August 19, 2005

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Sun City Anthem Community Association, Inc.
Traffic Safety Committee

Due to the late delivery of the Spirit, the Anthem Resident Traffic Survey has been extended to August 31, 2005

Each Sun City Anthem resident with an ID card may complete a survey form. Paper Copies are available at the Member Services desk in the Anthem Center.

You may also print a copy of the form from the Resident Home page on the new community Web site: http://www.suncityanthem.org


Dick Cancellier
Chair
Traffic Safety Committee

Our Friend, Len Penn

Our Friend, Len Penn

It is not often in life that one has the privilege of knowing and working with a person who so clearly defines the words gentleman and friend. It is not often in life that a man surfaces who is willing to work tirelessly for his community without consideration for personal praise or recognition and, it is not often that we meet and know a man with a defined love for his God, his family, and his country.

We here at Sun City are fortunate to have known a man with all of these qualities and more. We all called him friend because he had no enemies. We loved him because he was our brother. We respected him because he worked hard for the causes he believed in.

Len Penn passed away Wednesday morning, August 17, 2005 of a massive coronary. He passed away sitting next to the person that he loved deeply, his wife Millie. Len was born in New York City in 1938. He was an only child. He graduated Cardinal Hayes High School and Rutgers University. He served aboard an aircraft carrier with the United States Navy, where after 4 years, he left to enter the banking business. Len first worked for the Bank of America, and later with JP Morgan where he served as Vice President. He is survived by his wife, Millie; son, Anthony; daughter, Veronica Turner; stepdaughter, Tami Morrison; and stepson, Anwar Morrison.

In life, Len defined the word gentleman for he was both a gentleman and a gentle man. He defined the word friend for he was always loyal, trustworthy, and true. If you needed him, or if he thought you needed him, he was there for you. We all know that Len’s twin passions were golf and his friends. There were few days of the week when Len was not playing golf and every day he was with friends.

Len never sought praise or recognition for the things that he did for the community and his friends. I doubt most of you are aware of his love for and dedication to Sun City Anthem and its residents. For 2 terms Len was President of the Men’s Golf Club. He worked tirelessly with me on the Negotiating team, the team that brought the community it’s second and soon it’s third recreation center. He also served on the Oversight Committee, the Lifestyle Task Force of the Transition Committee, and the Trumpet’s Liaisons\ Committee. Lenny was a member of the two man resident team that consulted with Del Webb on resident issues centered around the sale of the Revere Golf courses to Troon Golf. He helped write the language ensuring that SCA residents would have unique privileges with respect to the use of the Revere golf courses.

Len was my close friend and I know he was a friend to you as well. While he is gone now, I know each of us will remember him for the unique part he played in our lives.

Favil West

Memorial

A memorial service will be held for Len Penn Monday, August 22, 2005, at 6:30 p.m. on the 18th green of the Lexington Golf course at The Revere. A reception will follow the Memorial service in the Banquet room at the Revere Club House.

The family has asked that donations be made to The Minuteman Foundation lieu of flowers or cards.

The Minuteman Foundation
2505 Anthem Village Drive
Suite E-480
Henderson, NV 89052

Oh! The Secrecy of it!
We mere residents might become confused…
An Editorial

When the Transition Committee’s Lifestyle Task Force chair read the Task Forces’ report at a Board of Directors meeting, I asked for a copy of the chair’s report. I was turned down. It seems that the reading of the report in a gathering of approximately 230 residents was deemed sufficient to communicate its content to the Community. The report contained a myriad of heinous provisions that one could only guess at the extent of their damage to our way of life here in Sun City Anthem. That report should have been incorporated into the minutes of the meeting. “But, that has never been done in the past!”

During the recent Elections for the Board of Director, each and every candidate talked about better communication, less secrecy, more open discussion of the issues. In order to provide information that the Del Webb management folks conducting the Builders Forum failed to do, Board President David Weil issued a report named Status of Independence Center dated August 16, 2005 stating in part:

“The Board approved on an interim basis the proposed Lifestyles Policy and Procedure, so that scheduling and use of the Multi-purpose Rooms can happen today.”

When I asked for a copy of the “interim” document to post on the new web site, I was turned down with this comment:

“…final approval from the Board at the August Board meeting. Will forward a copy as soon as we get the approval….”

I am told that:

• “…meetings and workshops have been open to the residents and I really can't see why we are being accused of
  secrecy….”
• “We are not keeping the document "secret."”  
• “Rest assured, you as well as any interested parties, will have the document as soon as we can get it to you in the form that will be implemented.”
• “I don't think it is in the best interests of the community to have a formal policy that all interim documents belong on the community Web site while they are still works in progress. Doing so would, in many cases, cause a great deal of unnecessary confusion on the part of people reading them.”
• “What does it matter? It will be available following the next Board Meeting.”

In spite of the newly elected board member’s pledge of “no secrets” the inability to get permission to publish that “work in progress” indicates loud and clear that secrecy remains the watch word of our newly elected Board of Directors.

Secrecy is the condition of hiding information from others.


Chuck Davis
Publisher & Editor, Anthem Compendium

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The Minuteman Foundation, Inc.        Tax ID # 48-1256766
2505 Anthem Village Drive, Suite E-480
Henderson, NV 89052

The Minuteman Foundation is the organization which provides the funding needed to support the activities of the Community Service Club. The Foundation is a 501 (c) (3) charity.

Volunteers of the COMMUNITY SERVICE CLUB provide free assistance to Sun City Anthem residents. The services included are:

Transportation: To local area medical providers or supermarkets. Three (3) business days notice required to arrange for your ride.

Equipment: We will loan you (on a temporary basis) a wheelchair, walker, crutches, cane, or other durable medical equipment.

Home Maintenance: Assistance with minor home maintenance chores such as: cleaning or replacing overhead air filters, replacing batteries in smoke alarms and carbon monoxide (CO) detectors, or changing overhead light bulbs.

Home Assistance: Resource Directory of information on fee-based, discount, and many other services available to seniors. Volunteers will also shop and deliver groceries or prescription medication to residents who are temporarily homebound.

Support Groups: CSC sponsors several support groups to assist the residents of Sun City Anthem. These groups are:

• Living “Well” with Disabilities (physical mobility)
  2nd Tuesday, 1—2:30 p.m., Anthem Center

• Alzheimer’s Caregivers
  3rd Monday, 6:30—8:30 p.m., Former Sewing Room

• Bereavement (non denominational) Former Sewing Room
  1st Saturday, 4—5:30 p.m.
  2nd Wednesday, 4:00—5:30 p.m.
  3rd Tuesday, 7—8:30 p.m.
  4th Wednesday, 4:00—5:30 p.m.

• One on one guidance through Jewish bereavement protocol

• One on one grief counseling for loss of a child

• Friends of Bill W. (for recovering alcoholics)
  Every Monday, 7:00 p.m., Anthem Center

• Home Caregivers (for those caring for a loved one at home)
  Call for Information

Volunteers are the backbone of the CSC. We need your help!
HELP US NOW AND WE WILL HELP YOU LATER!

Call 614-5862 to volunteer or for further information.
Our business hours are 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday — Friday.

The Minuteman Foundation has received a  donation in memory of Mr. Fred Kempf who recently passed away. His widow, Kellee, lives on Forest City Drive. Though it's hard to see the reason, may it comfort you to know that loving thoughts go out to you...

The Minuteman Foundation has received a  donation in memory of Mr. Len Penn who recently passed away. His widow, Millie, lives on Warrington Drive. Though it's hard to see the reason, may it comfort you to know that loving thoughts go out to you...

Please make your dollars count, mail your check to:

The Minuteman Foundation, Inc.
2505 Anthem Village Drive, Suite E-480
Henderson, NV 89052

Please do not send mail for the Foundation to the Sun City Anthem Community Association. Use the above address.

It's easy to make a financial donation to the Foundation with your credit card. Click here. All transactions are via a secure link to PayPal, a wholly owned subsidiary of eBay. Your donation may be fully deductible. Contact your tax advisor.
 

Chuck Davis
Co-founder and Treasurer
The Minuteman Foundation, Inc.