Who’s Who: Communities taking the Challenge
as of 14-December, 2006       

Registration open through 31-January 2007.  Enrollment numbers as of 14-Dec are in bold.

bold = first year taking the Challenge!

 

The Abundant Life Wellness Program  71

includes: Mesa Senior Center East; Good Shepherd Villa; and Victory Lutheran Church

Arizona Traditions  36
“At Arizona Traditions, our participants enjoy being a part of the Challenge because it’s a great way to stay motivated with their exercise. We have fun by doing a wide variety of activities and ‘Going for the Gold’. We also love to buy the T-shirts each year!” Yolanda Madrid, Fitness Dir.

Baptist Village Youngtown 

"Our community exercises year-round, but the Get Fit-Stay Fit Challenge program makes our classes extra fun!  Class members encourage each other to mark their personal logs and earn their stars.  At the end of the season, we celebrate another successful (and fit) year!" 

Bethesda Gardens  40

Brentwood Southern  87

Buckeye Senior Center 

Canyon Vistas RV Resort

Carriage Manor  160

Chandler/Gilbert YMCA   68

"Members of the Chandler/Gilbert YMCA look forward to the Challenge each year.  Our seniors are the best!  They love a fun challenge and will run hard for the gold.  Many have received the gold at the Senior Olympics and enjoy the feeling of success.  This pride and enthusiasm has carried into helping our community succeed at the Challenge, which Dorothy Garske Center has issued to each of us.  We have members of all ages, sizes, and fitness levels participating.  It is wonderful to see the camaraderie of all the members involved."

Chinese Senior Center

Cielo Grande 111

Cimmaron Trails

Citrus Gardens  

Contempo Tempe  63

Copper Basin YMCA  31

Corte Bella 

"At Corte Bella, this is our first year "taking the Challenge".  However, some of our residents have participated in previous years at other communities where they've lived. Our residents are anxious to begin new lifestyles and compete against the communities in the west valley."

 

The Courtyard  
“Daily exercise is enjoyed by this thirty-six maximum resident community for Memory Care. Music, life skills, humor, crafts, baking, and gardening are just a few of the scheduled activities that provide a quality day to our residents.” Doreen Maniag, Activities Director

Dennis Cahill Senior Center  11

Desert Flower  33

Dolce Vita 

El Dorado of Sun City  63

El Dorado Estates 

"The participants at El Dorado are ready to keep track of their exercise activities.  Many participants also continue to exercise during the summer months!  One of our participants had a difficult time pushing his walker just a short distance last season (Challenge XII) but this year, --he is walking all around the park with ease."

El Mirage Senior Center  

Forum Desert Harbor  44

Fountain Hills Walking Club  38

Fountain of the Sun  81

Fountain View Village  

Glencroft  54

Gold Canyon

Good Shepherd Villa

Golden Sun 

Golden Vista  RV Resort  128

Grand Court Mesa

Grandview Terrace  

Granite Reef Senior Center  14

Greenfield Village  238

Happy Trails Resort  446

Ironwood  

La Hacienda  121

La Loma Village  33

Las Palmas  99

Las Palmas Grand  276

Lake Havasu Senior Center 

Leisure World  111

Lost Dutchman Resort  205

Meridian RV Resort  48

Mesa Regal Resort  467

Mesa Shadows  21

Mesa Village  69

Monte Vista Village Resort  274

MountainBrook Village   241
“MountainBrook Village takes the Challenge by increasing the number or residents participating each year, thus emphasizing the ‘ACTIVE’ in MountainBrook’s ‘active adult community’ status!” Challenge Committee at MountainBrook Village

North Tempe Senior Center 

Paradise RV Resort  61

Peoria Community Center  

Pure Fitness 

Queen Valley RV Resort   82

Rancho Reata  62

Riverview   

Scottsdale Shadows

Senior Services East Senior Center 

Shiprock  85

Sierra Leone  46

"We have fun getting together.  Our goal is to double our numbers from our first year."  

Silveridge  81

Solera  192

Springfield  

The Stratford  

Sun City Grand  167

Sun Life   187

Sun Wood 

Sun Village

Sunflower Resort  441

Sunland Springs Village  318

"Enthusiasm is the key at Sunland Springs Village.  Active team leaders distribute and collect registrations at tennis, golf, swimming, dance, softball, and most of our activity events.  We encourage newcomers to take the Challenge."

Sunland Village  119

Sunland Village East  44

Sunny Crest  30

Sunnyslope Senior Center  

Sunrise Resort 

Superstition Lookout  

Tempe Pyle Adult Center  

Towerpoint Resort  169

Via Linda Senior Center

ViewPoint Resort  98

The Wells   49

Woodmark of Sun City  

**means Enrollment Update / Registrations still coming in, number posted is not the Final number of participants