Category: July 2015

Manager’s Report

The new swimming pool has been dug!

It’s a busy place at SunBird! The Clubhouse swimming pool enlargement project is moving along. The demolition of the old swimming pool, Jacuzzi, decking and walls has been completed. The new swimming pool and Jacuzzi has been dug, plumbed, re-barred and shotcreted. The new bathroom has been built. Both Maricopa County and City of Chandler…

Upcoming events and activities at SunBird

New Senior Fitness Class Tuesdays from 11:00 a.m.–noon in the Navajo Room The class will help you gain better balance and strength, increase bone density, develop better muscle tone, lose or gain weight, gain energy and increase positive mood. The first class is free; the cost after that would be $4 each class. This class…

My Country ‘Tis of Thee, Sweet Land of Liberty

Join us on Thursday, July 2 in the SunBird Ballroom at 7:00 p.m. We will come together to celebrate, to honor and to remember. This year’s extravaganza will be one of the most heartfelt, most patriotic and most beautiful of all! This year we honor one of the remaining Pearl Harbor survivors, Mr. Jack Holder,…

Thank You, Friends

On behalf of our family, I would like to say a special thank you to all who expressed your support and condolences on the demise of my husband, Jhoma, who passed away on April 22. It is over a month now that he has been at eternal peace and I’ve been overwhelmed by the love…

Line Dancing with Judee

We aren’t dancing during July and August, but that doesn’t mean we aren’t thinking about, longing for and really missing line dancing. It’s just not for all the previous reasons listed but mostly withdrawal for not being with the dancers who have been in my classes. We actually miss each other and are very concerned…

Energy (Dahn) yoga classes for July

July Schedule Morning: 7:45-8:45 a.m. on Monday, Tuesday and Thursday Afternoon: 4:15-5:15 p.m. on Tuesday and Thursday Note: No Monday afternoon classes until October No afternoon classes on July 2, 7 and 9 Peggy will teach the morning classes on those days. Where: SunBird Golf Resort Navajo Room, third floor. There is no cost; donations…

Edgar Cayce Study Group

Our “Search for God” study group meets every Thursday at 7:00 p.m. in Room A-2 of Cottonwood Country Club. We explore the readings of Edgar Cayce who is recognized as the greatest psychic of the 20th century and the founder of holistic healing. We strive to be healthier, peaceful and to be one with the…

Reporting an act of kindness and patriotism

Jay R. Strisik, MSW, ACSW I just returned from the Honor Flight Arizona. For those who do not know, this is a privately financed program run by all volunteers that flies WWII veterans for a three-day trip to Washington, D.C. to view the national monuments there. During this trip I was inspired by our awesome…

Footnotes from the Library

Nancy Smith Finding your way – around our library. We’ve done some house cleaning and want you to know what has changed. Two categories, War and Western, have both been moved to the row facing the windows. This allows for larger books, such as the Navy and Marine history books. Due to low readership, the…

Notes from the board meeting

The May 18 HOA Board meeting was called to order at 6:00 p.m. All members of the Board were present (Jean Pritchard via telephone). The minutes of the April 27 Business Meeting and the May 11 Agenda Planning Meeting were approved. Gordon Lee gave the Treasurer’s report. Layne Varney gave his manager’s report. The second…