Neighbors Who Care Celebrates 30 Years in 2024! Let us help you learn more about who we are … Have you ever wondered where the dollars that are contributed to Neighbors Who Care go or exactly how many people we help regularly? At Neighbors Who Care, every dollar donated directly supports our mission of helping…
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August 2024, Clubs & Classes
Board Games, Card Games, Word Games
Do you enjoy playing a variety of games? We have separate tables for playing board games, card games, dice games, party games, or word games. We can teach you how to play, or you can teach us your games! We play games in Oakwood, Sun Lakes, but can schedule an event at your Sun Lakes…
August 2024, Religion
Sun Lakes Jewish Congregation and the East Valley JCC Presents Israel Series
“Israel; A Nation and its People” is the title of a two-part series presented by the Adult Education and the Friends of Israel Committees in co-sponsorship with the East Valley Jewish Community Center. Strong supporters of Israel have found that many in the American media have a bias against Israel, particularly related to the longstanding…
August 2024, Generals
Tuesday Nights Together in August
Cathy Smoot Sun Lakes United Methodist Church (SLUMC) at 9248 E. Riggs Road hosts Tuesday Nights Together (TNT), a series of free programs, every month! Topics vary from light and entertaining to serious and informing. A light meal will be offered for a free-will offering at 5 p.m., and the presentation starts at 5:30 p.m.…
July 2024, Sports
Collaboration Makes for Good Friendships
Barb Jorgensen Five separate Valley of the Sun teams came together to form one USTA 65+ team. The team also consists of half Cottonwood Tennis Club members and half IronOaks Tennis Club members—quite the collaboration of otherwise opposing teams. This team has won USTA Sectionals and played in the Nationals, representing the USTA Southwest Division.…
July 2024, Front Page
3-2-1 Ignition—The Senior Games Project Is Taking Off
Ray Texeira The Senior Games project has been enthusiastically received by our community and is on the way, scheduled around other community events in the Spring of 2025. Our Sun Lakes community of around 14,000 people includes Cottonwood Palo Verde, IronOaks, Sun Lakes Country Club, SunBird, and Robson Reserve, and the games will be played…
July 2024, Generals
How Do You Do That?
Have you ever wondered how the Crystal Card Project (CCP) refurbishes donated greeting cards? Well, we have several techniques to renew them. If you’re interested in the process, just stop in at our next workshop on Wednesday, July 24, from 1 to 2:30 p.m. in Room A-8 in Cottonwood (formerly the Ceramics Room). We’ll be…
July 2024, Clubs & Classes
Sew-N-Sews Cool News
Sun Lakes Sew-N-Sews is going strong this summer. If you pass the Sewing Room in the Oakwood craft building, you will hear words of encouragement, the hum of sewing machines, and laughter. Our board members have been busy rounding up great workshops and classes for your summer pleasure. Sessions were organized in the spring, with…
July 2024, Clubs & Classes
Keeping Our Relationships Intact When Dementia Is in the Picture
People who have friends who are experiencing some memory challenges don’t always know what to do, what to say, or how to act. Spouses also don’t know what to do or say with friends and even with family members. Sometimes it’s just easier to close the door and wish it would all just go away.…
July 2024, Clubs & Classes
Reach Out Sun Lakes
Jim Meagher Food provides strength for tomorrow. Water is survival today. When you are thirsty and perhaps dehydrated, you are at serious risk of heat stroke and may feel weak and very compromised. You just want to survive. That’s what is front and center now when survival revolves around securing sufficient water and respite in…