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Sun City Aliante Community Association 7394 Aliante Parkway N. Las Vegas, Nevada 89084 www.suncityaliante.org

Customer Service Office Hours Monday - Friday 8 a.m. - 5 p.m.

Community Center 702-638-5065 Monday - Saturday 6 a.m. - 9 p.m. Sunday 8 a.m. - 8 p.m.

First Service Residential 702-399-4273 - www.fsresidential.com

Community Association Manager Damian Carrasco -702-638-5007 gm@suncityaliante.us

Community Association Assistant Manager Director of Standards and Compliance Nelenie Aronce - 702-638-5006 assistantmanager@suncityaliante.us

Lifestyle Director Debra Kent - 702-638-5061 dkent@suncityaliante.us

Assistant Lifestyle Director Trish Williamson-702-638-5035 twilliamson@suncityaliante.us

Lifestyle Department Office Manager Lori Daniels - 702-638-5065 ldaniels@suncityaliante.us

Customer Service Coordinator Carol Garbarino 702-638-5023 cgarbarino@suncityaliante.us

Facilities Manager Juan Macias - 702-638-5009 jmacias@suncityaliante.us

Board of Directors Warren Geller, President Ed Sloman, Vice President Wayne Headrick, Secretary Nancy Prince, Treasurer Mark Pallans, Director Mark Smith, Director Sonja Bankston-Cullen, Director

Aliante Master Association Info 702-638-7770

e Breeze Publisher & Editor - Trish Williamson Managing Editor - Debbie Kent

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MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT

Hello Neighbors,

I would like to start by expressing my hope that your Thanksgiving was a safe and peaceful holiday. Needless to say, we have so much to be thankful for even as we endure the hardest and strangest year I have ever lived through.

Now that the elections are FINALLYover, I most sincerely hope we can once again put our differences aside and regain civility as we must all hopefully live in some sense of harmony.

This month is significant as we celebrate three joyous holidays: Chanukah, Christmas and Kwanzaa. I believe that most people know about the Jewish celebration of Chanukah as an eight-day festival commemorating the rededication of the second temple in Jerusalem, while Christmas, of course, celebrates the birth of the Savior Jesus.

Kwanzaa is a holiday I was not very familiar with, and I have since learned that Kwanzaa is derived from a Swahili phrase “matunda ya kwanza” meaning “first fruits” and signifies the first fruits of the harvest. It is celebrated between December 26-January 1, and it is celebrated by many people of African descent.

Kwanzaa was started by Dr. Maulana Kerenga, who introduced the festival in 1966 to the United States, as a ritual to welcome the harvests to the home. It was Karenga's response to the commercialization of Christmas. The holiday is celebrated by millions of people throughout the world but is not a festival originating in any of the 55 African countries nor is it an African Christmas.

I would like to end this year with my humble prayer and wish that 2021 will be a year of healing in many ways. May we as a community come together in peace and friendship and through our actions show how grateful we are for all our blessings and the love we share with friends and family. Happy Passover, Merry Christmas, and the daily greeting of Habari Gani (Swahili for 'How are You?')

Respectfully submitted,

Warren M. Geller

President, Sun City Board of Directors