GREEN VALLEY RED HAT TRIVIA
The Green Valley Red Hat web site was born on March 1, 2005 after Edie Bazzano stumbled on the Arizona Red Hat site while searching for Red Hat information on the Internet . She wanted something comparable for Green Valley that would make it easy for Red Hat chapters to get information quickly and easily.
Edie combined forces with Lee Laughner, the tech brains, and Sherry Pace, the epitome of Red Hat spirit to create this web page.
We hope you enjoy what this site has to offer the Green Valley Red Hats. A means of sharing communications and an easy way to find information of local, state and national Red Hat events.
As of March 1, 2005 when this website was officially started
There
were 64 Red Hat chapters in Green Valley
750
chapters in the state in Arizona
38,000
chapters worldwide
There
are chapters in more then 30 countries, including India
Membership is approaching a million
There
are Red Hats serving in the army in Iraq. They wear red berets with their uniforms
Naples,
Fl has the most chapters -103
All
of England has only 20 chapters.
Other Tidbits
On August 16, 2005, the Valley Dolls, in full regalia, peacefully sat at ate their lunch at The Arizona Family Restarant when two SAV Officers came bursting in and arrested Feisty Doll for being boring and eating lunch instead of tearing around the country side on her motor cycle, and Baby Doll, member of the Friends of Madera Canyon, for being selfish and spending time with her Red Hat sisters instead of cleaning up Madera Canyon after the Florida Fire. The two dolls were read their Miranda rights and escorted out of the restaurant for further questioning when who should arrive but Regina Ford who documented the event in the Green Valley News and Sun. The Dolls and the Officers came to terms outside, resulting in the officers joining the rest of the Valley Dolls for a glass of iced tea and much laughter. Only the Red hats!!!
Life Begins at 50
Marion Williamsen of the Goofy Glamor Girls at age 102 was our Oldest Red Hatter.
Gladys Harding of the Red Hat Bears turned 91 in 2005.
Another of our Red Hat sisters, Texas Doll AKA Jeanette Oatman, from the Valley Dolls, is 91 years old in 2006 and still going strong.
Who says you are too old to have fun?