Lisa Stilson and Inna Shames Let’s “spring” into action and mark your calendars now for The Women of Quail Creek’s (TWOQC) Scholarship Awards Ceremony on Wednesday, May 14, from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. in the Madera clubhouse ballroom. Doors open at 6 p.m. The public is welcome, and no reservation is necessary. TWOQC is a…
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Clubs & Classes, August 2024
TWOQC Scholarship Recipients: A Dynamic Mother-Daughter Duo!

Lisa Stilson Teaching is my passion! So, as a retired 34+-year Early Childhood educator, joining The Women of Quail Creek (TWOQC) Scholarship Committee several years ago was a perfect fit. Imagine my delight when Becky Hill, a 2nd grade teacher at Anza Trail in Sahuarita, applied for and received a TWOQC Women In Transition (WIT)…
August 2024, Clubs & Classes
MOAA Sends Thanks

Peggy McGee Heartfelt appreciation goes out to the many Quail Creek residents who supported the Green Valley Chapter, Military Officers Association’s Food for the Troops collection on Independence Day. Your donations of non-perishable foods and paper products helped fill the empty shelves in the 162nd Wing, AZ Air National Guard’s, pantry. Thanks, too, to all…
August 2024, Generals
Javelina Hoedown Is Coming … Save the Date!

Lisa Stilson and Inna Shames Yee-haw! All you cowgirls and cowboys of Quail Creek and the surrounding communities, be sure to mark your calendars right now for The Women of Quail Creek’s (TWOQC) annual scholarship fundraiser and most popular event: the Javelina Hoedown! The big day is Tuesday, Oct. 22, at the Madera clubhouse from…
June 2024, Clubs & Classes
TWOQC’s Scholarship Award Night

Lisa Stilson It was hard to tell who was more excited and more proud at TWOQC’s (The Women of Quail Creek) recent Scholarship Awards Night—the 32 high school and Women in Transition (WIT) Scholarship recipients and their families or the women on the Scholarship Committee who selected them. Regardless, it was an inspiring night! A…
June 2024, Clubs & Classes
TWOQC 2020 High School Scholarship Recipient Graduates with a Bachelor’s Degree!

Inna Shames Meet Amaya Barnes, a 2020 The Women of Quail Creek (TWOQC) High School Scholarship recipient. Like so many of The Women of Quail Creek scholarship recipients, Amaya grew up in Arizona. Upon graduating from Sahuarita High School in May 2020, a bachelor’s degree in human resource management was her goal. Step one: Amaya…
May 2024, Clubs & Classes
Samantha Witterstauter: 2020 High School Scholarship Recipient

Inna Shames Life can take strange turns. Samantha Witterstauter received a High School Scholarship from The Women of Quail Creek (TWOQC) in 2020, but if not for COVID, it might never have happened. She graduated from Walden Grove High School in 2020 and had an opportunity to travel to Slovakia, so she decided on a…
April 2024, Clubs & Classes
What Is a TWOQC Named Scholarship?

Inna Shames Perhaps you’ve noticed that there have been several named scholarships featured recently by The Women of Quail Creek (TWOQC) honoring loved ones. Wondering what it’s all about? We have the answers to your questions. A TWOQC named scholarship is a designated scholarship fund named after a specific individual, perhaps a loved one who…
April 2024
Save the Date! TWOQC Scholarship Awards Ceremony Is May 8
Clubs & Classes, March 2024
We Did It, With Lots of Help from All of You!

Inna Shames The Women of Quail Creek (TWOQC) Scholarship Committee wants to extend a huge and incredibly grateful thank you to all of the wonderful people who helped us reach our matching funds goal! How did this come about? Well, it’s a great story: Last year, the TWOQC Scholarship Committee was approached by an amazingly…