Jeanne Becker, Foundation Treasurer The Greater Sun Lakes Community Foundation recently awarded $1,000 to the Tremble Clefs, which is a twice-per-month music therapy group for people with Parkinson’s disease, located at Sun Lakes United Methodist Church. “By participating in Tremble Clefs rehearsals, those who live with Parkinson’s strengthen their voices and have fun singing together…
Our Play It Forward 2024 team is filled with immense gratitude for the overwhelming support received from our sponsors, participants, and homeowners. This year’s aggressive goal was $25,000, and we smashed it! As of this writing, we have raised $34,095, and money is still rolling in. It was a fabulous day for Neighbors Who Care,…
Art at the Lakes Donates to AFMA Firefighters Charities The Sun Lakes Art at the Lakes Committee has been a longtime, loyal supporter of the Arizona Fire & Medical Authority’s Firefighter Charities. They presented their “check” for this year’s proceeds of $21,850 dollars. Representing AFMA Firefighters Charities was firefighter Brandon Johnson, along with the crew…
Jan Bobbett Gentle, or romantic, fiction is a genre we seldom mention, since most of our readers are inclined toward best sellers, but we like to have books available for readers of a romantic bent as well. Some are written by distinguished authors like Alexander McCall Smith. The cozy is one type of romantic fiction.…
Leonard Horst We have successfully completed another year of operations, our annual election of board members, and our annual meeting. Now we look forward to a new year, new events, and new projects for our community. We are all keenly aware that we live in a 45-year-old community and that we have an aging infrastructure…
D. Williams It is spring and time to get out and hike, bike, swim, and take long, leisurely sniff walks in the beautiful weather. Just as we pay attention to our own well-being, we need to do the same for our “Kids.” Rover’s Rest Stop Kids will tell you that we engage in every puzzle,…
Jim Meagher It’s that time of the year when we are saying goodbye to our departing neighbors and hello to heat, monsoon, the D-backs, and all that goes with it. Some of this change of season we welcome, and some not so much. To our snowbird readers, we have one last request before you leave…
Publicity Committee Uproarious laughter was the non-stop activity at The ImproVables’ most recent performance on April 9 in the Oakwood ballroom. Sun Lakes Community Theatre’s comic improv group was in full swing with their antics, and the audience couldn’t have loved it more. “That was the best show I’ve ever seen!” one viewer was quoted…
Join us on Thursday, May 9, from 12:45 to 2:30 p.m. at Sun Lakes United Methodist Church, at 9248 E. Riggs Road, in Sun Lakes. We will be joined by Liz Booth, former HLAA East Valley president, and Amanda Mason, a licensed clinical social worker. Liz is a retired teacher and a grandmother, and Amanda…
Crystal Cards (CC) recently celebrated reaching a milestone of donating $100,000 to My Sister’s Place, a domestic violence center in Chandler. CC was able to do that by selling recycled greeting cards that you donated and by the dedicated work done by our volunteers. Our sales are held in various locations, some on a monthly…