Connie Vaughan Caring Hearts and Hands of Quail Creek (CHHQC) is supporting Youth On Their Own‘s (YOTO) restocking of its student mini mall with back-to-school items. YOTO is a dropout prevention program that supports the high school graduation and continued success of youth experiencing homelessness in Pima County. Pima County has more than 5,600 homeless students, and…
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Features, December 2021
CHHQC Expresses Thanks for Continued Caring and Giving
The Caring Hearts and Hands Club of Quail Creek (CHHQC) wants to thank everyone who has supported the club’s mission of service, caring, and giving to support both Youth On Their Own (YOTO) and the disadvantaged military families over the past two months. The YOTO Socktober Challenge in October was hugely successful in its mission…
Clubs & Classes, August 2021
Residents Form New Club: QC Hearts and Hands
Karen Baker A new group is in town! Following their passions and continued desire to help at-risk youth and military families, Sue Ann Obremski and Karen Baker have partnered to form a new club in Quail Creek called the QC Caring Hearts and Hands. The two women have collaborated to continue serving the needs of Youth…
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, January 2020
TWOQC’s Holiday Luncheon Gave YOTO Students a Merrier Holiday
Kathe Alves, TWOQC Program Chair; and Sue Ann Obremski, YOTO Chair On Dec. 9, The Women of Quail Creek (TWOQC) celebrated the upcoming holiday season with a delicious meal, delightful entertainment provided by Mariachi Aztlan de Pueblo Magnet High school, a multiple award-winning Tucson high school performing group. Dressed in elaborate traje de charro costumes,…
Clubs & Classes, December 2019
The Women of Quail Creek raffle basket winners at the Art Festival Arts and Crafts Fair
Cindy Mayron “We had a great time meeting everyone while selling raffle tickets for three of our TWOQC charities: Youth On Their Own (YOTO), Military Bab, and Scholarship,” said Sue Ann Obremski, YOTO chair. All the proceeds from the raffle baskets were split equally between the charity committees: Scholarship—these proceeds will increase the dollar amount…
Generals, December 2019
Thrivent grant supports the charitable work of Fabrics Plus
Susanne Fairman Jadine Hilt, a Quail Creek resident successfully applied for a $250 Thrivent grant to support the Youth on Their Own (YOTO) Christmas fleece blanket project. Fabrics Plus chairperson Sue Ann Obremski calculated the yards of fabric that could be purchased at a local fabric store with this grant and called members to a…
Front Page, November 2019
Help make Christmas for a YOTO student merrier!
Cindy Mayron The fifth annual Holiday Gift Bag and Blanket drive for Youth on Their Own (YOTO) will be collected and displayed at The Women of Quail Creek (TWOQC) Holiday Luncheon on Dec. 9 (see the article in this issue). “This is the time of the year we can help the youth in our area…
Clubs & Classes, July 2019
YOTO is changing young lives in Pima County
Cindy Mayron When Rashel was 15 years old, her parents could no longer support her, and she moved in with her aunt, uncle and younger cousins. “I still felt rejected and my uncle insisted that I had to do more long hours of work cleaning. It made it hard to do my homework. I never…
Clubs & Classes, December 2018
Remembering local homeless youth at the holidays
JoAnn Haberer As part of a growing tradition, The Women of Quail Creek once again sponsored a holiday gift drive for Youth on Their Own (YOTO). The Tucson-based organization assists middle- to high-school age kids who are homeless, through no fault of their own, to stay in school and graduate. The Women of Quail Creek…