Message from our

Chair and Vice Chair

Dear Angels,

Hello October! Our mighty Angels have been super busy making things happen. Thank you to each of you for all you do to support our important mission.

Before we launch into discussing the hard work our committees have been up to this month, we would like to take a moment to showcase a few committees that operate behind the scenes. The following individuals, and committees, are critical to keeping things running smoothly:

DeVon Bronson. DeVon is our Office Coordinator Extraordinaire. DeVon is our frontline and first voice of Angel when members of our community reach out to Angel. DeVon works tirelessly to make our Angel lives easier through the many tasks she assists with all year long. From assisting with the membership directory, to making sure our mail gets into our boxes, assisting us with scheduling our meetings at the Angel office, data input and clean up, interfacing with Blackbaud, and SO much more. DeVon is truly a treasure to Angel and the glue that binds us together for continuity and stability.

Our Computer Committee, led by Emily Lazarus. Our Computer Committee members input all the data on the contracts, and there are a lot of contracts! This is a huge, detail-oriented task and we are blessed to have a team dedicated to this massive job.

Member Newsletter, led by Anna Martinez Ross, and the Community Newsletter, led by Cynthia Martin. These communication tools are critical to keeping our members and community informed. Thank you!

CCU Coordinator. Did you know our Member Liaison, Becky Rebenstorf, is also our CCU Coordinator? Becky wears many hats in Angel! We are truly grateful for her expertise and dedication through two enormous roles. In her CCU role, before contracts can go to the Computer Committee, Becky must reconcile the contract with payment, coordinate communication to CCU leadership, ensure proper donor comps are assigned, and coordinate with Reservations and Seating.

Reservations and Seating. When you walk into the ballroom on the evening of the Angel Ball, know that the seating process has been meticulously worked on for months! The power team of Ellen Goldstein, Ellyn Gold, and Mitra Shahi coordinates ball seating taking into consideration donor comps and special seating requests made by our guests.

These are just a few roles operating behind the scenes. We're thankful for the role all Angels have in helping us reach our goals year after year.

Huge shout out to our Poker Party committee on the smashing success of the 20th Anniversary Big Deal Poker Party. Putting an event together of this magnitude is no small feat. Thank you to Ariana Cornidez, and her incredible, talented, and hard-working Poker Party team. We'd also like to extend huge gratitude to Bill and Cheryl Cox - your guidance and vision has built the Poker Party to what it is today – thank you! Thank you to the Angel Men’s Club, with a special shout out to Keith Figgins, for your continued support. And finally, a big heartfelt thank you to all Poker Party sponsors, volunteers, attendees, and vendors for making this one of the best Poker Party events yet!

Our Solicitation committees have been steadfast in working to finalize commitments. While these committees have been hard at work, our Chance Ticket committee needs a little extra help. What can you do to help? First, please make sure you have fulfilled your Angel commitment. Second, send a text to a groups of friends with the link or QR code - this has been proven to be extremely successful.

CCU has been incredibly busy. Through the hard work of this amazing committee, we inch closer to our goal every single day. Thank you to each one of you for your part in helping CCU grow closer to making this year’s goal a reality!

As we near our fundraising goal, we grow closer to the day we get to celebrate our success at the 41st Angel Ball. Carla Keegan, and her fabulous committees are busy working on every detail of the evening. Ball invitations will be hitting mailboxes soon with all the details, so be on the lookout for those soon! A special note of gratitude to Kristie Stevens for spearheading the invitation process and achieving the translation of a vision into an invitation – they are beautiful! Another completed detail is the menu! Special thanks to our Ball Cuisine chairs, Deanna Miles and Karen Osborne for coordinating cuisine choices with La Paloma. We can't wait to present this stunning menu for you on December 9th. Bon Appetit!

We can’t say enough about our amazing Angel team and how Angel truly works by everyone coming together and helping us on this amazing journey.

With heartfelt gratitude,

Jeannie & Carrie

DILLARD'S SHOPPING EVENT CANCELLED

We apologize for the inconvenience, but the Angel shopping event scheduled for tomorrow, October 15 at Dillard's has been cancelled. Our local Dillard's Management team sincerely apologizes for this inconvenience. We'll keep you informed of future events and a possible rescheduling of our 10/15 shopping event. Thank you!

Angel Ball Member Tickets On Sale Now

at www.AngelCharity.org

Please follow these steps to purchase tickets to the Angel Ball

using this PDF Guide.

Note: Only 2 tickets may be purchased with Angel pricing

(One for the Angel, One for Guest). If Angel does not attend,

guests may only be Immediate Family Members.

THE BIG DEAL POKER PARTY HIGHLIGHTS

ARIANA CORNIDEZ, CHAIR & LETTY HUFFMAN, CO-CHAIR

CHERYL & BILL COX, ADVISORS

Thank you to our amazing 2023 Committee and those not on the committee who offered their time, wisdom, talent, services, encouragement, and generosity. Without all of you, none of this would be possible. It was my honor to lead you all, although many times I felt like you were all leading me. ~ Ariana

“Coming together is a beginning, staying together is progress, and working together is success.” ~Henry Ford

2023 Poker Committee

Kendra Gibbons

Grace Fricke

Paula Fischer

Jennifer Vargas

Firishta Cubillo

Nancy Miniat

Ashley Davidson

Nooshin Hashemzadeh

Letty Elias

Nancy Acosta

Kathy Odenkirk

Shelly Kippur

Jessica Graves

Mary Magill

Lucy Barraza

Rebecca Guthrie

Betty Jo Weaver

Erika Bean

Joyce Roughton

Misty Arnold

Briana Valerdi

Holly Polston

Ana Karina Castano

A special thanks to Lani Baker, Deanna Miles, Keith Figgins, Karla Looby, Kelly Medvec, Grace Quiroz Marum, Cathy Solverson, Vicky Curtis, Dawn Darling, Gillian Kazmierczak, Valerie Fanelli, Sara Habib, Laura Feemster, Kellie Terhune Neely, Louise Thomas, & Devon Bronson.

Congratulations on a successful 20^th Anniversary Poker Party!!!

There are so many things to be excited for, including

our top prize winners!!

Poker Top 10 Finalists

1. Mike Barbieux 2. Sarah Ayoub 3. Renee Hobeich 4. Kelcy Gallegos 5. Tom Curtis 6. Josh Baker 7. Robbie Lewis 8. Chris Edwards 9. Paul Hobeich 10. Jon Favre

Diamond Store Raffle Winners - Angela Altamuro & Mary Magill!

Thank you to The Diamond StoreTucson!

The Big Deal, Vegas Baby Poker Party, was the Poker Party of the year! A huge thank you to all of our sponsors and in-kind donors. Your generosity does not go unnoticed, and we are grateful for your continued support of Angel Charity for Children. Our future is bright because of your giving hearts to the children in our community. For our 20th Anniversary, we were able to execute a wonderful event and exceed our fundraising goals.

From Your Member Liaison

Please complete the member interest survey to let Kellie Terhune Neely and Dawn Darling know what leadership role(s) you are interested in and what solicitation & non-solicitation committee you would like to serve on in 2024 and beyond.

Submission deadline for the 2024 Member Interest Survey is November 10, 2023.

Please join us at Halos & Highballs on Wednesday, October 25th, 4-7 pm at Contigo Latin Kitchen. We will have a table set up where you can talk with Chairs and ask questions about committees.

If you would like to change your status for 2024, please send an email to the Membership Liaison by January 31, 2024, at Members@AngelCharity.org.

If you have any changes in address or news you would like to share, please send me an email.

As always, if you have any questions, please email or call and I would be happy to help you.

Thanks!

Becky Rebenstorf, Membership Liaison

Click here > MEMBER INTEREST SURVEY

UPCOMING EVENTS

HELP the ANGELS WHILE YOU HANG OUT AMONGST the DEVILS!

Angel Charity is working the bar at Terror in The Corn.

Thursday, Friday & Saturday, October 26-28. All alcohol sales during this time will be donated to Angel Charity. But, we need your help! Please contact Mary Lou Martin for volunteer opportunities.

From the CCU Committee

We are very excited to share our progress….. however WE ARE NOT DONE YET!! We are still working, following up on leads, donors and potential donors. Remember every member can help out with CCU efforts. We are all fundraisers. If you have any potential donors or anyone who is interested in our mission please reach out to the CCU Committee!

All angel member obligations, including a minimum $300 CCU donation was due October 11th. If you are able to stretch that donation to our capital campaign it is truly appreciated! Thank you!

CCU Total as of September 27, 2023: $760,200.12 (We hope this is higher by the time you are reading this!)

Thank you to Cathie Batbie for the feature on KVOA this month! See it here!

We also were invited to take pictures for an upcoming BizTucson feature! Read the article here.

If anyone would like to attend a CCU meeting please let us know! Our next meeting is October 24 at 5pm, location TBD.

Big thank you to all Angels for your efforts this year and we look forward to celebrating together when we reach our goal!

Sincerely, Laura, Becky and Carla

From The Solicitations Committee

The due date for turning in your Casino Gifts and Silent Auction items and selling your Chance Tickets was October 11. If you have not yet completed your membership obligations, please do so as soon as possible. If you have concerns or donor-related delays, please contact the appropriate committee chair.

We have received so many beautiful gifts and are well on our way to meeting our goals. Thank you all so much for your hard work with soliciting, attending meetings, and communicating with us this year!

Gratefully,

Elisa Ross

Casino Gifts Chair

eross@hfcu.org

Melissa Gibbons

Chance Tickets Chair

angelcharitymelissa@gmail.com

Tana Lopez

Silent Auction Chair

angelcharitytana@gmail.com

Chance Tickets

Even if you have completed your membership obligation for Chance Tickets, please keep selling! Continue to share with your friends and donors. Chance Ticket sales will be available on our website until November 30. Every sale gets us a little bit closer to our fundraising goal.

Keep an eye out for upcoming social media posts that you can “share” with your friends. Click the link below to navigate to the Chance Tickets website.

AngelChanceTix.org

Congratulations to Katie Bauer for winning the $200 raffle at the October General Meeting! Thank you for being a Top Ten Chance Tickets seller! Way to go!

Bring in Your Casino Gifts!

If you are a Cherub or an Active on the Casino Gifts Committee, please plan to attend our upcoming meetings for tagging and packing (and fun!) at the Angel Office:

Thursday, Oct. 19, 5:00pm

Tuesday, Nov. 7, 5:00pm

Thursday, Nov. 16, 5:00pm

If you are needing to buy out of your Casino Gifts requirement,

please follow this link: Casino Gifts Buy-Out

Please reach out to Elisa Ross, Misty Arnold, or Sharon Norman if you have questions, need assistance with soliciting, or would like the giving history of your assigned donors.

Get Ready for the Silent Auction

The Silent Auction committee is getting excited to go live with our auction in November! We are still accepting donations, please reach out to us if you would like to contribute. See below for what we would love to add to our already fabulous collection of items.

Silent Auction Committee members, please plan to attend these upcoming committee meetings at the Angel office:

Saturday, Oct. 21, 10:00am

Saturday, Nov. 4, 10:00am

Halos and Highballs

Our recent Halos and Highballs ~ August 30th, was at FIREBIRDS, La Encantada.

We all met in the bar area and had a good time, lots of conversation, great food and fun. There were 49 people total in attendance.

Our next Happy Hour will be

Wednesday, October 25, 4-7pm

Contigo Latin Kitchen (Wine Room)

3770 E. Sunrise Drive

Jeanne Silverberg

2023 Social Chairman

520-241-1228

Printable Halos and Highballs Flyer Here

Spotlight on Cherubs!

Kate Breck Calhoun

Kate has two adult children and works as the Director of Sales and Marketing at the Tucson Convention Center. Kate is honored to be an Angel member; she feels personally impacted by us and our beneficiaries. Kate is also a Fitness Instructor at La Mariposa Club. Her favorite place to travel is to Watch Hill, Rhode Island where her family had a summer home.

Tammy Holman

Along with her husband and daughter, Tammy owns and manages Havven Salon. She enjoys spending time with her three grandchildren, hiking and teaching and growing her team. She joined Angel Charity to get more involved and help children in our community. Tammy’s favorite places to travel are Hawaii and Cabo.

Elizabeth Brown-Sarabia

Elizabeth was born and raised in Southern California. She's married and has two children and loves living in Tucson. She enjoys meeting and nurturing people. She has been an aesthetician for 25 years and loves skin care. Her favorite place to travel is Mono Hot Springs in California.

Laura Wallace

Laura and her husband, Ray, have two children who are currently attending the UA. She now feels she has time to commit to Angel. Laura works at Tucson Cabinets & Stoneworks. She loves hiking, cooking, and traveling. Her favorite place to travel is Colorado or anywhere overseas.

Save the Date!

November General Meeting

Wednesday, November 8, 2023

Westward Look Resort

Check-in starts at 11:00am, meeting at 11:30am

Special Angel Announcements

Sad Angel News

Our deepest condolences to the family of Patty Arida. Patty passed away on October 9, 2023 at the age of 96. This picture was taken in 2017 at Tavolina Ristorante where Patty was honored and celebrated as a Founding Member of Angel Charity and as the 1991 General Chairman. Patty spent her life in service to others and was a member of Angel Charity for over 40 years. Patty was a kind, compassionate, loving, and gracious woman who will be deeply missed by many. Rest in peace our dearly loved Angel.

Patricia Arida Obituary

Deepest Sympathies

Our condolences go out to our sweet Angel Lisa Owens-Sredzinski on the passing of her father-in-law. We are thinking of you and your family, Lisa.

Angel condolences go out to former Angel Georgann Munic on the passing of her husband, John Munic. Georgann, you are in our thoughts.

Get Well Wishes

Get well Angel Judy Berman. We hope that you are feeling better soon!! 😇

Get well wishes to Pattie Feder. Hope you are up and around soon.

Congratulations

Congratulations to our very own General Chair, Jeannie Nguyen for graduating from the Pacific Coast Banking School in collaboration with the University of Washington and completing a three-year masters extension program for senior level banking officers! We are so proud of all you have accomplished professionally in addition to what you do for our community!