News Release: Tucson’s Birthday Ambassadors Orientation set for July 23

Contact: Linda Ray
info@tucsonsbirthday.org
520-327-7544

TUCSON’S BIRTHDAY AMBASSADORS SPREAD THE FUN
July 23 Orientation Set for Tucson’s Birthday Volunteers

Tucsonans who love their town and want to spread the
word about its month-long August birthday celebration are invited to
attend an orientation from 10 a.m. to noon, Saturday, July 23 for
Tucson’s Birthday Ambassadors.

The meeting, to be held at the Martha Cooper Branch Library, 1377
North Catalina Ave., will feature a 20-minute capsule history of
Tucson by historian Ken Scoville, donuts from the 75-year-old LeCave’s
Bakery and coffee from Ike’s.

Birthday Ambassadors attend their choice Tucson’s Birthday events to
help promote all the other events in the Birthday month. They’re
encouraged to text, Twitter, Facebook, FourSquare, Yelp, photograph,
videotape and blog about events they attend. They also serve as a
street team to promote events to their friends and neighbors, and to
encourage people to visit tucsonsbirthday.org for more information.
In 2010, more than 40 Ambassadors participated, some attending more
than 20 events.

Besides enthusiasm for learning more about our city’s history,
cultural diversity and natural wonders, Ambassadors require a cell
phone, an e-mail address, a computer and a comfortable relationship
with their technology. An additional training session is available on
blogging.

Reservations are required via e-mail to tucsonsbirthday@gmail.com.
Anyone interested in attending is urged to first familiarize
themselves with the information available on the Tucson’s Birthday
website at http://www.tucsonsbirthday.org.

Tucson’s month-long birthday celebration was conceived in 2006 by Cele
Peterson. The month celebrates the contributions of many cultures and
interests, as well as the environmental features and institutions that
have made Tucson a unique community. Tucson’s Birthday Planners is a
501(c)3 corporation, registered in the State of Arizona. Its Board
members are President and Executive Director Linda Ray, Chairman Hon.
Richard Elías, Secretary Dave Fisher and at-large members Hon. Regina
Romero, Ray Davies, Lance Laber, Tom Prezelski, Art Pesqueira and Pete
Hershberger.

Tucson’s birthday is coming up on August 20, but events are held throughout Tucson during the entire month of August. Log onto that website to find out what’s happening every day. I attended several fun events last summer and blogged about them as well.

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Press release from Ward 1 Councilwoman Regina Romero, in anticipation of Tucson’s 235th birthday on August 20:

“TUCSON’S BIRTHDAY MONTH KICKOFF CELEBRATES 4,000 YEARS OF HISTORY

Tucson City Councilor Regina Romero and friends invite residents to two
events to kick off Tucson’s Birthday Month.

1–Volunteer clean up day at the birthplace of Tucson
Saturday, July 31, 6 a.m. to 8:30 a.m.

Base of “A” Mountain on Mission Road
(west on Congress to Grande which turns into Mission Rd., just past
Mission Lane to park)
Tucson Clean & Beautiful, Pima Association of Governments, Community
Foundation for Southern Arizona, neighborhood leaders and youth are some
of the groups planning to participate.

2–Birthday Breakfast at Mission Gardens
Sunday, August 1, 8:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m.

(same location as above)
Start celebrating Tucson’s birthday with breakfast in a historical
setting. Join Friends of Tucson’s Birthplace, City Councilor Regina
Romero, Pima County Supervisor Richard Elías and other leaders to
celebrate Mission Garden. The garden gates, built and donated by Lloyd
Construction, mark the progress of the 4-acre Mission Garden, which will
exhibit and interpret the 4,000-year history of agriculture in the Santa
Cruz River Valley of the Sonoran Desert. The garden will also
demonstrate the native desert plants traditionally used by the Tohono
O’odham, and will celebrate the exchanges of native and introduced
crop plants that were important aspects of the cultural encounters
between the Tohono O’odham, Spaniards, Mexicans, and Anglo-Americans
in this region in a historical timeline.

The Mission Garden is one piece of Tucson Origins Heritage Park. Other
planned components to support our heritage tourism industry include
reconstructions of the San Agustín Mission chapel, the Convento, and
re-creations of the O’odham village of S-cuk Son and the settlements
of the Hohokam and earlier farmers.”

For more information or to volunteer, contact Ward 1 Council aide Diana Rhoades
at diana.rhoades@tucsonaz.gov or 520-837-4263. For questions on ADA
accommodations and accessibility, call 520-791-4040. To host your own
birthday event or find others in the month of August, visit
www.tucsonsbirthday.org or write to info@tucsonsbirthday.org.

Lots & lots of fun activities are already planned for August, so log onto www.tucsonsbirthday.org for the terrific Event calendar!
This month long event is sponsored by Tucson’s Birthday Planners — a 501(c)3 corporation, registered in the State of Arizona. Its Board members are President and Executive Director Linda Ray, Chairman Jeffrey Nordensson, Treasurer Richard Elías (Pima County Supervisor), Secretary Dave Fisher, and at-large members Regina Romero (Tucson City Councilmember), Ray Davies, Lance Laber, Tom Prezelski, and Art Pesqueira.

It’s that time again to celebrate Tucson’s birthday, and to honor founder Tucson’s “First Lady of Fashion” Cele Peterson, who sadly passed away in May (at age 101). She conceived the great idea for this August celebration back in 2006, primarily to encourage people to connect with each other.

Feliz cumpleanos Tucson.