The Housing and Urban Development (HUD) – Veterans Administration Supportive Housing (VASH) program held its annual holiday gathering at the southern Arizona VA campus on December 5. Members of The Women of Quail Creek were invited to help distribute food and clothing to veterans and their families during the gathering. These veterans are currently living…
Do you know a graduating female student in the Sahuarita Unified School District? She may be eligible to receive one or more of four scholarships that will be awarded by The Women of Quail Creek (TWOQC) in March of 2017. Scholarships are given to female students from both Sahuarita High School and Walden Grove High…
Diane Quinn In two separate events during the week of December 12, The Women of Quail Creek answered the call of organizations serving the needy. Both Youth on Their Own (YOTO) and the Community Food Bank of Green Valley benefited. For the past several weeks, members of TWOQC were encouraged to select a holiday card…
Diane Quinn Starting in mid-2010, six members of The Women of Quail Creek and many of their varying helpers led TWOQC’s participation in the Overseas Coupon Program. Over a six year period the coupon program has sent over $1,545,000 worth of coupons to the U.S. Army base in Vicenza, Italy, the U.S. Naval base in…
Diane Quinn Carol Mutter, president of The Women of Quail Creek, laid a wreath at the Green Valley Cemetery on Veterans Day during the annual ceremony. Congresswoman Martha McSally addressed the crowd, patriotic music was played by the Bavarian Brass Band and there was a posting of the colors. TWOQC wished to recognize and express…
Diane Quinn The Green Valley Sahuarita Community Food Bank is struggling to meet the needs of area residents. Two weeks before Thanksgiving news began to spread that the shelves of the local food bank were empty. Three days before Thanksgiving the lines of people coming to the food bank to receive food boxes were out…
Nancy Forester An inspiring benefit concert for college scholarships presented by the popular Gatekeepers of Ironwood Hills Church was held Saturday, November 5 at the Sahuarita United School District Auditorium. Featuring patriotic traditional selections, the concert was hosted by The Women of Quail Creek (TWOQC) and the Sahuarita Educational Enrichment Foundation (SEEF) to support scholarships…
Diane Quinn Twenty-four performers from Green Valley’s own Ballet Continental danced for the November program of The Women of Quail Creek. The performance included 10 excerpts from The Nutcracker. The TWOQC event served as a warm-up to the company’s upcoming holiday performances. As an added treat, Darby Downs danced Prayer, from Act III of Ballet…
The Women of Quail Creek (TWOQC) will once again hold their annual fashion show to raise funds for the Southern Arizona Chapter of the American Cancer Society. Taking place Friday, February 24 in the Madera Clubhouse Ballroom, the fashion show will include models from Quail Creek and clothing and accessories from Dillard’s. The Power of…
Diane Quinn The Women of Quail Creek will celebrate the holidays in festive style at a luncheon on December 12 at noon. This year’s theme, O Christmas Tree, will set the mood for a gathering of friends old and new in the Madera Clubhouse Ballroom. Entertainment will be provided by a trio of musicians known…