Nov. 2023 Member Newsletter

Message from our

Chair and Vice Chair

Dear Angels,

Thank you for your collective efforts all year long – we did it! We reached our CCU goal due to your hard work! Carrie and I are so thankful for your dedication and commitment to achieving our fundraising goals.

Our Solicitation committees are working hard to reach the finish line, and they are SO close! Please help by fulfilling any outstanding commitments you may have and work with your Committee Chairs ASAP to be sure your gifts are recognized, and our committees have time to process them.

Last month, we highlighted several committees that operate behind the scenes. This month, we would like to highlight more. These individuals and committees are critical to our success!

Ball Volunteers: This committee is critical to ensuring sure the ball runs smoothly. Our Ball Volunteer Chair, Jen Nyman, is responsible for coordinating more than 100 volunteers – from helping to source volunteers to coordinating a job for each person, AND coordinating a replacement if someone cannot commit at the last minute.

Ball Tear Down: What a splendor for the senses to walk into the La Paloma Ballroom on the night of the ball! However, like Cinderella, the clock starts ticking as the entire ballroom must be transformed back to its original state by morning. Our amazing Ball Tear Down Chair, Anne Barber, cannot do this alone – she needs many volunteers to assist. Anne would love for anyone to consider trading a beautiful ballgown for a pair of sweats and help restore the ballroom for about an hour.

Communications: Our Communications Chair, Valerie Fanelli, keeps us updated monthly on the great work of our communications team and our media partners. Behind the scenes, Valerie helps coordinate radio and TV spots and interviews, schedules, and approves artwork for billboards, and is one of the required set of eyes that must approve all external Angel communication. Valerie heads an incredible and talented communications team. Last month, we learned more about our member and community newsletter chairs that fall under Communications. The other chairs that fall under communications are Public Relations, Website, Social Media, and Merchandise. Laura Feemster is our Public Relations Chair and is responsible for media releases. Sara Habib is our Website Chair and is responsible for keeping the website updated and relevant. Beth Naughton keeps our follower’s engaged with content as our Social Media Chair, and Holly Polston coordinates fabulous merchandise options for Angels to purchase. These committees, along with the member and community newsletter team, represents multiple hours of work monthly.

Operations: Our Operations Chair, Karla Looby, keeps our membership up to date with timely and relevant operational issues. But do you know what she does behind the scenes? Karla is engaged in so much that furthers Angel operations that includes coordinating activities among and between the Computer Committee, Attendance & Arrangements, Printing Committee, and the Membership Directory. Karla facilitates training and maintains proper levels of provisioning access to various platforms (Blackbaud, Google Docs, etc.) not only for these committees, but for the entire Angel membership.

Last month we took a peek at what our Computer Committee does. This month let’s dive a little deeper into the Operations Team.

Printing: Our Printing Chair, Deanna Miles, ensures Angel has ample supply of all our printed needs from contracts to the beautiful membership directory, to the extremely important CCU brochure, and so much in between. Deanna and PJ Miles company, Miles Label Company, generously donates thousands of dollars of printed products for Angel annually.

Attendance & Arrangements: Our A&A team, led by Anne Barber, coordinates all the details of the monthly general meeting, greets our Angels with a beautiful smile, coordinates all meal choices, and sets up and tears down the equipment, including the Angel Step and Repeat backdrop.

Membership Directory: An invaluable resource for Angels, the Membership Directory represents hours of work. This year, the project was spearheaded by our Administrative Assistant, DeVon Bronson, and our Vice Chair, Carrie Durham.

Legal: Ferrum Wallace, our Legal Chair, is the powerhouse behind making sure Angel contracts, such as the Beneficiary Agreement, are negotiated, documented, and executed. Our Legal Chair also ensures forgivable liens are placed and removed as required. Another important aspect is the filing of government filings, such as our Trademark renewal.

Treasurers/Finance: Our Treasurer team consists of Treasurer, Kelly Medvec, Assistant Treasurer, Gracie Quiroz Marum, and Past Treasurer, Cathy Solverson. Collectively, this team plays an integral role of coordinating, recording, reconciling, and reporting incoming revenue, outgoing payments, financial reporting, budget planning and financial reporting. On top of all that, they assist with finance needs at all Angel events. Angel Carla Keegan, CPA, CFE, CIRA, CFF/Director at Keegan Linscott & Associates, PC provides support to our Treasurer team. The in-kind work Carla puts in is invaluable. Carla prepares all Angel tax documents and is a source of guidance on tax matters, and assists in the budget overview process.

These are just a few more roles that operate behind the scenes. These past couple of months, we thought it might be enlightening to showcase a few committees and activities that happen behind the scenes. Together, it takes every Angel to help us reach our goals year after year, so thank you to each one of you.

We are less than a month away from the Angel Ball! Carrie and I look forward to celebrating our 2023 accomplishments at the 41st Angel Ball on December 9th. Our Angel Ball Chair, Carla Keegan, and her ball committees are fine tuning every detail. It will be an evening to remember and celebrate. Please be sure to RSVP online at your earliest convenience.

Thank you all for an incredible and memorable year! Carrie and I are thankful to be a part of this amazing team of Angels. We have such gratitude for each of you so thank you again for your hard work and dedication.

With heartfelt gratitude,

Jeannie & Carrie

FROM THE ANGEL BALL COMMITTEE

Hotel:

Remember to book your room! La Paloma has a group rate available for Angels! Mention “Angel Charity” when reserving your room to receive the Angel rate of $140 plus tax and daily resort fees. Call 1-800-WESTIN-1 or 520-742-6000 and ask guest services for the “Angel Ball rate." Book by NOVEMBER 17th to receive the group rate.

Volunteers:

The Ball Volunteer Committee is looking for volunteers to help with ball night activities! From registration to casino gifts to clean up, positions are available! Volunteers are essential to a successful ball night experience. If you know someone (or groups) who may be interested, please have them register using this link.

Ball Volunteers

For more information please contact:

Jen Nyman 520-370-0635 - volunteers

Anne Barber 520-360-5539 - clean up volunteers

We also need Angels to help us sell raffle tickets for our Champagne raffle during the ball from 5:30 until we run out of raffle tickets. We're raffling off a very special prize! Please contact Carla Keegan if you are interested in helping out. We'd greatly appreciate Angels taking 30 minutes of their time by helping out at the ball.

Food Wanted for Volunteers:

We need to feed our wonderful volunteers! If everyone can bring an item or two to the Angel office OR Friday or Saturday morning during set up at La Paloma, we'd be very thankful! Non-perishable snacks, drinks and water would be appreciated. If you know anyone who can provide more food (restaurants, pizza, sandwiches, drinks) please contact Jen Nyman.

Tickets! Tickets! Get Your Ball Tickets!

Invitations have been mailed! Angels remember to buy your ball tickets online on our website. We'd like to ask that you please purchase tickets by November 22nd. When you are registering, please enter ONLY one table host and make sure that you don’t have more than 12 guests in total at your table. It would be helpful for reservations and seating if you can make sure the folks you list as sitting at your table have purchased their tickets!

Angel Ball Member Tickets

The login and password is in your member directory on page 2. Please remember to enter guest names and table requests. Angel member tickets are for angels and immediate family members only.

Do you have donor comp tickets? Please use this link to enter guest names.

Donor Comp Tickets

Calling all Angels! - Casino Gift Unloading and Set Up:

Don’t forget to wash your red apron and join us December 8th & 9th at 9am for casino gift set up. Please make sure you wear comfortable shoes! If you don’t have a red apron, please contact Holly Polston to purchase one ASAP.

THE BIG DEAL POKER PARTY HIGHLIGHTS

Once again, I would like to thank our wonderful Poker Party Committee for all of your hard work and time put into making our Poker Party’s 20th Anniversary one of the best yet! We were able to give CCU over $100,000 and it is all due to the support of the committee, sponsors, volunteers, and our wonderful generous community. You all are a “Big Deal!"

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

Lisa Owens-Sredzinski

Jessica Graves

Mary Magill

Lucy Barraza

Rebecca Guthrie

Betty Jo Weaver

Erika Bean

Joyce Roughton

Misty Arnold

Briana Valerdi

Holly Polston

Ana Karina Castano

Letty Huffman

A special thanks to Cheryl & Bill Cox, Lucy Barraza, 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, Mary Lou Martin, Jeannie Nguyen, & Carrie Durham.

SAVE THE DATE! LET'S GO SHOPPING!

CALLING ALL ANGELS!

It's that time of year again! Time to start thinking of sponsoring a cherub!

Candidates must be sponsored by two Angel members, at least one of which is an Active Status Member.

A great candidate is aware and willing to meet the fundraising and financial contributions of being a member, bring enthusiasm and passion for helping to make a difference for children in Pima County, and meet and work alongside dedicated and compassionate Angels.

The New Member Form is linked below or on the member page of the website. Please contact Jill Brooks, 2024 Nominating Chair, with questions.

Nomination Forms due by January 10, 2024.

Click Here to access the form.

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!

With the anticipated amount of $94,000 from the Poker Party successes and recent large donations from some special individuals, CCU has met our 2023 fundraising goals!

Current total: $1,089,937.04!!

Thank you to our CCU committee for all of your hard work! Thank you to ALL of our donors, Angels and supporters for your hard work this year!

Sincerely, Laura, Becky and Carla

SOLICITATION COMMITTEES

Silent Auction

Register now for the Silent Auction. Visit the Event.Gives link below, then go to Register to Create an Account. To register, you will be asked to include your credit card number. Once registered, you'll be able to preview all our amazing Silent Auction items! Registered guests will not be able to see any items until the site is live. A dedicated eBlast will go out when the silent auction is live.

This year Silent Auction items will be available for pick up at the Angel office Monday through Friday, following the ball, from 11am to 2pm or by appointment. To make an appointment, contact Tana Lopez at 520.730.4545.

Our Black Friday Sale is coming November 24th...stay tuned for more information!

Visit Event.Gives or text the number below to register.

Casino Gifts

Join us at The Westin La Paloma Resort & Spa on Friday, Dec. 8th as we unpack Casino Gifts for the Angel Ball! All members are welcome. The fun begins at 8am. Please wear your red apron. Cherubs and Casino Gifts committee members will receive detailed information soon, as attendance is a requirement for the committee members.

Tasty treats power us through this long morning. We are seeking donations! If you would like to bring something, please email Elisa Ross at eross@hughesfcu.org.

Chance Tickets! Three $10k Winners coming soon...

Continue selling Chance tickets to help us reach our goal of 1500! Thank you to everyone who has completed their Chance ticket obligation! But, we're not done yet! We want to encourage you to continue to contact past donors, and family and friends so they too can be included in the drawing on December 9th at the Angel Ball! Tickets are available through November 30th!

AngelChanceTix.org

SEEKING WALKERS FOR THE

2024 TUCSON RODEO PARADE!

Thursday, February 22, 2024

Have you ever wanted to walk in the Tucson Rodeo Parade? Now’s your chance while also supporting Angel Charity!

Angel Charity for Children will have a horse drawn wagon in the 2024 Tucson Rodeo Parade thanks to the generosity of Angel member Cathy Hutchens and her husband, David. Now’s your chance to be in the parade. Members and their families are welcome to walk alongside the Angel wagon on Thursday, February 22, 2024. The route is approximately 2.5 miles long. Minimum age for walkers is age 14.

Please join us and get your daily steps in! This is great visibility for our organization and we are honored to be participating in this Tucson tradition.

Please contact Kellie Terhune Neely or Dawn Darling with any questions. We’ll follow up with more details as the date gets closer.

Kellie & Dawn

HALOS AND HIGHBALLS

"Halos and Highballs" was held October 25th at Contigo. It was a great place to enjoy our last event of the year. It was a huge success with 57 people in attendance - 50 women and 7 men. A very special THANK YOU to Deb Tenino, owner of CONTIGO LATIN KITCHEN who was very helpful and put out a delicious spread of goodies. We had the entire lower patio and we feasted on scrumptious foods during the three hour cocktail time while watching the beautiful Tucson sunset with friends. Jeanne painted and gave mini pumpkins out as favors along with a "Thank you" gift cosmetic bag. Thanks to all who attended and hoping to see you in 2024 for many more great times together.

Jeanne Silverberg

2023 Angel Charity Social Chairman

MEMBER INTEREST SURVEY

SAVE THE DATE!

Kendra Scott Shopping event

December 3, 2023

Online and in-person

Angel Ball

December 9, 2023

5:30pm to midnight

The Westin La Paloma Resort & Spa

No December General Meeting

Enjoy the Angel Ball!

January General Meeting

January 10, 2024

11:30am

Skyline Country Club

DIRECTORY UPDATES

Get your pen or pencil out and update your 2023 Angel Directory with a new email for Cherub Amy Scott: amy.scott78@yahoo.com

SPECIAL ANGEL ANNOUNCEMENTS

Congratulations!

Congratulations to Ariana Cornidez! Ariana was awarded a 40 Under 40 nomination for 2023! The 40 Under 40 Awards, hosted by the Tucson Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, is focused on leadership as well as community involvement and the contributions made to moving our community forward.

Congratulations to Tana Lopez for receiving the Roy P. Drachman Community Service Award.

Congratulations to 2024 Chair Elect, Kellie Terhune Neely, for being inducted as a University of Arizona - Honorary Bobcat during Homecoming. She joins fellow Angels Ginny Clements and Phoebe Chalk Wadsworth in this honor. Honorary Bobcats are individuals who have given excellent service, made a significant contribution and brought honor or recognition to the UArizona, and made a commitment to their motto of Eternal Vigilance.

2022 General Chairman, Karen Farrell and her husband Patrick Farrell were blessed with a healthy grandson, Magnus Henry Farrell-Moffitt born on 10/22/2023 Congratulations and enjoy your bundle of joy.