Sunshine Country Club Estates
Neighborhood Watch & CERT
NEIGHBORHOOD WATCH DETAILS:
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Contact: Lenore Combs
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Meets: 3rd Monday of Month @ 3 PM in Retzlaff Hall​
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Location: Retzlaff Hall
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Purpose:
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Security and safety are part of our daily lives albeit not necessarily convenient. The SCCE Neighborhood Watch is a volunteer program, and you are cordially invited to support it. There are no fees or dues - just asking for your time and talent for our projects. There is a complete description of our mission and projects posted on the NW bulletin board in the library. Patrols can always use volunteers.
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Goals & Objectives:
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To assist with development and support of our NW
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To promote public awareness and increase resident participation in crime prevention
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To contribute to crime prevention practice and build a stronger Sunshine community
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To promote community cohesion and increase confidence in local policing
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To act as a forum - coordinate resources and partner with local Law Enforcement Agencies
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The CERT Team - Community Emergency Response Team:
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Volunteers trained in accordance with the Harlingen Fire Department "to hold down the fort until professional help arrives". We formed after Hurricane Dolly in 2008. We hold our annual Disaster Preparedness meeting each April. Everyone invited. The volunteer Harlingen CERT Team meets monthly at Station 8.
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Many of us also are members in the Citizens Police Academy Alumni and meet with HPD monthly. Sgt. Michael Brooks and Officer Alicia Garcia are CPA liaisons and meet frequently with our NW.​
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This is the Neighborhood Watch - CERT Welcome Letter 2025 edition. ​​
Neighborhood Watch/CERT information prior to Oct 1, 2025
can be found at the following Links.
Neighborhood Watch/CERT information starting with Oct 1, 2025 is below.
Sent 2025-11-25: Neighborhood Watch-CERT: Everything you need to know -
Lenore had sent some info for the Oct Newsletter which Cyndi Skidmore and I thought might not be quite right for the Newsletter. So she and I and Lenore have worked on it and condensed it into a document which is perfect for the Sunshine website HERE. It was attached to this email. And copies will be available in the Neighborhood Watch section of the Library/Lounge area for you to read while in that building. (Please don't remove from there.)
If you have seen parts of or maybe even all of this info previously, it will serve as a REFRESHER to you. For others who aren't familiar with this wonderful organization and all they do, it will help you to know them and you might even consider being a part of it all.
I know while working on it, I learned several things I wasn't aware of, and appreciate Lenore providing this wonderful document for all of us. Although it is somewhat lengthy, it is well worth the read.
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Please contact Lenore (956-254-1276) if you have any questions about the documents content or wish to discuss joining the Neighborhood Watch.
- Beth Parrish, Cyndi Skidmore & Lenore Combs
​​Newsletter November 2025:
- By Lenore Combs, Neighborhood Watch
​​Newsletter October 2025:
- By Jean Burgoine, Neighborhood Watch
Hello Friends and returning Winter Texans,
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The purpose of this article is three-fold:
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As you are packing to return South, please, remember to pack your old prescription eyeglasses. The Rotary Club recycles them and passes them along to those in need. They want the glasses, not the cases. You can place the eyeglasses in the Rotary box located in the library along the south wall.
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Since the flood last spring, many of you are driving different vehicles. Please, contact Valerie in the office or me, Jean Burgoine, if you need a Sunshine sticker for your rear windshield. This little sticker identifies your vehicle as belonging in the Sunshine community. This makes it easier for the people on Neighborhood Watch. Several years ago, my car broke down on the expressway. A passing driver from Sunshine noticed my sticker and came to help me. That little sticker does a lot of good.
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On September 6th, we had a powerful little storm with high winds, lots of thunder and lightning, and heavy rain. I found 2 nice patio cushions on the number 5 fairway. They are now on my front porch waiting for their owner to claim them.
Safe journey back to Sunshine.
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- By Lenore Combs, Neighborhood Watch
