I've lived in Providence for a total of 5 years now. I love my home (Ryland), and the community overall is very nice.
The Providence HOA is always holding events at the parks, the community center, and neighboring locations. The down side is a majority of the events and activities are for families...as a single man, it's uncomfortable sometimes participating. I hope that over time there will be more variety to the activities.
The July 4th fireworks show continues to get better each year, and with that comes more traffic and crowding. Still a great event though!
I've also visited the community center a couple times with questions for the HOA. The staff wasn't too friendly or inviting, but overall helpful. I also regularly place an ad in the Providence Post newsletter for my local salon business, and the Marketing Director at the Providence HOA office was kind enough to help assist me with that opportunity.
Overall, beautiful community! The HOA seems to always come up with great activities and I'm looking forward to attending more events in the future.
UPDATE: I have attempted to volunteer at events and collaborate with the team at the Providence center a few times within the last year. All attempts have been unsuccessful due to lack of support and follow through.