Category: Community News

Recycling In SunBird

Household Hazardous Waste The Household Hazardous Waste Collection Center is now open to serve you! Leftover paint, household cleaners, pesticides, oil, antifreeze, etc. – You have it; we’ll help you recycle or dispose of it properly! Scheduled appointments are required to ensure a safe environment for the public and staff handling large quantities of household…

Donations needed for Food Bank

My name is Julie, I am a SunBird resident and I volunteer at a Chandler food bank. If you have any 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 baby food, pet food, toiletries, laundry and cleaning products, diapers,…

SunBird Personalities

Bob Neuman “SunBird Personalities” began in 2005, nearly 150 articles showcasing our residents. Here are some of the early ones. Shall we challenge our fickle memories? John and Aileen Johnston: Had a movie actor son, instrumental in forming the first SunBird Homeowners Council; chairman; in Navy. Aileen organized first SunBird Singers; three terms on Homeowners Board…

Lockbox for seniors

Once the application and waiver are completed and signed, the applicant can call the department’s coordinator, Officer Robin Atwood, Senior Lock Box Program Coordinator, at 480-782-4962, to set up an appointment for installation. When the coordinator arrives at your house, he will need to see all the application paperwork for verification. Once the application has…

CPR/AED classes planned

The SunBird HOA office is considering holding an American Red Cross CPR/AED class in the Fall of 2017. In this Standard CPR/AED Certification Course, you will learn how to perform CPR correctly on infants, children and adults. You will also learn how to use an Automated External Defibrillator (AED). The cost per person is $40.00.…

Karaoke and dancing – July

Mark your calendar for another fun evening of karaoke and dancing on Saturday, July 8, and then again on Saturday, July 22, from 7:00 p.m.-? at Sun Lakes Country Club’s Pro Shop Lounge (Mulligan’s) located at 25425 S. Sun Lakes Blvd., Sun Lakes, AZ. The lounge will be serving food. If you have been to…

SunBird Community Church

“The youthful urgency to step past time and learning has been replaced with patience and endurance though sometimes not in the strongest sense. There is a place in the heart, not a place where all wishes are granted. A song and a prayer in the heart are worth all the visual triumphs in the world.…

Welcome New Neighbors

James (Jim) Casby 1719 E. Augusta Avenue Hometown/State: St. Paul, Minnesota Jim was married 56 years and is now widowed. He has three children. Jim’s interests include golf, hiking, reading and “Carol.” Joseph Bishop 7283 S/ Sawgrass Drove Hometown/State: Detta, Utah Joseph was married 46 years and has five sons. He is a humanitarian. Carol…

This, That and Other Stuff

American flag

Bob Neuman Throughout the year, there are several times when we stop and honor past and present military and our founding fathers. Examples are Veterans Day, Presidents Day, Armed Forces Day, Memorial Day and Independence Day on July 4 of each year. Perhaps it has been a long time since we have opened a history…