DWDM | January 2024 Newsletter

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January 2024 | ISSUE 114

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Del Webb at Dove Mountain Board of Directors

Pool Advisory Committee January 2 | 11am Architectural Review Committee January 2 | 1:30pm Infrastructure/Landscape Committee January 4 & 18 | 2pm

President Mark Johnson president@ourdovemountain.net ourdovemountain.net Vice-President Roy Hill vicepresident@ourdovemountain.net

Board of Directors Meeting January 25 | 10am Communications Committee January 15 | 12pm

Secretary Mark Martell secretary@ourdovemountain.net

Finance Committee January 16 | 10am Social Events Committee January 16 | 1pm Please check the ourdovemountain.net website calendar for meeting changes and Zoom information

Treasurer Steve Erchul treasurer@ourdovemountain.net

ARC February Submittal Deadline

January 26, 2024 DWDM Board Election IMPORTANT DATES

Director at Large Terry Carrilio director1@ourdovemountain.net

January 2, 2024 Call for Candidate Nominations January 21, 2024 Last Day for Candidate Nominations

February 1, 2024 E-Voting Begins/Candidate Information Will be posted on DWDM website

February 26, 2024 Voting Closed February 29, 2024 Annual Meeting: BOD Elections & Organizational Meeting 5pm at The Highlands and via Zoom

We welcome DWDM resident submissions, such as the suggested items below, as well as other articles or photos. Please send your digital submissions by the 15th of the month prior to publication to: btruman@associatedasset.com MARRIAGES, ANNIVERSARIES, RETIREMENTS and BIRTHDAYS, NEW NEIGHBORS, NOTABLES (awards, accolades, etc.)

DEATH NOTICES: Death notices should be less than 60 words and can include a link to where the full obituary resides (funeral home, Legacy.com, etc.)

If interested in purchasing advertising with the DWDM News, contact the Lifestyle Director for the advertising terms and current pricing at least 30 days in advance of publication. The inclusion of an advertiser in this newsletter does not constitute any endorsement by Del Webb at Dove Mountain Community Association. The Association does not verify any information contained herein.

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Look for the Zoom information on the ourdovemountain.net website.

Click here to register for the in-person seminar. Look for activity #16524

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Attending in person? Please sign up, look for reservation #16522 for Monday, January 29 or #16523 for Tuesday, January 30

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Interfaith Community Services (ICS) Impact Report Article submission forwarded by Karen Gove

Big Changes at the Marana Food Bank Article submission by Brian Bell

The Marana Food Bank has a new operational organization effective December 1, 2023. The Southern Arizona Food Bank announced in October that they were going to close the Marana Food Bank on January 1 The plan is to move to a once-a-month mobile distribution model by distributing food from their semi-trailers at various parking lots.

The City of Marana, the Mayor and the City Council, Pima County and Trico Electric got together to form a new Marana Food Bank Cooperative in the same location as before. The Mayor of Marana reached out to the Mayor of Sahuarita about the successful operation of their Food Bank. The introduction has lead to a partnership between the Sahuarita Food Bank and the new Marana Food Bank.

This relationship will allow the Marana Food Bank to continue to operate seamlessly in the community.

Additional benefits will lead to a Community Resource Center addressing the causes of hunger through education, workforce development, and coaching and human services. The Southern Arizona Food Bank will still provide the food to Marana and they will handle the final phase, which is distribution to the Food Bank clients.

Donations: For those folks wishing to donate, please send donations directly to the Marana Food Bank at the address below. This helps the new center and keeps the money in the community.

Volunteers: For those folks wishing to donate their time to helping distribute food you can contact Luissel Palma at 520-697-0022.

I have been volunteering at the food bank since March of 2020 and each time I work I see increased numbers of families and individuals who need grocery support each month.

Many thanks to the DWDM Community for donating to the Fall Food drive the month of October. This allowed ICS to collect seasonal foods to give clients a special holiday meal.

High Level Stats from 2023: As the year draws to a close, we're looking back on the amazing partners, volunteers, donors, and clients who made fiscal year 2023 the best one yet for ICS. A few highlights: ICS served 60,602 people in Pima County. That's more than any past year and represents a 66% increase in reach since 2018.

22,579 Mobile Meals were delivered to older and disabled adults.

In-kind donations brought in 1,283,966 pounds of food, allowing ICS food banks to distribute a total of 2.3 million pounds of food to individuals and families experiencing food insecurity.

840 volunteers gave a total of 62,669 hours of their time to serve our community.

Please see the full report (Just click on the link below) related to the other services that ICS provides throughout the community and thank you again for your giving hearts!

Interfaith Community Services Impact Report 2023 by InterfaithCommunityServices - Issuu

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Feed My Starving Children Tucson will once again be hosting a mobile pack for Feed My Starving Children to address hunger among the world’s children.

This year’s goal is 1.4 million meals and lots of volunteers are needed. The event is scheduled for February 5-10, 2024, and will be hosted on the Oro Valley Church of the Nazarene Campus at 500 W. Calle Concordia, Oro Valley, AZ 85704.

Similar to last year, we’d like to organize a group of interested Del Web Dove Mountain residents to volunteer together for a shift on Tuesday, Feb. 6th from Noon-2pm. If you’d like additional information, or would like to sign up, please contact Julia Choate, DWDM resident, at 520-343-9441 or rjchoate58@msn.com. Group registrations are due no later than 1/15/2024.

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How You Can Get Involved in State Policy Making Article submission by Brian Bell and Pat Dion

When I moved to Del Webb in 2017 to begin the next chapter in my life, I began following Arizona politics to learn about my new home. I read the newspaper and followed stories online. I learned about the unique Request to Speak (RTS) system that is used to communicate with our LD17 state senator and representatives. No party affiliation is required. Once registered, the system is available to every Arizonan.

The RTS system is designed for a person to respond online, from the comfort of their home, to proposed legislation that is currently under consideration.

The Del Webb interest group, the Civic Responsibility Alliance (CRA), has made the access to the process available for all Del Webb residents on their website at cradwdm.orq.

STEP 1: Go to the CRA website, click on the signup for RTS. You will be directed to the Civic Engagement Beyond Voting website to "get an RTS Account." Fill out the form and you will get a verification email that your request is being processed.

STEP 2: It can take them a week to 10 days to complete your registration. Once you get a response

with your access confirmation you can begin communicating on the proposed State Legislature Bills. The next session starts on January 8, 2024 and goes for 100 days.

Civic Engagement Beyond Voting has a number of RTS Training Opportunities that you can sign up for.

You can also learn more at azleg.gov the legislative website.

I'm using my RTS account regularly while the legislature is in session. If you want to participate in Arizona State Government please give RTS a look and sign up now to be ready for the 2024 session.

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Slide a patio door Are you spraying your forehands all over the court? You may be using a stroking motion that is too circular. If that’s the case, the slightest error in timing can cause the ball to fly off your racquet at an extreme angle.

You can improve your accuracy by swinging so that your racquet strings face the intended target area across the net for as long as possible before and through contact with the ball. Try laying back your hand and wrist slightly as you make your stroke – much as you would if you were sliding open a patio door.

You’ll find it much easier to keep your racquet head traveling along a straighter, truer path through contact with the ball. The result will be increased accuracy.

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Interest Groups at a Glance ARTISTS & CRAFTERS COUNCIL st

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BOCCE – 1 & 3 Mondays BOCCE – 2nd & 4th Mondays BOCCE - Tuesdays BOCCE - Wednesdays BOCCE - Thursdays BOCCE - Fridays BOCCE - Saturdays BOCCE – Sundays BRIDGE BUNCO ACE – ACTIVE ENRICHMENT CIVIC RESPONSIBILITY ALLIANCE CANASTA – HAND & FOOT GAMES

CRAFTS CREATIVE COOKING CLUB CYCLING DWDM SINGLES/FLYING SOLO DWDM BOOK GROUP LADIES BIBLE STUDY LADIES GOLF LADIES NINE & WINE GOLF LINE DANCING MAHJONG MEN’S BIBLE STUDY NEIGHBOR TO NEIGHBOR PICKLEBALL INTRO PICKLEBALL – Ladies Play SPANISH GROUP STAMPING STARGAZERS TAI CHI TENNIS TEXAS HOLD’EM TRIVIA WATERCOLOR - Winter

Kathy Weaver

Karen Gove Kathy Furnas Kit Nidever Carolyn Martin Jeff Coons Debbie Casey Mary Gallardo Dave Weaver Karen Gove Marijo Lewis Linda Yanez Lloyd Kirsch Marijo Lewis Kathy Sayre

Debbie Casey Mark Warchol Marge Smith Evie Belzer Debra Berthelot Cindy Ochoa Judy Murphy Grace Huppert Kathy Sayre Karl Dobmeier Jeannie Warner Tim Gove Suzanne Arden Elia Gonzalez Shirley Cheramy Judy Tavano Evie Belzer Rod Dunnett Gary Mahler Tim Gove Carol Stratmeyer

505.681.9255 360.621.8225 505.803.2581 520.260.0688

kweaver@catsiii.com govekm@gmail.com kfurnas@gmail.com Kitford53@outlook.com dncmartin@comcast.net jeffcoons54@yahoo.com debbiecasey1958@gmail.com marymgallardo@gmail.com dave@catsiii.com govekm@gmail.com m.a.l.07az@gmail.com ljy_babybird@gmail.com CRAatDWDM@gmail.com

520.260.0688 719.659.8826 360.621.8225 505.231.2111 719.250.8944 847.848.0989 630.918.1655 650.703.5221

m.a.l.07az@gmail.com tksayre13@aol.com debbiecasey1958@gmail.com markpwarchol@gmail.com msmith697@comcast.net eibelzer@gmail.com artanddebb@att.net cindy.b.ochoa@gmail.com

murphyja@comcast.net grace.carver50@gmail.com 719.659.8826 520.204.0670 763.478.1800 530.907.1849 307.413.0049 847.848.0989 520.428.3466 763.478.1800 303.588.3246

tksayre13@aol.com

karldobmeier1860@gmail.com OurN2N@gmail.com tkgove@gmail.com ardenzona@gmail.com elia.gz@comcast.net

shirleycheramy@icloud.com jat28779@gmail.com eibelzer@gmail.com roddunnettuspta@gmail.com mahlergarysuz@gmail.com tkgove@gmail.com r_stratmeyer@msn.com

N2N Safety Tip of the Month Whether you’re an experienced home defense guru or a complete amateur, the best way to prepare against a burglary or home invasion is to prevent it from happening in the first place.

The master bedroom is one of the first places burglars look after entering a house. Master bedrooms are typically easy to access, which is part of the charm for burglars.

Take a quick inventory of what you keep in your master bedroom. Is there jewelry, electronics, cash, or credit cards? Anything of value that can easily be moved should be relocated to somewhere unexpected.

And what’s more unexpected than jewelry in the laundry room? Or an emergency fund stashed in your bathroom? Few criminals would think to check for valuables in these places. Doing the unexpected can save you in the long run.

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Twirl Girls

Winter Festival

2023 Annual Meeting

Best Ugly Sweater Rusty Mitchell Best Cookie Decorating Christine Pirocanac

Jim Quigley entertaining the crowd

Jingle Jam 3.5 Mixed Gold Medal Winners Pickleball Tournament Winners Doug Frye and Natalie Ashburn won Gold at the Jingle Jam pickleball tournament for 65+, 3.5 level.

Nancy Boyle and Ernie Martin won gold for mixed 3.5, under 65 years old.

DWDM was well represented!

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www.HomeownerResources.com/estatements

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Del Webb at Dove Mountain Community Association Managed By: Associated Asset Management, LLC Billing Questions: (866) 516-7424 | Monday- Friday | 8:30am - 5pm

Our DWDM Management Team As you can imagine, it takes a team effort to manage the day-to-day operations at DWDM. Here is a brief description of our management team members’ responsibilities so you know who to contact with any questions or concerns: Barb Truman Lifestyle Director

Linda Corsey Community Manager Liaison to Board of Directors, Finance, Infrastructure Landscape, Election and Architecture Review Committees. Common area and landscaping issues, questions regarding association budget and monthly financial reporting, operational procedures, liquor license compliance, website updates and e-blast communications and employment opportunities.

Liaison to Communications, Pool Advisory and Social Event Committees.

Staffing, rental and room reservations, interest groups, lifestyle events, happy hours and notary services. Sponsor advertising, community newsletter, e-blasts, website and reservation system development. Also, fitness program, personal training and fitness facility oversight.

lcorsey@associatedasset.com 520-485-0200

btruman@associatedasset.com 520-485-0202

Randall Shaner Maintenance Technician Liaison to Infrastructure Landscape Committee, building logistics, janitorial concerns, general repair, supply inventory and maintenance of the Saguaro Center, pool, spa, sports courts and water feature. Also, assists Community Manager with bid procurement and maintenance/repair supervision.

Cyd, Jim, Kathleen, Lloydene, Mich, Pat, Tika, Wendy Welcome Desk Staff Resident check-in, guest reservations, new homeowner orientation, transaction reporting, event assistance, bartending, website concerns, sales and building monitors. They also assist with questions for management.

520-485-0201

rshaner@associatedasset.com

AAM After Hours for Common Area Emergencies

866-553-8290 Saguaro Center Hours: 6am to 7:30pm Monday – Friday | 7am to 5pm Saturday & Sunday

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