Valley of the Moon

Welcome to Valley of the Moon
Kindness is the Real Magic

****All access and events are by advance reservation only****

Free First Saturday
Free exclusive access to Valley of the Moon
By raffle
For Members, Donors, Volunteers and Kindness Challenge participants
December 5, 2020

Three lucky people will be chosen for a free hour exclusive access to Valley of the Moon. You could do a Walkabout, a scavenger hunt, a picnic, take family photos or develop your own event. How do you get to be in the contest? That's easy! Just enter the Kindness Challenge, make a donation, become a donor or sign up to volunteer. Winners will be notified by email.

Kindness Challenge

At Valley of the Moon our motto is Kindness is the Real Magic, and right now we could all use a little extra of both. As the world spins madly on, perhaps we can find a way to be a beacon of hope to others by sharing the magic of kindness. Let's join together in deliberate acts of kindness in The Kindness Challenge. Let's go out of our way to find a way to bring some magic back into the world around us. This may require some out of the box thinking as we socially distance and work to keep each other safe, which is an act of kindness in itself! Go forth and Spread Kindness!
Prize: Each submission gets one entry into a drawing for free exclusive access to Valley of the Moon on the first Saturday of December
To participate: Share what creative ways you come up with to spread kindness with wizard@tucsonvalleyofthemoon.com

Queen Astora's Fairy Lights
December 11, 12, and 13
6-8 pm
Come wander the paths of Valley of the Moon under its enchanting lights! You may see mystical creatures, even Astara herself! Advanced-purchase tickets will admit small household groups. Covid precautions will be in effect. More details coming soon.

Walkabouts!
December Theme: Fairy Lights
December 18, 19, 21, 22, 23, and 24
6, 7, and 8 pm
$97
$10 member discount

Enjoy an outdoors evening in a reduced risk environment at Valley of the Moon . Your group of up to 10 people will have Valley of the Moon to yourselves to explore under our charming whimsical lights. Details and ticket link will be posted soon.

3rd Sunday - Docent led Historic Tours
Sunday, December 20
2:00 – 4:00pm
Group of up to 5 people: $25
Members 10% off

Ever wonder about how the Valley of the Moon got started? Here is your chance to go behind the scenes and hear more historical details and stories surrounding the "Moon". Reservations available soon

Honor Our Loss: 2020
Dare to Hope: 2021
Now accepting Sponsors

In January 2021, Valley of the Moon will offer the Honor Loss/ Dare to Hope Series. On the first Saturday we Honor Loss by having children of all ages write something they lost in 2020 on a river rock and paint it with an assortment of blue tones. Those stones will go to create a new area at Valley of the Moon, a beautiful river of river rocks to honor who and what we have lost in 2020. On the second Saturday, in conjunction with BEYOND, we will Dare to Hope by writing a message of hope for 2021 on river rocks and decorating them with light and bright colors. These beautiful rocks will form the banks of our new river. Our goal is to raise emotional awareness and fill our riverbed with a range of feelings. Creating images for what was lost in 2020 is extremely important. Equally essential is to dare to hope things will be better. This project reveals that hopes for the future can help contain the grief from loss.
Businesses and Individuals can sponsor this event and receive acknowledgement including your name on a ceramic fish permanently displayed at Valley of the Moon. More information is here. The sponsor sign-up form is here.

Announcing SAFE PLACE!
Quarantine measures have separated children from beloved Grandparents and others. Valley of the Moon has created SAFE PLACE, where COVID-vulnerable folk can reunite with their families under less risky conditions when the time is right. It also will provide youth and volunteer training, hiring youth project assistants and facility improvements to reduce risk of spreading the virus that causes COVID19. Program is staffed by a trio of nurses and guided by a physician, Dr. Jennifer Lin, all volunteers. SAFE PLACE is free to participants! Check back- reservations will open soon!

Now available

for private tours of ten or fewer people

and micro weddings!

Inclusion

Since its inception, Valley of the Moon has been a place of inclusion.
When first legally incorporated in 1945, our stated purpose included:
To advocate tolerance towards all religions…,
to foster the divine principle of tolerance and brotherly love for all mankind, regardless of race, creed, or color.

This intention was bold in 1945 and sadly is still urgently needed today.
Valley of the Moon has stayed true to this primary guiding principle for 75 years.
If we ever fall short, please let me know; we want to know how we can do better.

Jenni Sunshine, President
George Phar Legler Society, Inc
Valley of the Moon
jennisunshine@tucsonvalleyofthemoon.com

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Did you know?
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