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…
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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…
Generals, March 2017
Humane Society of the White Mountains needs your help
Hi Neighbors, we need your help! We are volunteers with the Humane Society of White Mountain (HSWM), and they are looking for all of your old cell phones, iPads, Tablets and empty name-brand (HP, Brother, Epson, etc.) toner and ink cartridges. We will come to you and pick them up. The HSWM has partnered with…
Clubs & Classes, March 2017
Food donations for Matthew’s Crossing already exceed a half ton in 2017
Ellen Engel We are off to a great start in our 10th year of collecting food and funds for the Matthew’s Crossing Food Bank in Chandler. Food donations to Reach Out Sun Lakes (ROSL) from generous Sun Lakes residents have already exceeded a half-ton, and the February collections are still coming in as we reach…
Generals, February 2017
Annual No More Chilly Nights event
No More Chilly Nights will be held Saturday, February 25, at PRS Management in the Chandler Airpark. The annual fundraiser for the Clothes Cabin, a Chandler non-profit providing free clothing, shoes, linens, homeless laundry services, socks and underwear to local Title I schools, and a free work boot program, is a sell-out event. It starts…
Clubs & Classes, January 2017
482 quilts and counting
Agave Quilters Guild, based in Sun Lakes, has sewn and donated 482 quilts to children’s hospitals in the area! The guild has a history of giving back to the community and Sherri Tanner, Community Service Project Chair, has spearheaded the sewing of lap quilts for the young patients in area children’s hospitals since the guild’s…