Monthly Message: September 2023

Diane’s Presidents Message: What is “The Women of Quail Creek“
The Javelina Hoedown is Back! (10/1/23: NEW October Ticket Sales Dates Announced)
Community Outreach: Local Teachers Showered with School Supplies; Letters for Next Honor Flight Due October 13
Members Section: Upcoming Programs

Next Monthly Message: October. 20, 2023

∴ DIANE’S PRESIDENTS MESSAGE ∴

We are a Non-profit Arizona Corporation which is also a charitable 501(c)(3) organization pursuant to the IRS. Our Mission Statement says, “We are a Community of Women dedicated to Learning, Giving, and Engaging.”

For Learning, we have membership programs which usually occur on the last Monday of the month, as well as small group activities and programs. Some of the small groups include In-My-Kitchen, On-the-Go, 3^rd Friday Book Club, the Garden Club, and Rock Painting.

Our Giving consists of two major fundraisers for our Scholarships and for our local Green Valley/Sahuarita charities. The Scholarships are our Endeavor, or primary funding goal. This year we awarded 17 scholarships totaling $50,500. [Funding & Giving] [Javelina Hoedown]

In addition to monetary fundraising, and through our Community Outreach, we have in-kind drives such as a book drive for elementary students, a teacher shower to donate supplies (video clip), a collection of pajamas & age-appropriate books for the Angel Heart Pajama Project, and a collection of items for needy seniors. [See more here.] For Honor Flights, we collect letters for the veterans on those flights.

Our ways of Engaging, besides the above activities, include a Members Luncheon and the Holiday Luncheon mentioned above. We host an annual Open House for members and prospective women members to learn about our organization, its committees, events, programs, and fundraising. [Photo Gallery]

TWOQC dues are $25 per year. Those funds are used for programs, luncheons, and administrative expenses.

Our main method of communication with our members is through GroupWorks™. It’s there that members can learn about our organization, the upcoming events, and register for small groups and luncheons.

In addition to GroupWorks™, we have this website – womenqc.com. There you can find the Bylaws, Executive Board members, information about our committees, and other general information.

∴ FUNDING & GIVING ∴ NEW OCTOBER TICKET SALES DATES BELOW!

The Javelina Hoedown is Back! Tickets are now on sale for the annual Javelina Hoedown sponsored by The Women of Quail Creek. All proceeds will benefit scholarships for young women graduating from Walden Grove High School, Sahuarita High School, and Rio Rico High School along with the Women-In-Transition Scholarships for women who are residents of Pima or Santa Cruz counties, 21 years of age or older. Money raised this fall will be awarded in the spring.

When: Thursday, October 26 at 4-8pm
Where: The Madera Clubhouse
Who: Open to all Quail Creek residents and the public
What: The Javelina Hoedown is a fun evening with Cash Bar, Dancing to DJ music, and chances to win Gift Baskets, CASH and Silent Auction items. Your ticket includes a Chuck Wagon Dinner of BBQ pork ribs, pulled-beef BBQ along with chili beans, coleslaw, and cornbread.

PLEASE bring CASH and/or CHECKS to the event. CASH OR CHECK ONLY to purchase Hoedown tickets, Basket raffle tickets, Cash raffle tickets, Silent Auction items, and Jim Click Raffle tickets.

Hoedown tickets are $50 each and may be purchased by contacting Nancy Jacobs 970-946-3910 or nancyajacobs@yahoo.com.

Future dates and other locations for ticket sales will be announced in the What’s Happening emails for QC residents, on Groupworks for TWOQC members, and on TWOQC’s website (womenqc.com) for everyone including the general public. Click/tap image to enlarge.

The Javelina Hoedown is a popular and fun-filled event that many residents look forward to attending each year. Tickets have sold out for the last several years, so you will want to get your tickets early. In addition to dinner, drinks, line dancing and fun, you will have opportunities to bid on to win a large variety of gift baskets, silent auction items and CASH! You must be present to win a basket or silent auction items.

CASH RAFFLE tickets will be part of the pre-sale ticket sales, too. However, you do not need to be present to win CASH. So even if you are out of town or can’t attend the Javelina Hoedown in person, you can still be part of the CASH RAFFLE. Jackpots in the past have been more than $600. Our annual Cash Raffle is now a 50/25/25 raffle, meaning that 50% of the sale will go to TWOQC Scholarships and 2 winners will split the other half giving everyone a greater chance to win!

In addition to a chance to win cash and gift baskets, TWOQC is also selling Jim Click Raffle tickets for $25 each. That ticket allows you to be part of Jim Click’s effort to support local charities. 100% of the sales by TWOQC will go to TWOQC Charity Activities. Prizes for the Jim Click Raffle are:

Grand Prize is a 2023 Ford Bronco Raptor
2^nd Prize is two 1^st class, round trip tickets to anywhere in the world (Restrictions apply, please see the rules)
3^rd Prize is $5,000 Cash

Call a few friends or neighbors and help TWOQC support scholarships! Get your tickets for the Javelina Hoedown, Jim Click Raffle tickets, Basket and Cash Raffle tickets and put on your jeans and cowboy hat and we’ll see you at the Hoedown! Yeehaw!

∴ COMMUNITY OUTREACH ∴ Contact Community Outreach with your questions.

On September 6, the Community Outreach Committee “showered” 23 teachers at Sahuarita Elementary School with construction paper, dry erase supplies, copy paper and many other items that they routinely use throughout the school year. Each got a Starbucks card too. The teachers expressed their appreciation for the generosity of TWOQC and Quail Creek residents.

HONOR FLIGHT

There are 79 veterans who will be heading to our Nation’s Capital in early November. TWOQC members and the Quail Creek community are encouraged to take time to write a thank you note or letter to one or more of them thanking them for their service. Letters or notes should be placed in an unsealed envelope and taken to 2719 E. Sawyer Rd, Green Valley by Friday, October 13th. The veterans really appreciate the letters they receive during “Mail Call” on their return flight home and often reread them several times as they recall their Honor Flight experience.

∴ MEMBERS SECTION ∴
If you missed a program, check the Photo Gallery for past events. Login to GroupWorks™ (GW) for full access of upcoming programs and events, plus viewing privileges of event details. Contact our GW Administrator with your questions. | LEARN MORE |

Members-Only!! Programs & events are posted two weeks prior to when they happen. Contact the Programs Director if you have questions.

Sept. 21 – Zentangles – Explore Your Inner Artist!
Sept. 25 – The Café Fememino Story (our monthly program for ALL members)
Sept. 28 – Literature of the Holocaust
Oct. 3 – Rock Painting with Janet
Oct. 5 – On The Go Experience, Exploring Tucson on the Streetcar
Oct. 10 – Connecting Over Coffee
Oct. 11 – On the Go Experience, A Historic Walk Through Tucson Barrio Viejo
Oct. 16 – Zentangles (for members who could not attend the first session)
Oct. 17 – Mexican Train
Oct. 18 – Themed Book Group discussion
Oct. 19 – The Community Resiliency Model

Please sign up for these events on Groupworks™. Remember, if your plans change, change your status on Groupworks™. This is a courtesy to the hostess, and it allows another member from the waitlist to take your place.

All Quail Creek women residents are invited to join TWOQC. Contact the Membership Director if you have questions. | JOIN TODAY |