Sun Lakes Democratic Club meeting notice

Tom Amrhein

The next meeting of the Sun Lakes Democratic Club will be on Monday, October 10 at 7:00 p.m. in the Navajo Room at Sun Lakes Country Club. Guest speakers will be Linda Brown from Adelante Health Care and Pat Gleeson, AARP Legis. Committee.

Linda Brown, Project Manager/lead Navigator Implementation of ACA, will speak to the changes in marketplace insurance due to the withdrawal of some companies from the program in Arizona.

Pat Gleeson will explain AARP’s 2016 Take a Stand project.

Several candidates for state, county and federal offices will be present to meet and speak with members including Jennifer Pawlik (AZ House), Steve Weichert (AZ Senate) and Adrian Fontes (Maricopa County Recorder)

At all club meetings, non-perishable food items are collected for the Matthew’s Crossing Food Bank. Collections take place on meeting nights in the west parking lot from 6:30-7:00 p.m. There is also a collection box at the north entrance of the Sun Lakes Sunset Grill lobby. In 2015 the total amount collected for Matthew’s Crossing was 2,310.5 lbs. of food and $686. With the amount collected in August (95 lbs. of food and $20) the totals so far for 2016 are 2,170 lbs. of food and $206. Thank you and congratulations, Sun Lakes Democrats, for your continuing generosity!

Everyone is welcome at Sun Lakes Democratic Club meetings which are always on the second Monday of each month. Refreshments are served. For more information call Tom Amrhein at 480-895-1162.