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A8 April 2022 • Community • www.lwca.com Please mark your calendar for Saturday, April 16 at 9:00 a.m. until noon for the Lions Club Charity Food Drive and Car Wash! It will be at the Rec. 2 southern parking lot. Look for signs, barriers, cones and tape for each event. The food drop-off point will be at the far southern end of the Rec. 2 parking lot. Enter the lot at the first entry when coming from the southern gate. Look for two white tents with a large food drive banner attached and our Lions Club flags on each end. Follow the signs to the food drop-off point. Cash, Checks, Food! If you wish to make a cash donation in check form, please make your check payable to the LW Lions Club. Drop your donation at the food drop-off point where there will be a cashier. We deposit all cash and checks received and write a single check to New Hope. Please make food donations non-perishable items, no glass jars or bottles. We ask that you check the expiration date. If expired, the item cannot be donated. The food bank at New Hope really needs canned foods, spaghetti sauce, beans of any type, soups of any kind, peanut butter and jelly, Top Roman, any type of pasta, cases of water, any type or brand of cereals and even toilet paper. Bring anything you can! New Hope will put your donations to good use! New Hope Community Center Where will the food and money go to, you ask? It all goes to The New Hope Community Center here in Mesa. It is a nonprofit Christian-based organization that services so many families in need here in the East Valley. Your Questions Answered The car wash event will be set up next to the Rec. 2 building, where they wash their golf carts. Look for another white tent in that area and follow the signs to enter. I have been asked numerous questions about the car wash. See Q&A below. Q - How much will it cost to have my car washed? A - This is a charity fundraiser. Please be generous. Q - Can I get more than one car to be washed? A - Yes, as long as you make another nice donation for each additional vehicle washed. Q - Is this event only for Leisure World residents? A - No, your visitors or friends can participate. We will happily wash their car and take their donation. Q - Will you wash my golf cart? A - Yes, again with your wonderful cash donation. Q - Will you wash my RV? A - No. Unfortunately, we will not. The LeisureWorld Lions Club and the NewHope Community Center of Mesa thank you in advance for your generous donation! For more information, please call Lion Bob Sharkey at 480- 389-8109. Please leave a message and he will call you back promptly. Lions Club Charity Food Drive and Car Wash! 25 Things You Don’t Know About Me Hi! My name is Molly Short and I’m the new Event Coordinator/Trips & Tours Coordinator in the Recreation Office! Here’s some fun facts about me. I hope to see you on a trip with me soon! 1. If you had to eat only one food for 10 days, what would it be? Pasta! My favorite is bowtie pasta with butter and grated parmesan. ¬ 2. Who do you admire and why? I admire the amazing women in my life, being my mother, Shannon, and grandmothers, Pam, and Rosalie. They are strong, kind, and constantly serving others before themselves. 3. If you could travel anywhere, where would it be? I have always wanted to travel to Italy, mostly for the pasta. ¬ 4. What is your favorite U.S. state and why? My (newly) favorite state would be Illinois, specifically Chicago, as I lived there last summer for an internship and have fallen in love with it ever since! 5. Where were you born? I was born in Fort Collins, Colorado. I lived there for 11 years before moving here to Arizona. It is one of my favorite places to be and was an amazing place to grow up. I have loved seeing how many Coloradoans live in Leisure World, especially when I see a 970-area code pop up on the phone in the office. ¬ 6. How many siblings do you have? I have two siblings. I am the oldest with my brother, Hunter, being 18 months younger than me, and my sister, Lilly, who is 5 years younger than me. 7. Do you have a nickname? If so, what and why?’ I have many nicknames, in the office Carla has named me ‘Mellow Molly’ but at home I go by ‘Molls’ or ‘Molly-Moo’. Not sure if this counts as a nickname, but many people like to belt out “Good Golly Miss Molly” when I’m around. 8. If you could learn only one new skill, what would it be? If I could learn one new skill it would be to sew or crochet, to be able to make clothes. I’m a very crafty person, and one of the only things I don’t know how to do is sew and crochet and I’ve always wanted to learn how. 9. What is your favorite TV show and why? My favorite TV show has been The Office since I was probably 10. I have rewatched all the episodes about 30 times and I still love it to this day. It is my “comfort” show. 10. What is your favorite sport? Myfavoritesporttoplayisvolleyball,Iplayedcompetitively throughout high school and now just play sand volleyball on occasion for fun! My favorite sport to watch is basketball as my family are die-hard Kansas University Basketball fans. I also love to watch the Chicago Bulls. ¬ 11. If you were stranded on a desert island and could only choose one person or thing to keep you company, who or what would it be? I would choose my boyfriend, Will, to join me. We can easily entertain each other and are always laughing, so I know I would never get bored, delusions and all! 12. If you had to join the circus, what would you do? Why? I would be a fortune teller. I have always wanted to have the superpower to read people’s minds. ¬ 13. What do people most compliment you for? Most people compliment me for my thoughtfulness, as I really enjoy remembering the little details about others. 14. If you could start any business, what would what it be? If I could start any business, it would be a cookie decorating business, as seen below. Being in a creative space is one of my favorite things, which is why I enjoy this job so much. 15. What do you spend way too much money on? Eating out. 16. What inspires you? Positive people! 17. What is the most important thing in your life? The most important thing in my life are the people in it! My family, friends, and boyfriend, Will. ¬ 18. What’s your favorite place to take an out-of-town guest? My favorite place to take an out-of-town guest is on a drive to Tortilla Flats near Canyon Lake. It is a beautiful, scenic drive when it’s paired with good music and Arizona weather you can’t go wrong! If you haven’t been there, I highly suggest it, during the winter and spring they have live music on the patio. 19. Are you a dog person or a cat person? Sorry cat people, but I am a full-blown dog person. Even though I am allergic to both cats and dogs, I will always be able to bear through my allergies for my two puppies, Gigi, and KC. 20. Are you a good cook? If so, what is your favorite thing to cook? I have always loved to cook ever since I was young. Although I love to both cook and bake, I would have to say baking is my favorite. I love making cookies, especially during the holidays! Here are some cookies I made this past Christmas. 21. What is one item you can’t live without? My phone. The last time I went without my phone, I got stranded on a ski slope in Telluride, Colorado with no way back to my lodge! Scariest day of my life. 22. What is the best part of your job? The best part of my job as the new Event Coordinator and Trips and Tours Coordinator is getting to work with and meet some amazing people! I love getting to go on the trips because it allows me to get to know a lot of the residents, and I love talking to them. Join me on an upcoming trip so I can meet you too! ¬ 23. If you could give your younger self advice, what would it be and why? Not to worry about things that are out of your control, because I have spent a lot of time worrying about things that I have no control over. 24. If you had one day left to live, who would you spend it with? My family and my boyfriend, Will. 25. What is the most ridiculous thing you had to visit the hospital for? A kidney stone in my first week away at college. I was in a new place, alone, and in the worst pain of my life just for them to send me home after 4 hours telling me to take extra-strength Tylenol. Worst night of my life! Molly living life in Chicago. 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