The Hook Clan

AAUW SE Valley Presents $12,000 Scholarship Check to CGCC

SunBird Lions Club – July 2025

Cheers Social Group Activities

Word of the Month: Ratiocinative, Ratiocination

David Zapatka Reader Lettie Harrald writes, “I just saw your column in the latest Splash about Gerunds and immediately thought about J.A. Jance’s recent blog also talking about Gerunds, among other things. I am taking the liberty of forwarding said article to you. You need to read through quite a lot of other stuff first…

Spring Fling in Paradise

Mark your calendars for Saturday, March 1, from 7 to 10 p.m. As the weather is warming and the cacti are blooming, SunBird will be looking more like paradise every day! It’s time to put on your dancing shoes and celebrate spring, “island style”! Come join us in the ballroom as we dance to the…

SunBird Bandits Golf Tournament Open to All!

The annual SunBird Bandits Golf Tournament will be on Wednesday, Feb. 26, with a shotgun start at 8 a.m. The format is a two-person triple play event (scramble/best ball/alternate shot). Teams will be Women, Men, and Mixed (all flighted). The cost is $60 per player, which includes coffee and donuts, a round of golf, mulligans,…

Fruit Picking

The SunBird Fruit Picking Team is currently picking fruit. They are picking on Tuesdays beginning at 8:30 a.m. If you have a fruit tree that you cannot pick, these volunteers will pick your fruit and donate the fruit to the community. Fruit is left in the clubhouse on Tuesdays for homeowners to pick up. Please…

Medicare, Medicaid, and Related Benefit Information

Personalized, objective assistance to seniors, the disabled, and caregivers is provided by volunteer counselors trained by the Arizona Agency on Aging Benefits Assistance Program. Services include basic information about Original Medicare (Parts “A” and “B”), Supplemental (Medigap) policies, Medicare Prescription Drug Plans (Part “D”), Medicare Advantage Plans (HMOs, etc.), AHCCCS (Medicaid), and ALTCS (Arizona Long…

What Makes Crystal Cards Work?

Crystal Cards (CC) accepts donations of used greeting cards, gives them new life, and sells them for $1 each to raise money for My Sister’s Place, a domestic violence shelter in Chandler. A few women came up with this idea in 2016, and with their determination and commitment, CC has grown beyond anything imagined. CC…