Jane Gold Twelve adventurous The Women Of Quail Creek (TWOQC) members started December by riding the Sun Link Tucson streetcar. This excursion, led by Bonnie Hyra and Pat Neel, answered questions about where the streetcar goes and why take it instead of driving your car. The participants had to be either a new TWOQC member or…
Jane Gold On Oct. 19, two separate groups of The Women Of Quail Creek (TWOQC) members (some in costume) toured the home of Christy Caldwell. Christy’s exceptionally creative decorations, both in her house and in her garden, rival any you might see in a home décor magazine. A gourd with a witch figure was painted by Christy’s…
Judy White The Women of Quail Creek (TWOQC) Scholarship program offers the opportunity to create memorial scholarships or dedicate a scholarship in celebration of a significant event. The scholarships can be funded as single gifts or by setting up a fund to which many people can contribute. When Quail Creek resident Kim France passed away…
Jane Gold On Oct. 28, for the first time, Pat Neel and Bonnie Hyra took a group of 14 members of The Women Of Quail Creek (TWOQC) to the Tucson Jewish Museum & Holocaust Center located at 564 S. Stone Avenue. The day excursion began with a delightful lunch at American Eat Co. (not to…
Jane Gold “City of Murals” is another nickname for Tucson, where many downtown buildings display bright, expressive scenes. They capture the heritage, natural landscape, resilience, and defining events of the city’s cultural history. You may have seen them, but do you know their stories? In November, 13 The Women Of Quail Creek (TWOQC) attendees went…
Jane Gold On Oct. 16 eight The Women of Quail Creek (TWOQC) members went on an On-the-Go excursion to Heirloom Farmers Market, Tucson’s largest year-round farmers market! This Heirloom Farmers Market is located along the bike trail known as The Loop and is nestled in the southeast corner of Rillito Park Racetrack. The market hosts…
Jane Gold Janet Rumford demonstrated how to make a cobwebby ladybug and an impishly cute candy corn character to 10 The Women Of Quail Creek (TWOQC) members. So much fun! They each did a candy corn and a Halloween ladybug or a regular ladybug. These Halloween-themed creations are sure to put a smile on someone’s face.…
Peggy McGee The Women of Quail Creek’s Community Outreach Committee is sponsoring a collection of pajamas and age-appropriate books for the Angel Heart Pajama Project (AHPP). This Tucson based 501(c)(3) helps children in state custody. These at-risk youth often go to foster care facilities in just the clothes they are wearing. Unfortunately, many of these…
Deb Melton If you missed the Javelina Hoedown on Oct. 26 at the Madera clubhouse, you missed a great party! About 250 lucky people attended this year and helped TWOQC raise much-needed funds for scholarships that will be awarded in April. They bought cash raffle tickets and gift basket raffle tickets and bid on over…
Deb Melton A few years ago, The Women Of Quail Creek Scholarship Committee was approached by friends and family members who wanted to honor a loved one by naming a scholarship for them. After some discussion, the committee thought it was a great idea, and the category of dedicated/memorial scholarships was born! The first one…