UBE Arizona Welcomes 2025 in Casa Grande!

On Saturday, January 4, 2025, twenty UBE Arizona members and guests gathered at The Big House Cafe and Catering in Casa Grande, AZ for the first Chapter meeting of the year. (https://sites.google.com/bighouseaz.com/bighouse/home)

In addition to a delicious brunch and brief business meeting, we heard from Karen Perkinson about Laundry Love at St. Peter’s Episcopal Church in Casa Grande, the beautiful ministry serving those experiencing homelessness for which we are collecting donations as the service component of this meeting. (https://www.stpetersepiscopalcg.org/outreach.html) 

Donations to Laundry Love may be made directly through the St. Peter’s website by selecting “LaundryLove” from the pulldown menu (https://www.paypal.com/donate?token=_F33rnAZRPnNeV0BJ4vLYptREAN2PaR3jUC6NR3yCeXvL_JdswxTfPJ4WYhOWi8_Uw72D_Rxpx4x7o06) or you may mail a check written to “St. Peter’s Episcopal Church” (704 E. McMurray Blvd., Casa Grande, AZ 85122) with the Memo, “Laundry Love.”

Following the meeting, those who wished enjoyed a private tour of the nearby Museum of Casa Grande. It was especially interesting to learn about the 1930s era segregated Southside Colored Schoolhouse and its teacher, Rebecca Dallis, who was an important figure in Casa Grande African American history. (https://www.tmocg.org/)

We are very grateful to our wonderful hosts at The Big House Cafe and The Museum of Casa Grande and look forward to visiting again in the future. 

The Chapter’s next meeting will be by Zoom at 10am on Saturday, February 1, 2025. See you then!