Janet Rumford and Inna Shames On a beautiful October day in Quail Creek, three members of The Women of Quail Creek (TWOQC) gathered in Janet’s Rocking Casita to—you guessed it—paint rocks! There were lots of great ideas, courtesy of Kay Allen and her trusty iPad. Christine Tokle paid careful attention so that even Janet Rumford…
This year’s Javelina Hoedown raised a record amount of over $21,000 for The Women of Quail Creek (TWOQC) Scholarship Program, with 280 tickets sold. So, another great year for an event which succeeds because so many do so much to make it happen. The Fun: Hardscrabble Road Band was, judging from the crowds on the…
Lisa Stilson and Inna Shames Yes, there might still be tickets available for the Javelina Hoedown, but you’d better hurry! This fabulous event is just around the corner, so if you want to attend, don’t wait. Send an email now to jhoedown2025@yahoo.com or call/text Linda Hauschild at 785-640-1320. Tickets for the Javelina Hoedown are $60…
Margie Barber Helping others while helping yourself? Now that’s a win-win! Here’s one way to do it: Do you need to take a Required Minimum Distribution (RMD) before the 2025 tax year ends? If so, the amount you receive will be taxable income and may even put you in a higher tax bracket. Fortunately, Congress…
Lisa Stilson Tickets for this year’s Javelina Hoedown went on sale Sept. 1, but there are still tickets available. If you have not attended before, you certainly don’t want to miss out on the fun! The Women of Quail Creek’s (TWOQC) major fundraising event for its very successful Scholarship Program needs your support to continue…
Inna Shames and Margie Barber The Women of Quail Creek’s (TWOQC) highly successful Scholarship Matching Funds Program just launched its third year! What Is the Scholarship Matching Funds Program? In late 2023, a small group of donors had a large vision. Wanting to help grow the TWOQC Scholarship Program, they offered a unique incentive: a…
Lisa Stilson and Inna Shames All you cowgirls and cowboys of Quail Creek and the surrounding communities, mark your calendars now, because The Women Of Quail Creek’s (TWOQC) annual scholarship fundraiser and most popular event, the Javelina Hoedown, is coming your way this fall! The big day is Thursday, Oct. 23, at the Madera clubhouse…
Inna Shames The Women of Quail Creek (TWOQC) Scholarship Program celebrated its 10th anniversary with a bang! May 22: The organization awarded 27 scholarships of $3,500 each, a total of $94,500. June 2: Suzan Bryceland, co-chair of a key Scholarship Committee, was interviewed by KOLD Tucson Now Live where she did an outstanding job promoting…
Inna Shames The Women of Quail Creek’s (TWOQC) Named Scholarships are a wonderful way to honor a loved one but, unsurprisingly, they often represent a tremendous amount of sadness. This is strikingly true in the case of the Steven Jay Perry Scholarship. Steven Jay Perry was the beloved only son of Quail Creek residents Steve…
Lisa Stilson The Women of Quail Creek’s (TWOQC) Scholarship Awards Night on May 14 was a remarkable event that celebrated 27 women from Sahuarita, Walden Grove, and Rio Rico High Schools, as well as our AWE (Advancing Women through Education) recipients who are 21 or older and going back to school. Each recipient was awarded…