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June 16 - July 6, 2007 A+7
Toyota donates water to CFD Marines unite for community
About 200 cases of water donated by Toyota Financial Services employees in
projects, support
Chandler were accepted by Chandler Fire Department representatives for use by
volunteers during the Walk for Water Safety taking place in late June. The East Valley Marines, a newly formed group, invites all Chandler and Gilbert
“This is just one more example of the partnerships that we benefi t from when Marines to join them in sharing support and working on local community projects.
private businesses reach out to municipal government to help us help our citizens,” Anyone who has ever served in the U.S. Marine Corps, including Navy Corpsmen
says Chandler Fire Chief Jim Roxburgh. assigned to Marine units, is invited to attend.
The Walk for Water Safety is a drowning prevention awareness event put Currently almost 50 members gather regularly at individual homes and restaurants.
together by Banner Children’s and Banner Desert Hospitals and the East Valley The group is planning charitable activities as well as a Nov. 10 Birthday Ball.
Fire Departments. Any leftover donated water will be distributed to residents “Our goal at this point is to reach out to as many Marines as we can who want to
during calls for service by the fi re department for the rest of the summer. work together and be part of the nucleus of this new group,” says the organization’s
For more info, call Chandler Fire Battalion Chief Dan Couch or Geri Murphy at founder, Richard Hippner.
Toyota Financial Serves at 480-224-0685. For more info, call Hippner at 480-883-9393 or email
hipexec@yahoo.com.
A DRY HEAT: Even back in 1916, HOUSE WITHIN A HOUSE: It was
these Southern Chandler residents common practice in 1917 Chandler
knew to use whatever you had around to fi rst build a home out of canvas
for shade. Seeking shade during and later put a bigger roof over it.
a picnic in the San Tan Mountains According to the Chandler Historical
are, from left, Webster Lewis, Helen Museum, the canvas was used
Lewis, Lyman Armstrong, and Janet because it was cooler. Here, a young
Armstrong. Notice the “seeking shade” Kenneth Knox and his mother, Martha
hand written at the top of the photo. James Knox, stand in front of the fi rst
Courtesy Chandler Historical Society Knox home, a tent house at the corner
of Guadalupe and Dobson roads in
Chandler. Courtesy Chandler Historical
Society
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