Can you believe it? … Del Webb broke ground and began building homes in Sun City Lincoln Hills TEN YEARS AGO! – and only just completed the build-out of approximately 6800 homes about 2 ½ years ago. Residents are so happy with our community that a big, four-day long celebration is being planned in September. As the plans began to take form, it was quickly agreed that we need to raise some extra funds for making the anniversary party especially memorable.
First came the DESSERTS EXTRAVAGANZA!! in April. Several individuals, as well as a few groups, prepared their dessert specialties--2 each: one for tasting and one for sale by silent auction. I prepared my family’s favorite Pecan Pie and am proud to say the sample bites vanished pretty quickly. Everybody had such a good time, tasting and socializing, and about $2,000 was raised in dessert sales alone! (There was an live auction of donated items that raised significant funds, as well.) The event was organized by wonderful volunteers. In the first picture above you will see Deanna Hanks in the cowboy hat. She co-Chaired the event, along with Susan Joyce. That's me next to Deanna after an all-nighter of baking!
Next came the “First Ever Lincoln Hills HOME TOUR” held last month. When the 10th Anniversary Committee expressed a desire to have a Home Tour, I could not stop my hand from going up. Volunteering to organize this event seemed like a natural choice for me since, as a full time Realtor in Lincoln Hills I have seen plenty of examples of beautiful homes created by residents. The variety is endless! It was such a pleasure talking with many, many homeowners as the list of homes grew, the goal being to have a variety of sizes and décor styles to view. Homeowners were very generous in volunteering their homes for the tour, and in the end were very pleased and complimented as the positive feedback came pouring in.
The smallest home on the tour was a Millpond at 1100 sq.ft., attractively furnished in antiques and complete with a park-like back yard. Among the largest on the tour was a Santa Barbara that dazzled people with it’s elegance and truly creative use of faux painting, their extensive built-in bar as well as moving the fireplace to accommodate an especially wonderful entertainment built-in, not to mention a fabulous outdoor kitchen and breathtaking view. I wrote the program with detailed descriptions in the hope of enticing people to buy multiple tickets in order to see them all (one ticket only gained admittance to 5 homes, and we had 24 to see, including a few with extensive garden railroad setups and other wonderful collections). It worked! People raved about the homes and went back for more! This was a non-sponsored event, but Carolan Properties rose to the occasion to cover the rather costly printing expense. In the end, well over $5,000 was raised toward our upcoming celebration! ☺ Above are just a few pictures, showing a dream kitchen remodel in a Marin, an outstanding wine cellar addition in a Napa, and the metallicized fireplace in that same, very modern Napa. Also pictured above is me along with the two co-Chairs of the 10th Anniversary Committee Celebration, Joan Loague and Loretta Alley. We’re next to a large, well stocked koi pond in the back yard of the Marin. Click here to see the 110 pictures taken by Patrick Vath and Jeff Andersen of the Sun City Lincoln Hills Photography Group. There you will see many other beautiful shots taken in homes, including some of the many neighborhood volunteers who welcomed people into the homes. You can also click here to see a slide show of all 110 "Best Of ..." images. Please be aware that it may take some time to load, and it might go a bit slowly at first - - there are almost 100 megabytes of images posted, and those will take some time to download. If that link does not work for you, or if it is painfully slow, this is another link that will take you to the album page. On that page, you will see Patrick's overview description of the event and small thumbnails of the 110 posted images. To see a larger version of any image, just click on the thumbnail. To see the largest possible version, click on the "+ All Sizes" link just above the enlarged image. To download the image, click on the "Download This Large Size" link just above the largest size image.
What a fun and interesting commujnity! I LOVE IT HERE! ☺
~ Shari McGrail
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Shari McGrail is a knowledgeable full-time real estate agent that works for Carolan Properties. As a resident of Lincoln Hills she enjoys living the Sun City lifestyle and welcoming those who want to live it, too. Click here to see her bio and contact information.
