Travel Opportunities

KINDRED TOURS

For more information, and a complete listing of all that Kindred Tours has to offer, call the office to receive a free subscription to the monthly newsletter. You can reach Kindred Tours at 480-497-2478 or visit kindredtours.com.

LOWELL OBSERVATORY

JUNE 16TH | THURSDAY | $139 WHITE MOUNTAIN GETAWAY

JUNE 20TH-22ND | MONDAY-WEDNESDAY

$499 (DOUBLE OCCUPANCY) | $108 (SINGLE SUPPLEMENT) THE 39TH ANNUAL PRESCOTT BLUEGRASS FESTIVAL

JUNE 25TH | SATURDAY | $99 4TH OF JULY IN SILVER CITY, NEW MEXICO

JULY 3RD-5TH | SUNDAY-TUESDAY

$499 PER PERSON (BASED UPON DOUBLE OCCUPANCY) $75 (SINGLE SUPPLEMENT) THE DURANGO/SILVERTON RAILROAD & MESA VERDE NATIONAL PARK

JULY 26TH-29TH | TUESDAY-FRIDAY

$869 (DOUBLE OCCUPANCY) | $199 (SINGLE SUPPLEMENT) PHILADELPHIA, AMISH COUNTRY & THE BRANDYWINE VALLEY

SEPTEMBER 25TH-30TH | SUNDAY-FRIDAY

$2725 (BASED UPON DOUBLE OCCUPANCY) | $650 (SINGLE SUPPLEMENT) Includes Roundtrip Airfare—PHX & 5 Nights at One Hotel in Philadelphia

FREE SPIRIT

For more information or reservations please contact Free Spirit Vacations and Events at 480-926-5547 or reservations@freespiritvacations.com

BEARIZONA & LUNCH

JUNE 16, 2022 | $129 PER PERSON SIERRA NEVADA JOURNEY

JUNE 26 -30, 2022 | $1550 PP/DOUBLE | $1875 PP/SINGLE INCLUDES AIRFARE

MAJESTIC CANADIAN ROCKIES

JULY 10-15, 2022 | $3299 PP/DOUBLE | $4399 PP/SINGLE INCLUDES AIRFARE

CAPE COD & THE ISLANDS

JULY 16 – 22, 2022 | $3145 PP/DOUBLE | $3895 PP/SINGLE AIRFARE IS INCLUDED

PAGEANT OF THE MASTERS

JULY 20-22, 2022 | $775 PP/DOUBLE | $975 PP/SINGLE FLAGSTAFF NIGHT SKY

JULY 27-28, 2022 | $425 PP/DOUBLE | $550 PP/SINGLE

FOR PICKUP LOCATIONS CONTACT THE TOUR PROVIDER.

We are looking for SCG men and women volunteers to help with Vacation Watch and Evening Patrol. We will supply vehicles and training. Call (CAM) 623-546-7432 or the C.H.A.P.S. office 623-546-7553 and leave a message if you are interested in joining us! You may also find more information about C.H.A.P.S. (including an application form to join) at suncitygrand.com – volunteer central – C.H.A.P.S. Resident Patrol

Do Not Read This Article...

Submitted by Dennis Hanscom

C.H.A.P.S. member Now that I have your attention, I would like to share with you a very alarming fact. But first I would like to tell you the volunteer group known as C.H.A.P.S.* provides two main functions: a night time service called Evening Patrol and an early morning service called Vacation Watch. Both of these services are explained in detail later in this article.

Now for the alarming fact. During the month of March our Evening Patrol group stopped at 181 homes with open garage doors. With the summer heat upon us we will likely see that number increase. Opening a garage door with an interior temperature of 100 degrees to let the heat out into an exterior temperature of 109 simply does not work. Our patrol group is instructed to stop for any open door that is even only open as little as 18 inches. We do this for the safety of you, our neighbors. We are not the garage door police. We stop, inform the homeowner, and go on to the next open door. If we do not find a homeowner with an open-door home, we are obligated to report that address to the Surprise police so they can make a courtesy call to ensure the safety of the homeowner. So, please close those doors even when out for an evening stroll. Because of this high number of open doors (181) in March I researched the C, C, and R’s that we as homeowners all have copies of and, under the Use Restrictions section it reads:

Covenants, Conditions, and Restrictions For Sun City Grand Exhibit “C” Use Restrictions Page 3 (3) Prohibited Conditions. The following shall be prohibited within the Properties. (n) Open garage doors. Garage doors shall remain closed at all times except when entering and exiting the garage, or as otherwise authorized by the Board;

Thank you in advance for understanding that our volunteers serve only to keep all of us safe in the SCG community. (This article will be reprinted in a fall Lifestyles publication to ensure those lucky homeowners who were able to escape the summer heat will receive the same informative message.)

Now for the duties of your C.H.A.P.S.* volunteers:

VACATION WATCH

When residents are away from home for two weeks or more, they are encouraged to fill out a Vacation Watch form which is available in the Welcome Center and the Membership Office at the Palm Center, as well as online at suncitygrand.com. Completed forms are to be returned to the Membership Office in the Palm Center. Two criteria are required for homeowners to use this program: (1) homeowner must be away for a minimum of two weeks; (2) a keyholder must be identified on the request form. C.H.A.P.S.* volunteers will walk around the home checking for unlocked doors, unlocked or broken windows, etc. The goal is to make the house look occupied. When an irregularity is found, the designated keyholder will be notified. C.H.A.P.S.* does not report homeowner violations to the Standards Office.

EVENING PATROL

During evening hours, volunteers patrol our streets in Association vehicles to observe and report unusual activity. The volunteers look for breaches of security such as open garage doors, suspicious vehicles and/or people. Street light outages and road hazards will be reported to the proper authorities.

TO VOLUNTEER

We are actively looking for new volunteers. All residents are welcome. We will provide classroom and field training. There are two-person patrols where you select your days/evenings to volunteer and you select how many times each month you wish to volunteer. Call Carol Murr (CAM) 623-546-7432 or the C.H.A.P.S.* office (623) 546-7553 if you may be interested in joining us. Our next meeting is Tuesday, June 28th at 1:30 p.m. in the Palms/Palo Verde Room at the Sonoran Plaza. All homeowners are welcome to join us.

*C.H.A.P.S.: Community Homeowner Association Patrol Service C.H.A.P.S. MEETS THE 4TH TUESDAY EVERY MONTH (except December) AT 1:30 P.M. EVERYONE IS WELCOME. MAKE A DIFFERENCE WITH C.H.A.P.S.