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…
Darcy Siegfried The Women of Quail Creek’s (TWOQC) On-the-Go group hosted a fantastic tour of the historic Fox Theatre in downtown Tucson. The outing’s leaders were Karen Conroy and Darcy Siegfried. The two-hour tour, led by Director of Education Jordan Wiley, took the group through the theater’s 95-year history, which included its roles as a…
Gloria Bible When the husband of Quail Creek resident Bobbi Gordon entered hospice care in May of 2018, Bobbi realized she had no idea how to prepare for the inevitable change in her life. She eventually found a helpful checklist by UMassFive College Federal Credit Union: “Life Events: What to Do When a Loved One…
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…
Pam Hartwell-James The Women of Quail Creek’s (TWOQC) In My Kitchen was all about Strong Women and Sweet Reflections! Fourteen members gathered on a beautiful spring afternoon for an Easter picnic hosted by Pam Hartwell-James. The event was filled with delicious food, meaningful conversation, and heartfelt reflections. The picnic menu featured barbecued pineapple chicken sliders…
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…
Nancy Jacobs The Women of Quail Creek (TWOQC) held their annual Spring Luncheon/Membership Luncheon/business meeting on March 4 in the Madera ballroom. The theme was “Italian Charcuterie,” and the Decorating Committee truly outdid itself, converting the Madera ballroom into an Italian café. There were charcuterie boards on each table decorated with fresh fruit, bowls of…
Janet Rumford On March 19 a group of women from The Women of Quail Creek (TWOQC) gathered in Janet’s casita to usher in spring by painting rocks! Since there are so many visitors this time of year, they painted Arizona rocks that could be given to visitors as keepsakes of their visit. Cacti abounded, of…
Roxanne Housley Once again, Quail Creek residents exceeded all expectations with their generous donations to the Green Valley Food Bank. The Women of Quail Creek (TWOQC) Community Outreach Committee held an in-kind fundraising drive for the Food Bank, and after 12 days of collections, netted 1,673 pounds of food and hygiene products. In addition, the…