Richard Hawkes, President The Greater Sun Lakes Community Foundation is entering its sixth year as a charitable 501(c)(3) foundation serving the Sun Lakes community. During the past five years, The Foundation has raised and disseminated grants in excess of $250,000 in support of local organizations, clubs, and other charitable groups, such as Neighbors Who Care,…
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Front Page, August 2021
Sun Lakes Sheriff’s Posse and the American Red Cross Held a Successful Blood Drive
Dean Athmer The Sun Lakes Sheriff’s Posse and the American Red Cross held a successful blood drive at the Sun Lakes Sheriff’s Posse office on Thursday, July 8. As a vital part of our community, the Sun Lakes Sheriff’s Posse continues to hold Blood Drives to supplement the dangerously-low levels of blood in the current…
Front Page, August 2021
Pour Your ‘Art’ Out for a Cause
Joan Marlow Acrylic pour painting is fun and easy and requires absolutely no experience or specific art talent! This is the perfect way to let your inner Picasso emerge! At the same time, you’ll be supporting The Perfect Place (TPP) Adult Day Care! The Perfect Place, a 501(c)(3) non-profit in Sun Lakes, provides social and…
Front Page, July 2021
What Are Those Things?
Brian Curry A question a lot of Arizona Fire & Medical Authority (AFMA) firefighters, medics, and Fire Corps volunteers get asked a lot about are those rectangular black boxes that can be found outside of many Sun Lakes homes. The admittedly rather plain and unattractive metal box is actually a life saver and property saver. And…
Front Page, July 2021
Enjoy Red Mountain Brass on July 4
Jean Hamlin The Sun Lakes community, friends, and family are invited to a free concert featuring the Red Mountain Brass on Sunday, July 4, at 6:30 p.m. at Sun Lakes United Methodist Church. Enjoy patriotic music as we celebrate America in the cool Sanctuary located at 9248 E. Riggs Road (west of the Robson Library).…
Front Page, July 2021
57 Quilts and Afghans Delivered by Desert Threads
Sue Bart On Friday, May 14, 2021, Community Service Chair Jody Edwards and President Diana Jones delivered 15 quilts to U.S. Vets. They also delivered 31 kids’ quilts, nine adult quilts, and two knitted afghans to United Methodist Outreach Ministries (UMOM) in Phoenix. What was amazing about this delivery was that all of the quilts…
Front Page, June 2021
Rotary Looks to the Future
Phyllis Carr May was a month that Sun Lakes Rotarians looked to the future through the eyes of the community’s youth and recognized a leader who helped create the foundation to guide them forward. Rotarian of the Month: Dr. Camille Casteel The Rotary Club of Sun Lakes proudly named Dr. Camille Casteel as our May…
Front Page, June 2021
IOTC Celebrates Independence Day
Carole Rockland IronOaks Tennis Club invites all members to join in the celebration of Independence Day weekend with pancakes and tennis. This traditional event will be held on Saturday, July 3, at 7:30 a.m. The morning will begin with a few rounds of social tennis, followed by delicious member-prepared pancakes, sausage, fruit, coffee, and juice,…
Front Page, June 2021
Community Foundation Recognizes First Responders and The Perfect Place
Jeanne Becker, GSLCF The Greater Sun Lakes Community Foundation (GSLCF), like so many other groups, has just recently been able to begin to meet in-person again, recognizing Arizona Fire and Medical Authority’s Sun Lakes first responders at Stations 231 and 232 and The Perfect Place at Risen Savior Church. On April 14, our board officers…
Front Page, May 2021
Attend Special Event from Your Computer
Jeanette Cline Open your computer for a very special community-wide event especially for America on Thursday, May 6, 2021, at 9 a.m. This is the 70th year for the National Day of Prayer event to be held all over America. Jeanette Cline, event coordinator, and Sue Elsner, chair of Sun Lakes Women’s Connection, invite each…