One of our caregivers who volunteered for Neighbors Who Care would drive participants to the Perfect Place. When she realized the services we provided for adult seniors she was intrigued. Now on Monday, Tuesday and Friday she brings her husband to spend time us. She uses this time to get herself to a doctor’s appointment,…
Kay Davis It is Christmas time again and wherever you are in your life today there will always be one thing you can count on and be sure of, the birth of the Christ child so many years ago and the impression it made upon so many people. This is a simple story of a…
Rabbi Irwin Wiener, D.D. Romans 13:8-9 (Christianity): “Owe no one anything except to love one another, for he who loves his fellowman has fulfilled the law. For all the commandments…are all summed up in this one rule: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’ Love does no harm to its neighbor; therefore, love is the fulfillment of…
The no scrooge neighborhood Eric Ehst, Executive Director It’s the holiday season again. Anyone who has read Dickens’ A Christmas Carol or seen one of the many movie versions remembers that moment when Scrooge realizes that a person’s true legacy is not how much money they accumulated, but the difference they made in the lives of…
95th Birthday Bash! Eric Ehst, Executive Director The name of our organization, Neighbors Who Care, is not an accident. It personifies the motivations of our volunteers and is reflected in everything they do. In September one of our long-term clients celebrated her 95th birthday. Helen, who no longer is able to drive, lives alone and…
Neighbors Who Care wants to revolutionize Independent Aging Eric Ehst Up until the last century few people lived past the age of 60 and most of those who made it that far spent their later years battling illness and physical impairment. Recent advances in nutrition and medical care have revolutionized aging. Today over 14% of…
Tom Adamson San Tan Crown Rotary club of Sun Lakes, along with Orbitel Communications in Sun Lakes and Metro Valley Computers, are working together to upgrade the computer systems at Neighbors Who Care (NWC). If your organization is interested in helping with this project to assist NWC, an organization that helps so many in need…
September 7 Office closed, no services September 8 Community Education Workshop from 9:00-11:00 a.m. at Sun Lakes United Methodist Church; call 480-802-0741 to sign-up; topic is Arizona Ballot Measures; speaker is Eric Ehst September 10 AARP Driver Safety class from 12:30–4:30 p.m. at Neighbors Who Care office; call 480-895-8133 to sign-up; instructor is Jerry Hartley September 14 Caregiver…
Life is all about change and in a retirement community such as Sun Lakes, we are aware of those of us who face perhaps the most challenging changes of our lives. It can be sobering and can give us pause. But at Unity we adopt a positive attitude and life style. We believe that God,…
Eric Ehst, Executive Director It’s that time of year again, back to school. This doesn’t usually create much excitement in Sun Lakes and surrounding communities like SunBird, Springfield, and Solera. We’re mostly older, without many school-aged kids. This year we want “back to school” to mean something good for the rest of us. Starting in…