Category: November 2015

Food Drive

It’s time to get prepared for the food drive for Chandler Christian Center. Sun Lakes United Church of Christ will hold our annual food drive on Sunday, November 15 in the parking lot of Sun Lakes Country Club across from the Chapel. We hope to collect many bags of food to help stock the shelves…

Reiki, a peaceful path to wholeness

Lois Valleau Often pain is the motivating force leading us to try something new to us such as Reiki. Not many of us consider pain in a positive way, but what if pain is our body’s way of getting our attention. Reiki is known as a powerful yet gentle way to shift away from pain.…

POWWOW in Chandler

Orris Anson Produce On Wheels With Out Waste (POWWOW) distributes fresh produce in a farmer’s market atmosphere. The purpose of the market is to reach out to the community by providing quality produce at an affordable price. A $10 donation is good for up to 60 pounds of produce with six to eight different varieties…

Medicare open enrollment

Neil Tamber Medicare open enrollment is October 15 through December 7. Personalized objective assistance to seniors, the disabled and caregivers provided by volunteer counselors especially trained by the Arizona Agency on Aging Benefits Assistance Program. Services include: Basic information about Original Medicare (Parts A and B, Supplemental (Medigap) policies, Medicare Prescription Drug Plans (Part D),…

Low Vision Support Group news

Linda Horton Have you been told you are legally blind? Would you like help understanding low vision and blindness, or help remaining independent with vision loss? Then you are invited to the next meeting of the Low Vision Support Group. We will meet Wednesday morning, November 11, from 9:00-10:00 a.m. in the first floor Card…

Golden Goalies: Incentives big and small

New keeper Debbie Whitt with Golden Goalies leader Sharon Flores.

Bea Loozer Golden Goalies sometimes find their own incentives. Maybe someone wants to look great at that upcoming wedding. Fit into a new bathing suit. Get whistled at by a construction worker (sorry for the stereotype). Those incentives and goals help keep us on track. Believe it or not, one of my goals is to…

Cheers Singles Club news

Cheers members enjoyed laughs and of course, birthday cake on September 20!

Ron Leimer, Publicity Cheers members celebrated their birthdays on September 20 in the Navajo Room at Sun Lakes Country Club. Everyone who had birthdays in August, September and October were honored; 25 members admitted to being a year older – or do we count backwards on our birthdays now? In any case it was a…

Making sense of Medicare

Join us on Thursday, November 12 from 12:45-2:30 p.m. in the Ed Robson Branch Library Lecky Center located at 9330 E Riggs Rd in Sun Lakes for “Making Sense of Medicare” presented by Andy Lockridge. Please park in the church lot next to the library. Medicare gives you two options for healthcare. Find out how…

Turkey Tuesday

Jan Davie Come help stomp out hunger and donate a turkey on Turkey Tuesday, November 24. Turkey Tuesday is the largest one-day turkey drive in Arizona. This annual event is dedicated to collecting frozen turkeys to feed hungry families throughout our community. Turkey Tuesday at Sun Lakes is an ongoing, working partnership with Bashas’ and…

Grief with Hope workshop November 14

Rev. Terri Hubbard

On Saturday, November 14, Sun Lakes United Methodist Church will be hosting a four-hour (8:00 a.m.-noon) workshop entitled “Grief with Hope.” Rev. Terri Hubbard from the Rocky Mountain annual Conference will be the guest speaker. During the workshop, Rev. Hubbard will help participants understand the grief process, the uniqueness of each individual’s grief experience, and…