Desert Gold Diggers

Calendar of Upcoming Events

(TBD - To Be Determined, TBA - To Be Announced)

Membership Meetings are held the first Tuesday evening of every month at 7:00 p.m. at the V.F.W. Hall which is in the Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) building located at 345 E. Roger Road, Tucson, AZ.

The Business Meeting is the third Tuesday evening of every month at 7:00 p.m. at Denny's Restaurant, 3655 E. Speedway Blvd. Any member is invited to attend.

The Claims Committee Meeting is the third Tuesday of every other month, combined with the Business Meeting, beginning each January.

Meeting times for the Monthly Outings are at 7:00 a.m. in the summer months (April - October) and 8:00 a.m. during the winter months (November-March), alternating between Saturday and Sunday every other month. Please try to get to the meeting location a little early so that everyone can get signed in and be able to leave promptly at the designated time.

Note that all Outing meeting locations are accessible in any vehicle. For additional information on claim access see the the Club Claims page.

Other events


November 2009
DateDayEventTimePlace
3Tues.Membership Meeting
Speaker - Dr. Steven Thoenes
will speak on Africanized Bees
7:00 p.m.V.F.W. Hall
8Sun.Semi-Annual Highway Clean-up and Coin Shoot
Hot dogs will be served, bring your drinks and a dish to pass.
8:00 a.m. Greaterville turn-off on Hwy 83.
17Tues. Business / Claims Committee Meeting7:00 p.m. Denny's Restaurant, 3655 E. Speedway Blvd.

December 2009
DateDayEventTimePlace
1Tues.Annual DGD Christmas Party (see details below) 7:00 p.m.V.F.W. Hall
5Sat.DGD Outing8:00 a.m. "Snoozer" - Arivaca Area
Mile marker 7, Arivaca Hwy.
15Tues. Business Meeting7:00 p.m. Denny's Restaurant, 3655 E. Speedway Blvd.
Annual DGD Christmas Party
  • Where: V.F.W. Hall.
  • When: Tuesday, December 4, 2007
  • Time: 7:00 p.m.
  • Cost: Free
  • What To Bring:
    • Please bring a dessert dish to pass around.
    • See below for food donations to the Community Food Bank.
    • See below for donations to Casa de los Niños.
  • More:
    • Every year at this time, the DGD club has a food drive for a local Food Bank. So, please bring some NON-PERISHABLE food to the December Christmas Party and / or January meeting. There will be boxes set up at the door for you to drop your donations in.
    • The board agreed that the need to help families this Christmas season is even more critical than ever. Therefore, the BOD has elected to contribute to Casa de los Niños again this year. See the General Wish List on their Wish List page for donation suggestions. Please bring your unwrapped items, gift cards or cash donations to the December meeting.
  • Please arrive early if you can to help to set up and stay after to clean up. All the help we can get is much appreciated. Get there early if you want a place to sit to eat!!

January 2010
DateDayEventTimePlace
5Tues.Membership Meeting
Speaker - TBD
7:00 p.m.V.F.W. Hall
10Sun.DGD Outing8:00 a.m. "Big Bruiser" - Oracle Area
First Circle K (on left) in Oracle, at mile marker 100.
19Tues. Business / Claims Committee Meeting7:00 p.m. Denny's Restaurant, 3655 E. Speedway Blvd.


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