WELCOME TO Coyote Fifty!

AN OPEN INVITATION

The events below are just an exciting beginning to what we want to accomplish with Coyote Fifty. We look forward to expanding our network of Coyote Fifty Women. Please join us at the next Coyote Fifty Event. To find upcoming events in your area, visit the Coyote Fifty Forum.

If you have any suggestions or questions, please contact us by visiting the Contact page.

We look forward to meeting you soon at a Coyote Fifty Event.

"Hike and Bite" South Mountain

We met at the parking lot on Friday Dec 5th at 9:15 am and after our hike we had brunch at the Morning Glory Cafe at the Farm at South Mountain.

Beverly Canyon Trail Details:

The Beverly Canyon Trail head is located by the parking lot, 8800 S. 46th Street (south of Baseline road)

Length: 1.5 miles Difficulty: Moderate - some short, steep sections.

Electric Lights Christmas Parade

Grand Stand Seat tickets were available for $3.00 ea. to Coyote Fifty members only.

Coyote Fifty Annual Christmas Party

On Saturday. Dec. 6th, Coyote Fifty is hosted a Christmas party prior to the Christmas Electric Light Parade.  This was an opportunity for the ladies from the East and West Valley Chapters to meet one another. We also would like to take this opportunity to thank everyone for their time and support in their endeavor to embrace womanhood, maturity, friendship and charity.

Coyote Fifty Women brought toys for stocking stuffers for the underprivileged children supported by Eves Place, a non-profit organization for women and children experiencing homelessness. Also, we had a gift exchange in the way of a game. 

Christie and Kathy

"Meet-Up" Estrella Golf Club

Kathy Turner and Christie Robbins, founders of Coyote Fifty, held a meeting at the Golf Club of Estrella on Thursday, November 20 at 5:30pm.

We are exploring the various ways that we can support Girls for a Change, an organization that empowers young girls to tackle issues that they face in their own communities, particularly girls that live in low-income neighborhoods.

For more information about girls for a change, please visit www.girlsforachange.com If you would like to help us support this wonderful organization and their cause we simply ask that you bring your spare change. Our motto is 'Change for Girls for a Change.' Checks made out to Girls for a Change is also acceptable.

"Meet-Up" Scottsdale

Coyote Fifty announced the expansion of their organization to the women in Scottsdale Arizona! Christie Robbins and Kathy Turner, co-founders of Coyote Fifty, the newest organization for women 50 and over, invited members and potential new members to their first Scottsdale 'Meet-Up' Nov. 6th at Carlsbad Tavern on N. Hayden Rd.

Keeping with Coyote Fifty's Mission Statement, "Age is an Attitude and Service above Self", Laura Valdo from Girls for a Change will spoke briefly about their organization at " Girls for a Change", which is a national organization that empowers girls to create social change. Please visit www.girlsforachange.com for more information about them.

M. S. Walk on the Wild Side

Ladies, this was a great opportunity to get together, have fun, and get some exercise for a great cause, the National Multiple Sclerosis Society Arizona Chapter's M. S. Walk on the Wild Side event at the Phoenix Botanical Gardens and Zoo!

Once finished, participants will enjoyed food, drinks, festivities, and free admission to the Phoenix Zoo and Desert Botanical Garden for the entire day.

Tempe, Awawtuckee and Chandler area Meet-Up

Coyote Fifty announced the expansion of their organization to the women in the Tempe, Awatukee and Chandler areas!

Coyote Fifty is the newest and fastest growing organization for women fifty and older. This group is having the 'time of their lives' performing in the Super Bowl Halftime Show with Tom Petty, participating in the AZ Rock--Roll Marathon, Susan G Konan Race for the Cure, Cabo Blast, rafting, dance classes, just to name a few. Their mission statement is "Age is an attitude and service above self" and their all time rule is to 'have fun'!

In addition to getting together and having fun, we embrace community support.

Christie Robbins and Kathy Turner, founders of Coyote Fifty and other Coyote Fifty women held the first 'Meet-Up' in Pawtucket/Chandler/Tempe area on Sept. 17th @ 5:30p.m. at Ruffians Italian Cuisine.

Coyote Fifty continues to explore the various ways that they can support Girls for a Change, which is an organization that empowers young girls to tackle issues that they face in their own communities, particularly girls that live in low income neighborhoods. Laura Val do, a representative from Girls for a Change visited the meeting at 6:30 p.m. to share more about their organization. For more information about Girls for a Change, please visit the Girls for a Changewebsite.

"Casino Night" Meet-Up

Coyote Fifty met for ‘Casino Night’ on September 13, at Casino Arizona, which is located at the 101 & McKellips in Phoenix, AZ. We all met for dinner in the buffet at 5:00pm. After dinner we enjoyed the Showstoppers Live! Coyote Fifty members who attended this function had a blast and best of all made charitable contributions to "Girls for a Change.

Charity Donations Information:

The Featured charity for this event was ‘Girls For A Change’. This Charity organization is a national organization that takes thousands of middle school and high school girls and mentors them to make a difference in our community and the world. They do such great work keeping these girls on the right track and there are amazing things these girls do in our communities.

Funds are still needed to sponsor these girls, so please make a tax deductible donation with a personal check or on their secure web site at www.girlsforachange.org

Meet-Up and Coyote Fifty Meeting

This Meet-Up was held at 6:00 pm on August 13th at the Bar Louie at the Westgate City Center in Glendale, AZ.

At this event we coordinated donation collections for the Maricopa County Animal Shelter, and Faith Animal Rescue. These two shelters have taken in a huge increase of homeless animals this year due to the large number of homeowners experiencing foreclosure and the loss of their homes in the valley.

Charity Donations Information:

Please visit the following links for further information about the two Animal Shelters we will be coordinating with for donation collections.

Maricopa County Animal Shelter

Faith Animal Shelter

The following items are still being requested if you can help out; Paper towels, newspapers, towels, blankets, kitten & cat kibbles, puppy & dog kibbles, milk replacement formulas for both kittens & puppies, and cat litter.

Meet-Up - Murder Mystery Mansion in Phoenix!

Tickets to this show included dinner, tax, gratuity and the dinner show. Drinks, desserts and appetizers will be extra.

The show was Murder at the Magic Manor.

The Murder Mystery Mansion is located at: 2200 N. Scottsdale Rd Tempe, AZ 85281.

 

Meet-Up - Hay ride, Cookout, Live Music at Rawhide

Sundown Cookouts, a unique cowboy cookout experience, greeted us at Rawhide Western Town & Steakhouse at Wild Horse Pass! It was an awesome chuck-wagon cookout under the stars surrounded by the beauty of the Sonoran desert. 

Menu included our choice of mesquite-broiled steak, BBQ chicken or barbeque ribs, cowboy beans, baked potato, western toast, apple pie, marshmallow roast, hot coffee & iced tea, and optional cash bar, plus authentic Cowboy fun, including... Mule-drawn hay wagon ride to the Cookout site Live western music Line dancing instruction Interactive Western Games Audience participation Wild West Entertainment Cowboy Storytellers Cowboy hat and bandana.

Charity Donations Information:

The Featured charity for this event was ‘Girls For A Change’. This Charity organization is a national organization that takes thousands of middle school and high school girls and mentors them to make a difference in our community and the world.  They do such great work keeping these girls on the right track and there are amazing things these girls do in our communities.

Funds are still needed to sponsor these girls, so please make a tax deductible donation with a personal check or on their secure web site @ www.girlsforachange.org

Meet-Up/Charity - Diamond Backs Baseball

We watched the Diamond Backs vs. Detroit Tigers Baseball Game from section 218, which is in the Club Reserve Section! Tickets were only $31.00.

“Take me out to the ball game…take me out to the game...buy me some peanuts and crackerjacks…..”

We met at the Tee Pee Tap Room, for lunch at 11:30 and then walked over to the game. The food was fantastic and the company was even better!

The price of the baseball ticket is $31.00 and that will put us in section 218. The quicker I get a final count – the closer we are. I will be purchasing the tickets in groups of 10, so I need you to reserve your seat as soon as possible. For lunch, everyone pays for their own meal.

Charity Donations Information:

At this event we coordinated donation collections for the Maricopa County Animal Shelter, and Faith Animal Rescue. These two shelters have taken in a huge increase of homeless animals this year due to the large number of homeowners experiencing foreclosure and the loss of their homes in the valley.

Please visit the following links for further information about the two Animal Shelters we will be coordinating with for donation collections.

Maricopa County Animal Shelter

Faith Animal Shelter

The following items are still being requested if you can help out; Paper towels, newspapers, towels, blankets, kitten & cat kibbles, puppy & dog kibbles, milk replacement formulas for both kittens & puppies, and cat litter.

Meet-Up - River Rafting Trip

In April we had a blast rafting the the Salt River with 13 Coyote Fifty women!

More information can be found about the company that took us rafting at: www.raftthesalt.com Their web site is very informative, especially the frequently asked questions Link.

The Salt River Rafting Arizona Trip Description: Salt River Rafting offers several Arizona whitewater rafting adventures in the spectacular 2000 foot deep Upper Salt River Canyon.

River Rafting in Arizona on the Salt River presents challenging rapids and breath-taking scenery on this free-flowing river, one of the few remaining in the United States. Our season runs from the beginning of March until the end of May, every day, depending upon snow pack and water flow.

The Coyote Fifty group enjoyed the full day rafting trip. This particular trip is by far the most popular trip in the Upper Salt River Canyon. This full day adventure plummets through numerous Class III rapids. Calm stretches such as the Narrows just before lunch allow everyone to gather and revel in the beauty of the canyon that towers above or to enjoy a friendly "out of boating experience" better known as a swim.

We enjoyed a delicious and satisfying grilled lunch served on the beach and then it was off to more whitewater excitement! This is an excellent trip for first-timers as well as seasoned rafters; the Upper Salt River Canyon always offers new and unique experiences.

Thanks to all of those that attended, we look forward to seeing all of you again.

Kathy and Christie

 

 

 

 

 

 

"Dancing with the Coyotes" Meet-Up

Dance Instructor Extraordinary, Matt Karr, taught us our very own “Coyote Fifty” Signature Line Dance, salsa style, for just $10.00 per person. Watch out Phoenix Coyote Pack Dancers, here comes the Coyote Fifty Pack Dancers. How’s that for attitude! Our dance lesson was at the Estrella Star Point Residence Club.

After the one-hour dance lesson we walked across the street to E’s Grill, to do what we do best, EAT! There was an Acoustic Guitar Player that happily took our song requests!

This Meet-Up once again benefited Eve’s Place, a Non-Government funded domestic violence shelter here in the South West Valley.

"The Underpants Play" Meet-Up

We Went to the play called "The Underpants!" Coyote Fifty Women Millie Peterson and Evelyn Tapia invited Coyote Fifty Women to join them for an afternoon play.

Adapted by renowned comic genius Steve Martin, this hilarious, sophisticated adaptation of a classic German farce is about a 1910 housewife who becomes an overnight celebrity when she accidentally loses her underpants in public. Chaos follows in this witty comedy that explores fidelity, sexuality and hidden desire.

This play was at The Theater Works
Play Location at: Peoria Center for the Performing Arts
8355 West Peoria Avenue Peoria, AZ 85345

For more information on Theater Works, as well as shows, programming, special events and tours at the Peoria Center for the Performing Arts go to www.TheaterWorks.org

Super Bowl Halftime Performance

Coyote Fifty was accepted to participate in the Tom Petty Super Bowl Halftime Show, and also.........the Alicia Keys Pre-Game show on Sunday Feb. 3, 2008 at the Super Bowl Game in Phoenix, AZ!!!!!!!!!!!!

A group of 33 Coyote Fifty Women were accepted to participate in this once in a lifetime event! Thanks for the huge response from women wishing to participate in this event.

The 33 Coyote Fifty Women that were accepted performed in the the Super bowl Tom Petty Halftime Show, as well as the Alicia Keys Pre-Game Show!

Here's how it all happened...

On January 5th or 6th the Super Bowl Cast committee had a press release in the Arizona Republic, requesting fan's for the Half-Time Show. They were accepting registrations for groups with 10 or more members.

We sent out a group e-mail to all of the Coyote Fifty women from the West Valley. In no time at all 34 women had registered. We received a generic Thank you for registering and a statement that the Super Bowl Cast would contact the groups that they selected. After reviewing our Coyote Fifty web site, they not only picked us for the Half-Time show with Tom Petty, but also invited our group to participate in the Pre-Game show with Alicia Keys!!!

We heard rumors that they received over 30,000 application's. They picked two thousand for The Half-time Show and only five hundred for the Pre-game show.

We had to attend 4 mandatory rehearsals, a 6 hour rehearsal, Sunday Jan, 27, a 6 hour rehearsal Monday, Jan 28. Dress rehearsal with Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers was on Thurs. 8 hours, and Alicia's dress rehearsal was on Friday, 6 hours.

So much behind the scenes, unbelievable production!! We did not have seats for the game but they treated us like royalty, red carpet, white tent style, big screen TVs, food and beverages, on site, right at the stadium. They bussed the Pre-Game Cast in from a location in Sun City, we had a Police escort with more than 50 motor cycle's, boy did we get a lot of attention. The rest of the Half-Time Cast was bussed in a couple of hours later.

We are both glad to be back at work so we can rest! You can watch the Super Bowl Half Time and pre-game show below. It is broken up into 2 parts.

Enjoy...
Kathy and Christie
Coyote Fifty

 

Part 1 of 2 - Super Bowl Half Time Show with Tom Petty

Part 2 of 2 - Super Bowl Half Time Show with Tom Petty

PF Chang Rock and Roll Arizona 1/2 Marathon

We had a good turn out for the 2008 PF Chang 1/2 Marathon, and we had a blast!

We are looking forward to participating again in 2009!

Contact Coyote Fifty for more info and also follow the link below to the official PF Chang Marathon Web site for exciting details and more!

PF Chang Rock and Roll Arizona Marathon and 1/2 Marathon

January Meet-Up

Happy New Year!! We hope all of you had a wonderful Holiday Season. This Meet-Up followed the PF Chang 1/2 Marathon, on Jan 13, 2008

One of our Coyote Fifty members invited all of us to her home on Sunday, January 13 at 2:00pm for a Pizza Party! Mary provided a delicious home made punch and we all pitched in for pizza.