Category: May 2016

State Parties

Line dancing to the music of Thaddeus Rose

Iowa Party for 2017 Paullene Caraher Keep February 28 open for the 2017 Iowa Party on the patio just outside the Ballroom in SunBird. Those going back to Iowa – remember to bring back some Iowa articles for the raffle. We have enjoyed Iowa wine, strawberry jam and salsa made with home grown tomatoes and…

News From Your Neighbors: Neighbors Who Care Inc.

The annual NWC Volunteer Recognition Brunch

Honoring our veterans Carol Bowers, Volunteer Services Manager Neighbors Who Care honored 250 volunteers at our annual Volunteer Recognition Brunch. This year our theme was Moving Ahead in Style. We enjoyed an elegant mid-day meal and a lovely fashion show presented by Bon Worth and our very fashionable volunteers. More than 30 individuals were recognized…

United Food Bank Milk Program

Pictured are Rotarians Terrie Sanders and Steve Perkins presenting a $1,030 check to Ginny Hildebrand, the CEO/President of the United Food Bank. The presentation was made April 7 at Food Bank headquarters in Mesa.

Norm Noble The Sun Lakes Rotary Club joined six other Valley area Rotary Clubs in contributing $1,030 each for a total of $7,210 to the UFB’s milk fund. This is the second year Rotarians have combined their efforts to assist United Food Bank in feeding hungry households in eastern Arizona. This is one of UFB’s…

May Ed Robson Library programs

Programs are blooming at the Ed Robson Branch Library in May! Join us for the following: Monday, May 9 at 1:00 p.m. – Remembering D-Day The most difficult military invasion in history, D-Day, began just after midnight on June 6, 1944. Terry Mindham will present and explain a photographic look at the events and places…

End of season party for Lapidary Club

The members of the SunBird Lapidary Club celebrated another successful year with an end of season party on the patio in March. The year saw record membership and participation in the many free rock, glass and jewelry classes offered to SunBird residents. This included the revitalization of the exciting “lost wax casting” process which has…

A season of giving for the SunBird Kare Bears

2016-17 Kare Bear Board members and officers

Rosie VanderVeen What a fantastic season for the Kare Bears! Our fundraisers were fun and profitable. Our loyal volunteers were enthusiastic and industrious, serving with poise and grace. The second annual golf tournament was an overwhelming success. Many thanks to Barb Dunbar and her team! The Kare Bear Faires were well attended, allowing us to…

Library program announced

The Ed Robson Library is pleased to offer the following program on Tuesday, May 3 at 1:00 p.m.: Ikebana Ikebana, the art of Japanese flower arrangement, is subtle, sensitive, sophisticated and meditative, with roots in Japanese Zen Buddhism. The growing appreciation for Japanese art and architecture in the West has extended to this Japanese way…

E-mail news group

SunBird has an email newsletter and special notices program to improve communications with homeowners. If you are not registered for this SunBird email list or you are not sure if you are, please go to the SunBird website at sunbirdhoa.com and click on the icon picture of the e-mail chimp (monkey) at the top of…

Social Events

DJ/Karaoke with Jamal Friday, May 6 from 6:00–9:00 p.m. Bring your dancing shoes and your singing voices and enjoy a fun filled evening with Jamal. Purchase your favorite drinks at the bar and appetizers from the kitchen until 8:00 p.m. Farmers Market Monday, May 9 from 10:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m. in the Waterview parking lot There…

Citizen safety forum

Presented by the Maricopa County Attorney’s Office and the Chandler Police Department Wednesday, May 4 from 8:00 a.m.–1:00 p.m. Free safety presentations open to the public on the topics of prescription safety, traveling criminal organizations and phone scams. Join us at the Chandler Community Center, 125 E. Commonwealth Ave. Chandler, AZ; complimentary lunch included. Registration…