Denise Lott East Valley Marines Detachment 1296 helps support the Vista Grande High School’s Marine Corps Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps (MCJROTC) in Casa Grande. They provide scholarships each year toward college expenses for a graduating cadet. They also help send young Marine cadets on an annual trip to Camp Pendleton for a first-hand look…
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Clubs & Classes, December 2014
Irish Club news – December 2014
Mary Pilon, Secretary The first meeting of the 2014-2015 season of the Irish Club was held on Wednesday, November 5 at 6:00 p.m. in the Horizon Room. Our new President Walt Kinney presided over the meeting. Deanna Calvert is our new Vice President, James Gascoyne is our Treasurer and Mary Pilon continues for her third…
Clubs & Classes, December 2014
Free exercise class
Lillian Donley Join us Monday through Friday from 8:00-8:45 a.m. in the Ballroom and walk away the pounds! It’s more than walking. It’s a full body workout for muscles in motion. “A body in motion, stays in motion.”
Clubs & Classes, December 2014
SunBird American German Club news for December
Trish Deflieze The holiday season is here and all of us are busy with preparations to celebrate and/or travel. At our November meeting we watched a video on the building and destruction of the Berlin Wall. No matter how many times we see this video we all learn something new. It gives everyone something to…
Clubs & Classes, December 2014
SunBird American Italian Club news
Frank Nechvatal The November meeting was held in the Horizon Room at 6:00 p.m. This was a potluck meeting that proved to be very enjoyable. Our meeting followed a very busy Community Day Event. President Bob Sciaretta, along with Herb and Jo Zielke and Chris Nechvatal, manned the club’s table. They were able to collect…
Clubs & Classes, December 2014
Formula One Racing comes to Arizona schools
Norm Noble Excuse me? Formula One (F1) racing in Arizona schools? Do we really want our school kids racing cars? We do if they are involved in the program developed by the Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE), the world’s premier engineering society dedicated to the advancement of the mobility community to serve society. F1 in…
Clubs & Classes, December 2014
Garden Club update
The December 12 meeting at 9:00 a.m. in the Ballroom will once again be our popular Christmas Brunch celebration. This year, Donna Bergmann will do a presentation on how she pots her beautiful annuals. It is always a good time. When we arrived I was once again blown away by how beautiful SunBird looked. The…
Clubs & Classes, December 2014
Cottonwood Clay Sculpture class – December 2014
Evelyn Shea Hello! And welcome if you are a returning winter visitor or have just moved here. You are just in time to enjoy the winter holidays and the sunshine – without the snow! Don’t stress the holidays this year! The Cottonwood Clay Sculpture class invites you to join them. Create your own gifts while…
Clubs & Classes, December 2014
Third graders delight in Rotary’s annual Dictionary Project
Colette McNally Fall is the chosen time for local Rotary Clubs to prepare for one of their most enjoyable service projects of the year. Over the past nine years, the Sun Lakes Rotary Club has led the effort in distributing Dictionaries to every third grader in the Chandler Unified School District, in addition to other…
Clubs & Classes, December 2014
From one Computer Booter to another, join us this month
Sue Klein, Publicity Coordinator The Computer Booters will meet on December 2 at 7:00 p.m. at Sun Lakes Country Club in the Navajo Room. Our quest speaker this month is Mike Long. With a degree in data processing he has 15 years experience on Wall Street. He was also Vice President of Operations for National…