Category: Community News

Who do you trust?

Fred Garmeson With hurricane disasters in Texas, Florida, Puerto Rico and the Caribbean; earthquake in Mexico and fires in California, fraudulent disaster relief organizations are popping up daily. Who can you trust with your disaster relief donations? Lions Clubs International Foundation is a 50-year-old charitable 501(c)(3) organization. One hundred percent (100%) of donations to disaster…

Footnotes from the library

Marilyn Klooster Merry Christmas and Happy New Year from the SunBird Library volunteers! As the holidays draw near, we gather with friends and family with love and good cheer. We are also planning our gift list for those we hold dear. The gift of a book is a popular choice. Perhaps you will receive one…

Korean War / Korean Service Veterans news

Stacy Sweet The R Countryman Chapter of the Korean War/Korea Service Veterans will not be having our normal monthly meeting in December. Instead, we will be having our member luncheon and election of officers on December 12. RSVP by December 5 if you wish to join us! A special thanks to our October speaker, Judy…

In Passing

  Carol Bowers Carol Bowers, Neighbors Who Care’s Volunteer Manager since 2011, passed away on Friday, October 27. She had been on medical leave since early August. She was a driving force and one of the public faces of NWC. She recruited and trained hundreds of neighborhood volunteers, planned our annual community fair and volunteer…