Diane Quinn Only a few tickets remain for this year’s The Women of Quail Creek field trip to the Reid Park Zoo in Tucson. Two buses will travel to the zoo and provide all attending with a behind the scenes tour, a delicious lunch buffet and plenty of time to stroll through the zoo investigating…
Diane Quinn The baby shower committee of The Women of Quail Creek is making great strides in its planning for the June shower for National Guard Military Families. At press time 27 families are signed up to participate in the big event. Participants in the shower are either Military Moms who are currently serving or…
Diane Quinn The Women of Quail Creek Scholarship Committee is beginning the difficult process of reviewing applications for the first two scholarships to young women graduating from high schools in the Sahuarita School District. The committee has received applications from both Sahuarita High School and Walden Grove High School during this inaugural offering. In early…
Diane Quinn Recent cuts in education funding throughout the state of Arizona have had an impact on all schools, including the Continental Elementary School District in Green Valley. The district, which has one school site serving 575 students, has had trouble maintaining many of its programs. Students in preschool through grade eight attend the school.…
Diane Quinn The Women of Quail Creek and the Quail Creek Fights Back – Relay for Life Team co-hosted a highly successful luncheon and fashion show at the Madera Clubhouse on February 12. Themed Ignite Your Passion – Fight All Cancers, funds raised through ticket and raffle sales benefit the American Cancer Society. With a…
Diane Quinn Read Me a Story—has been chosen as the theme of the fifth annual baby shower for military families sponsored by The Women of Quail Creek. The shower, scheduled to take place in June, has become one of the club’s more popular events meant as a means of showing support for service women and…
Diane Quinn The February 29 meeting of The Women of Quail Creek will present an exciting preamble for the club’s upcoming field trip to the Reid Park Zoo. Jed Dodds, Education Coordinator of the Zoo, will present What’s New at the Zoo, highlighting recent zoo activities and upcoming events. He will also help members understand…
Diane Quinn The January 25 meeting of The Women of Quail Creek marked the first official program of 2016 under the organization’s new Board of Directors. Taking the helm for her first monthly program meeting, President Carol Mutter welcomed those assembled and shared brief remarks about her vision for the future of the club. She…
Diane Quinn Joy O’Farrell, 78, founder and first President of The Women of Quail Creek, has passed away in Renton, Washington, after a series of health challenges. In 2004, working with a core group of just four other Quail Creek women, Joy helped to develop the first mission of TWOQC; to discover and develop awareness…
Diane Quinn The Madera Ballroom of the Quail Creek Clubhouse received a visit from notorious stagecoach robber Pearl Hart (aka Shirley Pinkerton) during the January meeting of The Women of Quail Creek. Often referred to as “The Lady Bandit,” Ms. Hart told the captivated audience of her background and her life of crime, resulting in…