Over the past 27 years, the Member Assistance Program, or MAP, has helped Green Valley Recreation members in financial need pay their annual dues. Since its formation in 2014, the GVR Foundation has raised money for MAP.
Everyone!forSomethingGVR Clubs
With average annual club dues falling under $10, joining a GVR club is a great, affordable way for any GVR member to meet like-minded folks, explore new interests, and develop existing interests in new directions.
There’s something for everyone!
The GVR Foundation recently issued a friendly challenge to the enclosed GVR Clubs to help raise money for 100 GVR members in need of MAP funds.
Inside this catalog you will find descriptions and contact information for the following club types:
If you are a GVR member who needs dues assistance, MAP applications (simplified this year!) are available now at GVR Customer Service Desks and online at GVREC.org.
Tim Stewart, GVRF President
Each GVR club is a non-profit business entity with bylaws and a governing board. Clubs are formed by groups of members who complete an application process ultimately reviewed and approved by the GVR Board of Directors. Clubs are reserved for GVR members, tenants and in some cases, card-carrying guests.
Your tax-deductible donation made to the GVR Foundation for MAP will help a struggling neighbor continue to have access to pools and fitness centers, card groups, free movies, craft clubs, and sports partners. You can ensure your neighbor doesn’t have to sacrifice those truly essential things money can’t buy: connection and friendship.
Sixty-three clubs provide member-volunteer driven opportunities for high quality leisure and recreation opportunities. Clubs work with GVR staff and governance volunteers to ensure equipment and spaces are developed and maintained for a high-value experience.
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The Member Assistance Program (MAP)
Sports (14) Social (11) Special Interest (6) Arts & Crafts (12) Cards & Games (16) Dance (3)
In 2022, over 1,100 of your neighbors are living on less than $1500 per month. Carving a budget out of that income is not something many of us would like to contemplate.
GVR provides ten clubs with “dedicated space.” These are hobby shops such as the wood shop and clay studio, designed and equipped for their special needs. A new glass arts studio for the Santa Rita Springs center is in the planning phase now. While sports courts are not dedicated for club use, sports clubs do advocate for, and sometimes raise funds for equipment and facilities that benefit all GVR members and their guests.
GVR Clubs have long been the heart of a recreation program that is unsurpassed in Arizona, and perhaps, in the US.
Annual MAP awards and the GVR Foundation MAP endowment are funded through the generosity of the Green Valley community and GVR members like you.
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Please donate to MAP today. If you are a GVR club member, ask your club president how the club can get credit for your gift. Otherwise, stop in at any GVR Customer Service Desk for a donation envelope, or click the donation button at WeGVRECFoundation.org.lookforwardtocelebrating the giving spirit of GVR Clubs as we pursue our goal of raising $50,500 for 100 members in need. On behalf of those neighbors, I thank you in advance for your generosity.
Annual dues: $5 Location and schedule: Desert Hills; Tuesdays. Summer hours (May-September) are 10am-2pm. Winter hours (October-April) are 9am-4pm. Drop in at any time during those hours and stay for as long as you want.
niques, enjoy presentations from various speakers and work on Proj ects LINUS and AVIVA. Each Febru ary the club sponsors the GVR Arts and Crafts Festival at West Center with 100+ vendors, and the success of this festival provides the means for donations to various non-profit organizations in Green Valley.
Test Drive? Yes, with $5 materials fee
Contact: gmail.comGVRCardCraftersClub@
have fresh options, the club main tains a large “library” of molds and regularly replaces less popular piec es. If you have an interest in creat ing gifts, décor, or practical house hold items, this club is for you.
The GVR Card Crafters are a group of people who enjoy making cards for all occasions. Our members range from beginners to seasoned card makers with many different levels of skills and techniques. Ev eryone is willing to share these ideas. Sharing ideas helps the new member as well as the members who have been making cards for a while. The club provides abundant tools and supplies needed to make cards. From time to time free dem os or classes are offered. Along with the ideas, there is a lot of visiting and laughter that is shared at the club. The members make cards for themselves but also to share with local nursing homes and with our military members.
Contact: gvrartsandcrafts@gmail. com
Arts & Crafts
The GVR Ceramics Club pours, paints, and fires ceramics in a stu dio scheduled to expand sometime in the 2022/2023 season. Work shops, tutorials, tools, paints, table space, and camaraderie are all of fered. To ensure members always
GVR Ceramics Club
Annual dues: $30 Location and schedule: Desert Hills; 8am-4pm seven days per week
Website: gvrartsandcrafts.com
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GVR Card Crafters Club
Annual dues: $5
Location: West Center courtyard
Contact: gvrceramics1@gmail.com Test drive? No. Completion of Ce ramics Beginning class required
The GVR Arts and Crafts Association was formed on February 3, 1972. The purpose of this association was to create a wider interest in arts and crafts by sponsoring exhibits, speakers, and demonstrations and bringing the various clubs together to help the growth of arts and crafts in the community. Today the club continues this goal with monthly meetings to learn new craft tech
Website: wixsite.com/ceramicsceramicsclub2020.
The GVR Clay Studio is focused on providing opportunities for creative expression in clay. The studio in cludes flexible work spaces where members come together to enjoy hobbies and share creative skills. Beginners and experienced potters share space and ideas freely. The studio provides a clean and safe space, kilns, glazes, tools, and a li brary for education and inspiration. Separate rooms for instruction, hand-building, sculpture, and wheel-throwing allow members to focus on particular interests as they wish.
GVR Clay Studio
Contact: artisansofgvr@gmail.com or (520) 625-3141
GVR Arts and Crafts Association
If you are a GVR member and an artist or crafter, the Artisans’ Shop is the place where you can sell your arts and crafts, keep 90% of the sale price, and use the proceeds to continue funding your hobby. For forty years, The Artisans’ Shop has been a non-profit retail shop operat ed by its members who work in the shop selling unique handmade arts and crafts items. Inventory includes, but is not limited to, wall art, jewel ry, textiles, and items crafted from clay, glass, wood, and gourds. The club meets four times each year to maintain optimal shop operations. Some members practice their craft at other GVR Clubs such as Ceram ics, Lapidary & Silversmithing, Glass Artists, and Woodworkers, and some of our members practice their craft at home.
GVR Artisans’ Shop
Annual dues: $25 for new mem bers, $10 annually thereafter
Test drive? Contact the club
Test drive? No
Location and schedule: Desert Hills Center; the first Wednesday of each month, October through May, 1-4pm. And Santa Rita Springs Cen ter; every Wednesday, June through September, 1pm-4pm in the art room
Annual dues: $40
GVR Glass Artists Club
Location and schedules: Please see website for schedules, or call:
Annual dues: $35
• Desert Hills (520) 399-2370
Website: gvrlapidaryclub.org
Location and schedule: Santa Rita Springs; seven days per week Website: claystudiogvaz.com
Annual dues: $20
Location and schedule: West Cen ter behind the Administrative Of fices; Monday and Friday, 7:30am10:30am
Annual dues: $40
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Location: Temporary studio is at Abrego North, kiln room is at West Center Website: gvrglassartists.com
• East Center (520) 399-1989
The GVR Metal Working Club is a newer club at GVR currently working out of a very small shop. The club’s focus is on teaching members about metal working crafts.
GVR Metal Working Crafts Club
Test Drive? Yes. GVR members may attend one time before joining the club
Contact: gvrmwcc1070@gmail. com
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Test Drive? No – Introduction to Glass Artists Club (GAC) class is re quired
Contact: gvrlapidaryclub.orgcontact.us@
Contact: gmail.comgvrdecoartpaintclub@
Contact: gvrglassartists@cox.net
With a new dedicated studio space in the works at Santa Rita Springs, the Glass Artists Club is poised for growth! If you love the way light plays on and through glass, you’ll enjoy creating art in fused glass, glass mosaics, or stained glass. Some members specialize in one or more forms of glass art; others do all three. Some members love teaching; others love operating the kilns. There’s room for everyone in the GAC. All members are encour aged to share techniques, tips, and sometimes, glass with each other. The friendly studio welcomes all lev els of expertise and creativity, and
Test drive? No. Completion of In troduction to the Clay Studio class required
cheers each member’s progress. Interested? The four-session Intro duction to Glass Arts course is re quired for membership in the Glass Artists Club. See the current GVR catalog to sign up.
The GVR Lapidary & Silversmith Club
Test drive? GVR members are wel come to attend one scheduled class before joining (materials fees apply)
Contact: (520) 399-2755
The GVR Lapidary & Silversmith Club is one of GVR’s oldest clubs dating back to 1966. The Club pro vides a welcoming atmosphere to GVR members who are interested in learning lapidary (stone cutting and polishing), silversmithing, dichroic and fused glass jewelry, PMC (pre cious metal clay), chain maille, wire wrapping, metal forming and other jewelry arts. The Club offers three well-equipped workshops and a wide variety of classes year-round for the development and expansion of members’ talents. Each shop also has a sales display area featuring beautiful, hand-crafted jewelry that can be purchased by GVR members and their guests.
GVR Decorative Art Painting Club
Test drive? No - completion of a beginning level class is required. Tours are provided
Annual dues: $50
If you are a GVR member who en joys creating unique art for your home, clothing, or gifts then consid er the Decorative Art Painting Club. The club meets weekly November through April on Mondays, alternat ing between structured projects/ activities and open studio time. Throughout the season, club proj ects may include holiday and oth er seasonal projects, silk painting, acrylic paint pouring, gourd jewelry, creative stamping, alcohol ink proj ects and more.
• West Center (520) 648-1726
Location and schedule: Desert Hills or Santa Rita Springs—watch announcements in GVR’s Friday eblast; Mondays, November-April, 9am-4pm
GVR Needle Arts Club
Test drive? GVR members are wel come to attend two sessions before joining the club. Supplies are avail able if you would like to try a needle art before making the final decision
nizes a wooden toy-building project that makes and distributes around 650 toys that mostly go to the St Andrew’s Children’s Clinic in No gales, AZ.
GVR Canasta Club
The GVR Canasta Club is one of the longest continuous card clubs at GVR and currently has over 60 ac tive members. The purpose of the GVR Canasta Club is to provide an opportunity to play the game in a friendly, social environment. If you are new to the game or haven’t played in quite a while, the club will provide a training table to teach or review the game. Membership is open to all GVR members. In addi tion to weekly card playing, the GVR Canasta Club also sponsors special social events throughout the year.
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GVR Santa Rita Art League
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Contact: gvrneedlearts@gmail.com
Test drive? Contact the club GVR Woodworkers Club
Annual dues: $40
The GVR Woodworkers Club pro vides a safe, well-maintained, orga nized wood shop where GVR mem bers may explore woodworking crafts. The 5800 square-foot shop is well-equipped and includes project layout areas and outdoor spaces for sanding and finishing. The club of fers its members classes from No vember through April and also orga
Location and schedule: Casa Paloma I; the second Wednesday of the month from 2pm-4pm, the third Thursday from 6pm-8pm and the fourth Friday from 2pm-4pm
Location and schedule: West Center; Monday 8am-2pm, Tues day-Saturday, 8am-4pm Website: woodshop.gvrclubs.org Contact: gvrclubs.orgsecretary@woodshop.
Test drive? No - orientation and training, offered November through April, is required to join
Annual dues: $5 Location and schedule: East Cen ter Auditorium; Friday and Sunday afternoons with doors opening at noon for practice games. Club play runs from 1-3:45pm Website: gvrcanastaclubsites.google.com/view/ Contact: canastagvr@gmail.com
Annual dues: $35
Test drive? Yes. GVR members may play one time before joining the club
The Santa Rita Art League (SRAL) offers the use of a fully equipped professional studio and a library of over 900 videos and art books for club member use. Monthly general meetings feature in-depth demon strations and programs by proficient artists in a variety of mediums. Members can participate in open and juried exhibitions at various GVR social centers. The club orga nizes art mini-workshops where members can meet and work with other artists in the mediums of their choice. The workshops feature vari ous special interest groups includ ing: watercolor, portraiture, life drawing, still life, plein air, abstract, pastel, design study, mixed media and collage, printmaking, assem blage and doodling.
Location and schedule: Santa Rita Springs Center; daily 10am to 2pm and whenever studio monitors are available Website: SantaRitaArt.org Contact: gmail.comsralcommunications@
The Needle Arts Club took off in 2019 and hasn’t looked back since! It continues to grow not only in members but also in the definition of what is a needle art. All types of needle-related art are welcome. Currently many members enjoy counted cross stitch, needlepoint, embroidery, knitting, and crochet ing. There is also a Swedish weaver, a member who makes Temari Balls, and a few hand-quilting gurus. While the club membership current ly only includes women, men are welcome to join and find out how much fun, and how relaxing the var ious needle arts can be. Don’t for get, gentlemen, Rosey Grier took up knitting, crocheting and needlepoint after retiring from the NFL. Hope to see you soon!
Annual Dues: $5
Cards & Games
The GVR Duplicate Bridge Club holds American Contract Bridge League (ACBL) sanctioned bridge sessions. All games are played to ACBL rules. Depending on the day, the Club may host regular games, charity games, special team games, pro/am games, club championships, Unit games, and District games. Our members are at all levels of bridge expertise, making for both a challenging and educational bridge experience. All hands are pre-dealt,
Location and schedule: East Cen ter; Wednesdays at 1pm
Annual dues: $1
GVR Sheepshead Card Club, Las Campanas: GVRSheepsheadClub@ gmail.com
Contact: gvrchess.club@yahoo. com
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Contact: gvmahjongg@gmail.com Test drive? GVR members may join the game one time before joining the club. Basic knowledge of Mah Jongg is required
Location and schedule: Las Cam panas; Wednesdays, 1-3pm Contact: GVRheartsclub@gmail. com
Aside from the (sanctioned) Du plicate Bridge Club, GVR has six other bridge groups playing in lo cations across the campus, includ ing three groups just for women. Social bridge, progressive bridge, informal duplicate bridge - bridge is a big deal at GVR! For locations, schedules and contact information, visit the Cards and Games page at GVRec.org under the Recreation tab.
GVR Chess Club
The GVR Chess Club is open to all GVR members. If you do not know how to play chess then we will teach you.
Location and schedule: Canoa Hills Center; Mondays and Fridays from 1-4pm and Thursdays from 12:30-4pm Website: Bridge.htmgvbridge.com/Bridge/
Mah Jongg is a game of luck and strategy with 100 ways to win. Moves and basic principles are learned relatively quickly, but can take a lifetime to master. Even though it may take a long time to reach that elevated level of play, the club’s players say the journey along the way would be too much fun to pass
GVR Duplicate Bridge Club
GVR Euchre Card Club, Desert Hills: GVReuchreclub@gmail.com
Want to have some fun? Come and join the GVR Hearts Club. The club welcomes beginners and experi enced players, and provides cards, water, and candy. Players are wel come to bring other refreshments they may prefer. The club also pro vides a lunch once or twice a year. Give it a shot - you won’t be sorry.
on the source, Mah Jongg was developed in China around 500 BC, or between 1368 and 1644. Still other theories have circulated for centuries. Regardless of its origin, the game made its way to the United States around 1920, and soon developed a dedicated fol lowing in this country. The GVR Mah Jongg Club has taken up the ancient pastime and meets at least once a week to fill a room with tables of four players sitting behind their tiles.
Annual dues: $2
GVR Pinochle Club, Las Campanas: GVRPinochle@gmail.com
Annual dues: $5
Contact: gvrdupbridge@gmail.com
GVR National Mah Jongg Club
Test drive? No
Annual dues: None Schedule and location: Canoa Hills Center Saguaro room; Wednes days, 12:30-4pm
other card clubs at GVR. The fol lowing clubs charge no more than $5 per year for GVR members who wish to make friends over a game of cards:
Test drive? Yes. Contact club for details
Test drive? GVR members may join the game one time before joining the Canastaclub and Hearts aren’t the only
GVR Hearts Club
GVR Cribbage Club, East GVRcribbageclub@gmail.comCenter:
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and hand results are electronically scored using Bridgemates. Directors are on hand for all sessions, and they are available to aid players in interpretation and application of ACBL rules of play. The club actively supports ACBL’s Zero Tolerance Poli cy. Bridge is a game and should be fun! The club offers bridge classes seasonally.
Annual dues: $12 with all subse quent dances costing just $5 per person Location and Schedule: Canoa Hills or Las Campanas; first and third Saturday from October-April, 6-9pm
Annual dues: $20 Location and schedule: Canoa Hills MondaysCenter;6:30-9pm, weekly dance
If you love to dance, this club is for you! In the peak season, between October and April, the club hosts two dances per month on the first and third Saturdays. Music is typ ically provided by a DJ who plays music from our 200+ song playlist appropriate for a variety of dance styles from West Coast and East Coast Swing, Latin, Country, and Ballroom. The club is open to all dancers, singles or partners and the
dances are open to the public at a guest fee of $10. A dance lesson is often offered just before dances begin. Dress code is “smart casual.” No shorts or flip flops allowed.
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The GVR Square and Round Dance Club invites you to this social ac tivity that exercises your mind and your body and offers new friend ships. Our club honors American folk dancing but teaches modern square and round dancing with a variety of music and choreography – pop, rock, and country standards. If you have not danced before, you become an associate member (no dues) by taking the GVR class, Modern Square Dancing, taught by nationally recognized caller Rick Git telman, and sponsored by the club. Never danced before? Two left feet? Not a problem. Wear casual attire and comfortable shoes. Singles and couples are welcome.
Tuesdays & Thursdays 11am-3pm, daytime square dancing Wednesdays 3-5pm, weekly round dance Website: sardasa.com
Contact: gvrdanceclub@gmail.com Test drive? Yes, at the guest fee of $10 per person
Test drive? No. Completion of Line Dance I & II required. These classes are offered through GVR
Contact: info@gvrpokerclub.com
Annual dues: $5 to join and $2 an nual dues thereafter
GVR Poker Club
GVR Amigas Club
GVR Line Dancers Club
Location and schedule: Canoa Hills Palo Verde Room; Mondays and Fridays from 8-10:30 am, Tuesdays from 12:15-4pm and Saturdays from 8-noon Website: gvrlinedancers.org
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Annual dues: $10
Contact: presidentgvsgvr@gmail. com
GVR Saturday Night Dance Club
Location and schedule: Desert Hills; weekdays from 12:25pm3:55pm
GVR Square and Round Dance Club
Test drive? Yes, with a fee. The club hosts three Introduction to Square Dance parties each year starting in November
The GVR Line Dancers Club has over 100 members who love to line dance to all genres of music. The club provides workshops to learn the dances as well as club sessions for dancing. Line dancing provides great exercise for both mind and body. The club also holds socials and special occasion dances. The club’s website provides members access to dance demonstrations, step sheets, dance tips and the dance schedule. Members are en couraged to participate in commit tees and teams, and even lead dance sessions. No partner re quired… just a love of dance.
The GVR Poker Club formed with the minimum 35 members in 1998 and currently has 58 members. The club is open to all GVR members and is focused on providing a friendly and casual environment for poker play ers at all levels of experience. Nine different games of Hi-Low Poker are regularly played. Buy-in is $15 and there is also a high-hand pot. The club also hosts an annual poker tournament featuring no limit hold ‘em and Omaha Hi-Lo Poker levels.
“We’re neighbors, let’s be friends.” The GVR Amigas Club is dedicat ed to welcoming women of Green Valley Recreation and providing op portunities to connect, learn, and have fun. Meetings and events are our forte. Monthly Meet-and-Greets, Coffee Times, and Luncheons are regularly scheduled. Seasonal par
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Website: gvrpokerclub.com
Test drive? Contact club
The GVR Colorado Club welcomes GVR members interested in meeting other people from Colorado or as sociated with Colorado. Gatherings include potluck or catered dinners along with entertainment or special activities.
Annual dues: $5 Location and schedule: West Cen ter; November-April, monthly meet ing with catered dinner or potluck Contact: gvmnclub@gmail.com Test drive? Contact the club
Location and schedule: Santa Rita Springs Center; Coffee Times are the third Saturday of each month. Meet-and-Greets are on the first Thursday. See website for many more opportunities and various lo cations Website: GVRAmigas.org
Contact: gvrcoloradoclub@gmail.com Test drive? Contact the club
At the heart of the club are special interest groups formed and led by volunteer members. Group topics range from books to shooting and additional groups can be formed at any time.
Contact: lgbtqgreenvalley@gmail. com Facebook: groups/683820595770272www.facebook.com/
The Michigan Club welcomes GVR members to meet others who have experienced the upper and/or lower peninsula of Michigan whether it be through residing, visiting or any oth er connection with Michigan. Come and share your Michigan experiences with others. Meetings include a ca tered dinner and entertainment and an annual silent auction.
Location: Las Campanas
Annual dues: none
Annual dues: $15
Contact: GVRamigasclub@gmail. com
Location and schedule: Las Campanas; the first Saturday of the month, October through April, 5-7pm.
GVR LGBTQ & Friends Club
Annual dues: $20 Website: lgbtqclubgreenvalleyaz. com
The GVR Minnesota Club brings peo ple from all parts of Minnesota to gether for an evening of fellowship, dinner, and entertainment.
ties fill GVR’s largest venues. If events aren’t your thing, you will likely find a home among our 60+ special interest groups. Arts and crafts, wine tasting, hobbies, hik ing—you name it, someone in this club of over 450 members is doing it.
GVR Minnesota Club
Annual dues: $10
The GVR Canadian Club is a social group for Canadians from all regions and provinces who live or spend winter months in Green Valley as GVR members or guests. If you are a Canadian looking to meet others, come out and join us at one of our seasonal gatherings. We have a pic nic in November, a wine and cheese event in January, a potluck in Febru ary and a dinner and golf in March. Make new friends from Vancouver Island to Newfoundland, and from The Yukon to the 49th parallel.
Annual dues: $10 Location and schedule: West So cial Center; the first Wednesday of each month, December through April Website: michiganclub.org Contact: miclubcontact@gmail.com Test drive? GVR members may join in one time before joining the club
The GVR LGBTQ & Friends Club of fers opportunities for lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transsexual GVR members and friends to meet, so cialize, and support one another. The club creates social gatherings in the community — meeting neigh bors and making new friends of like minds and common interests. The club enjoys hosting guest speak ers, dinners, cocktail hours, music & theater events, book club, hiking, group tours and fundraising events for the community. They also have a strong association with the Rainbow Club at Quail Creek and frequently co-host events together. This year the club is excited to join Tucson Pride to proudly promote the group in the parade.
Test drive? Yes. No dues or appli cation required
The GVR Green Bay Packers Club gather to watch Packers games on a big screen via satellite TV.
The GVR AmigOs Men’s Club was formed in 2017 in the footsteps of the highly successful Amigas Club. It is a social club for male GVR members to meet new friends, join common interest groups and ex plore what southern Arizona has to Theoffer.club
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GVR Colorado Club
Test drive? All GVR women are welcome to attend Coffee Times (bring your own mug) and Meetand-Greets
hosts a monthly Meet and Greet on the third Saturday of every month at 9am at East Center. These events include a short business meeting, a brief guest speaker pre senting on a common interest, and a social hour over light refresh ments. The club’s “First Saturday Breakfast” at the Patriot’s Kitchen (formerly Old Chicago Deli) is al ways well attended. The club also organizes a monthly day trip to a lo cal attraction, event, or tour.
Annual dues: $15 Location: East Center Website: gvramigos.com Contact: GVRamigos@gmail.com Test drive? Potential members are welcome to join one of the monthly meetings or breakfasts
GVR Michigan Club
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Contact: GBPCofgvr@gmail.com Test drive? Contact the club
GVR Green Bay Packers Club
Test drive? GVR members may at tend one event before joining the club
GVR AmigOs Men’s Club
Location and schedule: See web site below Website: gvrcanadianclub.com Contact: GVRCanadianClub@gmail. com
Annual Dues: $5
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Annual dues: $10 plus $1 per meeting attended to cover cost of food
GVR Canine Club
GVR New England Club
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Annual dues: $10 Location: West Center Contact: gmail.comgvrnewenglandclub@
The GVR Canine Club is a new so cial & resource club committed to supporting and educating members about their canines. Our focus is to enhance the physical and men tal health of our members through positive, fun interactions and social
The GVR Singles Club is a social club helping widowed, divorced, or never married members to connect with their peers. Formed in 2008 with 30 members, the club has grown today to almost 200 active members. Mon day meetings are preceded by a so cial hour featuring coffee and a scrumptious brunch buffet. Frequent guest speakers provide vital informa tion about Green Valley’s resources and volunteer opportunities. Each week members can also sign up for breakfast, dinner, and happy hour get-togethers at local restaurants. In addition, there are frequent day trips/tours for special events and to enjoy local attractions.
Annual dues: $6 Location and schedule: Desert Hills; second Saturdays November through April Contact: GVRPacificNorthwest Club@gmail.com
Test drive? GVR members are wel come to attend one Monday meeting before joining the club
The GVR Camera Club is one of the largest camera clubs in the US with over 600 active members. Regard less of skill level, you’ll have fun honing your skills in taking, editing, and presenting photos and videos. Take free courses and join our spe cial interest groups to get the most from your digital camera, smart phone, action camera, or drone. Learn the ins and outs of post-pro cessing software. Use state-of-theart equipment to digitize and edit photos, slides, and videos. Go on club field trips to practice your pho tographic skills. Exhibit your photos/ videos at Showtime and Travelogue events. Come make friends and photographs!
Test drive? Contact club
The GVR New England Club meets four times per year during the win ter months to enjoy the company of fellow New Englanders and those with school or family ties to New England. Events include dinner, en tertainment, and a social hour.
Location and schedule: Desert Hills; Mondays at 9:30am for social hour, 10:30 for the meeting. Contact: GVRsingles@gmail.com
Contact: gmail.comcameraclubgreenvalley@
GVR Computer Club
Test Drive? GVR members may attend one event before joining the club
Annual Dues: $20/1 person – $30/ household Location and schedule: Varied throughout the year. Check the club website.
Test drive? Club studio tours avail able - drop in any time
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We welcome all GVR members, all GVR dog owners and dog lovers, regardless of origin, breed, size or age.
focus on dog owner education, guest speakers, website resources, and fun activities in cluding group walks on area trails and classroom session on all topics canine.
We benefit dog owners and dog lovers within the Green Valley community by providing better so cialized dogs, and more responsi ble dog owners.
The GVR Pacific Northwest Club is a social club for those from the North west including Washington, Oregon, and Idaho. The spirit of the North west is the basis for the Club’s fel lowship and comradery. The Club is open to any GVR Members from the Pacific Northwest. This social club meets monthly during the season for potluck or “night out” dinners. It is dedicated to providing opportu nities to make new friendships and strengthen existing friendships.
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Annual dues: $30 for one, $40 for two in the same household Location and schedule: Santa Rita Springs Center; Monday to Friday 9am to noon. Event times vary Website: wildapricot.org/greenvalleycameraclub.
GVR Singles Club
Contact: info@gvrcanine.org Website: www.gvrcanine.org Test Drive? Yes. All GVR members are welcome to attend a session or two before joining the club.
GVR Camera Club
The GVR Computer Club provides assistance, exchange of information, on-site as well as Zoom classes/ meetings, and on-site equipment to members of GVR who share an in terest in personal and Mac comput ers, tablets, smartphones, and soft ware. Additionally, the club offers special interest group meetings such as the Investment Club and Quicken Finance throughout the week or month.
GVR Pacific Northwest Club
Special Interest
The GVR Travel Club members are travelers who share their travel ex periences and adventures. Members are very knowledgeable and helpful and love to share what they have learned. During one-hour programs offered from October through April, a club member shares their travel adventure and answers questions about the details involved in plan ning their trip. Afterward a travel related subject is offered for discus sion and questions.
Location and schedule: Desert Hills; most Wednesdays, November through April Website: gvrforumclub.com
Location and schedule: Las Cam panas; Thursdays from 3-4pm
GVR Valley Players is a group of performance artists who love both traditional live theater and Readers Theater. Founded as a GVR club in 1985, members have embraced their aging artistic personas through acting and definitely not acting their age! Valley Players is a nonprofit group dedicated to providing quality live theater to Green Valley residents. The club welcomes GVR members interested in all facets of theater, from acting on stage, handling props and costumes, to working behind-the-scenes as part of a tech crew. Valley Players perform plays and skits at venues all over Green Valley without the hassle of memorizing lines.
The GVR Forum Club is a lecture club that has been going strong since 1976. The club offers presen tations on a large variety of subjects which are informative, mind-ex panding, challenging and just plain entertaining. Presentations are given by invited area residents, au thors, docents, and business profes sionals.
They have performed for other GVR clubs, HOAs, local church groups, the Green Valley library, private parties and other entities throughout the years. Join in or book a performance!
Annual dues: None
Location and schedule: Las Cam panas Center; Meetings on Sundays at 12:30pm in the Ironwood Room (Please see website for other sched ules)
Contact: gvrforumclub@gmail.com
Annual dues: $20 full, $10 sup porting, and $1 spouse Location: East Center
GVR Aquabelles Club
Test drive? GVR members may at tend one time before joining
GVR Forum Club
Contact: gvrmeditationclub@gmail. com
Contact: gvrvalleyplayers@gmail. com
Location and schedule: Santa Rita Springs; Monday-Friday 8am-Noon Website: ccgvaz.org
GVR Travel Club
Annual dues: $15 for one; $25 for couples. Dues waived for members over age 80
Contact: GVRAquabelles@outlook. com Test drive? Provisionally, depend ing on requisite skills
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Contact: travelclubofgvr@gmail. com
Contact: gvrcomputerclub@gmail. com or (520) 625-4508
GVR Meditation Club
Test drive? Yes. Contact club
Annual Dues: $5
Sports
Having formed in the 60s, the Aqua belles pre-date Green Valley Recre ation. The synchronized swimmers practice weekly toward an annual performance. The team chooses a theme, then develops acts set to music and performed in elaborate and flashy costume bathing suits. The East Center pool has long been the Aquabelles’ venue and the club is looking forward to returning to their home waters this fall. All GVR members are welcome to join. If you can swim and float, you can be an Aquabelle. Aquabeaus are also welcome!
Annual dues: $25
Location and schedule: Las Cam panas; meetings are held on the third Friday of the month at 9am, October through April
Website: gvrvalleyplayers.weebly. com
GVR Valley Players Club
GVR has three billiards locations open to all GVR members and their card-carrying guests. Club members play recreationally and competitive ly, with established routine sched ules for women’s play and scram bles. The club coordinates tournaments and a competitive event in the Southern Arizona Se nior Games. Classes are offered as GVR courses for those seeking to improve their casual game. GVR maintains the billiards tables (and one snooker table) quarterly. Cues and chalk are provided.
Test drive? GVR Members are welcome to attend one meeting before joining the club.
GVR Billiards Club
Test drive? Contact the club
The GVR Meditation Club is a place where people can learn about medi tation and ways to relax, share meditation techniques and informa tion relating to meditation, and en joy stimulating discussions. The club is non-sectarian and welcomes ev eryone. Meetings often include speakers.
Test drive? Yes - no fees, no pre requisites
Annual dues: $2
Bocce is a sport of skill and strategy for all because the throwing arm motion is natural and does not strain body parts unlike golf, tennis, pickleball and volleyball. It is a nat ural adjunct for those who enjoy shuffleboard and other low impact sports. All GVR members are wel
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Annual dues: $10
Location and schedule: Canoa Hills; every weekday morning at the bocce courts. Social gatherings are usually held in November or Decem ber
The GVR Cycling Club is a newer group that formed in 2020 and end ed the year with more than 100 members. This club organizes and hosts informational meetings and events, publishes a monthly news letter covering many subjects of in terest to the Arizona cyclist, engag es in cycling advocacy with local government, and provides a clear inghouse for information about in formal riding groups in the greater Green Valley area. The club is a good fit for any cyclist, from the long-time competitor to the new re tiree who hasn’t been on a bike since they were in school. All GVR members are welcome.
Website: gvrcycling.org
$5
Test drive? GVR members are wel come to play one time before join ing the club. All necessary equip ment is provided
Contact: gvrcycling@gmail.com Test drive? Contact the club
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GVR Cycling Club
Test drive? GVR members may join one club activity before joining. All GVR members and authorized guests are welcome to use all bil liards facilities when not reserved
Location and schedule: East Cen ter; the third Wednesday of the month at 3pm. See website for in formation about group rides.
Green Valley Recreation 1070 S Calle de las Casitas Green Valley, AZ 85614 520-625-3440
Locations and schedules: West Center, Desert Hills, and East Cen ter. Please see the website below for schedules
come to enjoy one of the world’s oldest games!
Contact: gvrhikingclub@gmail.com Test drive? No - orientation session is required. Orientations are offered between September and April; sign up is on the website listed above
GVR Hunting and Fishing Club
Contact: GVRBocceClub@gmail. com
The GVR Hiking Club includes more than 300 GVR members who enjoy hiking in the beautiful Sky Islands, valleys, and deserts of southern Ari zona. Our club offers hikes of varied terrain and elevation and provides opportunities to learn the history, flora, and fauna of the region. Expe rienced hike leaders conduct every hike and are aided by assistant leaders.
Location and schedule: West Cen ter parking lot; Thursdays, August through June
Annual dues: $20
Annual dues: $10
Contact: billiardsclubgvr@gmail. com
Website: gvrhc.org
The club is both a social and a sports club meeting year-round to play bocce and enjoy each other’s company. For those who like com petition, the Bocce Club sponsors Senior Games and/or a club tourna ment each year.
Website: billiardsclubofgvr.com
GVR Bocce Club
From a humble beginning more than 20 years ago with three dirt courts, to the four carpeted and shaded courts at Canoa Hills Center, the GVR Bocce Club is a welcoming venue.
GVR Hiking Club
The GVR Hunting and Fishing Club provides members a chance to meet socially; to learn about hunting and
Annual dues: $12
For GVR members new to pickleball, the club offers beginner classes Oc
Contact: club@gmail.comgreenvalleypickleball
Location and schedule: TBD Contact: gvrmartialarts@gmail.com Test drive? Contact the club
Location and schedule: Las Cam panas for most meetings; please see the website below for details Website: gvrhuntingandfishingclub. com
GVR Racquetball Club
tober through April (no classes in December) found in the GVR catalog.
GVR Martial Arts Club
Test drive? All GVR members and their guests are welcome to play on unscheduled courts or during “open play”
Annual dues: $10 Locations: West Center, Abrego South, Casa Paloma I, Casa Paloma II, Madera Vista Contact: ShuffleGVR@gmail.com Test drive? Free beginner lessons every Monday at West Center, Oc tober through April. All GVR mem bers are welcome to use courts and equipment at five locations
Annual dues: $20 Location and schedule: West Cen ter pool; Monday, Wednesday and Friday, 8am-11am. Each swim ses sion includes two workout sessions:
fastest growing sport in the US according to the Sports and Fitness industry Associ ation (SFIA). Courts are about 1/4 the size of a Tennis court. Pickleball is easy to learn but not as easy to master, which is part of the appeal. It is a very friendly, social game. There are both recreational as well as competitive players in the GVR Pickleball Club.
Shuffleboard is a game of strategy, skill, and luck. When beginners first
Location and schedule: Canoa Ranch, East Center and the Pickle ball Center; schedules can be found on the website below Website: gvrpickleball.org
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Annual dues: $15
Annual dues: $10
The GVR Pickleball Club was estab lished in 2007 with 38 members and one court at the East Center. In 2022 there are approximately 1000 members and 36 courts across three Pickleballlocations.isthe
Sunshine, fun, health, discipline, heavy breathing, laughter, team work - these are some of the things that describe a GVR Swim Club workout! The club currently has 50+ members. Some are life-long swim mers. Many club members are new, or coming back to swimming now that more time is available to pur sue a passion from their past. Aside from workouts, the club hosts sev eral social events (parties) through out the “snowbird” season and spe cial swim events such as “Fun-in-the Sun” relays and “Reindeer games” (Christmas-themed relay events).
The GVR Racquetball Club is com prised of more than 60 men and women who play at all levels, six days a week.
GVR Pickleball Club
Test drive? Any GVR member is welcome to drop in and give the game a try. The club provides loaner equipment. Outside of club play, all GVR members and their card-carry ing guests are welcome to use the racquetball facilities
Contact: gvrhuntfish@gmail.com
The Martial Arts Club was formed in July of 2022. When space and equipment are arranged, the club will provide a structured environ ment for GVR members wanting to practice existing skills in the martial arts with others, as well as those seeking to learn new skills from senior practitioners in other disci plines. Beginners and experienced practitioners in all disciplines will be welcome. Watch GVR communica tions channels for new information as this club gets started.
Location and schedule: Las Cam panas racquetball center; Monday through Saturday, 9am-Noon. Contact: gmail.comGVRracquetballclub@
Annual dues: $10
start learning the rules and tech niques it’s quite simple and a lot of laughs. As they get hooked on the game and learn more strategy it be comes fascinating and entertaining. It can be played by people of all ages and physical abilities. So come to meet new friends and learn new skills - without the need to buy any new clothing or equipment. If you decide to join and compete then the club hosts fall and winter leagues.
Test drive? All GVR members are welcome to attend one meeting or event before joining the club
Green Valley Recreation Clubs
fishing opportunities in the South west and Mexico; to share hunting, fishing, and outdoor experiences; to promote hunting and fishing among area youth, and to sponsor wildlife conservation projects in the Santa Cruz River Valley area. The club gathers for information meet ings, social events, and fundraisers. No firearms are permitted on GVR property.
Shuffleboard Club
GVR Swim Club
Please refer to the club website for play days and times Website: gvrvolleyball.org
Contact: greenvalleyttc@gmail.com
GVR Table Tennis Club
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Locations and schedules: Abrego South: sand & water volley
The GVR Volleyball club has over 100 members who enjoy playing wallyball, sand, court, and water volleyball. Group participation is ro bust amongst all four games in a re laxed and collaborative environ ment. Rules for most games are modified to maximize participation and enjoyment. All skill levels are welcome to come out and play! New members generally learn the rules and hone skills through play.
GVR Tennis Club
Test drive? Play with no obligation for two weeks
Test drive? All GVR members and their guests are welcome to use any available court (see website for schedule). Novice sessions and drop-in groups are also open to any GVR member
GVR Volleyball Club
Contact: gvrswimclub@gmail.com
Lasball Campanas racquetball court: court volleyball and wallyball
Location and schedule: West Cen ter auditorium; Mondays, Wednes days and Fridays from 8am to Noon Website: greenvalleyttc.com
Annual dues: $10
In 1979 the Green Valley Racquet Club was chartered by Green Valley Recreation with 67 members playing on six courts. Now, the GVR Tennis Club boasts 444 members playing on 17 courts. Membership entitles you to access a state-of-the-art on line court reservation system; weekly league play and instructional clinics; social gatherings and fun tournaments; participation in com petitive USTA/Interclub tourna ments; and, unlimited use of two ball machines for an additional $30 annual fee. The club furnishes vol unteers as instructors, league and tournament organizers, and social coordinators. It also represents the interests of all tennis players re garding improvements and mainte nance of the courts. Professional in struction and tennis racquet stringing is also available from one of our members for a nominal fee. Visit our on-line web page or con tact the President.
Locations: West Center, Desert Hills, Canoa Hills, Las Campanas, East Center, Madera Vista Website: gvtennis.com
Annual dues: $10
Test drive? GVR members may attend one workout session before joining the club
Sports
The GVR Table Tennis Club has ex isted since the early 1980s and has a membership of over 70 in 2021. Club member skill sets range from novice to experienced and everyone is encouraged to mix and play with each other. While everyone certainly gets the chance to compete, collab oration and camaraderie is what the club really strives for. Instruction is also available for new members who wish to improve their game.
Contact: gvtennis.comGVR_Tennis_Club@
~3000 yards coached from the wa ter and ~2200 yards coached from the deck
Annual dues: $15 plus $30 for ball machine privileges
Test drive? GVR members are wel come to attend two sessions before joining the club. Loaner paddles are available
Contact: gmail.comgreenvalleyvolleyball@
Website: gvrswimclub.com
Eight high-quality tables as well as one table with a robotic ball serv er are available for use. Doubles is what most members choose, but singles play is available as well. The game is excellent for hand-eye co ordination and aerobic exercise. It’s a great indoor alternative and you’ll save money on sunscreen!
565 W. Belltower Dr Santa Rita Springs (SRS)
Casa Paloma II (CPII) 330 N. Calle de las Banderolas
5750 S. Turquoise Mountain Dr
SATELLITE CENTERS
Continental Vistas (CV) 906 W. Camino Guarina Madera Vista (MV) 440 S. Camino Del Portillo
921 W Via Rio Fuerte West Center (WC)
3660 S. Camino Del Sol Canoa Ranch (CR)
Pickleball Center (GVR PBC) 2612 S Camino de la Canoa Box Office: (520) 625-0288 Office (AO)
1070 S. Calle de las Casitas (520) 625-3440
Monday - Friday: 8am - 4pm
Monday - Friday: 5:30am - 9pm Del Sol Clubhouse (DSC) 1401 W Camino Urbano
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2980 S. Camino Del Sol East Center (EC)
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