Sharon Pulcinella The Women of Quail Creek (TWOQC) found ways to stay active and engaged this month even in the midst of some of the hottest weather on record. On June 13, 15 ladies hustled down to the Kino Center, where dance teacher extraordinaire Jane Bottlinger soon had them gliding across the floor doing the Electric…
Peggy McGee The Women of Quail Creek (TWOQC) has started a Memorial Scholarship Fund to honor Margaret Morris, a long-time club member. Margaret moved to Quail Creek in 2006 and joined TWOQC shortly thereafter. Because she believed in the mission of helping others, she served as membership chair from 2013 through 2015 to introduce potential members to…
Peggy McGee The Women of Quail Creek (TWOQC), long known throughout Quail Creek and the Greater Green Valley area for their philanthropic endeavors, recently started a new committee to consolidate fundraising activities within the club. Now, rather than three or four different groups competing with one another to raise money or collect prizes for their…
Peggy McGee Allowing for postal delays after the deadline had passed for The Women of Quail Creek’s (TWOQC) Women-in-Transition (WIT) scholarship applications, the selection committee met to determine the finalists for the $2,500 scholarships for the upcoming school year. The WIT program is designed for women who may have had their formal education interrupted because…
Deb Melton For the first time, The Women of Quail Creek (TWOQC) has been able to award five high school seniors with scholarships to help them begin their post-high school education. The TWOQC Scholarship Committee has spent the last several years working closely with Sahuarita and Walden Grove High School counselors to build awareness of this…
Deb Melton, Director of Publicity From the pickleball court to the Tucson Museum of Art to deep space, The Women of Quail Creek (TWOQC) are getting a lot of mileage out of the many and varied activities offered to them by the TWOQC Programs Committee. With a new focus on helping members meet women with similar…
Peggy McGee Even though it has been over a year since they have been together as a group, the Lady Putters have remained in touch. When word went out that The Women of Quail Creek (TWOQC) would once again host a very modified baby shower for the young airmen of the 162nd Fighter Wing of the Air…
Sharon Pulcinella Leprechauns weren’t the only ones having fun in March! A number of The Women of Quail Creek (TWOQC) members laced up their hiking boots and went exploring on a unique hiking adventure. On March 18, five TWOQC members were treated to a fascinating step back in time on their visit to the former Helvetia…
Deb Melton A year can be marked many ways. A calendar year begins on Jan. 1, but the Scholarship Committee for The Women of Quail Creek (TWOQC) measures their year beginning in April with the awarding of new scholarships. So, it seems fitting to sum up the year by reporting what has happened with the scholarship winners…
TWOQC Military Baby Shower Committee Ruth (Ruthy) McDermott’s radiant smile, enthusiasm for life, and the joy-filled playful personality will be deeply missed by all who knew her and those whose lives she touched. That was Ruthy, pure and simple, giving joy and love to all she met. Those who live in Quail Creek know that…