Hi Fam and Friends!
Thank you for joining us in celebrating our beloved Dad (a.k.a. Granddad, Stu, Uncle Bubby, and Joyce's dear husband). Throughout his life and military career, USAF Msgt. Stewart remained active. Our family memories inclue softball, bowling, and hiking in Germany. Our parents also raised us to to be active in our communities, giving back as we are able. For many years he rode his bike to his post-retirement job. What better way to commemorate the anniversay of Dad's passing than raising funds for a worthy cause while riding through the desert sunshine?
Tucson Community Cares Foundation
El Tour de Tucson is a 501(c)3 non-profit that rides to support charities, community, health and wellness. We create a Life Changing Experience for all of Life's Cycles.
Since 1983 more than 100 local, national, and international non-profit charities have raised over $101 million for their own organizations and causes.
The Tucson Community Cares Foundation is an all-volunteer group that was created in 2008 during the height of the Iraqi War to address Department of Defense funding gaps relative to the needs of Davis-Monthan Airmen and their families during deployments.
We provide request driven direct program funding and leverage community in-kind donations as appropriate. Our activities include aiding family members while their active-duty member is deployed, helping single airmen, helping deployed members with programs upon their return, educating the whole family to learn skills to cope with family changing dynamics before, during and after deployment, and providing support to base-wide morale boosting events.
Our signature "Adopt-A-BAirman" is held on an as needed basis and allows families to enjoy recreational bonding time at a local entertainment facility like the Reid Park Zoo prior to deployment. Each child is able to select and stuff a huggable teddy bear of their choice. A pressure sensitive voice box upon which the deploying parent can record a message is inserted into each bear, creating a tangible bond between the parent and child during their separation.
Given the specialized nature of many of the units at Davis-Monthan, the need to support deploying airmen will continue at a high pace. With your help we can show these families that the Tucson Community does Care!