General Announcements

Donation Collections for Fall

During our General Meeting this month, we decided to take up collections each month to donate to a special charity.We will collect each month at Happy Hour. We will collect at the end of happy hour to distribute to the charity. October’s charity is Cody’s Friends Rescue in Tucson.  We will be collecting dog food for our furry friends. Any kind of dog food is accepted as long as it dry or canned. Please bring your donation to Bashful Bandit on October 14th. Pam Carden has volunteered to collect and drop off all the donations.

 

November Charity Donations – Ronald McDonald House!  We will send out what items are needed in a club update email. Bring your donations to November Happy Hour at Guiseppe’s Restorante.

December Charity Donations – Emerge Center against Abuse! This a great organization we donate to every year. We will send out what items are needed in a club update email. Bring your donations to December Happy Hour at Redbirds.

PACC Donations will continue to be collected at all of our Happy Hours!

Don’t forget our furry friends!

Reaching out to all who want to be a part of our Ronald McDonald House Volunteer group:

We have been chosen by RMH to be on call when they need someone to fill in for meal prep for an evening, and we have graciously accepted the challenge!

Norene has taken on the role as our ambassador to get our volunteer group together, along with menu ideas that are quick and easy to prep for 50+ guests.

Anyone who is interested in volunteering as lead meal prep, or just as part of the team cooking the meal, we want you! Please reach out to Norene to get on the list so we are ready to go when they need us.

Also, if you have any ideas for quick meals, reach out and share with Norene so she can get it on the list.  Any questions, feel free to contact Norene at inchargeofvice@gmail.com.

HAPPY SHARKS ARE BACK!

We have a new inventory on the Happy Shark decals that go on the back of your car or anywhere else you like! They are $8 each and will be available at any future events for purchase. See Don for info.

 

SAVE THE DATES FOR FUTURE EVENTS!

September 19th – General Club Meeting at Wilmot Library, 530 N Wilmot Rd. from 2PM – 4PM meeting afterwards for dinner. Please RSVP to Don so we can make a reservation for dinner. We will be discussing Elections, and our Fall Event lineup.

September 26th – Sabino Canyon Tour – For those who purchased tickets, you have all the details. Should be a great evening under the stars! Meet at the tour booth at 6PM, tour starts at 6:30PM

October 10th – Alzheimer’s Walk

October 14th –  Happy Hour Bashful Bandit

October 17th – Adopt a Roadway

October 24th – Bike Path Cleanup 8AM

November 11th – Happy Hour Guiseppe’s Restorante

November 14th – Bike Path Cleanup 8AM

November 21st – Volunteering at The Water Station during Tour de Tucson

December 9th – Happy Hour – Redbirds

December 12th – Bike Path Cleanup 8AM

December 19th – Wreaths Across America

January 2nd –  Club Holiday Party – Mary Albright’s clubhouse

LOOKING FOR VOLUNTEERS TO JOIN OUR NEW EVENT RESEARCH COMMITTEE !

We are looking for volunteers to join our newly created Event Research Committee. This will be a group of members researching new groups we can volunteer for and new places for our club to visit and have fun. If you would like to help, Lisa Miller has already volunteered. Please contact her at lisa8316@me.com, or any board member to get you signed up.

October 2026

Happy Birthday! Let’s Celebrate

October 18th – Sharon Bender

October 26th – Dori Lerua

October 29th – Donna Dutton

Saturday, October 10th – Reid Park.  Alzheimer Walk. Save The Date!  We will be walking this year. Stay tuned for more information on how to sign up and donate.

Wednesday, October 14th, Happy Hour at Bashful Bandit, 3686 E Speedway Blvd., 4  – 7 PM.  Join us for a great BBQ Happy Hour! Be sure to wear your lanyard to receive an extra ticket for the 50/50 drawing.

Saturday, October 17th,  Adopt a Highway on Christie Lane at First Ave. Save the date and stay tuned for additional information. We will gather after for breakfast.

Update to Alzheimer Walk!

Saturday, October 10th 9 AM

We will be walking this year to raise money for this amazing cause! To join the team walking and donate, log on to act.alz.org. Search the “Find a Walk”. You can enter our team name which is desert sharks phc 2 and it will come up. Click on join and follow instructions.  The Ceremony begins at 9AM and the walk starts at 9:30 AM. There are two lengths, either 1 mile or 3 miles. You can chose which you want to walk. The walk is at Reid Park, at 22nd & Country Club Rd. We will meet around the Welcome/ Sign in Booth. If you have any questions reach out to Mary Albright at moonvine753@gmail.com our team captain.

Update for Adopt a Roadway!

Phriends! Come one, come all to our Adopt a Roadway clean up on October 17th, Saturday @ 9AM. We will meet on Christie Rd. at Ina Road to park. This is a 1 1/2 mile cleanup which usually takes a couple hours. Afterwards we will meet for breakfast at SNOOZE, on the corner of Oracle Rd and Ina on the SW corner.  Any questions, call Sally Losco at 520-820-4266.

Saturday, October 24th 8:00AM, Bike Path Cleanup at Brandi Fenton Park.  We will meet at the same spot on Dodge Street in the FOP parking lot.  We will meet at our regular spot for breakfast after an hour cleanup. If you are joining for the first time, contact Kim Peterson at cabomama007@msn.com for more info.

November 2026

Happy Birthday! Let’s Celebrate

November 5th – Travis Wiley

November 6th – Don Wiley

November 17th – Mike Cummings

November 25th – Ron Williams

Wednesday, November 11th, Happy Hour – Guiseppe’s Restorante, 6060 N Oracle Rd, 5 – 8 PM. This will be outside on the patio so dress accordingly when the time comes! This is a great location and we always have a great time here. Be sure to wear your lanyards for an extra ticket to the 50/50 drawing. You never know when that could be the one that wins!

Saturday, November 14th, 8AM, Bike Path cleanup at Brandi Fenton Park. We will meet at our regular spot on Dodge, right next to the FOP building. Breakfast will follow. Please contact Kim for more info if you are new to the project at cabomama007@msn.com

Saturday, November 21st, Tour de Tucson Watering Station Volunteers.  This is our first time volunteering for this and it is a great way to get our club noticed by the public.   More info to come but SAVE THE DATE!