Monday, May 19 - May 23, 2025 - 10:00am MST VFW 720 needs hands to stock the pantry and set up office space so veterans can access resources and meet with benefit coordinators. Volunteer anytime Mon 05/19-Fri 05/23, 10 am-2 pm @ VFW 720 (4853 E Thomas Road). We need 4-5 daily volunteers to set up for the grand opening. Email Ceyshe Napa at council.district.4@phoenix.gov if you
One of the most recognizable plants of the Sonoran Desert is the Saguaro Cactus. A keystone species that can reach up to 50 feet tall. They have an elaborate root system that spills out beneath the desert soil for as long as 100 ft wide which supports them in reaching these towering heights. May is
If you are reading this on the day it was published, my history with UUCP started 49 years & 7 days ago and I found this place by default, by exiting my mom’s uterus. There’s a unique warmth that settles over me each time I walk through the doors of UUCP. It’s more than just
I am a recycled UU, having been a member of the Tempe Congregation in 1969-70, then UUCP 1970- 80, Tucson 1980-86, Chandler or VUU from 87-2016, and UUCP again from 2016- present: or about 55 years in different AZ congregations. Wow! I’d never added it up before. Each move represented kind of a different incarnation
One of the more interesting birds that you can view in the desert is the Phainopepla. Many residents of Phoenix and the Sonoran Desert have no idea just how lucky we are to take in the beauty of this one of a kind bird species. These birds can be hard to initially find. However once
By way of introduction to the many new members who I haven’t yet met (see below), I’m Sarah Carlson. I have been a member for more than 20 years and joined UUCP after moving to central Phoenix after returning to Arizona from Reno. I began coming to UUCP after a good friend, Katherine Kruse, invited me to
