Marilyn Klooster Words cannot express my gratitude to all of the SunBird friends for the many kindnesses you extended to me upon your learning of Joe’s death on June 14. Your cards, phone calls, words of comfort and sympathy, prayers and hugs meant so much to me and will continue throughout the days that follow…
Category: September 2019
Card Games & Sports, September 2019
Hello bowlers!
It’s time to get our fall teams together. We will start on Sept. 30, and bowl until Dec. 16 (12 weeks). We will do a winter league starting on Jan. 6, 2020, and running through March 23, 2020. We start at 9:30 a.m. to shadow, with bowling beginning at 9:45 a.m. The price of bowling…
Community News, September 2019
Donate to the Chandler Food Bank
My name is Julie, and I am a SunBird resident, as well as a volunteer at a 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.…
Community News, September 2019
Get ready for some fun carpet in the clubhouse
In last month’s SunBird News, we outlined some of the many various projects being completed in our SunBird Community this summer, including painting and replacing carpeting in the clubhouse. The carpet has been ordered, and you will say wow when you see it! You may love it (we hope so) or you may not, but…
Association News, September 2019
SunBird HOA dues: Money at work
Financial accounts The SunBird HOA has several accounts for various purposes and some with large balances. What is all that money being saved for? That’s a GREAT question. Every account is dedicated to certain items, and the monies in them dedicated to certain maintenance, services, or improvement projects. From the beginning of SunBird, our HOA…
Clubs & Classes, September 2019
Garden Club
The guardhouse update is almost complete! The new planter has been installed, and the stone facing has been added. Finishing touches, such as repainting the guardhouse and planting flowers, will take place in September. Thank you to Barb Ott, Jerry Seiler, and Bill Hook for collaborating on this project, which was presented to the Project…
Card Games & Sports, September 2019
Pickleball Club members look forward to fall schedule
The summer pickleball season for the SunBird full-timers is resuming with ad-hoc play times. For details, contact Dan and Marianna. The courts are expected to be completed, and the fall hours will commence on Oct. 1! Look for the fall/winter schedule in the October SunBird News. We are looking for volunteers to be trained on…
Front Page, September 2019
Patriot Day Parade and Ceremony September 11
SunBird is honored to hold our Second Annual Patriot Day Tribute Parade and Ceremony on Wednesday, Sept. 11. Help us show appreciation and express our gratitude to all active and retired emergency personnel for their dedication and service to our wonderful communities, as well as honor the memory of those who lost their lives on…
Clubs & Classes, September 2019
Women’s Connection prepares for exciting vendor fair
Susan Reynhout, publicity chairman Women’s Connection is excited to once again host our vendor fair and brunch on Thursday, Nov. 14, from 8:00 a.m. until 1:00 p.m. This popular event is filled with an awesome variety of vendors, raffle brunch, program, and lots of shopping. If you are interested in being a vendor or would…
Community News, September 2019
Word of The Month: Extirpate
David Zapatka While traveling this summer on the Goldwing, I chose to visit the granddaddy of all outdoor sporting goods stores, Bass Pro Shops in Springfield, Missouri. If you’ve never been there, it’s spectacular and certainly worth a visit. More than 4,000,000 tourists visit this store every year, more than double the tourists to the…