Tag: Scholarships

MOAA Awards Scholarships and Grants

Peggy McGee The Green Valley Chapter, Military Officers Association (MOAA), recently awarded three $2,500 scholarships to graduating JROTC Cadets from local high schools. Cadet Ismael Cheang, Jr., will use the scholarship when he enters the University of Arizona (UA) in the fall to study mechanical engineering. Cheang, a Colonel in the Air Force JROTC at…

Dana Arce: A TWOQC Scholarship Success Story

Inna Shames Dana Arce always knew she wanted to help people. She just wasn’t sure how. Dana was a 2024 recipient of The Women of Quail Creek’s (TWOQC) AWE (Advancing Women Through Education) Scholarship, a program specifically designed for women over the age of 21 who had previously interrupted their education and were now looking…

Javelina Hoedown Was a Huge Success!

All you cowgirls and cowboys sure outdid yourselves this year! The Women of Quail Creek’s (TWOQC) October 2024 Javelina Hoedown sold out at 324 tickets and set a record of money raised for scholarships. If you were there and bought one of the fabulous items in the silent auction or bought 50/50 raffle tickets, we…

Javelina Hoedown Happening this Month!

Lisa Stilson The much-anticipated annual Javelina Hoedown, sponsored by The Women of Quail Creek (TWOQC), is on Tuesday, Oct. 22, from 4:30 to 8 p.m. It’s guaranteed to be an exciting evening with a delicious chuckwagon dinner, cash bar, and dancing to our very own Hardscrabble Road band. The ever-popular silent auction will offer a…