News Briefs BY CHRISTINA FUOCO-KARASINSKI
Sun Health Wellness offers online classes Sun Health Wellness is holding many of its regular classes via video conferencing technology at no cost. Registration is not required. To see a schedule of the upcoming online classes, go to SunHealthWellness.org and click on the banner at the top of the page for the latest information. The following classes are available on demand, accessible at any time by visiting SunHealthWellness.org. The classes were pre-recorded and may be watched free of charge at any time. • Sun Health Strength at Home • Heart Healthy Cardio • Heartburn and Hiatal Hernia 101 • Staying Active and Mobile in Your Home • Train Your Brain! • The Relationship Between Heart and Kidneys • Nutrition & Kidney Health • Fall Prevention and Healthy Hearing • Understanding Memory Loss & Healthy Hearing • Body Weight Core on the Floor • The Core to Strength Ep. 1 • The Core to Strength Ep. 2 • A Dumbbell Workout • Interval Training
ing, editing and publishing business. She works with corporate and community leaders, successful entrepreneurs and sought-after speakers who want to share their expertise in the form of a book. She also works with individuals who have a passionate commitment for writing a memoir with a message. She also has a team of independent contractors who offer their professional help with book design, marketing and technology services. Her slogan is “Just finish your book!” She earned her doctoral degree in English from ASU and taught writing and literature courses for more than 20 years in university classrooms. She is able to work with several different budgets. Info: peacockproud.com
The Westernaires Chorus sets rehearsal schedule The 85-member mixed Westernaires Chorus will conduct its first fall rehearsal at 8 a.m. Thursday, September 3, in the “back 40” of the Stardust Theater. The Westernaires, one of the oldest chartered clubs in Sun City West, will present its winter shows at the Stardust Theater Friday, December 4, to Monday, December 7. SCW residents interested in singing and performing with the Westernaires may contact Director Sylvia Collins, 623-214-6112.
Duet turns fundraiser into virtual event
Dr. Laura Bush’s slogan is “Just finish your book!” (Photo courtesy Dr. Laura Bush)
Quarantine the ‘Write Way’ Dr. Laura Bush is offering virtual and in-person writing coaching, ghostwriting, copy editing and proofreading. Bush is the founder and owner of Peacock Proud Press, a nonfiction book writ-
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The COVID-19 pandemic may have forced the cancellation of Duet: Partners in Health & Aging’s annual Partners in Compassion luncheon, but it didn’t eliminate the need the organization has for this impactful annual fundraiser. To prevent the crisis from continuing to impact the community Duet serves, the event was reimagined as a virtual experience. Instead of a luncheon, Duet is hosting a virtual lunch that highlights its services and the people the organization helps on a daily basis. Viewers can make a virtual donation to Duet directly from duetaz.org. “Proceeds from the luncheon are a critical source of Duet’s funding, especially as we move into the summer months, so our Capacity Building Team opted to pivot to a virtual-event format,” says Lori Appleby
Celebrating the Soroptimists are Jennifer Harris, Consuelo Pacheco, Primrose Dzenga, Melissa Doty, Caren Sandoval, Kat Montoya and Gail Shriner, of Soroptimist International of Saguaro Foothills. Winners Lois Bridges and Ana Medina are not pictured. (Photos courtesy Soroptimist International of Saguaro Foothills)
Hoke, Duet’s community engagement manager. “One of our agency values is a commitment to fulfill our mission even when resources and energies are challenged, and so this was an opportunity to do just that in as safe a manner as possible.”
Soroptimists host annual awards ceremony Soroptimist International of Saguaro Foothills handed out $11,000 in award money to 11 women and girls during its annual Live Your Dream ceremony. The awards were established in 1972 and are available to women who are financial heads of household with dependents, demonstrate need and are motivated to achieve their education and career goals. Jennifer Harris of Glendale was awarded $2,500. Harris has been attending Phoenix College and was recently accepted to ASU’s Denny Sanford School of Social and Family Dynamics to pursue a degree in sociology. She works full time as a fraud investigator at UNIFY Financial Credit Union. In addition to pursuing her certified fraud
Jennifer Harris, the Live Your Dream Award winner, and Gail Shriner, Live Your Dream award chairwoman.
examiner license, Harris has full-time care of two family members and three children. She was selected as a finalist in the Golden West region of Soroptimist International of the Americas and will win an additional monetary award at the regional level. This year, there were seven runners-up to the LYD award, each of whom received $1,000. The runners-up were Caren Sandoval, Ana Medina, Primrose Dzenga, Consuelo Pacheco, Kat Montoya, Lois Bridges and Melissa Doty. Sandoval is a Navy reservist and is pursuing communications at ASU. Medina is studying accounting at Rio Salado Community College. Dzenga is a student at Barrett, the Honors College at ASU. She is working toward a dual master’s degree in global studies and creative writing to assist her goal of improving the lives of rural women in Sub-Saharan Africa. Pacheco is pursuing a degree in accounting at Rio Salado Community College. A patient care assistant at Banner Health, Montoya is enrolled in the nursing
Soroptimist Ruby Award winner Lee Anne Park and Soroptimist International of Saguaro Foothills presenter Ann Rice.
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