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Volume 12, No. 3: December 2007 ICE CREAM TREATMENT George and Charlene Truesdale are excited about looking forward to January to the next Ice Cream Day for them and a few other Sunscape residents. The ice cream is not for them, but for the residents at the Teen Challenge Ministry of Arizona, Home of Hope. This facility houses an in-patient drug and alcohol treatment program that is just a little different from other in-patient treatment programs. It is faith based and offers the opportunity for the children of the patient to also live and participate in the treatment regime. Teen Challenge was born in 1958 when Rev. David Wilkerson, author of “The Cross and Switchblade,” went to New York to reach teenage gang members. Out of the big-city slums was born the concept of a faith based inpatient treatment program, not only for teens, but for adults with life-controlling problems, mainly in the area of drug and alcohol abuse. George said impetus for Sunscape’s involvement grew out of a coordinated effort between Carolyn Bieker and Alisha Rasmussen a couple of years ago. They encouraged the park to take on the task of purchasing Christmas gifts for the family residents at the facility. The park selected the task as “THE” park project for the season, put up a tree and attached cards with family names. Park residents then took a card and purchased a gift for that family. Seems that in the process of “gift delivery” someone read the monthly food menu and noticed the absence of meat and dessert was generally Jell-O. The Jammers and Gospel Night groups at Sunscape contributed money to purchase meat and George and Charlene decided to donate ice cream on a monthly basis, along with some family visiting.
“Costs about the same as eating out one meal to purchase 5 gallons of ice cream, a few bowls, sauce, some plastic spoons, and deliver it,” Charlene noted. “And every time he goes,” she added, “he takes someone from the park with him to help, which includes just talking with the families.” “ I plan to take every person in the park with me before I finish,” George said. “ I sure enjoy it, and I sure get more out of it than the families do,” he added.
In Loving Memory of Mary Lou Combe Jeanette Fisher Clarence Fredrickson Ken Goist Sharon Meyer Bob Cook, friend Marlow Mendenhall, friend Pixie Miller, friend Don Weber, friend
The word “but” has the power to sabotage any compliment, apology, encouragement, thank you or confession
Desert Oasis . . . God with Us “Behold a virgin shall be with child, and shall bring forth a son, and they shall call His name Emmanuel, which being interpreted is ‘God with us.’” Matthew 1:23 As we face a new year, what a joy to know God is with us. In the words of Joshua, “We have not gone this way before.” As we face 2008, there are so many questions, and so few answers. We do not know what will come to us and to those we love! We wonder what the new year has for our land! But in the midst of all our questions, there stands an anchor, “God with us.” Whatever the new year holds for us, we can count on God. What a mighty anchor as we sail the “sea of life.” What great joy and assurance can be ours as we step into 2008. “God with Us.” Love you, G. H. (IYQ)
One of the secrets of life is To make stepping stones out of stumbling blocks.
Dear Sunny, I just got back from the big city, you know the one where the posted speed limit is 65 but everybody drives 20 miles faster since there are also signs posted that say they will ticket for driving 75 so everyone drives 85. Anyway, I noticed that all the businesses had big signs that said, “HAPPY HOLIDAYS.” It was Happy Holidays this, and Happy Holidays that… What ever happened to the old fashioned greetings? An Old Timer
Dear Old, You know the BIG deal about being “politically correct” with everything? Well, here’s my “correct” way of saying it: Here’s wishing each and every one of you Sunscapers a very, very MERRY CHIRSTMAS AND A HAPPY NEW YEAR!!! And may God bless each and every one of you. Ole Sunny (and Millie, too)
Always do right. This will gratify some people and astonish the rest. Mark Twain
The Property Committee
The Property Committee has been assigned the responsibility of maintaining an accurate accounting of all property owned by Sunscape Cooperative, determine it’s dollar value, and maintain a record of it’s location on a bi-annual basis. Prior approval is necessary from the Property committee when there is a plan to permanently add or remove items from any of the park owned buildings. That includes items that are being purchased or donated. “The reason is simple,” Howard Caires, Committee Chairman, said. “The Committee has been asked by the Board to keep control of all Park owned property, and unless I know what and where it is, I sure can’t tell them what and where it is!” “We are in the process of putting an inventory number on every piece of Park property in every room in every one of the Park buildings. That includes the Kitchen, Maintenance, Quilters, Pool Room, Library, Computer Room, Jim’s Office, Storage areas, Clubhouse, etc., etc., etc. If it’s in the park and in one of the common areas, it will be inventoried and will get an inventory number,” he said. “We will then know what we have and be able to get a handle on it.” “I want to know when we purchased it, how much it cost, where it is, and if we dispose of it, where it went,” he added. “We’ve got to know what we have and how much it would cost to replace it for insurance purposes. This is a business and we’ve got to treat it like a business,” he said. Howard is in his first year as Chairman of the Property Committee. His attention to detail, which he brought with him from the private business sector, has and will be a great asset to him as he assumes the role of “lead” man in the process of identifying, pricing, and controlling the huge inventory of buildings, supplies, furnishings, and equipment amassed over the past few years in the Park.
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