicated volunteers put on a delicious breakfast. This happens to be the week for pancakes and sausages. Other popular breakfasts are the Country Breakfast with Canadian bacon and scrambled eggs, as well as our tasty omelet breakfast.
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Shown above are our talented volunteers flipping fluffy pancakes on the grill.
Shown above are more talented volunteers serving sausages to hungry residents.
Our fun-loving early risers are enjoying their pancakes and sausages with butter and syrup.
Thursday Golf League
Every Thursday, residents get together for a fun day of golf. After golf, we all go to the gazebo for drinks and snacks.
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This foursome is socializing while getting ready to play.
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All the BTP golfers are getting ready to tee off.
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The lucky winner of the 50/50 draw shows off his earnings.
Canada Day Celebration
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Patsy and Majella, one of BTP's favorite groups, entertain us at our annual Canada Day Celebration
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Over 350 BTP residents and guests enjoy a wonderful meal prepared by our volunteers. After dinner, everyone dances to the music of Patsy and Majella.
Saturday Night Dances
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BTP hosts Saturday dances on a regular basis. Shown are the group Escape entertaining us.
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Youthful seniors enjoy dancing more than anyone, and nobody loves it more than the wonderful people at BTP.
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The Group Taylor and Taylor entertains during BTP's Saturday Night dance
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BTP boasts the largest dance hall in the area. Lots of room to dance the night away.
St Patrick's Day Dinner and Dance
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The male volunteers pose for a photograph prior to the start of the dinner
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The corn beef meat cutters are busy in the kitchen preparing the wonderful meal.
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The female volunteers pose for a photograph prior to the start of the dinner
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Over 250 BTP residents and guests enjoy their typical St. Patrick's dinner of corn beef and cabbage.