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THE SCW PRIDES ON PARADE
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Particular Residents Involved Doing Environmental Services (PRIDES) Sun City West PRIDES were organized on March 8, 1982,
when it became evident that people would be needed in order to maintain our
city according to the high standards that our residents expect. One of
our founders and first President was Joan E. Barnett. In December,
2003, we moved into our new headquarters in the other half of the
building housing Helping Hands ( The
PRIDES work an hour and a half on Saturday
morning covering 26 miles of streets, sweeping gutters, curbs and sidewalks.
We also trim shrubs and trees, spread and rake the rocks, as well as pick up
the trash on public boulevards in SCW. In addition we have 9 irrigation
monitors who maintain 26 miles of plastic pipe for watering trees and bushes.
Although you may see many of our members dressed in their orange vests or
jackets and caps on other days, our major effort is on Saturday mornings. In January, 2004, we added
a crew that works on Tuesday morning taking care of the grounds and parking
areas in the buildings housing the SCW Posse and SCW Foundation offices and
the building housing the Helping Hands and the SCW PRIDES. It isn't all work
either. We have our social life, which includes a general membership meeting
after work on the 3rd Saturday of the month at which time we enjoy coffee,
rolls, and donuts that are furnished by the Sundome merchants. In
addition we have a spring social; which was scheduled last year on April
4, 2009. Our Christmas Luncheon
was on Thursday, December 3, 2009. Another fun activity is our
"Ride with the PRIDES" events. The SCW Women's Club (in March) and the SCW
Men's Club (in November) each provide a breakfast for our members A great deal of our
work is physical, but we still have a need for volunteers to help
with record keeping, communicating with our members and the
public, computer input activities, purchasing equipment and
supplies, maintaining our equipment, and help in serving
coffee, rolls, and donuts at our monthly meetings. Maybe you have a
talent or skill that we haven't mentioned. Perhaps we need you and
haven't discovered you yet. Women, men, winter residents, full time residents
are welcome in the SCW PRIDES. There are no dues and no uniforms to purchase; the County
provides us with safety vests and work gloves for our members and we never
take attendance. For more information call (623) 584-2878, or send us an email ...
just click HERE. If you cannot join us in our
activities, we certainly welcome any financial help you may care to give
(donations to the PRIDES are tax deductible). We are self sustaining as well as tax
exempt, so a check made out to
will be appreciated and used in our
community. WE NEED YOU.........WE HOPE YOU WILL
JOIN US
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