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 Are you "in good standing?" Every year, the Board of Directors identifies a "record date." Members who have paid their dues (including past amounts due) by the 2023 record date, January 30, will be considered "in good standing" and will be eligible to vote in the upcoming election of Directors. 

 Fitness Orientations are back! Each fitness center will host a free orientation in February, on Monday and Wednesday afternoon. Click HERE for the schedule and important information about registration, which is required.

 Desert Hills Fitness Center Expansion has begun!   #forGVRmembers
Work has begun on the expansion of the Desert Hills fitness center. The very noisy and dusty demolition phase will last until about January 24, followed immediately by a dustier, but perhaps not quite as noisy, two-week concrete work phase. Desert Hills clubs and regular users have been notified, so please bear with them if you find an event has been moved or rescheduled to avoid the ruckus.

During the concrete work phase, which is currently scheduled from January 25 to February 7, the pool, spa, and pool deck will close.

The billiards room at Desert Hills has closed permanently. Billiards will eventually have a new permanent home on the lower level of the Del Sol Clubhouse just down the street. The Clubhouse is not yet open, so in the meantime, the East Center Art Room will be home to a snooker and a billiards table. Barring unforeseen difficulties, we expect the tables in the Art Room to be available starting Wednesday, January 18.

This is a messy project, but an exciting one. Members should be enjoying the improved facility this spring. Thank you in advance for your patience with the moving parts, racket, and dust.

Is this the first you're hearing about the Desert Hills fitness expansion?
Read more HERE. 

 The pools at Las Campanas and West Center will no longer open late one day a week. The cleaning schedule has been shifted to off-peak times. #forGVRmembers

 GVR SHOWCASE! (Formerly "Fit-n-Fun Day")
Thursday, January 26, 9am-4pm at Las Campanas, FREE!
Find your fun! Explore the opportunities and learn about 30+ clubs and their activities. Frausto's Street Tacos will be on hand for your (no host) taco needs, and there is a full day of interactive stage presentations planned including a new member orientation. For more details, click HERE. 

 GVR is HIRING a full-time Finance Assistant, HR Director, Recreation Services Assistants and Custodians. Competitive salary, medical, dental, vision, vacation pay, 401k match, and an annual GVR dues waiver. Click HERE to view all open positions and apply. 
Clubs and Community
 The GVR NeedleArts Club has added a Thursday evening to their meetings. The next meeting is Thursday, January 19 at Casa Paloma 1 from 6-8pm.  We hope that members who are not able to come to daytime meetings will come on Thursday evening. The club offers cross-stitch, knit, applique, crochet and any other craft using a needle and thread. Would you like to learn a new needlework craft?  I am sure we have a member who will be happy to show you how!

 The GVR Canine Club Tuesday, January 17 at 1pm: Education Session at GVR Canoa Ranch: The 3-3-3 Model of Pet Adoption. Please remember, humans and only working ADA Service Animals allowed on all GVR properties. Next meeting and get together is on Saturday, January 28 at 1pm: Pooches & Parks at Desert Meadows Park Barrio for conversation & socialization: bring your well-behaved dog! Email info@gvrcanine.org or click HERE for more information.

 The GVR Canadian Club invites all Canadians in Green Valley to a Wine and Cheese party. Canoa Hills, 3-5 pm, on Saturday, January 28. Please pre-register by January 21: email cratherton@gmail.com or call 520-347-6460. Cost for GVR members is $5 per person, and $9 for non-GVR members - payable at the door. To join or to get more info on all club events, click HERE. 

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Governance
2023 Board Election

We have a 2023 candidate slate! The following GVR members in good standing completed applications for candidacy:
Kathi Bachelor (incumbent)
Barbara Blake (incumbent)
Carl Charette
Marjorie Garneau
Bev Lawless (incumbent)
Joseph Magliola
Eric Sullwold
Richard Sutherland
 
A petition process is available for those who missed the application deadline. The petition period will run from January 2 to January 19. For information about the petition process, contact Administrative Supervisor Nanci Moyo at NanciM@gvrec.org. For more information about the GVR election, click HERE.

Important Dates
 
January 2-19: Petition period for late candidates. Petitions due by 4pm on January 19.
January 19: Candidate petition process closes
January 25: Final slate of candidates announced
 
January 30: Record date
Members must have paid all outstanding dues by this date to be vote-eligible

Find the Election 2023 page HERE, with a link to the candidate application. If you need a paper copy, ask at any customer service desk.  

Reminder
In order to receive your election package, please update changes to your email or mailing address to Membership@GVREC.org.
Click here for the upcoming governance meeting schedule
NEXT BOARD of DIRECTORS MEETINGS
 
January 18, 2pm-4pm - Board of Directors Work Session
January 25, 1pm-3pm - Board of Directors Regular Meeting
 
-Check HERE before meetings for documents. 
-Regular meetings are scheduled for 2pm at West Center and via Zoom.
-Watch the online calendar HERE for schedule changes or special meeting announcements.
-Zoom links to all electronic and hybrid meetings can be found HERE on the day of the meeting.  
-Can't make the meeting? Watch the video afterward, HERE.
Contact the Board@gvrec.org
GVR Now!
Complete digital issues of GVR Now! are available HERE.

Paper copies are available at all centers and in a distribution box at the Joyner-Green Valley Library.

Issues arrive in centers the first week of each month.

Listen for radio spots on KGVY and watch for details about the
GVR SHOWCASE
in the centerfold of the Community Quarterly later this month!
Facilities Project Updates
GVR's facilities team is currently working on many projects. Please click HERE for a complete update on the status of those projects.
SPAS TO BE CLOSED FOR CLEANING:

Canoa Ranch: Tuesday, January 17
A note from the Aquatics Supervisor:
 
In an effort to conserve water, we will now shift to performing spa cleanings on an as-needed basis. Last year we dumped nearly 300,000 gallons of water into the sewer, and that is without having a spa at East Center. There are several factors that may, but not necessarily, result in a spa closure for full or partial draining and cleaning:
  1. TDS (total dissolved solids) getting too high.
  2. Excessive oils, both body and tanning on the surface.
  3. Turbidity (clarity) of the water.
  4. Chemical imbalance.
  5. Staining of the plaster surface.
  6. Overall dinginess.
  7. Excessive suds due to soap being introduced to the system. This will result in immediate closure and can take a couple days to rectify.
The next several months will be a trial run to assess the feasibility of this approach to spa cleaning. 
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Classes & Tours
 Click HERE to view the 2023 Winter Catalog.
 
Click HERE for information about how to register. Online, walk-up, mail, and phone-in registration are available. If you haven't yet made an account for online registration, consider doing so now! Skip the lines and hold times and register from your kitchen table. Click HERE to create an ActiveNet Account.

HIGHLIGHTED CLASSES

New location: West Center -Room 1
Combining Pen & Ink with Watercolor
Wednesdays: 1/4 – 2/1 at 9am

Instructor: Susan Morris
Have you ever wished there was a little more punch to your pen & ink drawings? Have you wanted some crisp details in your watercolors? You can accomplish both when you put these two timeless and traditional illustrative mediums together. This is a refresher course on the basic techniques of both mediums. Demos, lectures, and individual attention are all offered in a friendly atmosphere so you can learn some of the essential tricks to putting these traditional mediums together and make the results really stand out.
 

Click HERE for all current course updates.
Click Here to Register for Classes
WINTER TOURS are back!
Pleasurebent Tours are back at GVR for the Winter 2023 season!

Get your tickets early!

January 24: Sandhill Cranes & Amerind Foundation ($140)
February 23: Biosphere 2 and Boyce Thompson Arboretum ($169)
April 1: Barleen's Arizona Opry Dinner Show ($165)

Tour fees include round-trip transportation from the upper parking lot at Desert Hills, admission fees, a meal, the services of a tour director, and all taxes and gratuities.

For more tour information, click HERE and to register, click HERE.
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GVR Live! Arts & Entertainment
Thursday, January 19, 7pm
Spinphony: Dazzling electric string quartet. All women, all amazing.
Tickets
Online via ActiveNet (click HERE) or at any customer service desk.
Customer service locations and operating hours at GVREC.org
2022/2023 Season brochures are in centers and online HERE.

This season's event program rounds out the winter season dances at West Center (on a new wood floor!), 70's and 80's pop, tango, jazz, classical, bluegrass, and Irish music. A little something for everyone.
GVR at the Movies
January Movies

Lost City
Tuesday, January 24
2pm (closed captioned) and 7pm

Elvis
Tuesday, January 31
2pm (closed captioned) and 7pm

Movies are free for GVR members and card-carrying guests. Some restrictions apply. Seating is first-come, first-served. 

Click HERE for more movie information.

Canoa Hills – GVR Santa Rita Art League

Desert Hills – GVR Glass Artists

Las Campanas – Richard Paige

East Center - "Landscapes & the West" Louis Knight

West Center – GVR Santa Rita Art League
GVR Events
Coming up!

Buy your tickets now! 
Pasta Grammar Friday, January 20, 2-3:30pm at West Center.
Eva and Harper from Youtube's Pasta Grammar will demonstrate how to make Eva's delicious Pasta allo Scarpariello. $15 for members and $25 for non-members. To watch their show, click HERE! Register online with your ActiveNet account or in person with any customer service representative.

Find event information here: Events@gvrec.org

For more information about events, click HERE.

 GVR SHOWCASE!
FREE!

Thursday, January 26, 9am-4pm at Las Campanas 

(Formerly "Fit-n-Fun Day")
Find your fun! Explore the opportunities and learn about 30+ clubs and their activities. Frausto's Street Tacos will be on hand for your (no host) taco needs, and there is a full day of interactive stage presentations planned including a new member orientation. For more details, click HERE. 
More Clubs and Community Info
Have you recently returned to Green Valley? Find out more about a variety of unique clubs and a bunch of drop-in opportunities at GVR:
For GVR Clubs, click HERE.   For GVR Drop-ins, click HERE
 The GVR New England Club's Dinner & Entertainment is tomorrow. Social hour begins at 5:15pm followed by pizza & salad dinner, with presentation from Friends in Deed at 7pm. West Center, January 14. To find out more, call Leo at 401-529-5394. $15 per person.

 The GVR Forum Club has weekly presentations that are mind-expanding, informative, and challenging. $2 annual fee. For the full upcoming schedule, click HERE
  1. Wednesday, January 18 Washington DC Monuments ANZA Room, Santa Rita Springs
  2. Wednesday, January 25 The United - Nations Failures and Successes ANZA Room, Santa Rita Springs
 GVR Free Lecture Series In early January: Green Valley Gardeners, Parkinson's Support Group and Tucson Audubon Society. Click HERE or check bulletin boards for the GVR lecture schedule for the next few months.

 Caring through Dementia: A weekly forum series at the United Methodist Church, Thursday, January 19 - Thursday, February 23, 3pm. All are welcome. No charge.
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