Carole Rockland Many Sun Lakes residents know Sara Salim as the friendly face that greets them at the front desk of Chandler-Gilbert Community College. She has also been a presenter for New Adventures in Learning classes and is currently the property materials specialist at C.G.C.C. P.E.O. Chapter DW met Sara when she shared the story…
Category: October 2020
Generals, October 2020
Sun Lakes Cottonwood Palo Verde
Message from the President Roger Beagle Cooler weather will be upon us shortly, with reports of snow and freezing weather hitting areas in Montana, Colorado, and other northern states and Canada. Photos will soon appear showing trees changing colors. Here in Sun Lakes, we are also starting to see some weather changes. Our hope is…
Front Page, October 2020
Rotary International Has Been Waging War to End Polio for 33 Years
Phyllis Carr As a founding partner of the Global Polio Eradication Initiative, polio cases have fallen 99.9 percent since the first project in 1979 to vaccinate children in the Philippines. Since then, more than 2.5 billion children in 122 countries have been immunized as Rotary has contributed over $1.8 billion to eradicate the disease. The…
Religion, October 2020
Sun Lakes Jewish Congregation News and Events
Joyce Spartonos The Sun Lakes Jewish Congregation (SLJC) is continuing to follow the path of caution in relation to its services and related programs. This means that for the near future at least, SLJC will still be relying on virtual technology rather than in-person meetings for all its activities. One of the benefits coming out…
Clubs & Classes, October 2020
Jim Marquis: Artist who Aspires to Inspire
Generals, October 2020
Fall into New Routines at Renaissance
Jessica Dingman, Marketing Manager It’s finally that time of year. Fall has arrived, and at Renaissance, we are helping current and future residents discover new routines. As the seasons change, it’s also a great time to make some changes in our own lives. Cooler weather means more opportunities to appreciate time outside, take walks in…
Clubs & Classes, October 2020
Daughters of the American Revolution Service to Our Community
Deborah Goodacre The month of October is designated as service month. Each NSDAR chapter has their own projects and interests they support throughout the year. In Sun Lakes, our chapter supports animal rescue, veterans, retirement homes, and food banks, to name a few, while other members have found individual outlets for their passion of helping adults and…
Clubs & Classes, October 2020
What Is Camellia Sinesis? Do You Know the Difference Between Oolong, Black, Chai, and Green Tea?
Starla Kramer On Oct. 20, the Sun Lakes Garden Club speaker will be Diane Eddy, the owner of Global Tea Mart, a local specialty tea company located in the Fulton Promenade in Chandler (on Alma School Road, across the street from Safeway). She is a certified tea specialist. She credits her interest in exquisite teas to Agatha…
Clubs & Classes, October 2020
Korean War Veterans
Chapter Commander Leon “Skip” Johnson Due to the continued impact that the coronavirus has had on us all, most clubs are not running at 100 percent in most parts of the country. Here in Arizona, the Korean War Veterans are also caught in that situation where meetings have been canceled and outside activities limited to…
Clubs & Classes, October 2020
Sun Lakes Writers’ Group
Open House Presented by SL Writers Group Oct. 13 Please come join us for an Open House presented by the Sun Lakes Writers Group on Tuesday, Oct. 13, 2020, from 12:30 to 2:30 p.m. in the Arts & Crafts Room at Cottonwood Country Club. Because of the coronavirus, we would be limited to schedule 10…