Chuck Reinhart The children of longtime Sun Lakes resident Shirley Chase kick off the Sun Lakes UCC Lent Project with donations for the needy in her memory. During Lent, the Sun Lakes United Church of Christ is collecting items that cannot be purchased with subsidies from government assistance. These donations will be delivered to the…
Bobbie Reed Recently, a box from Peabody Engineering Corporation in Corona, California, appeared at the front door of one of our founding members, Charlene Petragallo. It was simply addressed to The Crystal Card Project. When Charlene opened it, she found it filled with donated greeting cards. The workers at Peabody found out about our…
Maynard Iverson On Friday, January 26, five members of St. Steven’s Catholic Church’s Knights of Columbus traveled to the Arizona State Fairgrounds located in central Phoenix to present a check for $500 in support of the 2018 Arizona StandDown for Homeless and Needy Veterans. The Maricopa event is the largest in Arizona and one…
Ellen Engel Collections of food and funds from generous Sun Lakes residents in early February by Reach Out Sun Lakes (ROSL) volunteers are proceeding at a rate at least equal to that of last year — an encouraging sign, indeed — and February collections are still coming in as we reach the newspaper’s deadline…
Bob and Pam Swanson The 13th annual Food Drive and Luminaria Walk at Diamond Lake was a huge success. Our guests contributed 2,534 pounds of food and donated $1,155.00, which will provide approximately 2,700 meals! We are very thankful for the support of our annual event. All proceeds were donated to AZCEND, a/k/a “The Chandler…
Toni Bolling Lutter In keeping with national, state and chapter objectives, Gila Butte Chapter, National Society Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR), has devoted itself to two committees: Conservation and Service for Veterans. Chapter projects complement the current State Regent’s projects by supporting innovative programs targeting companion animals and the vets who love them.…
Roman and Nancy Martin As we write this, we are in the waning days of procuring sponsorships for this program for 2017. We are now preparing to place our wreaths on the grave sites of the veterans in Valley of the Sun Cemetery on Chandler Heights Road. We will honor and respect those veterans in…
Paullene Caraher Experience the benefits of Energy Yoga with Paullene at the SunBird Golf Resort, Navajo Room, third floor, at the following times: Morning classes are held on Mondays and Thursdays from 7:45-8:45 a.m. Afternoon classes are held on Mondays, Tuesdays and Thursdays from 4:00-5:00 p.m. Energy Yoga includes tapping and slapping the body to…
Bob Swanson The 13th annual (2017) Food Drive and Luminaria Walk will be held on December 9 and 10 from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. Come enjoy 1,000 luminarias and the 40 beautifully-decorated homes surrounding Diamond Lake. Donations will be accepted at the entrances to Diamond Lake (Oakwood, Unit 36C). We will again donate all the…
On Sunday, November 12, the congregation of Risen Savior Lutheran Church will be donating frozen turkeys or checks to assist the Chandler Food Bank in helping less-fortunate families in our community prepare turkey dinners on Thanksgiving. Risen Savior is also inviting their neighbors in the Sun Lakes Community to once again join in sharing their…