FUN FACTS ABOUT MOTHER'S DAY

Mother's Day gives people a special opportunity to show their gratitude to the moms, stepmoms, grandmas, aunts, and other maternal figures in their lives. Some people like to celebrate by going all out with Mother's Day gifts, while other families get together for a Mother's Day brunch or dinner. And even those with some geographical distance can still celebrate their mom by sending a card and celebrating virtually.

Whether you're celebrating in person or from a distance, you can share these fun Mother's Day facts with everyone on May 8 this year. • Mother's Day is always the second Sunday in May, which means it's on a different date each year. This year it is on Sunday, May 8, 2022.

• According to a 2021 YouGov poll, American mothers' top picks for

Mother's Day gifts were a card, flowers, and/or a special experience with their family.

• Mother's Day is a pretty popular day to ditch the kitchen and eat out.

Even during the pandemic, Mother's Day was a big one for restaurants: In 2020, consumer spending at restaurants soared 103 percent on Mother's Day Sunday and 63 percent on Saturday, compared to average daily revenue throughout the coronavirus pandemic, according to data from Womply.

• The average age for first time mothers has gone up over the last two decades. According to the CDC, In 2000, the average age has risen from 24.9 years old to 27.1 in 2020.

• Ancient myths allude to the fact that Greeks and Romans celebrated Mother's Day by honoring the goddess Cybele, personifying Mother Earth (Gaia) and the goddess of fertility, and

Rhea, mother of the Gods.

• The current version of Mother's Day was started by Anna Jarvis in the early 1900s, according to Today. Jarvis got Congress to recognize the holiday, founded the Mother's Day International Association and even trademarked the phrases "Mother's Day" and "second Sunday in May." Jarvis was inspired by her own mother, who had called for "Mothers Work Days" to improve conditions for soldiers on both sides during the Civil War.

• President Woodrow Wilson made mother's day an official holiday in 1914.

• "The traditional Mother's Day gift is a single carnation. Astudy, conducted by Nancy Etcoff, Ph.D., of Massachusetts General

Hospital and Harvard Medical School, concluded flowers affect human behavior, making people feel more compassionate toward others and happier when fresh-cut blooms are around.

• Other countries celebrate their own versions of Mother's Day. The

UK has Mothering Sunday which is observed on the fourth Sunday of Lent. Spain and Portugal celebrate December 8 by honoring the

Virgin Mary and their own moms.

• AReuter's found Mother's Day is the most popular day for phone calls. Verizon reported a 13 percent increase on Mother's Day 2020.

• In 2021, the National Retail Federation predicted Americans would spend over $28 billion in Mother's Day gifts.

• According to research from Salary.com, stay-at-home moms should, in theory, make $162,581 based on the fact that a mother's job is never done. It's a 24/7,365-day commitment.

• According to Hallmark, about 113 million cards are exchanged every year, Mother's day is the third-largest card-sending holiday.

(Source: Excerpts from a woman's day article by Jacquelyn Lewis and Jamie Ballard, "20 Mother's Day Facts That'll Make You see the Holiday in a New Light, March 18, 2022.)

ALIANTE CLASSY CHEFS

The Aliante Classy Chefs met Tuesday, April 5, for a celebration of the spring holidays with finger foods and appetizers. Using an Easter theme, they had a lovely table decorated by Cathy Pierce, Nancy Hoiberg, and Karen Baird. Hjordy Wagner made a sausage dip and sauerkraut appetizer. Amy Redd made Pimento Cheese served with crackers; Freda Porter-Kat prepared deviled eggs; Phyllis Minster made a fresh liver pate, Collette Stickney prepared olive and jalapeno appetizers. In addition, Julie Tomlin made a ham and cheese roll up variety, and Nancy Wiegand made a Hot Beef Dip. Desserts included a Lemon Bundt cake prepared by Eloise Turney, a Chocolate Marble Passover Cake made by Phyllis Minster and Salted Toffee Matzah by Diane Lazarus.

BOOK CLUB

The Book Club selection for May is The Case of the Cottingley Fairies by Joe Cooper. Join members for a discussion at the Community Center at 6:45 p.m. on Thursday, May 19, 2022. For a list of upcoming book selections, please visit our website at www.scaliante.com. For more information, please contact Jeannette Smith at 702-649-2468.

CERAMICS CLUB

Did you know that the Ceramics Club is a great way to meet your neighbors in Sun City Aliante while having a good time being creative? No experience is needed. It does not matter if you have never participated in ceramics; or, if you want to revisit a fun hobby that you used to enjoy.

New members are always welcome, and they have knowledgeable instructors who are ready to assist you if needed. The club also offers finished items for purchase if you are interested. The club meets from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Wednesdays and Saturdays.

For any questions or more information regarding the club, please contact President, Jill Ernest, at 702-954-6299 or Vice President, Denise Simon, at 914-907-6899.

GLASSCRAFTERS

Glass Crafters is expanding. Starting in May, the Glass Crafters will offer stained glass and fused glass sessions. They will meet on the first and third Wednesday of the month for fused glass and the second and fourth Wednesday for stained glass.

The photo, included in this article, shows the results of the combining efforts using both stained and fused glass methods. Each fused piece was done by a different person in the fused glass group, and Chris Rohrer worked his stained-glass magic and created this attractive hanging piece, which is available for sale. For more information, please contact Jill Ramsey at 702-642-8716 and cpigs@aol.com Chris Rohrer at crohrer1956@icloud.com

Chris Rohrer and Jill Ramsey proudly display the end product of their joint efforts which applied both the stained and fused glass processes.

SENIORS WITH WARM HEARTS

The Seniors with Warm Hearts would like to thank the members of the community who were so generous by participating in their recent raffle at the Spring Arts & Crafts Show. The monies raised will help the group support future charitable projects as the year moves forward.

The members would also like to thank those who donated to their recent collection for the Ukrainian refugees. They were able to raise $1005.00, which was sent directly to the two charities supporting Ukrainian refugees: World Central Kitchen, Inc., and Global Empowerment Mission. These organizations will provide direct assistance to the displaced Ukrainian people.

Members of their group also met recently to put together handmade Mother's Day cards for the children of SAFE House to give to their moms for Mother's Day. It is the member's hope that this simple gesture will put smiles on the children's faces as well as their moms.

The group's next meeting will be on Thursday, May 5, when they will wrap up their annual food drive by sorting and distributing the items donated to assist Helping Hands of Vegas Valley, Serving Our Kids Foundation and Street Teens.

New members are always welcome. Stop by at our meeting and see what they have planned.

For more information about any of the organizations they support or about joining the group, contact Carol Hoyt at 702-647-1289 or Karen Nutto at 201-787-9391.

SUN CITY ALIANTE SONGSTERS

Great news from Sun City Songsters! They have started planning the winter concert for December 2022. An announcement of dates of the concert and the practice schedule for participating Songsters will be in the August Breeze.

In the meantime, enjoy music however you like. And remember, music feeds your soul and lightens your heart! If you would like more information about participating in this concert, please contact by phone or text one of our directors, Holly Strasser at 702-305-1768 or Lorraine Zanello at 702-460-9583.

TECHNOLOGY CLUB

On Thursday April 7, over 35 attendees participated in a discussion of how to “Cut the Cable Cord” using streaming services over the internet. This topic has been the most popular topic and has now been presented three times to large groups of residents.

Qung Go led the discussion with an actual case study of “Cutting the Cord.” This was moving from DIRECTV to using a combination of video streaming services (DIRECTVNow, Netflix, Amazon, Price, and Pluto) to lower cost and yet have similar content. Savings of over $300 per year were estimated.

The group also discussed the prerequisites for cutting the cable: good internet connection; Roku Box or Amazon Fire Stick; and a good selection of video streaming services. YouTube TV appears to be an increasingly popular streaming service (which may match well with Cox, Dish, and DIRECTV) as well as the free Pluto streaming service. Of course the choice of streaming services must match your content choices and budget.

After years of having to choose between only Cox, DIRECTV, Dish, and CenturyLink, residents now have the opportunity to reduce cable tv expenditures by replacing with video streaming services at much lower prices. Residents are encouraged to research and compare these services with their current cable supplier.

Please join the next meeting on Thursday, May 5 when the topic will be “Tips on Using the iPhone and PC.”

UKULELE STRUMMERS

Happy May from Sun City Aliante Ukulele Strummers! The Ukulele Strummers continue to have a blast playing ukulele together every Sunday afternoon. Several new and experienced strummers joined recently; so, it is a great time to start wherever you are in your ukulele journey. Our beginners' class is learning new chords and new music. The advanced class has been learning barred chords and chucking. The advanced class is also having fun learning some genuine Hawaiian music thanks to members from Hawaii.

As usual we are continuing to offer three classes every Sunday and all classes have room for more Ukulele Strummers: Basic Ukulele: noon-12:30 p.m.: For students who have never played. Beginning Ukulele: 12:30 - 1:25 p.m.: For students who are just starting to play. Advanced Ukulele: 1:30-2:30 pm. - For intermediate players who have attended ukulele classes and know ten or more basic chords. We will learn one or two new songs a week, play through songs we know, and learn some special strumming techniques.

We use Pete McCarty's August 2021 free book of 400 songs for most of our music. It is located at this link: https://peteymack2.weebly.com/uploads/1/3/5/4/135404457/august_2021 .pdf If you are interested in joining us stop by a class or give me a call.

VETERANS CLUB

Congratulations to the newly elected officers of the Veteran's Club! Beginning April 15, the follow individuals will assume their respective offices:

• Chairman - LeRoy Munson • Vice Chairman - Patricia Goeppinger • Secretary/Treasurer - Sondra Harrington

As we welcome in the month of May, it is so beautiful to still see snow still up on Mount Charleston, and within our community of Sun City Aliante, trees are still sprouting new leaves and flowers around the community welcoming in another season of Spring with Summer starting to emerge around the corner. We celebrate Mother's Day, and welcome in Memorial Day and Armed Forces Day.

The Veterans Club will be putting up our American Flags to remember Armed Forces Day and Memorial Day. The date for Flags Up are from May 21st through June 4th. We welcome everyone who wishes to Volunteer for this event. We usually meet at 6:30 in the morning in the parking lot outside of the Community Center. We collaborate with our great Scouts. Some Scouts are just short of becoming Eagle Scouts. These are truly remarkable young people.

On a sad note, I want to address two members of the Veterans Club who recently passed in our community here in Sun City Aliante. Mr. John Taylor and Mr. Owen Egge. Both Veterans meant a great deal to the Veterans Club and to the Community of Sun City Aliante.

Mr. John Taylor who retired from the United States Air Force served his country honorably. John was a true patriot and was involved in our Club for several years and volunteered for so many of our events. When you met John, he automatically put a smile on your face. John managed the raffle tickets for Seniors Assisting Seniors during the Golf Tournaments. He was instrumental in fine tuning our club's membership list that consisted of over 300 members. Another wonderful thing John did was putting on the J Marshall VIP(Visually Impaired Putters) Tournament.

Mr. Owen Egge served in the United States Navy. Owen was honorably discharged from the United States Navy and later moved to Sun City Aliante. He was also a patriot to our country. Owen served on the Board of Directors of Sun City Aliante. Owen was an original member of the Veterans Club and was instrumental in getting the original monument through the approval process and assisted by Sy Nielson in the design, acquisition and wording on the original monument and its location in the courtyard of the Community Center. He participated in many of the Veterans Club events and was always willing to lend a helping hand at all of our programs.

Owen was one of the founders of Seniors Assisting Seniors. As one of its founders, he put together a host of volunteers throughout the years he also gracefully served in.

Owen, I will miss you greatly and I know the Veterans Club and the entire Community of Sun City Aliante will miss you as well.

God Bless you both John and Owen.

In Fond Memories from the Veterans Club and Sun City Aliante Community.

David Hollander Veterans Club Chair

VETERANS AUXILIARY ARTICLE

The Veterans and Veterans Auxiliary Spring BBQ

One of your favorite events is back!! The Veterans Club Annual BBQ has not been presented for the past two years due to COVID-19 restrictions. But now, in collaboration with the Veterans Auxiliary, the two clubs will present the event on Saturday, May 21 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the Vista Room. Hamburgers and hot dogs, potato salad, baked beans, chips, cookies, and soft drinks will be served. In addition, the Veterans Club will hold a 50-50 Raffle and the Auxiliary will sponsor a Gift Card Raffle.

Watch for Veterans Club and Veterans Auxiliary members to be selling tickets in May (Tuesdays & Thursdays, 10 a.m. – noon) in the Community Center. The price will be $10 for Sun City Aliante residents and $12 for nonresident guests. Tickets must be presented for admission, and you will want to purchase your tickets before May 19. See you there!!

For questions, call:

Co-chairs Veterans Auxiliary Veterans Club Chair Hjordy Wagner 715-529-9728 David Hollander 702-480-7668 Julie Tomlin 208-320-8115

ALOHA HAWAII INTEREST - MAY DAY IS LEI DAY

Aloha Hawaii Interest - May Day is Lei Day

There are residents moving into our community from the Hawaiian Islands or with ties from there.

If you like to “talk story,” eat onolicios grinds, or see the smiling faces of the many races here on the 9th isle, please sign up at the Front Desk to start a Hawaiian Special Interest Group.

You can also join like-minded people to celebrate Lei Day in Hawaii on

Sunday, May 1 at 3 p.m. in the Activity Room. We invited you to wear your Hawaiian outfits and enjoy some time together.

For more information, please contact Jill Ramsey at 702-642-8716 or email cpigs@aol.com

VETS365

VETS365 has suddenly accelerated its mission. We just received our first shipping container that will be put on land in Pahrump shortly. They must raise $10,000 to convert it. They will continue to look for corporate sponsors and personal donations for this. They also need Volunteer Carpenters to help them convert the first home.

The group is working with the City of Las Vegas to offer Parks and Recreation classes to the community. This will help expand their reach to veterans in need. Staff members are also volunteering once a month to feed the homeless with a non-profit called CARES on the east side of Las Vegas. They accept donations of blankets, pillows, backpacks, canned foods with easy-to-open tops, men's, and women's clothing. If you can donate or help them with carpenter skills, please call Sheila Cohen at 952-491-4121. Thanks for all you do to help us!