The Sun Lakes Citrus Sharers invites you to join us on Saturday, Jan. 18, at 10 a.m. in the Cottonwood Country Club San Tan Ballroom for our annual kick-off meeting. Whether you are a returning picker, signed up at an Open House, or just want to learn more about our group, this meeting is for…
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Front Page, January 2023
Join the Citrus Sharers
Time to gather all our “picky” friends again! The Sun Lakes Citrus Sharers invites you to join us on Saturday, Jan. 14, in the Cottonwood San Tan Club Ballroom at 10 a.m. for our annual kickoff meeting. Whether you are a returning picker, signed up at an Open House, or just want to learn more…
Clubs & Classes, January 2022
Sweet 16 Fruit Picking Season!
It’s hard to imagine from 2006, two ladies and few bags of fruit, that the Sun Lakes Citrus Sharers is now over 200 volunteers, hundreds of homes, literally tons of fruit, and a very happy St. Mary’s Food Bank. We are so thankful for our volunteers and the Sun Lakes community for this yearly source…
Clubs & Classes, February 2021
Sun Lakes Citrus Sharers Update
James Harrald Thank you all who have helped in the previous years with our volunteer group, whether by sweat equity or by donation! Due to the current CDC guidelines and the unknown of the coronavirus, we will not be taking on any new homes this year. If you are on the database (picked previously,) you…
Generals, December 2020
To Pick or Not to Pick Is No Longer the Question!
James Harrald The Sun Lakes Citrus Sharers do intend to glean fruit once again in 2021, marking our 15th season! We have met with St. Mary’s Food Bank, and they are eager to get our donations. As you can imagine with the virus, it has been very difficult on the food banks, both in terms…
Generals, February 2020
Citrus Sharers Picking Season Underway
James Harrald Happy New Year and welcome to another season of gleaning fruit for the Sun Lakes community! The picking season began on Saturday, Feb. 1, and will be ending on Monday, March 2. We only pick on Saturdays and Mondays from 8 a.m. until noon. If you were picked in the past, you should…
Front Page, January 2020
Citrus Sharers Want You and Your Fruit!
James Harrald Happy New Year and welcome to another season of gleaning fruit for the Sun Lakes community! Our Kickoff Coffee for volunteer fruit pickers will be held on Jan. 25 at 10 a.m., and we have a new location. This year, we will be in the Saguaro Room at Cottonwood, not at SLCC. Please…
Front Page, January 2019
Fruit picking begins lucky 13th year
Now in our 13th year, 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 Coffee on Saturday, January 19, at 10:00 a.m. in the Navajo Room, located at Sun Lakes Country Club (aka Phase 1) to explain the entire…
Clubs & Classes, January 2018
Time to squeeze in some charity work
James Harrald 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 13, at 10:00 a.m. in the Navajo Room, located at Sun Lakes Country Club (a/k/a Phase 1). Now in our 12th year of…
Generals, April 2017
Sun Lakes Citrus Sharers have another record year
James M. Harrald All the volunteers with the Sun Lakes Citrus Sharers would like to send out a huge Thank You to all the residents of the Sun Lakes community whom we picked for this year. Once again, we were able to donate well over 57 tons of fruit to St. Mary’s Food Bank. One bin…