Diane Quinn In coming months The Women of Quail Creek plan a number of events designed to support both the Green Valley/Sahuarita and Tucson communities. TWOQC has long prioritized philanthropy and community service as important parts of its mission. While we work on many of these projects, people throughout Quail Creek and beyond are encouraged…
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Clubs & Classes, July 2017
TWOQC celebrates the Old West with vintage fashion show
Diane Quinn Over 100 members of The Women of Quail Creek and their guests attended a vintage picnic and Old West fashion show at the June 26 program. While the women dined on tomato stuffed with chicken salad and ice cream sundaes, the Tombstone Vigilettes presented both fashions and information about life in Tombstone between…
Clubs & Classes, July 2017
The answer is—TWOQC plays Jeopardy in July
Diane Quinn The Women of Quail Creek will play Jeopardy Quail Creek style at their July 31 program. Pam Rodgers, TWOQC President-Elect, will play the part of Alex Trebek and ask the question of participants. Using a big screen presentation created by member Marianne Cobarrubias, two games will be played with three contestants in each…
Clubs & Classes, July 2017
YOTO and TWOQC partner to collect school supplies
Diane Quinn In 2013, over 5,000 young people in Pima County were regarded as homeless. During the 2016-17 school year, more than 1,600 of those young people were enrolled in Youth On Their Own (YOTO), a program providing support to homeless or abandoned youth who are enrolled in schools throughout the county. YOTO believes that…
Clubs & Classes, July 2017
TWOQC awards new scholarship
Janice Pell Five women, ages 21 to 56, answered the call to apply for The Women of Quail Creek’s first scholarship for a woman in transition. These women had divergent backgrounds; single mom, veteran, single, stay at home moms, but they all had one thing in common, the desire to better themselves. They learned about…
Generals, June 2017
A veteran tells her story
Peggy McGee May is traditionally the month when we honor our nation’s veterans. To help TWOQC have a more meaningful May meeting, the Sahuarita JROTC posted the Colors at the beginning of the meeting. The speaker, Jan Haeger, joined the Navy at age 18 to see the world, but alas, Navy policy said she could…
Clubs & Classes, June 2017
Tombstone Vigilettes bring Old West to TWOQC
Diane Quinn The Tombstone Vigilettes will bring their unique fashion show to the Women of Quail Creek’s luncheon on June 26. This group of women makes their own fashions from vintage patterns reminiscent of fashions worn in Tombstone in the 1880s through 1915. Each Vigilette owns and models original dresses or she has made and…
Features, June 2017
TWOQC needs help with YOTO cookbook
Diane Quinn If you already know anything about Youth On Their Own (YOTO), you may be wondering why a homeless person needs a cookbook. Let’s talk about what homelessness means for YOTO. For most of us, having a home means stability, and when we were growing up it meant having parents there to provide food,…
Features, June 2017
TWOQC remembers the homeless Vets
Peggy McGee May is Military Appreciation Month and The Women of Quail Creek took time to do something extra special for the homeless veterans supported by the VA Hospital in Tucson. Instead of receiving the usual door prizes at the monthly meeting, members were asked to bring a gift bag for the homeless veterans. Each…
Clubs & Classes, May 2017
TWOQC to receive presentation by Korean War Veteran
Diane Quinn Korean War veteran Janet Haeger will be the featured speaker at the May 22 program of The Women of Quail Creek (TWOQC). At the age of 18, Janet joined the U.S. Navy and trained to be a corpsman. She wanted to see the world and particularly wanted to go to Korea. According to…