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Congratulations to our members! The Garden Club won 3rd place in the Fourth of July Parade. Way to go! Sandy Rinehart from Cherry Valley Nursery will tell us how to get our yards ready for fall. Sandy always shares good information with us. She will also answer questions about planting and caring for our plants and yards. The meeting is Aug. 13, at 10 am, in the Main Clubhouse Ballroom. Dues to be a member of the Garden Club are $15 per year. New members are welcome at any time during the year. Membership info., Suzi Messick, 769-7945. SEES CANDIES: Peanut Brittle, lollipops and gift certificates are available all year and are sold at our meetings. See's candies will be on sale at the Fall Craft Sale. The See's Candies sales are our only major fund raiser and benefit the many charities that we support. GARDEN CLUB TRIPS: Sunnylands and Chiariaco Summit, Sept. 26. Our first stop will be in Palm Springs. We will be traveling there to visit Sunnylands Visitor Center for a one hour stop before proceeding to Chiriaco Summit. The Annenburg Foundation Trust has created beautiful grounds and an estate that has held many meetings where world leaders can convene to "promote world peace and facilitate international agreement." The gardens are lovely and there is a lovely coffee shop on the grounds. Then off to Chiriaco Summit, a landmark for over 75 years and home of the General Patton Memorial Museum and the West Coast Vietnam Veterans Wall. Patton established the area around Chiriaco Summit in 1942 as a training ground for the military who would have to fight in a desert. Dec. 15 – Rancho Cucamonga and the Holiday Lights *Flyers are at meetings and at Evelyn Hawkins home at 1607 Fairway Oaks. Info., 845-7199 (e-mail evhawkins37@aol.com) FRUIT PICKERS: Don't let that delicious fruit growing in your yard to go to waste. Who ya gonna call? Doris Harrison at 769-3990, Marlene at 769-6696 or Carolyn Wright at 797-3568. It will be picked and donated to one of the local organizations that feed the hungry in our area. MEMORIAL TREE PLANTING PROGRAM: If you have lost a loved one and they lived in Sun Lakes, you can have a tree planted in memory of your loved one. It is done twice a year, in the spring and fall. Info., Carolyn Casperson, 769-9888 or e-mail her at car3sun@gmail.com. DONATIONS FOR CHARITY: Please bring your discarded cell phones, eye glasses, stuffed animals and small suitcases or back packs. All of these items are then donated to organizations that can pass them on to those in need instead of sitting in a drawer getting dusty. Info., Joan Blumenfeld, 845-6715. GIFT BAG PROGRAM: We collect all those wonderful shampoos, conditioners and soaps that you bring home from your trips that are tucked away and forgotten. Bring them to our meetings and let us assemble them into gift bags which are given to our local charity organizations and are distributed to those who truly need them. Info., Helen Cunning, 797-0407. 18 | sun lakes lIfestyles | auGust 2014 | soCIal Clubs & Groups Garden Club We meet from 5:30 to 8:30 pm on Saturday, Aug. 16 in the Main Clubhouse, and Aug. 29 in the South Clubhouse. Help us make this the best it can be. We have your songs in your key. Come on out and meet your neighbors, let your hair down, sing a little song, do a little dance, have some fun. Plus, it's free. Rules of Karaoke… Clapping required; sometimes you clap 'cause it's good and sometime you clap 'cause it's over. Info., Barb 845-7265 or Rosie 769-2645. Karaoke Group