A reflection on Unit Happenings
in 2015
Bob Young
We would like to take this opportunity to reflect on the Unit Happenings that have occurred so far in 2015 and encourage all residents to get involved with your Unit—or neighborhood as I like to refer to them.
The PebbleCreek Post has published over 53 Unit Happenings from January through July and in addition we know there are many more Unit Happenings that have not been reported in the PebbleCreek Post.
We have had countless luncheons/breakfasts, potluck dinners, sunrise brunches, cocktail parties, welcome back parties, Unit inaugural parties, pool parties, golf outings, Mexican Fiestas, St. Patrick’s Day celebrations, barbeques, progressive parties and cook outs. We took trips to places like World Wildlife Zoo and Aquarium, Goodyear Ballpark, Turf Paradise Race Track, Verde Canyon Train Ride, Wrigley Mansion, Estrella Mountain College and Butterfly Wonderland.
We toured the Arizona Distilling facilities and Cerretas Candy Factory. We kicked off Neighborhood Watch programs, raised money for Homeless Youth, YANA, Agua Fria Food Bank and Blue Star Moms and held golf events, dress up parties, western outings and collected food, clothing, and money for countless charities.
To learn more about how you can become more involved with our community, please contact the Unit Rep Co-Chairs Janet Miazga at [email protected] or Bob Young at [email protected].
Unit 34
True reflection is a part of this country’s greatness. The Fourth of July means more than beer, picnics and baseball games. Unit 34 displayed an American Flag in front of every house and reflected on what happened to the 56 men who signed the Declaration of Independence. In case you are wondering, here is what happened.
Five signers were captured by the British as traitors and tortured before they died. Twelve had their homes ransacked and burned. Two lost their sons serving in the Revolutionary Army; another had two sons captured.
Nine of the 56 fought and died from wounds or hardships of the Revolutionary War.
They signed and they pledged their lives, their fortunes and their sacred honor.
What kind of men were they? Twenty-four were lawyers and jurists. Eleven were merchants. Nine were farmers and large plantation owners; men of means, well educated. But they signed the Declaration of Independence knowing full well that the penalty would be death if they were captured.
Carter Braxton of Virginia, a wealthy planter and trader, saw his ships swept from the seas by the British Navy. He sold his home and properties to pay his debts and died in rags. Thomas McKeam was so hounded by the British that he was forced to move his family almost constantly. He served in the Congress without pay and his family was kept in hiding. His possessions were taken from him and poverty was his reward. Vandals or soldiers looted the properties of Dillery, Hall, Clymer, Walton, Gwinnett, Heyward, Ruttledge and Middleton.
At the battle of Yorktown, Thomas Nelson, Jr., noted that the British General Cornwallis had taken over the Nelson home for his headquarters. He quietly urged General George Washington to open fire. The home was destroyed and Nelson died bankrupt. Francis Lewis had his home and properties destroyed. The enemy jailed his wife and she died within a few months. John Hart was driven from his wife’s bedside as she was dying. Their 13 children fled for their lives. His fields and his gristmill were laid to waste. For more than a year he lived in forests and caves, returning home to find his wife dead and his children vanished.
So we took a few minutes while enjoying our Fourth of July holiday and silently thanked those patriots by displaying our American Flags and remembering freedom is never free!
Thanks to Linda Rouillaurd for putting up and taking down the 52 flags.
Unit 52
Unit 52
Liz Gibson
The ladies who lunch in Unit 52 enjoyed a fabulous meal at the very popular The Yard House in Glendale on Wednesday, July 8.
Hosted by Anita Walsh, everyone enjoyed a chance to get together what with the many July comings and goings in the Unit this busy month.
Unit 64
Unit 64
It may be hot in PebbleCreek but that didn’t stop 24 women from Unit 64 from gathering for our monthly Ladies Luncheon. Each month the hostess selects the day and location for a nice variety of get-togethers. This allows our neighbors too busy to make a specific day the opportunity to join us whenever possible. This month the location of our own Eagle’s Nest Restaurant was selected not only because of its proximity, but also to support our restaurant staff whose salaries are reduced when snowbirds and vacationers leave the Nest.