Sarah Auffret Many Sun Lakes volunteers are working to earn the money to provide new school clothing and uniforms for almost 10,000 needy school children this year. To support these children — and provide an evening of fun — Assistance League of East Valley will host a Casino Mardi Gras fundraiser on Saturday, Feb. 22,…
Brian Curry The Community Assistance program of the Arizona Fire & Medical Authority/Sun Lakes Fire Corps is looking to add some new volunteers to the ranks of their CAP team. There are multiple programs that are part of the nationally-recognized Fire Corps which fall under AFMA. The Community Assistance Program includes a two-member team that…
April 7 to 13, 2019, was the National Volunteer Appreciation Week. Rover’s Kids think that every day is Volunteer Appreciation Day! They are blessed to have a wonderful team of volunteers known as their Ambassadors! Some of our volunteers have been with us 10 years, and some are newbies. You may recognize them, as they…
D. Williams Rover’s Rest Stop & Ranch is all about social! Our process is longer and more detailed than most rescues, and we are really “all about the Kids!” There are several items that need to be considered when obtaining a new family member and how to constructively prepare them for success. This is the…
Sarah Auffret More than a dozen women from Sun Lakes are working to earn the money to provide new school clothing and uniforms for almost 10,000 needy schoolchildren this year. They’re members of Assistance League of East Valley, an all-volunteer group that raises funds at their thrift shop, an upscale outlet, at 2326 N. Alma…
Ellie Concannon How about starting off the new year doing something special and meaningful? The Perfect Place is looking for volunteers! The Perfect Place is a social and recreational day care facility (non-medical) providing a nurturing environment for seniors. Our hours of operation are Monday, Wednesday and Friday from 9:00 a.m. to noon and…
The Ed Robson Library in Sun Lakes is in need of shelving volunteers. One slot is for Monday afternoons from approximately 1:30 to 3:00 p.m., and the other is for Tuesday mornings from approximately 10:30 a.m. to noon, depending on the number of items to be shelved. Items include books, music CDs, audiobooks, DVDs…
Volunteer members of the Arizona Fire & Medical Authority/Sun Lakes Crisis Response team man their information table in the San Tan Ballroom at the Cottonwood Palo Verde Open House. The AFMA Fire Corp Crisis Response team responds with the firefighters and medics on emergency calls in Sun Lakes, assisting the families of patients in a…
Phyllis Swanson, Sun Lakes Posse Medical Equipment Volunteer Thank you to all the hard-working volunteers who work at the Sun Lakes Sheriff’s Posse office. The medical equipment loan program has grown over the years. In 2014, the number of items checked out to residents of Sun Lakes was less than 400. We are projecting…
Sarah Auffret Holiday spirit is in the air at the Assistance League of East Valley thrift shop, as volunteers prepare for the store’s biggest event of the year, the festive Holiday Preview from noon to 6:00 p.m. on November 12. The shop will be filled with unique holiday decorations and housewares, many of them new…