Jamie Morgan We want to say a big thank you to all of you who participated in the month-long clothing drive for the Latin American Church of the Nazarene in Downtown Chandler. This has been a difficult year for so many people, and we wanted to be sure not to miss this annual clothing drive.…
Dana Marrs, Publicity As the winter season draws to a close, the Lady 18ers celebrate our Club Champion and prepare for the 2021-22 season. Our Club Championship took place over two weeks in March. Cindy Vig won, posting a lean, emergency-free pair of scores: 71 and 71. When we look back at the women who…
Lion Arlene Block Lion Carol Zittel has noted that 630 flags will be flying from Memorial Day through July, plus all of the other national holidays. Please, if you are interested in showing your patriotism, contact Lion Carol at 480-883-0958 and join the proud Americans. It is such a beautiful sight to drive around and…
Lion Arlene Block Lion Marilyn Hespel received the Melvin Jones award from the Chandler SunBird Lions Club. Melvin Jones was the founder of the Lions Clubs International; the award is a dedication to Humanitarian service. One wears proudly the pin in display of the plaque. Congratulations to Marilyn.
Mary Lou Kaye Dancing … a cure all! Social dancing provides so many benefits: social, physical, mental, psychological, and most of all, fun! You’ll never regret adding it to your lifetime of accomplishments. If you don’t aspire to Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers status, but want to avoid the Abbott and Costello syndrome, check it…
Suzanne Lipke Spring has arrived in Arizona, and the weather has been perfect! The SunBird Pickleball Club has had a busy couple of months. Pete Prucha, our local Gearbox representative and friend, organized a “Novice Clinic” for some of our newer players on Feb. 21 and 28. Everyone enjoyed the chance to work on some…
Wendy Weber, Lifestyle Director During the month of March, SunBird was fortunate enough to hold three separate COVID-19 Vaccination Clinics at SunBird. Paper Cranes Healthcare, along with the SunBird team of volunteers, did an amazing job vaccinating over 350 SunBird residents and employees. The eldest resident to get their vaccination was Rhoda Hokanson. She is…
Dianne Reed The SunBird Yarn Club meets each Wednesday morning at 10 a.m., in the Hopi Room. If you are learning, and your first attempt to crochet a dishcloth turned into a triangle, or if you are experienced and can teach us intarsia and mosaic knitting, we want you. We share advice and patterns, exchange…
Bobbie Reed Remember group work sessions? Remember public sales? Those occurred regularly until a year ago. March 2020 was when The Crystal Card Project canceled all public events. We never thought that the shutdown would still be in effect one year later. By April, volunteers were busy working at home as part of socially-distanced assembly…
Stan Kaufman The Rotary Club completed delivery of the SunBird Community Source Books at 10:30 a.m., on Jan. 30, 2021. It was a beautiful morning, and we were ably assisted, once again, by the team of Rotaract Club members from A.S.U. Club President Adrienne did a masterful job of getting 15 of their club members to assist…