Alphie Smith Keep Arizona Blue Student Coalition (KABSC) ignited excitement for the upcoming election among the attendees at the last meeting of the Democratic Club of Quail Creek (DCQC) on March 16. Francesca Martin, a political science major at Arizona State University, gave a presentation that she titled “Student Power 101.” She was joined by…
Lois Connell and Alphie Smith On Feb. 22 women from the Democratic Club of Quail Creek (DCQC) participated in the Women In Blue luncheon held at Mario McGee’s Pizza. The group allows like-minded women to gather in a neutral setting. There were two guest speakers, Alexa and Gina from Genesis House, also known as Hands…
Deb Melton Alex La Pierre, founder of Borderlandia, a binational organization committed to building public understanding of the borderlands, is coming to Quail Creek and will speak to the Democratic Club on Oct. 21 at 3 p.m. in the Mesquite Room at the Kino Conference Center. Alex moved to Southern Arizona as a National Park…
Deb Melton On June 17 Eric Robbins, Pima County party chairman, came to our monthly meeting and talked with the crowd about what he sees as the best way for democrats to come together and elect more democrats in 2024. Eric outlined what he sees as the primary means to do that, work from the…
Deb Melton Scammers target seniors more often than any other group, according to the National Council on Aging. It is estimated that tens of thousands of seniors become a victim of a scam each year, costing them and their families over a billion dollars. If you find that shocking, just think about the last time…
Deb Melton Women in Blue held their luncheon at Mario McGee’s Pizza on Feb. 23. Kim Eisele, president of the Animal League of Green Valley, was the honored guest. A few days following the luncheon, Kim sent a heartfelt thank you to the Democratic Club of Quail Creek for raising $400 at the luncheon for…
Deb Melton Representative Ruben Gallego, Democratic candidate for Senate, came to Quail Creek to hold a fundraiser for the Democratic Club of Quail Creek (DCQC). DCQC members and guests enjoyed coffee and pastries and had an opportunity to meet and talk with Rep. Gallego. Rep. Gallego also addressed the crowd and talked about Arizona water…
Deb Melton For the last three years, female members of the Quail Creek Democratic Club have been meeting for lunch once a month at local restaurants. In 2022 it was expanded to include women from the Green Valley Democrats and now is expanding to all women Democrats interested in attending. In December the lunch was…
Deb Melton There have been other presentations throughout Green Valley on the topic of saving the Santa Ritas; however, there is still interest in our community on this issue. On Jan. 21 at 3 p.m. in the Mesquite Room of the Kino Center, Democratic Club members and others interested in this topic will gather for…
Deb Melton On Sept. 17 Democrats and some Independents filled a double room at the Kino Center to hear several candidates who are running for election this fall. The enthusiastic crowd was addressed by Adrian Fontes, candidate for Secretary of State; Kristen Engels, candidate for Congress for District 6; Sanda Clark, candidate for Arizona House…