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Neighbors are quietly running a community cooling program. Here's how it works.
A volunteer-run network in the Lakes is making sure isolated seniors have working AC before the heat dome lands.
By Jordan Reyes · May 1, 2026 · 4 min read
Volunteers helping at a community event
It started, like a lot of things in Ahwatukee, with a Nextdoor post.
Today, the volunteer-run cooling network has checked on 240 households across the Lakes and Foothills, replaced 18 broken thermostats, and matched a dozen seniors with HVAC contractors offering reduced-rate service calls.
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