Mary Shelor
Kare Bears completed their year with an Appreciation Luncheon on March 25 in the ballroom. The Horizon Room provided a spinach salad with blueberries, strawberries, and walnuts with tasty raspberry dressing and a lemony dessert on a graham cracker crust. Each table was decorated with a bouquet of colorful spring flowers, and a person at each table was able to take the bouquet home. It was an event enjoyed by all.
New board members were also announced for the 2025-26 season. Since Judy Kelner has served only one year, she will continue to be our president next year. Judy Adams will be our new vice president, Marie Hunter will again be our treasurer, and Barb Dunbar will be our secretary. Birdie Lopez and Paula Warhoover will be members-at-large.
Members of Kare Bears have worked hard this year, offering the SunBird community a variety of events as their fundraisers. We continued to have Saturday vendor fairs, a concert, and the Secondhand Rose Fashion Show. We donated some $12,000 to several charities in Chandler and nearby communities and our own HOA. Our final event will be the distribution of Blessing Bags to residents in our own community who are confined to home or do not have family members here who visit them regularly.
It has truly been a successful year for the Kare Bears, and it’s all to the credit of dedicated members of our organization and the people who attend our functions—caring people who offer their time and talents to assist others in our community to make life just a little bit better for others. Thank you for all your support.