Diane Gordon, Director of Publicity The Women of Quail Creek (TWOQC) send out a big thank you to community members and, particularly, the Quail Creek Stampers and Scrappers. The Stampers and Scrappers made many cards for Pima Love Notes, and are creating cards for fall, winter, and the holidays. Many community members sent cheerful messages.…
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Clubs & Classes, October 2020
Non-Perishable Foods Drive for Homeless Veterans
Peggy McGee COVID-19 may have prevented the annual clothing drive for homeless veterans, but The Women of Quail Creek wanted to do something to help those who have served our country. The solution, a contactless non-perishable foods and paper products drive. The event will be held on Saturday, Oct. 24, from 10 a.m. to noon.…
Clubs & Classes, October 2020
Quail Creek Relay For Life Team Is One of the Top 100 Fundraisers in America
Ginny Hutcheson Denis Cournoyer of the American Cancer Society sent Team Captain Ginny Hutcheson an email congratulating the 2020 Quail Creek Fights Back Relay For Life team, for ranking 91st out of the top 100 Relay teams of fundraisers in the USA. There are thousands of relay teams in the United States. No other relay…
September 2020, Clubs & Classes
Pima Love Notes Project
Diane Gordon, Director of Publicity, TWOQC The Women of Quail Creek (TWOQC) has embraced the Pima Love Notes Project, aka Pima Love. This project was launched by the Pima County Department of Health on June 15. The project goal is to connect residents in long-term care facilities with their community. Due to COVID-19, many residents…
September 2020, Clubs & Classes
Carissa Gibson Joins the Navy
Patricia Fina Weaver and Peggy McGee Petty Officer 3rd Class Carissa Gibson, a 2017 Walden Grove High School Scholarship recipient, was the first The Women of Quail Creek (TWOQC) high school winner who elected to attend a community college to complete the requisite courses before going on to university. She attended Cochise Community College in Sierra…
September 2020, Clubs & Classes
Holiday Shopping Opportunity
Peggy McGee The Women of Quail Creek (TWOQC) Scholarship Committee had purchased more of their logo items with the idea of selling them at the Javelina Hoedown in October. Alas, this is just one of the many events that has been cancelled because of COVID-19. However, the committee members still hope to be able to offer…
Clubs & Classes, August 2020
Two-Cans for YOTO
Sue Ann Obremski and Diane Gordon Perhaps you know that one of the charities The Women of Quail Creek (TWOQC) support is Youth On Their Own (YOTO) at YOTO.org. There are 2,003 students grades six through 12 in the Pima County program; of those, 23 are in the Green Valley/Sahuarita area. Normally, at this time, TWOQC is collecting…
Clubs & Classes, August 2020
Introducing the 2020 TWOQC Scholarship Winners Video
Peggy McGee The traditional gathering in April to celebrate the winners of The Women of Quail Creek’s scholarship program was cancelled because of COVID-19. In the past, this event has been opened to the entire Quail Creek community, so the club wanted to share the young ladies’ stories with you. It is because our residents…
Clubs & Classes, July 2020
Another TWOQC Scholarship Winner Graduates from College
Peggy McGee Carly Frieders was one of two scholarship winners in the newly formed scholarship program in 2016. At the top of her class at Walden Grove High School, Carly was involved in many volunteer activities while in high school focusing on projects that supported her goal to eventually become an attorney. A triplet, Carly…
Generals, July 2020
NJROTC Car Wash Scheduled for August 8
Peggy McGee After a long break from school, the Naval Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps (NJROTC) students will be returning to school in early August. But they are already planning their annual car wash for Saturday, Aug. 8 from 8 a.m. to noon, at American Legion Post 66, 1560 W Duval Mine Rd. While there…