Inna Shames and Margie Barber The Women of Quail Creek (TWOQC) Scholarship Matching Funds Program is just two years young and going strong! In 2023 a small group of donors who wanted to help grow the TWOQC Scholarship Program came up with a unique incentive: a donation of $40,000, which was to be used as…
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December 2024, Clubs & Classes
Required Minimum Distributions—A Great Way to Donate to TWOQC Community Outreach and Scholarships!
Pat Holmes and Margie Barber Sometimes life just works out in a way that lets you help others while also helping yourself! Do you have a Required Minimum Distribution (RMD) coming up before the 2024 tax year ends? It will be taxable income and may well shoot you up into a higher tax bracket. Rather…
December 2024, Clubs & Classes
TWOQC Open House Was a Full House!
Inna Shames On Nov. 19 The Women of Quail Creek (TWOQC) held their annual Open House, a great opportunity for non-members to learn about this wonderful organization and for existing members to explore new programs and activities. If you missed it or if you didn’t stop at every table, here’s a quick overview: TWOQC’s membership…
December 2024, Clubs & Classes
The Women of Quail Creek On-The-Go in Downtown Tucson
Carol Michels On a bright and sunny day, Nov. 14, The Women of Quail Creek (TWOQC) On-The-Go group explored downtown Tucson, riding a modern Sun Link Streetcar. The streetcar is free, and the adventure started in the Mercado District just outside the bustle of downtown Tucson. It was, of course, essential that the group stop…
Clubs & Classes, December 2024
Thanks to All Who Made the Genesis House Collection a Colossal Success
Peggy McGee The Women of Quail Creek (TWOQC) extend their deep appreciation to the many Quail Creek residents who so generously contributed to their collection for Genesis House for victims of abuse in the local area. The three-week collection period brought in much-needed supplies for the facility. The drive focused mainly on practical items like…
December 2024, Clubs & Classes
Paper Flowers Handmade in Janet Rumford’s Creative Casita!
Inna Shames “It all started when we bought a new coffee maker that used different filters than what I had before,” said Janet Rumford. What to do with a pile of old coffee filters? “I dyed them different colors with diluted acrylic paint.” And the result? Paper flowers made of old coffee filters, of all…
November 2024, Clubs & Classes
Javelina Hoedown Was a Huge Success!
All you cowgirls and cowboys sure outdid yourselves this year! The Women of Quail Creek’s (TWOQC) October 2024 Javelina Hoedown sold out at 324 tickets and set a record of money raised for scholarships. If you were there and bought one of the fabulous items in the silent auction or bought 50/50 raffle tickets, we…
November 2024, Clubs & Classes
The Path from TWOQC’s YANA to Partners Losing Partners Outreach
Julie Sherwood and 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…
Generals, October 2024
Javelina Hoedown Happening this Month!
Lisa Stilson The much-anticipated annual Javelina Hoedown, sponsored by The Women of Quail Creek (TWOQC), is on Tuesday, Oct. 22, from 4:30 to 8 p.m. It’s guaranteed to be an exciting evening with a delicious chuckwagon dinner, cash bar, and dancing to our very own Hardscrabble Road band. The ever-popular silent auction will offer a…
October 2024, Clubs & Classes
TWOQC to Help Victims of Domestic Abuse in Local Area
Peggy McGee Did you know that there is a facility in Green Valley where female victims of domestic abuse can go to get away from an abusive environment? Known as Genesis House, the home provides a safe haven for women and their children under age 10 who often arrive at the door with only the…