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| SUN LAKES LIFESTYLES | MARCH 2025 | 9 The Sun Lakes Country Club Homeowners Association Annual Meeting of the Membership and Election of Directors will be held on Thurs., April 10, 2025, at 9 am, in the Main Clubhouse Ballroom (850 Country Club Drive, Banning, CA 92220). There will be two open positions on the Board of Directors. The newly-elected directors will serve two-year terms. A "Meet the Candidates" forum is Wed., March 5 at 4 pm in the Main Clubhouse Ballroom. Members will be given the opportunity to ask questions of Board candidates. Ballots will be mailed to each homeowner on Fri., March 7, 2025. Election information will be posted on the Sun Lakes website at www.sunlakescc.com and on the bulletin board in the Main Clubhouse adjacent to the receptionist desk. 2025 Sub Association Elections The sub-association elections will be conducted in March 2025. Fairway Villas Community Association – Tues., March 18, 2025 Lakeside II Community Association – Thurs., March 27, 2025 Lakeside Community Association – Fri., March 28, 2025 2025 Annual Meeting of the Membership & Election of Directors In the early days of our Sun Lakes Country Club community Bob Ewert and Herb Watson were instrumental in staging Celebrity Golf Tournaments to raise funds to benefit the San Gorgonio Memorial Hospital Foundation. These first tournaments involved not only celebrity players, but golf professionals as well, including John Daly and Fred Couples. Later in the 1990s, Herb sought to increase funding and successfully sought donations from the Morongo Band of Mission Indians. Along with that, Bob worked to increase the number of events for greater participation by Sun Lakes residents and the fundraising grew to include more local charities. In the following years, as many as 13 events have been staged yearly and the Sun Lakes Country Club Charitable Trust was founded to provide the IRS 501(c)(3) tax exempt benefit for continued operations of the fundraising activities. The California Trust is current with the State of California and the IRS. The Mission Statement was adopted in 2012: We are organized and operated by volunteers exclusively for charitable 501(c)(3) purposes to help meet needs in our community and the greater San Gorgonio Pass area in Southern California. All grants are provided by application from local organized charities. Event funding and donations make it possible for local charities to provide services that benefit the Pass Area communities for youth programs, arts & education, job training, medical services, helping seniors and meeting social needs. In 2013, the Million Dollar level of grants provided to local charities was reached and in 2023, the Two Million Dollar level was reached. This happens only with the volunteerism provided by Sun Lakes residents. Charity Week 2025 is scheduled for the week of June 3-8. The theme this year is Carnival which should offer some fun and exciting events. We'll be back with many of the tried and true events including the Monster Scramble, helicopter ball drop and of course, the ProAm. This year, we have some new participants, including the Wine Club with great new ideas for our Friday night event. If you would like to be part of the Charity Week team, please come to our next volunteer meeting on March 14 at 1 pm in the North Clubhouse. For more information, call Beverly Simmons at (909) 996-8569. CHARITY WEEK IS COMING! • Charity Raffle • Fashion Show Luncheon • Pickleball Tournament • Pancake breakfast • Golf Tournaments & Putting Contest • Helicopter Ball Drop • Happy Hour • English Tea • Ride the Helicopter • Friday Night Gala • Carol's Kitchen • TLC Animal Rescue • Table of Plenty • Banning Pass Little League • Banning Senior Center • CAST Players • San Jacinto College Foundation • Friends of Banning Library • VFW Post 233 • ARC Riverside (Beaumont location) Here are some of the events from past years and charities that have received funds.

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