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FITNESS AT GREEN VALLEY RECREATION
Fitness means something different to each of us. For some, being able to walk unassisted to the mailbox and back is a worthwhile accomplishment. Others have extreme ambitions. Regardless of the specifics, most GVR members have a goal in common: keep moving.
Fitness centers are GVR’s most popular amenities. If you’re wondering what all the dust and racket is about at Desert Hills, it’s about the whopping 76% of members who report using GVR fitness facilities. The new fitness center at Desert
Hills is expected to ease pressure at Las Campanas and the small center nearby at Canoa Hills. The adjacent fitness studio will be home to a variety of movement classes.
Beyond brick and mortar, GVR is investing in fitness programming. In December, GVR hired a new Fitness Coordinator. His top priorities are to improve the turnaround time on equipment repairs, resurrect the fitness orientation program, and expand personal training options.
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CONTACT US 520.625.3440
For operational matters hotline@gvrec.org
For Board policy matters board@gvrec.org
FEBRUARY
BOARD AFFAIRS COMMITTEE
Tuesday, February 14, 1:30 – WC Rm 2/Zoom
FISCAL AFFAIRS COMMITTEE
Tuesday, February 21, 1:30 – WC Rm 2/Zoom
NOMINATIONS AND ELECTIONS COMMITTEE
Monday, February 13, 1:30 – WC Rm 2/Zoom
PLANNING AND EVALUATION COMMITTEE
Thursday, February 9, 1:30 – WC Rm 2/Zoom
BOARD OF DIRECTORS WORK SESSION
Wednesday, February 15, 2pm – WC Auditorium/Zoom
BOARD OF DIRECTORS REGULAR MEETING
Wednesday, February 22, 2pm – WC Auditorium/Zoom
Meet-n’Greet: 30 min. before & 30 min. after BOD Meeting – WC Lobby
ELECTION FORUMS
Donuts and coffee: Thursday, February 23, 10am – WC Auditorium
Wine and cheese: Monday, February 27, 5pm – WC Auditorium
BOARD MEETING HIGHLIGHTS
In a regular meeting on Wednesday, January 25, the Board of Directors took the following actions:
• Failed the motion to award a contract to Barker Contracting for the Glass Arts Club remodel project
• Failed the motion to award a contract to Barker Contracting for the Ceramics Club expansion project
GVR BOARD MEMBERS
GVR BOARD MEMBERS
President: Kathi Bachelor
Vice President: Donna Coon
Secretary: Bart Hillyer
Treasurer: Carol Crothers
Assistant Secretary: Laurel Dean
Assistant Treasurer: Jim Carden
DIRECTORS
Nancy Austin Barbara Blake
Ted Boyett Beth Dingman
Steve Gilbert Bev Lawless
GVR BOARD COMMITTEE CHAIRS
Audit Committee: Nancy Austin
Board Affairs Committee: Donna Coon
Fiscal Affairs Committee: Carol Crothers
Investments Committee: Bev Lawless
Nominations & Elections Committee: Beth Dingman
Planning & Evaluation Committee: Bart Hillyer
Email: Board@gvrec.org
Watch announcements for any change in meeting status on the GVR website calendar updated daily.
Letter from the COO DID YOU KNOW?
Pima County has a dark skies ordinance. Night time lighting is regulated to “preserve the relationship of residents…to their unique desert environment through protection of access to the night sky.” Ordinance 2021-14 is also intended to supports local astronomical activity.
The lighting code regulates lumen limits, shielding of lights, direction of light cast, location of lighting fixtures and in some areas, lighting curfews. The lighting curfew applies to the Pickleball Center because it is within a 25-mile radius of the peak of Mt. Hopkins where the Whipple Observatory is located.
Thanks to the dark skies ordinance, Green Valley night skies are spectacular and stargazers are richly rewarded by just a short night drive away from the community.
“What a great day, it was magical!”
“This was a great event!!”
“GVR offers so many opportunities!”
Apparently, the GVR Showcase was an event about exclamation points.
On Thursday, January 26, GVR members enjoyed another return-to-normal after a three-year pandemic hiatus. Club volunteers, program staff, and local non-profit representatives turned out with literature and demonstrations of what GVR has to offer. The house was packed at Las Campanas with new, long-time, and prospective members who toured the tables and attended programs. The programs included a new member orientation that resulted in a couple deciding to deed-restrict their home and become members. Naturalist Vincent Pinto entertained and informed folks about the unique flora and fauna of the Sky Islands. The Green Valley Fire Department showed up with a truck to ogle. The GVR Photography and Cycling clubs did demos and handed out prizes from bike pumps to framed and matted art photos. Spectators filled the auditorium for the GVR Line Dance Club demo. Square dancer, pickleball and table tennis players were on hand to show off their stuff. But it wasn’t all fun and games. The table for the GVR Board Nominations and Elections Committee got steady traffic from members learning about volunteer governance opportunities. The Canine Club ended the day with eighteen new members, and the Canadian club gathered two pages of contact info from folks interested in hearing about their upcoming activities.
The GVR Showcase (formerly Fit-n-Fun Day) is an annual January event. If you missed it this year, keep it in mind for 2024. Even if you can’t fit anything new in your schedule, the convivial hubbub is a joy to experience. Regrettably, my to-do list meant I could only stay for the first hour, but the tired grins on each of the staff’s faces as they returned at the end of the day spoke volumes.
Staff and members alike tend to focus on their usual activities or their usual GVR centers. Events like the Showcase are valuable opportunities to take in the truly impressive scope of the work and fun that is happening across the campus and around this community every day.
Real-time pool, fitness, and pickle-ball usage is now posted on the website. Find the link in the jump-to section of the home page at gvrec.org, or scan this QR code:
REMINDER!
I want to thank all the club, governance, and non-profit volunteers who once again pitched-in for GVR members, as they do week-in and week-out. You made the day.
—Natalie Whitman Chief Operations Officer NatalieW@gvrec.org(no guest pass required for kids!)
Children 17 and younger must be accompanied by an adult at all times. Children 6 and younger must have an adult in the pool with them at all times.
• All pools except West Center and Abrego South: 11am-1pm & 4pm-6pm
• Abrego South: 4pm-6pm only
• West Center: Noon-9pm M-F; weekends and holidays 5:30am-9pm
THE BENEFITS OF LIFELONG LEARNING
Lifelong learning is about personal fulfillment. It recognizes that we have an ambition to explore, learn, and succeed which encourages us to improve our individual quality of life and self-worth. The benefits are:
Renewed self-motivation: Sometimes our world becomes routine doing things just because they need to get done. Figuring out what inspires us puts us back in control.
Recognition of personal interests: Finding enthusiasm in new projects or directions can reduce boredom, and make life more interesting and fulfilling.
Improvement in other personal skills: While we’re acquiring new knowledge, we’re also acquiring other valuable skills. For example, when we learn to draw, we’re also developing creativity. That type of skill development can improve our social skills, problemsolving, and adaptability.
Improved self-confidence: Becoming knowledgeable in something new can increase self-confidence.
FIND YOUR FUN! REGISTER FOR A WINTER
COURSE NOW!
FEBRUARY 2023
SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY
GVR Michigan dinner entertainment
5–8pm Las Campanas
Free Movie American Underdog
GVR Photography Club ‘Showtime’ 7pm
Desert Hills
2pm & 7pm West Center Auditorium
GVR Computer Club presentation
What’s New in Apple
1:30pm, Anza Room
Santa Rita Springs
Pickin’ and Grinnin
1pm, Desert Hills Auditorium
Free Lecture Northwest Center
10am East Center
Free Lecture
Valor Hospice Care 10am
Las Campanas Acacia
GVR Live! Uncorked
Valentine’s Day Dance, 7pm West Center Auditorium
GVR Photography Club ‘Travelogue’
7pm, Anza Room
Santa Rita Springs
Board of Work Session 2pm West Center & Zoom
FEBRUARY ART EXHIBITS
Canoa Hills – GVR Clay Studio Club
Desert Hills – GVR Ceramics Club
Las Campanas – GVR Photography Club
East Center – Landscapes of Arizona & the West by Louis Knight Artist
West Center – February 1–15, GVR
Santa Rita Art League Club; February 16–8, Arts & Crafts Show; February 19–March 31, Diane West
Artist
Board Candidate Forum
5–7pm
West Center Auditorium & Zoom
GVR Live!
TSO Brass Quintet 7:30pm West Center Auditorium
Board of Meeting 2pm, West Auditorium
Board Candidates Meet & 1:30pm and West Center
Fitness Orientations
GVR is once again offering orientations to fitness center equipment. Our goal is to help members become familiar with the fitness center they plan to use for exercise. We want to help you navigate and utilize the fitness room safely and effectively. Orientations will be conducted by the GVR Fitness Coordinator, Lee Smith. Lee brings a lifetime of fitness education and fitness facility management to the GVR team. He has earned Specializations in Corrective Exercise, Performance Enhancement, and Senior Fitness through the National Academy of Sports Medicine.
Orientations will include:
• Start and stop, and change settings on cardio machines
• Seat height adjustment and weight selection on machines
• Discussion of proper form on machines
• Rules & regulations of the fitness room
• Opportunity to have any questions answered
• How to access personal training packages
Due to the backlog of demand, starting in February, fitness orientations will be offered twice a week until enrollment tapers off. After February, some evening and weekend sessions will be scheduled to accommodate folks with busy weekday schedules.
Expect a combination of sit-down time in a meeting room and hands-on time with equipment. Members are welcome to attend any session, but we recommend attending at your preferred fitness location if possible, so you are oriented to the specific equipment offered there. There is a limit of six participants per session to ensure plenty of personal attention. Registration is required. Email LeeS@gvrec.org (or call 520-495-5897) to register.
February Orientations
March Orientations
Tennis Anyone?
Join the GVR Tennis Club for exercise, practice, improved hand-eye coordination, and club camaraderie. The skill levels range from beginners to “advanced” players, and the club offers two enriching activities to all active GVR members:
Quick Start, East Center, Fridays noon–2pm: This program gets participants playing tennis quickly and is adapted for the “young at heart” with slower, softer balls. Drop-in, no sign-up necessary and you can come as often as you wish. Call Jon Otto 520 648-4219 or Carl Johnson 520 399-4781.
Monday and Wednesday Tennis Clinic, Desert Hills 2–4pm: “Technique Focus” is supervised practice with play simulation for fundamentals of shot making. “Doubles Focus” will guide you toward becoming a better doubles player. There is no charge, but donations at courts are encouraged. Club members may sign up online at the GVTennis.com. While the clinic is a
benefit of GVR Tennis Club Membership, non-club members may contact Rich.Walton@gvrtennis.com or 520-333-2532 for availability.
The GVR Tennis Club plays Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays at West Center from 8am–12pm.
GVR LIVE! at the West Center Auditorium
CAMARADA TANGO OBSESSION
February 9 at 7 pm
Tango Obsession features an exquisite variety of tango styles— dark and sultry with driving tempos to radiant and syncopated. It’s all about the passion!
Members and GVR guests $25 General Public $30
UNCORKED VALENTINE’S DANCE
February 14 at 7 pm
What’s more romantic than dancing on Valentine’s Day? Put on your dancing shoes for a diverse selection of dance classics from across the decades.
Something for everyone to enjoy.
Members and GVR guest $14 General public $18
LP AND THE VINYL
March 2 at 7 pm
The group’s repertoire draws from three separate areas: beautifully reimagined renditions of favorite hits by artists including Stevie Wonder, The Beatles, and David Bowie, fresh and funky explorations of jazz standards, and their own original songs.
Members and GVR guests $25 General Public $30
GVR SENIOR GAMES MARCH 20–23, 2023
Games conducted by:
GVR Bocce Ball Club
GVR Racquetball Club
GVR Sheepshead (Schafskopf) Card Club
GVR Swim Club
GVR Table Tennis Club
GVR Volleyball Club
Registration is February 15–March 15 Look for updates and information at GVREC.org
