Category: January 2020

American/Irish Club

Mary Pilon, Publicity As we say goodbye to 2019, we also have to say goodbye to two of our dear Irish Club members, George Shiel and Don McMullen. Both men were long-time and dearly-loved members who volunteered a lot of time and effort into making the Irish Club so successful. George was our president for several…

Bridge Results

Bridge Gala—All Are Welcome Sue McCutcheon With 2020 sliding into place, so have the Bridge Gala plans. The date is set for Sunday, Feb. 16, in the Horizon Room at 1:30 p.m. Before we begin play, there will be an opportunity to purchase raffle tickets. One hundred percent of the raffle ticket sales goes towards…

SunBird Singers Rehearsals Begin January 6

Jim McCutcheon The SunBird Singers will begin rehearsals on Jan. 6 for the spring concerts to be presented March 4 and 5. On the 6th, we will gather at about 2:30 p.m. for a “welcome back” social period, with check-in and music distribution to begin then as well. Rehearsals run until 5 p.m. On Jan.…

Card Scores

Mexican train If you’re available on Tuesday afternoons from 12:45 to 3:15 p.m., we are looking for players. We will teach you, and it’s easy to learn. We are located in the room upstairs close to the patio. Bring $1.00 and you could win it back or more. We’re a fun-loving group of gals. See…

Al-Anon Meeting Notice

The new 12-step Al-Anon Group meets on Monday evenings at 5 p.m. in the Lakeview Room (located on the main level by the pro shop) of the SunBird clubhouse. If you are concerned about the drinking problems of someone you care about, come and join in on our discussions and receive some help for your…

Pro Shop News

Gary Hodges, head pro Welcome to 2020 at SunBird Golf Club. We are off and running in the new year. We have lots of events planned. The next big event is the Founders Tournament scheduled for Jan. 25. Other events planned for January are the Ladies Net Shoot Out on Jan. 12, at 1:30 p.m.…

God’s Surprises

Dr. Marc Drake, senior pastor, First Baptist Church Sun Lakes The Bible is full of surprises. Big surprises! Like the one when Joseph’s brothers, during a time of famine, went down to Egypt just to buy food. However, while there, they encountered a man who turned out to be not only the prime minister of…

Donate to the Chandler Food Bank

Julie Harman My name is Julie, I am a SunBird resident and volunteer at a Chandler food bank. If you have extra food (unopened, please) that you can’t use, I would be glad to take it to the food bank. The food bank also accepts toiletries, cleaning products, paper products, and other miscellaneous items. You…