January 2017

Blood drive  at SLUMC January 23

Sun Lakes United Methodist Church will be the site for a community-wide blood drive by United Blood Services on Monday, January 23 from 9:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m. To donate, please call Natalie Martinez, Senior Donor Recruitment Representative, at United Blood Services at 480-272-5899. You can also go to www.UnitedBloodServicesAZ.org to schedule a time for your donation…

Theatre announces cast for spring show

From left to right: Diana Nelinson, Jim Brown, Carole Hollar, Bob Rouleau, Roxanne Banta and Wes Davis

Sun Lakes Community Theatre’s spring show will be Aspirin and Elephants by Jerry Mayer. Prior to becoming a playwright, Mayer wrote for TV including episodes for The Bob Newhart Show, The Mary Tyler Moore Show and MASH. The one-liners in this play are every bit as good as in any of his TV episodes, and the characters…

Mark your calendar for Art Walk January 21

Come meet these talented artists!

Marilyn Conner The Desert Artists Club is planning an Art Walk for Saturday, January 21 from 9:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m. at Sun Lakes Country Club in the lobby. Save the date, and come by to see the various works of art our members have been busy creating. We love to share our passion with others. Stop…

GriefShare classes start at SLUMC in January

While some are looking forward to what 2017 will bring, others are struggling with a future that will not include a loved one whose death they are grieving. Whether the death was recent or occurred months or years ago, grief’s pain affects not only oneself but one’s relationships with others. If you are feeling frustrated…

Crystal Card Project looks forward to new year

Buying Crystal Cards helps raise money for charity.

Bobbie Reed Donations! Volunteers! Sales! These three things gave the Crystal Card Project a jump start in its first year. Over 20 volunteers created more than 3500 new (recycled) greeting cards. Sales exceeded 1500 by mid-December. A great start for a project that is only eight months old. We aim to surpass that in 2017…

2017 Keep on Dancin’

Lesly Holness Happy New Year! Wanna start the New Year off right? Like to dance? Well, come on over and try this. This class is exercise in disguise. Let’s take the work out of workout and have a blast! In this class the fun comes first, the physical benefits follow. Low impact and high energy,…

Join our fruitful fun

James Harrald Now in our 11th year of service, the Sun Lakes Citrus Sharers are once again ready to pick the surplus fruit in the Sun Lakes communities. We will have our annual Kickoff Koffee on Saturday, January 21 at 10:00 a.m. in the Navajo Room located at Sun Lakes Country Club. What began as…