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New Name for Cottonwood Palo Verde Foundation

The foundation’s new member, Marty Neilson

Kathy Skrei The Cottonwood Palo Verde Foundation Board of Directors voted at its December meeting to change its name to The Greater Sun Lakes Community Foundation. The name change stems from the effort to be more inclusive and reflect who the Foundation really is. The Foundation was established to enhance the quality of life in…

Looking for money for your service organizations?

If your club or organization needs money, you should know that the Cottonwood Palo Verde Foundation gives grants to organizations that bring Health, Education and Culture to the mature residents of Sun Lakes and the East Valley! In fact, the CWPV Foundation awarded $24,000 to local clubs and service organizations in 2018! Visit our website,…

Staying involved in Sun Lakes

  Elaine Kraemer, CWPV Foundation President Your Cottonwood Palo Verde Foundation has been busy being a good neighbor and supporting efforts to benefit our Sun Lakes residents’ health and education. The CWPV Foundation recently made a grant to start up a local chapter of a national walking program here in Sun Lakes. It is called…

Synergy at its best

  Elaine Kraemer, CWPV Foundation President There’s nothing more powerful than working together to achieve great results! The recent collaboration of our Cottonwood Palo Verde Foundation with the IronOaks Tennis Club is a prime example of this synergy. The IronOaks Tennis Club held its annual charity dinner dance on March 9, 2018. The event provided…

Partnering to benefit our community

Elaine Kraemer, CWPV Foundation President The Cottonwood Palo Verde Foundation is proud to announce that it has joined forces with the IronOaks Tennis Club to raise money to benefit Neighbors Who Care, Inc.! Please join us on Friday evening, March 9, 2018, at the Oakwood Country Club for a Community-wide charity dinner dance with music…

Giving feels good

Elaine Kraemer, President CWPV Foundation 2017 was a good year for the CWPV Foundation. Our ongoing fundraising efforts with 50/50 Raffles, Amazon Smile, Fry’s Food Stores Community Rewards, Fun Walk and the Eat Drink and Be Merry Dinner Auction produced the best results in in our three-year history! We also received several generous donations from…

Good works, good fun, and holiday cheer

Elaine Kraemer, Cottonwood Palo Verde President The Cottonwood Palo Verde Foundation has awarded another grant to a very deserving and important organization in Sun Lakes. This grant will help support services that are both education and health related – a real win-win! The grant application was made by The Perfect Place Adult Day Services. It…

2nd annual Fun Walk

Linda Caton It was a beautiful day on Saturday, November 11 as 155 walkers signed up for our 2nd Annual Fun Walk, which supports the Cottonwood Palo Verde Foundation. As you can see by the picture, there were a number of dogs and even some children that also walked. We had a dozen interesting and…

A Busy Start To The Fall Season

Elaine Kraemer, Cottonwood Palo Verde Foundation President October was a very busy and gratifying month for your Sun Lakes charitable organization, the Cottonwood Palo Verde Foundation! Foundation members participated in Open Houses for all the Sun Lakes communities: IronOaks, Cottonwood Palo Verde and Sun Lakes Country Club. We met many wonderful Sun Lakers and spread…

Looking for some fun in November?

Elaine Kraemer, President, Cottonwood Palo Verde Foundation The Cottonwood Palo Verde Foundation’s biggest single event will be held again this year in November! It’s so much fun that we call it a Fun Walk! There are three walks to choose from: 1/2 mile, 1 mile or 2.7 miles. The first wave of walkers will speed-walk…