Robert D. Lewis The QC Semper Fi Club, an association of Marines and friends of the Corps, held its annual golf day on Aug. 29. The Marines were joined by Air Force and Navy veterans from Quail Creek. The annual golf day is a charity event that supports funding to the Semper Fi Fund (SFF),…
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Clubs & Classes, October 2020
Support Scholarships for JROTC Cadets
Peggy McGee MOD Pizza, located at 18767 S. Nogales Highway, Suite 105, in Sahuarita, is once again showing its support for local organizations to assist them in fundraising efforts in light of COVID-19 restrictions. Even though the restaurant is not yet fully open for sit-down meals, they are now operating at 50% capacity, extending their fundraising program…
Clubs & Classes, October 2020
Javelina Hoedown
Peggy McGee What if you planned a Javelina Hoedown and no one could come? That is exactly what happened to The Women of Quail Creek’s Scholarship Committee. In preparation for the event, they made sure they had the popular Javelina Cowboy pint sized glasses available. Now they would like to sell their remaining inventory to raise needed funds…
Clubs & Classes, October 2020
August PCQC Photo Contest: Animals
Jim Burkstrand The Photo Club of Quail Creek continued with its monthly member’s contest, with August having the topic of animals. Each club member could enter up to three photos taken in the last three years. This subject was a fun one for the members and drew 22 entries. All of the photos can be…
Clubs & Classes, October 2020
TWOQC’s Mentoring Program Brings Challenges and Rewards
Peggy McGee Patricia Fina Weaver developed The Women of Quail Creek’s (TWOQC) mentoring program in spring 2018 to help ensure that the scholarship winners were successful in their academic endeavors. Initially, Patricia was the only mentor. And then COVID-19 hit! How could the 2020 scholarship recipients be helped when face-to-face contact was out of the question? It…
Clubs & Classes, October 2020
Helping Students in the Reality of COVID-19 Learning
Peggy McGee Marisa Acosta, one of the recent Women-in-Transition scholarship winners, is a teacher at the San Xavier Mission School in Tucson, where many of the students live at or below the poverty level. She reported that online learning was presenting a real challenge for them, since many did not have a computer at home…
Clubs & Classes, October 2020
Thank you, Pima Love Note Senders!
Diane Gordon, Director of Publicity The Women of Quail Creek (TWOQC) send out a big thank you to community members and, particularly, the Quail Creek Stampers and Scrappers. The Stampers and Scrappers made many cards for Pima Love Notes, and are creating cards for fall, winter, and the holidays. Many community members sent cheerful messages.…
Clubs & Classes, October 2020
It Will Take Two to Tango (Again)
Kathi Urban Bobillot Private lessons (one person or one couple), semi-private lessons (two or more couples), and group classes will resume as soon as possible. Most likely private lessons will be approved first. Choose from: * Ballroom (foxtrot, waltz, tango, Viennese waltz) * Latin (salsa, cha cha, rumba, samba, mambo, merengue) * Swing (east coast—single…
Clubs & Classes, October 2020
Non-Perishable Foods Drive for Homeless Veterans
Peggy McGee COVID-19 may have prevented the annual clothing drive for homeless veterans, but The Women of Quail Creek wanted to do something to help those who have served our country. The solution, a contactless non-perishable foods and paper products drive. The event will be held on Saturday, Oct. 24, from 10 a.m. to noon.…
Clubs & Classes, October 2020
Quail Creek Relay For Life Team Is One of the Top 100 Fundraisers in America
Ginny Hutcheson Denis Cournoyer of the American Cancer Society sent Team Captain Ginny Hutcheson an email congratulating the 2020 Quail Creek Fights Back Relay For Life team, for ranking 91st out of the top 100 Relay teams of fundraisers in the USA. There are thousands of relay teams in the United States. No other relay…