Category: September 2018

Preparations underway for 20th annual Community Day

  Plans are underway for our 20th annual Community Day on Wednesday, November 14, 2018, from 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. The primary purpose of the day is for the enjoyment, benefit and education of our residents. We are extending an invitation to local vendors to participate, sell, display and demonstrate their services or products.…

Footnotes from the library

  Lois Anderson Why do jigsaw puzzles? It seems like a waste of time to take pieces of a picture, put them together, then break them apart before returning them to the box. However, it has been found that those who do jigsaw puzzles have good, if not excellent, cognitive (that’s being able to figure…

Overnight street parking

  Reminder: All existing overnight street parking variances will expire annually the first of October. Any homeowner who continues to have a valid need for a variance will need to complete and submit a new request form prior to the end of September. Please review the criteria for overnight street parking, as listed below: *…

SunBird Personalities

Bob Neuman This interesting lady is, in a way, new to SunBird and Arizona. At first glance, one will notice several things. She is very bright and is a people person who gets great satisfaction in helping others, a trait she derived by caring for her brothers and sisters. She has led a life that…

Lifelong learning program offers fall classes

Catherine Hammond More than 80 classes are available this fall through New Adventures in Learning. All presenters are volunteers who have gathered their knowledge in a variety of ways. Some are retired experts who have been formally trained or have worked for a lifetime in a particular field. Others have a newer passion to explore…

Donate to the Chandler Food Bank

  My name is Julie, I am a SunBird resident and I 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, diapers, paper products and other miscellaneous items.…

Email news group

  SunBird has an email newsletter and special-notices program to improve communications with homeowners. If you are not registered for the 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 email chimp (monkey) at the bottom of…

Al-Anon meeting notice

  The new 12-Step Al-Anon Group meets Monday evenings at 5:00 p.m. in the Ceramics Room 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 peace of mind.

Card Scores

  Hand & Foot Yvonne Beloney We meet on Tuesday in the Lakeview Room. We will start playing at 12:30 p.m. Come and join us and please arrive between noon and 12:15 p.m. so you can either pick a table or draw cards for partners. Buy-in is $.50. If you have any questions, you may…