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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July 2024, Sports
Save the Date!
The 2024 Bradshaw/Neu Tennis Tournament, sponsored by the Cottonwood Tennis Club, will take place Sunday, Dec. 1, through Saturday, Dec. 7. The Bradshaw/Neu is the largest and most exciting tournament of the year for both participants and spectators. Entry is open to all 55+ communities in the area, and all the Cottonwood courts are used…
May 2024, Generals
Play It Forward 2024 Benefiting Neighbors Who Care Blasts Through $25,000 Goal
Our Play It Forward 2024 team is filled with immense gratitude for the overwhelming support received from our sponsors, participants, and homeowners. This year’s aggressive goal was $25,000, and we smashed it! As of this writing, we have raised $34,095, and money is still rolling in. It was a fabulous day for Neighbors Who Care,…
April 2024, Generals
Neighbors Who Care – April 2024
Neighbors Who Care: ‘Keeping Company’—Respite Care Is Simply Visiting with a Neighbor Remember the days when the crickets were chirping outside and the kids were scrambling to collect fireflies in jars and sitting on the porch keeping company with the neighbors? Shooting the breeze was the way we kept in touch before we scrolled through…
March 2024, Generals
What’s Keeping You from Volunteering?
Sheryl Keeme, Neighbors Who Care Executive Director When I meet someone for the first time around the Sun Lakes community, sometimes the first thing out of their mouth is, “What an awesome organization that is!” or “You do such good work!” The sense of pride I experience when I hear those words makes me feel…
March 2024, Sports
Neighbors Who Care Benefits from CTC Donation
Jerry Higgins Neighbors Who Care (NWC), a Sun Lakes-based service organization that provides multiple varied services to the Sun Lakes and South Chandler community, was recently the beneficiary of a $1,611 donation from the Cottonwood Tennis Club (CTC). “Community groups such as the Cottonwood Tennis Club are so key to our sustainability. We are so…
February 2024, Generals
Play Pickleball and Tennis: IronOaks Racquet Club Plans Event to Benefit Neighbors Who Care
Sheryl Keeme Planning is underway for Play It Forward, the Third Annual Tennis/Pickleball Event to Benefit Neighbors Who Care, on Saturday, April 6. All fun pickleball and tennis play will take place at IronOaks Racquet Club. Representatives from several Sun Lakes/South Chandler communities are involved in planning this year’s event, and everyone is encouraged to…
January 2024, Generals
Fundraiser Beneficiaries and Sponsors
Jerry Higgins The Cottonwood Tennis Club (CTC) established the Bradshaw/Neu Tennis Tournament as the fundraiser for the Boys & Girls Club of Chandler and Neighbors Who Care. In addition to the tournament fees, raffle sales, and donations by the spectators, a lot of the fundraiser’s success is due to many generous sponsors. CTC is excited…
Generals, January 2024
News from Your Neighbors: Neighbors Who Care – January 2024
NWC Volunteer Tom Jones Brings Expertise and Warmth as a Volunteer Neighbors Who Care (NWC) volunteer Tom Jones clearly demonstrates the heart of selfless service. He came to us this past August because he was looking for a way to fill his time since retiring. “I needed to fill a void,” Tom says. “Volunteering with…
December 2023, Generals
Get Your Tickets Before They Sell Out!
Chandler Symphony Orchestra (CSO) and Neighbors Who Care (NWC) join host Risen Savior Lutheran Church to announce the Deck the Holidays with CSO and NWC on Sunday, Dec. 3, for two shows; one at 3 p.m. and one at 6 p.m., inside Risen Savior Lutheran Church Worship Center. Search for tickets on Eventbrite.com or chandlersymphony.com.…