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…
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Clubs & Classes, November 2017
Energy yoga classes November schedule
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…
Clubs & Classes, November 2017
13th Annual Food Drive and Laminaria Walk
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…
Front Page, November 2017
Risen Savior 4th Annual Turkey Drive
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…
Clubs & Classes, November 2017
DAR rushes the season for Vets and Armed Forces
Toni Bolling Lutter In preparation for the holidays, Gila Butte DAR is sponsoring two programs to remember and honor our U.S. Military. Wreaths Across America. Each December on National Wreaths Across America Day, wreath-laying ceremonies are held throughout the nation in national cemeteries where U.S. veterans are buried. Gila Butte Chapter participates in these annual…
Generals, November 2017
Fall begins with generous donations to Chandler Food Bank
Paul McNeese The regular monthly food and donation program on behalf of Matthew’s Crossing Food Bank continued last month with its first October pickup at the Duplicate Bridge Club meeting on the 2nd, where Reach Out Sun Lakes (ROSL) volunteers picked up 42 pounds of staple foods and $556.00 in cash donations from enthusiastic Sun…
Generals, October 2017
“Wreaths Across America” comes to Sun Lakes
Roman Martin As this is written, it is hard to think about cooler weather and Christmas. Elk’s Veterans Assistance Committee of the Chandler Lodge of the B.P.O.E. #2429 is participating in this patriotic endeavor to place a wreath on the grave of each veteran from any service or timeframe. Our target is Valley of the…
Generals, October 2017
Wags and Whiskers Charity Walk to honor Dr. Walker set for October 15
A charity walk/fundraiser to honor Dr. Randy Walker, DVM, and to raise money for two local animal rescue groups is planned for Sunday, October 15, in Sun Lakes, Arizona. The one-, two- or three-mile walk will start at 7:00 a.m. and finish at 10:00 a.m. at the Sun Lakes Chandler Animal Clinic located at 9670…
Clubs & Classes, October 2017
Reach Out Sun Lakes continues to produce for Matthew’s Crossing
Ellen Engel In August, Reach Out Sun Lakes collected donations from generous Sun Lakes residents totaling 225 pounds of food and $338, an above-average result given that so many of the area’s residents spend their summers elsewhere. But September began the annual up-tick, as nearly 240 pounds of donated food was delivered to the Matthew’s…
Clubs & Classes, September 2017
Reach Out Sun Lakes continues to produce for Matthew’s Crossing
Ellen Engel Usually in this space we report the results of each month’s food drive for the Matthew’s Crossing Food Bank in Chandler, but collections were not completed before the deadline date of the Splash this month, so we decided to skip the results and simply to review the process and its progress. We will report…