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There are 23 districts in our complex at Sun Lakes Country Club. Usually each month the residents receive a newsletter from their District Delegate. More often than not, there is a reservation form attached for an event in their district. It might be a pot luck dinner, a dinner dance, a hot dog and ice cream social, a golf tournament, bingo and on and on. What do you do with it? Most of the residents throw it away or don't even look at it. The District Staff — Delegate, Alternate Delegate, Zone Captains, Social Committees — work very hard to plan and stage an event for the district. The dates are established a year in advance. This is necessary due to the fact we have 23 Districts, and over 80 Clubs and Groups and the Recreation Department all looking for event dates. All the work is done for the benefit of our residents and less than half bother to attend. It has become necessary for districts to combine with other districts to have enough reservation to make it worthwhile to stage the event. Many times the district has to cancel the event for the lack of reservations. Sun Lakes Country Club is one of the most active adult communities anywhere. When we decided to move here from our old neighborhoods, all of us were aware of all of the amenities at Sun Lakes. And yet, there are residents who haven't seen the inside of our clubhouses or our restaurants, or used the pools or attend a district party. We realize there are residents who can't get around very well, but certainly not half of our community. When you consider that most districts have events every three or four months, maybe four or five or six a year, there must be an event that would be fun to attend. We are a close knit community, and most people appreciate having neighbors and friends who care about each other. So what is the matter with our people? Have we become so jaded or tired of participating that we would rather stay locked up in our home watching TV? If it is a matter of having different events instead of the same old thing, all you have to do is tell the District Delegate your suggestions, and they will come up with some new and different events. We are honored to be associated with the hard working District Delegates who take care of their residents and try to plan events that will be of interest to them. We will continue to plan party after party and hope our people will begin to want to join their neighbors and friends and have fun. That is why most of us moved here in the first place, to enjoy retirement with our friends. If you have any questions or concerns, please call me. DElEgaTE assEmbly REpoRT Joe Formino, Chairman, District Delegate Assembly 6 | sun lakes lIfestyles | July 2015 | CommunIty news The Operations Department will complete its 2015 street rehab project in July. Several streets will be affected, including streets in Districts 7, 8, 9 and 10. The Main Clubhouse parking lot will also be seal coated during this time, and various sections will be closed between July 8 and July 10. Parking in the Main Clubhouse will be available each day but parking spaces will be limited during construction. The streets in Districts 7, 8, 9, and 10 will be closed to all traffic for 24 hours on their scheduled date. Residents living in the area affected by the road closures, should have received a letter with a schedule and a map for seal coating. If you live in Districts 7, 8, 9 or 10 and have not received notice or need more information regarding the 2015 street rehab project, please call the Operations Department at 769-6644. Information including maps, street locations and schedules are on our Sun Lakes website www.sunlakescc.com and on channel 97. We thank you for your cooperation and understanding while we are improving our Sun Country Club's streets. ~ Mark Schleiden, Director of Operations upcOMing street repairs July 8-16 In this drill, and during all drills or actual disasters, our objective basically is to locate all injured victims and either treat them on site or transport them to the appropriate medical facility for treatment. This year's drill occurred on May 29. At 1:27 pm, we simulated a 7.2 magnitude quake with the epicenter located about four miles northeast of Sun Lakes. Three chlorine tank cars had derailed and ruptured just northeast of Sun Lakes emitting chlorine gas. A six mile per hour breeze was coming out of the northeast. Interstate 10 and State Route 79 appeared to be useable. Telephone and electric service had been interrupted. Generators were even able to be put in place to supply electrical needs for lights and communications as necessary. In Sun Lakes we have 23 districts and well over 300 zones within the districts. As the drill began zone captains checked each zone looking for injured victims. If there were no injuries within a home a yellow card was placed in a front facing window of the home. Homes without a card were checked more thoroughly to see if the residents were simply not home or if assistance was needed. In this drill there were 35 simulated injuries ranging from contusions to lacerations, broken bones, glass in the eye, heart attacks, chlorine gas burns and breathing problems. Twenty-five of the injured were transported to the Highland Springs Medical Center or San Gorgonio Memorial Hospital. Ten were treated and released at their residence. We have a communications group within Sun Lakes which helps us communicate within the community, as well as to the Riverside County Office of Emergency Services, CHP, Banning Police and Fire Depts. and other emergency organizations. Also within Sun Lakes we have our own security unit whose function is to open all gates manually in case of a power failure, check natural gas and liquid petroleum lines and overhead high voltage lines, and provide security at the gates and within the community. We also have an Animal Rescue Unit whose function it is to find and confine, and take care of loose animals and animals of injured victims. This drill is performed annually and helps us keep our organization running efficiently. ~ T.J. Moody, Executive Director of EPAP 2015 EPAP Disaster Drill Review

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