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| SUN LAKES LIFESTYLES | MARCH 2019 | 19 Meeting Liaison Date, Time Location Bingo Committee Linda Spaulding Alt. mo. Jan., March, etc. 2nd Tues., 1 pm MCH Multipurpose Rm. Dist. Del. Assembly Sandy Moyer & Linda Spaulding 2nd Thurs., 2 pm SCH Community Rm. Finance Committee Dan Comerford 3rd Wed., 2 pm Administration Golf Committee Linda Spaulding 2nd Mon., 2 pm MCH Multipurpose Rm. Library Committee 1st Tues., 11 am Bus Room Lifestyles Committee Sandy Moyer 7th or 1st week day after 7th, 9 am Bus Room Common Area Advisory John Clark 3rd Wed., 8:30 am Administration Marketing Committee John Clark 1st Mon., 2 pm Administration Master Architectural Dan Comerford 2nd/4th Tues., 9 am Administration Master Board Meeting 4th Wed., 6:30 pm Main Ballroom Recreation Committee Dan Comerford First Wed., 2 pm MCH Multipurpose Rm. Restaurant and Lounge 1st Tues., 2 pm MCH Multipurpose Rm. RV Storage Facility Linda Spaulding 4th Thurs., 1:30 pm Administration Safety & Security Sandy Moyer Last Mon., 1:30 pm Administration EPAP Management Sandy Moyer Alt. mo. Jan., March, etc. 3rd Mon., 3 pm EPAP Operations Center BOARD/COMMITTEE MEETING SCHEDULE We're happy it's March at Sun Lakes – trees and plants are starting to bud out; we've also had some nice rains so spring should be nice! I'm sure a lot of you already have your travel plans made for 2019, and traveling means reading a good book to me. Please come and visit our first Book Sale for 2019, on March 9 from 9 am to 1 pm. We'll have lots of great books for sale – hard covers, soft covers, audio books – and deals, too! March has St. Patrick's Day which makes me think of Ireland, and of Irish writers, or storytellers in general. Something about the rain, the fog, and the peat fires brings out that desire to gather a group around in comfy chairs and tell a story. We know the Irish have a lot of thoughtful sayings as well. St. Patrick was born about AD 384 in Britain as Maewyn Succat. At 16 (AD 400) he was kidnapped from his home on the west coast and carried off to Ireland to become a slave who worked as a shepherd. "In Ireland the inevitable never happens and the unexpected constantly occurs." Working amongst the Irish he became fluent in their language. He escaped after six years, returned home, but on further travels, had a second imprisonment in Tours, France, where he learned of the monastic lifestyle. Maewyn had a dream in which he was called to preach the Gospel. He spent the next 15 years in a monastery, preparing for missionary work. "May you have warm words on a cold evening, a full moon on a dark night, and the road downhill all the way to your door." He became Priest Patricius (Irish: Padraig), and eventually Patrick with the mission to convert the Irish who were Celtic polytheists at the time. There were some Christians in Ireland then, but Patrick spread Christianity and brought an organized church into being. He recorded that he was successful in converting some noble Irish women, becoming nuns, and Christianity there was a combination of local churches with affiliated convents. "In Ireland the inevitable never happens and the unexpected constantly occurs." Legend says we wear the shamrock on St Patrick's Day because Patrick used its three leaves to explain the Holy Trinity. Patrick did not drive the snakes out of Ireland; this was a metaphor for opposing Druidism which used snakes in their symbolism. "May your glass be always full. May the roof over your head be always strong. And may you be in heaven a half hour before the devil knows you're dead." Patrick is considered to have died on March 17, this day is what we now take for "St. Patrick's Day." "Yes I am a dreamer. For a dreamer is one who can only find his way by moonlight, and his punishment is that he sees dawn before the rest of the world." ~ Oscar Wilde. Happy reading! Library Advisory Safety & Security Advisory Bingo Advisory The BINGO Advisory Committee wishes each of you a Happy St. Patrick's Day! This month BINGO will be held on March 12, 19 and 26. Our doors open at 4:30 pm and the first game begins promptly at 6 pm. You can bring food from home or purchase food to go from our restaurant. Drinks from our bar are also allowed. It is always a fun and inexpensive evening out. We give away lots of money. Come win some! Don't miss out. Our committee is so pleased to see so many new Sun Lakers coming to Bingo. We welcome you! Have questions? Call me at (951) 845-8700 (Anne). The committee makes recommendations to the Master Board on matters pertaining to community safety and security such as operation and control of the entry and exit gates, establishing and auditing traffic control requirements, establishment of neighborhood watch groups, fire prevention and other related matters which may arise from time to time. The committee listens to resident's suggestions and responds as appropriate. The committee also conducts hearings for resident's infractions of parking rules. Meetings are held on the fourth Monday of the month in the Administration Conference Room at 1:30 pm. Residents may attend the business portion of the meeting, but will be excused from the hearings. Questions may be addressed to Jean Dobson, Chair (951) 922-6755.

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