Category: August 2019

New courts are coming!

Jenifer Walden Good news! General Acrylics is the company that has been awarded the contract to resurface sports courts 1 and 2. This is the same company that did such a great job constructing courts 3 and 4 a few years ago. Demolition will begin in July and should be completed by the end of…

Vacation mail notice

Jan Griffin, Manager Going on an extended vacation? Remember, the SunBird post office will hold your mail for an indefinite length of time and forward your mail to you once a week or as often as requested. The cost for each mailing is $7.35, plus $2.00 handling. Visit the SunBird post office for details of…

News From The Pro Shop

Gary Hodges, Head Pro The pro shop staff would like to thank everyone who joined us for the 4th of July tournament and picnic on the patio. It was a great success. There were rave reviews about the tournament door prizes as well as the lunch. I would like to thank Jean Dunbar for his…

Garden Club summer update

Julie Anderson Summer is here, and the temperatures are rising! This is typically the time of year when we all kick back and relax, but the SunBird Garden Club continues to focus on projects within our community. First up, is the new garden being installed along Championship Drive. Our Garden Club has teamed with the…

Get well soon

Wendy Weber Our thoughts and prayers are with Aaron Nelson from the Aaron Nelson Project. Aaron had previously performed here at SunBird and was scheduled to once again perform on Saturday, June 22. In an unfortunate turn of events, he ended up requiring emergency surgery for a detached retina, and afterward, he suffered several strokes.…

Line Dancing with Judee

If you are new and haven’t registered for classes that are starting on Monday, Sept. 9, in the SunBird Ballroom, now is the time! Summer’s almost over! However, we all know that statement is probably two months too soon! The blessing is that we dance on the biggest dance floor in the area with the…

Donate to the Chandler Food Bank

My name is Julie, and I am a SunBird resident and a volunteer at the Chandler Food Bank. If you have extra, unopened food 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 can…

Social Events

Ice Cream Social Wednesday, Aug. 7, Horizon Rm, 2:00 to 6:00 p.m. Here’s the scoop! $5 includes ice cream with various toppings! Everyone is welcome! Karaoke and DJ Night with DJ Mikey Mike Friday, Aug. 9, Horizon Rm, 6:00 to 9:00 p.m. Join DJ Mikey Mike for a night of karaoke and dancing to your…

Healing with Essential Oils

There will be no essential oil meeting in August. The next one is on Sept. 4, the first Wednesday. We will be making a blend to enhance the immune system. If your immune system is strong, you will rarely get sick. People around you may have colds and flu, but you seem to never be…