Richard Volpe Our normal December club meeting will be taking a backseat this month, as our club will be sharing its time with its membership and guests, celebrating with an annual holiday get-together with dinner locally. The time is set for 1 p.m., and the restaurant is the Oasis Bay located at 2100 S. Gilbert…
Ellen Engel “Finish your food. There are people in China who do not have food and are hungry right now.” Have you heard a version of this or been the culprit of saying it? I heard this from my mother during World War II. She mentioned China and other countries. As a child, you were…
The National Oct. 23 Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Drug Take Back was amazing! The Sun Lakes Sheriff’s Posse collected two trash can-sized boxes full of pills weighing about 150 pounds. This is a national event sponsored by the DEA. Nationwide, there were 4,276 participating agencies at 4,982 collection sites, who collected a total of 744,082…
The semi-annual community Shred-a-Thon safely destroyed thousands of sensitive documents for Sun Lakes residents on Saturday, Oct. 30, but that wasn’t the most meaningful number of the day. Over $2,000 was donated by Sun Lakes community members, local businesses, and the Sun Lakes Posse to honor fallen MCSO deputy Juan Ruiz, who was killed in…
Maxine Palmer and Phyllis Prysock Sews-N-Sews has had a great return from our COVID-19 hiatus with our programs in October and November. In October, Peggy Morris, assisted by her husband Hal, really wowed us with her trunk show. The quilts were all sizes, from lap quilts and child-size quilts up to king-size. She pieces, appliques,…
December is the season for sharing—by far the most active month for charitable giving. Americans are generous in donating both money and volunteer services. Even during the pandemic, charitable giving was up five percent in 2020. At its December meeting, the Restless Minds discussion group will consider the role and implications of philanthropy in our…