May 2019

Shalom Hadassah

Doris Codkind, Publicity As we prepare for our summer hiatus, we look forward to our end-of-season luncheon. Please join us on May 14, 2019, at noon at Stone & Barrel restaurant in the Oakwood Country Club at Sun Lakes. There will be a luncheon with selected choices, self-pay. Our program will feature author Howard Gershkowitz…

Desert Threads continue to support local charities

Johnie Scofield The Desert Threads Chapter of the Arizona Quilters Guild is very busy with many charity projects. In the fall, we made 144 tray-size placemats for Neighbors Who Care for their 2018 Holiday client meal package. Then in November and December, we completed 22 “fidget” quilts for NWC, for use with their memory-impaired clients.…

Congratulations to Ironwood Ladies Gold Association

The Ironwood Ladies Golf Association Swing for Hope Fundraiser was very successful. The ladies once again chose The University of Arizona Cancer Research Center to be the recipient of the donated funds. One hundred percent of all funds donated was given to UACC. These generous, hardworking ladies raised $11,219.00 in just one month. Many of…

The music of heaven

Dr. Marc Drake, Sr Pastor., First Baptist Church Sun Lakes Some years ago, on a Friday morning shortly before 8:00, a man rode up the escalator in a busy Washington, DC, subway station. This fellow didn’t look all that impressive: long-sleeved T-shirt, jeans and Washington Nationals baseball cap. But then this ordinary-looking man positioned himself…

Don Nue Charity Tennis Event involved six communities

Penny Petersen The Don Neu Charity Tennis Event was held at the Cottonwood Courts Friday and Saturday, March 15 and 16. There were 123 players participating from six communities: Cottonwood Palo Verde, IronOaks, Sun Lakes CC, SunBird CC, Springfield and Robson Ranch. Fifty-six matches were held. The Chandler Boys and Girls Club Tennis Program, where…

Arizonans for Children benefit from Ironwood Lady Niners

Viki Mendenhall and Beth Zdeblick It’s 5 O’clock Somewhere was the theme for the Ironwood Lady Niners golf invitational. On March 20, 108 golfers from all over the valley came to Ironwood to not only enjoy a fun day of golf, but to support a great charity: Arizonans for Children. Golfers from Pebblebrook, Sun Lakes,…

Risen Savior Food Drive Continues

Rev. Ron Burcham, Sr. Pastor of Risen Savior Lutheran Church, announced that the congregation of Risen Savior invites all Sun Lakes residents to join in this year’s Spring Food Drive which will benefit the Chandler Food Bank. He said, “It is especially important to help the Food Bank in the late spring, because it enables…