The Sun Lakes Democratic Club will hold its monthly meeting on Monday, September 11, 2017, at 7:00 p.m. in the Navajo Room in the Sun Lakes Country Club, located at 25601 E. Sun Lakes Blvd. N. The speakers will be Arizona House candidate Jennifer Pawlik, who will speak about the Chandler Unified School District override…
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Clubs & Classes, August 2017
Reach Out Sun Lakes encouraging summertime results
Ellen Engel Collections of staple food items and cash contributions from our Sun Lakes friends during July by Reach Out Sun Lakes (ROSL) brought forth 369 pounds of grocery items and $413 in cash contributions, a remarkably satisfying outcome for what is normally a very slow season for us because of the absence of our…
Generals, August 2017
Dr. Walker’s Wags and Whiskers Charity Walk set for October 15
Elise Rathke I couldn’t believe it when I overheard a conversation between two women…they were talking about the untimely and sudden death of their beloved veterinarian Dr. Randy Walker. Dr. Walker? He’s my vet too. I asked them to tell me the story. Shocked and saddened by what I heard, I was not able to…
Clubs & Classes, July 2017
Hancock Elementary students meet a need
Norm Noble Chandler’s Hancock Elementary School, home of the Heat, is an A+ school, as designated by the Arizona Education Foundation. The job of the teachers is to educate their students in the basics: to teach relatively simple concepts, to teach social skills, to teach children how to learn, to teach them age-appropriate lessons. Yet,…
Clubs & Classes, June 2017
Reach Out Sun Lakes continues its efforts for Matthew’s Crossing
Ellen Engel Here are the May (and late April) results for recent food and funds collections by Reach Out Sun Lakes on behalf of the Matthew’s Crossing Food Bank. On May 1, at the collections sponsored by the Sun Lakes Duplicate Bridge Club and Unity of Sun Lakes, generous Sun Lakes residents contributed a combined…
Generals, April 2017
It’s Grandparents Derby time – April 15
Each year, the Anglers sponsor the Grandparents Derby. The fishing hole is Lake 6 at the SLCC. Lake 6 is directly behind the pitch and putt golf which is behind the SCCC building. The Grandparents Derby is always the Saturday before Easter. This year, it is April 15. It is open to all kids in…
Clubs & Classes, April 2017
Sun Lakes women helped clothe 7500 children
The bright smiles of about 7,500 schoolchildren who will receive new clothes this year motivated a group of women from Sun Lakes and the East Valley who put on a fashion show, luncheon and boutique March 25 to raise funds for the effort. Assistance League of East Valley provides new clothing, shoes and hygiene kits…
Clubs & Classes, April 2017
Food donations for Matthew’s Crossing continue to grow
Ellen Engel As of the Splash deadline in March, food donations to Reach Out Sun Lakes (ROSL) from generous Sun Lakes residents have substantially exceeded a half-ton, and the March collections are still coming in as ROSL volunteers collected 327 pounds of food and $479 in cash for the benefit of over 600 needy Chandler-area families.…
Front Page, April 2017
Risen Savior Spring Food Drive April 23 – May 7
Rev. Ron Burcham, Senior Pastor of Risen Savior Lutheran Church, announced that the congregation of Risen Savior invites all Sun Lakes residents to join in this year’s Spring Food Drive which benefits the Chandler Food Bank. He said, “We especially look forward to helping the food bank in the late spring, because it enables them…
Generals, April 2017
Sun Lakes Citrus Sharers have another record year
James M. Harrald All the volunteers with the Sun Lakes Citrus Sharers would like to send out a huge Thank You to all the residents of the Sun Lakes community whom we picked for this year. Once again, we were able to donate well over 57 tons of fruit to St. Mary’s Food Bank. One bin…