July 8, 2006

Providing service to my community through communication.
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Sun City Anthem Authors Club
July 11, 2006, 1:00 to 3:00 p.m.

Featured Guest Speaker

Betty Auchard

Betty Auchard is the author of "Dancing in My Nightgown; The Rhythms of Widowhood." She will share her journey of widowhood, the mistakes, being forced to face new responsibilities and how and why she wrote the book.

All Sun City Anthem residents are welcome to attend.

Georgia Hubley
Pres., Anthem Authors

A letter read to the Minuteman Foundation, Inc,
Board of Trustees Meeting on July 6.

APPEAL TO THE COMMUNITY

The community is about to lose valuable assets which have helped made Sun City Anthem the desirable and wonderful place it is to live.

As you know, the Community Service Club is the action arm in the community of the Minuteman Foundation. The Home Maintenance Committee of the Community Service Club – we’re the ones who help neighbors who cannot safely perform essential routine home maintenance tasks -- will cease operations as we know them at the end of the year unless someone steps forward to manage the group.

Kris and Bill Kohn took over as chairmen of the Home Maintenance Committee in April 2004. Since that time, close to 500 Sun City Anthem residents who are unable to perform routine home maintenance tasks for themselves have been helped by their team of 40 volunteers.

This valuable and much appreciated service is about to go away unless someone else steps forward to take over management of this volunteer group when the Kohn’s step down at the end of the year.

I can also tell you that Fern Modena, Chairman of the Transportation Committee – the volunteer group which provides cars and drivers to take our non-driving residents to doctor appointments, grocery and pharmacy shopping, etc. -- and Secretary of the Community Service Club will also be stepping down. Fern has been serving three years.

Lois Campbell, Chairman of the Living with Disabilities Committee – the group which helps and supports people with limited mobility – is also stepping down. Lois has served for more than three years.

In each of these cases, repeated appeals for others to take over management of these groups have gone out, but, to date, nobody has stepped forward and made the commitment.

I’m here today to inform you of this situation in the community and the Community Service Club and of the unknowns which lay ahead. And as well connected community leaders, I’m asking for your assistance to help us spread the word of our plight, with hopes that you may touch someone within your circle of influence who is willing to make that commitment to serve the community.

Thank you.


Bill Kohn

Please call me if you would like to do some "neighbors helping neighbors" work for the Community Service Club.

Kristi Lonsinger
President
617-4410

Week of July 10, 2006 - Channel 99 news program

Tune in this coming week to Channel 99 for:

• an interview with Southern Nevada Water Authority

• an interview with cardiologist Dr. Routh

• a look at the South Coast Hotel and Casino's weekly pool party

• a recap of fast driving at “The Drive”

The regular features include:

• nutrition and exercise tips

• ways to keep our faucet aerators working well

• and our comedy feature, “ Something to Think About”

The Sun City Anthem Board President’s report immediately follows the broadcast.

Just log on to http://www.sca-hoa.org 

Phyllis Davis
Channel 99

Sun City Anthem Election Committee
Meeting, July 11, 2006 at 9:00 a.m.
Anthem Center

AGENDA

1. CALL TO ORDER – QUORUM — Elaine Berg
2. APPROVAL OF MINUTES — Elaine Berg
3. CHAIRPERSON’S REPORT — Elaine Berg
4. UNFINISHED BUSINESS
   1. Revisions to the Election Board Manual
5. NEW BUSINESS
   1. Schedule for revisions
6. PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD
7. ADJOURNMENT

Next Regular Meeting - To Be Announced

Nevada Senior Olympic Games

The statewide 2006 Nevada Senior Olympic Games will be held in the Las Vegas area from September 23^rd through October 15^th. This is your opportunity to compete in the sport(s) of your choice against individuals of similar age. The sports being offered are Archery, Badminton, Basketball, Basketball Skills, Bocce, Bowling, Cycling, Dance, Fitness, Fencing, Golf 18 & 36 holes, Gold Skills, Handball, Paddle Tennis, Pickleball, Pistol Shoot, Pool (9 Ball Tournament), Powerlifting, Racewalk, Racquetball, Roadrace, Roller Skating, Shuffleboard, Swimming, Table Tennis, Track & Field Events, Triathlon, Volleyball, and Walk-A-Thon. Gold, silver and bronze medals are awarded to the best performers in each sport.

To be eligible you must be at least 50 years old as of December 31, 2006. Registration packets are available outside of the St. Rose Wellness center located within the Anthem Center. You may print your copy of the Registration packet. Click here. These registration packets contain much more detailed information about each event offered as part of the Nevada Senior Olympic Games. Registrations must be received by mid-September. If you still have any questions after reading the registration packet, you can call the Nevada Senior Olympics at (702) 242-1590.

Rich Giroux

Swimming	Horseshoes	Runners

The Anthem Cookbook!

If you like to cook, and you don't want to use an untried recipe, this book is your answer, The Anthem Cookbook contains more than 500 recipes submitted by Sun City Anthem residents, Del Webb/Pulte employees, and chefs from The Strip.

Now on sale by mail and on the internet.

By Mail:

Prices:

• $12 plus $3 for shipping and handling for each copy 

We will mail the books at the USPS Book Rate to the contiguous 48 States for $3.00 Shipping and Handling per book. Send your check for $15 per book to:

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

Don't forget to include the name and address of the recipient of the book.

On the Internet:

You may use your credit card to buy your Anthem Cookbooks by making a donation here in the amount of $15 ($12 plus $3 for shipping and handling) for each book desired: http://www.anthemwebs.com/communitynews.htm#Dedicated

You will receive your receipt when you complete the PayPal transaction. Immediately complete the form on this Contact page  to send a message listing the address(es) to which your books are to be mailed.

For further information call Rita Berman at 617-1551

The Minuteman Foundation, Inc. is the publisher and benefits from the sale of these books. The book is sponsored by Del Webb/Pulte.

Sun City Anthem Business Development Club

Dear Business Development Club Members and Fellow SCA Residents:

As leader of the SCA Business Development Club, I have recently been placed in a difficult situation. I was asked by SCA Board of Directors (BoD) members to cancel and reschedule our July 10th seminar to analyze the Trumpets Lease Agreement. Although our professional club has business expertise to offer our community association, we are being discouraged by a few SCA Directors from using the Trumpets Agreement as a case study for our Summer Business Seminar Programs.

Unfortunately, the BoD is also demanding secrecy for their Trumpets Lease management actions since 2002. This can be a dangerous business practice for this kind of organization with extremely valuable lease property. BoD members do not appear to be aware of the potential legal and financial risks these secret actions can create for themselves, for the SCA Association, and for our developer.

For example, if a significant numbers of SCA residents are highly dissatisfied with the Trumpets Lessee performance, and if the SCA Board’s secret management actions are a contributing factor to lessee performance failures as well as the creation of major SCA financial losses, SCA Board members can be subject to group and individual legal actions by members of the SCA Community Association. In an organization like ours (with over 10,000 residents possessing high levels of business expertise and energy) open agreements and open administrative actions are essential to avoid rumors and distrust.

Contrary to the Board of Director's perception, our BDC seminar series is intended to pool the business expertise in our community to demonstrate more effective and less risky ways to achieve community objectives with regard to Trumpets and other properties. These seminars will not be complaint sessions. They will review the strengths and weaknesses of the existing Trumpets Agreement and explain ways to achieve highly effective compliance by the lessee. The expected outcomes will be to improve community business expertise and to train residents to assist a BoD in achieving the desired service levels and the highest ROI from such high-value resources as our Trumpets Restaurant and associated Anthem Center properties.

In view of the above, the BDC has decided to move forward without further delay. The first of our series of Lease Agreement Seminars has been rescheduled for the Anthem Center Concord Room on Wednesday, July 12, @ 7 PM. This initial seminar is open to all SCA residents. If appropriate, future seminars may need to be limited to BDC members and personal guests.

Reference materials for the July 12th seminar and future announcements for other seminars in this series will be routed via email. If you are not yet a member of the BDC, and/or not on our mailing list, please contact us to sign up as soon as possible. You will want to support the BDC in this and other areas as we work to provide business support to our community--as well as to ourselves!

Please forward this notification to any SCA resident you believe will be interested in our July 12th seminar. We would like to receive feedback--even if they are unable to attend the meetings.

Sincerely Yours,

Robert E. Frank
President, SCA Business Development Club
702-505-9959, bobfrank@cox.net

Upcoming Sun City Anthem Activities at home and about town!

• Show
  TGIF At Anthem
  Anthem Center's North Lawn
  July 21, 7:00 to 10:00 p.m. FREE
  See the July Spirit, page 18
• Show
  Charlie Callas! Live In Concert
  Freedom Hall
  July 23, 4:00 p.m. $15 per person ($20 after 7/17)
  See the July Spirit, page 18
• Show/Trip
  Spring Mountain Ranch Production
  "Return to the Forbidden Planet"
  July 16, Bus depart Anthem Center at 5:00 p.m.
  $18 per person ($23 after 7/20)
  See the July Spirit, page 18
• Class
  Driver Safety Program
  Anthem Center
  Wednesday and Thursday July 26 & 27
  5:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.
  $10 per person — You must attend both sessions
  See the July Spirit, page 19
• Show
  Barbershop Harmony Show
  "Dastardly Deeds in the Desert"
  Freedom Hall
  August 19, 7:00 p.m. $10 per person ($15 after 8/11)
  See the July Spirit, page 20
• Show/Trip
  "South Pacific" Tuacahn Theater, St. George, Utah
  August 15, Bus departs Anthem Center approx 2:30 p.m.
  $65 per person ($75 after 8/8)
  See the July Spirit, page 20
• Dance
  Dancing Under the Stars
  September 1, 7:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. $5 per person
  Independence Center Courtyard
  See the July Spirit, page 20
• Dance
  Masquerade Ball
  September 30, 8:00 to 11:00 p.m. Hanneman Hall
  See the July Spirit, page 20

Address changes & Spam filters!

If you change your e-mail address, please let me know. When a message bounces as undeliverable, I will simply delete you as a contact.

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.

The goal of the The Minuteman Foundation is to fund the many and diverse needs of the elderly in each and all of our growing communities.

Pursuant thereto we have allied with the Community Service Club to provide free assistance to SCA 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) Wellness Center
  1st Saturday, 4—5:30 p.m.
  3rd Tuesday, 7—8:30 p.m.
  Chaplain Carolyn Lass, Facilitator

• One on one guidance through Jewish bereavement protocol

• One on one grief counseling for loss of a child

• Friends of Bill W. Meeting of Alcoholics Anonymous -
  Every Monday, 7 p.m., Independence Center.

• Home Caregivers (for those caring for a loved one at home)
  3rd Monday 1:30—2:30 p.m. Anthem Center.

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.

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.