Save the Date: Neighbors Who Care to Host Fall Conference Jennifer Gustafson, Community Engagement Manager Details are still underway for Neighbors Who Care’s first-ever fall conference. Who: Anyone who wants to be better prepared for an Extraordinary Aging Future (for you or your parents). Seating is limited. What: An Informative, helpful, and lively take on aging well…
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Generals, June 2021
News From Your Neighbors – Neighbors Who Care, Inc.
Resident Mary Ernst Recognized by Chandler Mayor Jennifer Gustafson, NWC Community Engagement Manager Sun Lakes resident Mary Ernst was recently honored by Chandler Mayor Kevin Hartke for her service to local seniors as a volunteer with Neighbors Who Care. Mayor Hartke personally selected Mary for the Mayor’s Choice Award as part of the City’s annual…
Generals, May 2021
Memory Café Seeking Skilled Volunteers
Sheryl Keeme, Executive Director Memory Café, a program of Creative Engagement Partners, is hunting for a chosen few volunteers who are especially skilled in the arts or in working with people with mild cognitive impairment. Currently, Memory Café is meeting virtually on Zoom. The concept involves a one-hour session for the care receivers who are…
Generals, April 2021
Why We Celebrate Our Social Worker Bonnie Kosar
Sheryl Keeme, Executive Director Social workers are the hardworking people who get things done for us when we need to be connected to help. They can protect the vulnerable and support people, helping folks solve and cope with problems, often treating mental, behavioral, and emotional issues, too. And Bonnie Kosar, Neighbors Who Care’s Care Manager,…
Generals, March 2021
Neighbors Who Care: Community Education Offered Virtually: Free Winter Speaker Series
Sheryl Keeme Neighbors Who Care is hosting a complimentary Winter Speaker Series. To register, visit neighborswhocare.com, Eventbrite.com, or call Neighbors Who Care at 480-895-7133. Neighbors Who Care Winter Speakers Series Neighbors Who Care is hosting three speaker sessions in March at noon, on Zoom, featuring our community partners. Zoom credentials will be emailed to attendees…
Clubs & Classes, February 2021
Sun Lakes Lions Club
Sun Lakes Quilting Ladies Thank Breakfast Lions Brian Curry The Sun Lakes Quilting Ladies want to thank the Sun Lakes Breakfast Lions Club for their yearly donation that makes such a difference to so many. During 2020, they delivered 173 quilts to AZ Blankets 4 Kids, 27 lap quilts, and 25 placemats, to Neighbors Who…
Generals, February 2021
News From Your Neighbors
Neighbors Who Care Offers Free Winter Speaker Series: Community Education Offered Virtually Sheryl L. Keeme Neighbors Who Care announces a complimentary Winter Speaker Series beginning Thursday, Feb. 18 at noon, featuring our community partners. To register, visit neighborswhocare.com, Eventbrite.com, or call Neighbors Who Care at 480-895-7133. Neighbors Who Care Winter Speakers Series * Feb. 18: Will or…
Generals, January 2021
Sun Lakes Rangers Partner with Neighbors Who Care
Michael Berry Neighbors Who Care (NWC) thanked their remarkable volunteers while maintaining a safe environment during a drive-thru event, as proclaimed by Chandler Mayor Kevin Hartke. Over 70 gift bags were presented to NWC volunteers who passed through the “Thank You Day” line under the watchful eye of the Sun Lakes Rangers. Thanks to everyone…
Features, October 2020
A Change of Season
Elizabeth Vaughan, Neighbors Who Care Living in Arizona is not for everyone. It takes a special kind of grit to get through the summer months, and the last lingering weeks of 110-plus days are particularly grueling. For those who make it through, patience is rewarded with a morning like this morning. Every year, I look…
Generals, September 2020
News From Your Neighbors – Neighbor Who Care, Inc
Counting on You Elizabeth Vaughan “If you want to lift yourself up, lift up someone else.”—Booker T. Washington The benefits of volunteering with a service organization are well documented, from the positive impacts on affected communities to the advantages it brings to participating individuals, which is why some schools and colleges now make volunteering a…