It’s the place to be.
It’s really the place to be.” EDNA COYLE Click Photo to Enlarge Donations cover a large share of the operating cost of St. Luke’s Home, which is not affiliated with any church. A women’s auxiliary, the St. Luke’s Board of Visitors, has been raising money to help the home since in opened in 1917. Their largest fundraising event is the fiesta-inspired Baile de las Flores, first held in 1919 and now Tucson’s oldest continuous charity event. The 90th version of Baile de las Flores will be held at Skyline Country Club Feb. 28 beginning at 6 p.m. There will be mariachi music, folklorico dancers, dinner, a silent auction and a raffle for a painting by Frederick Hambly. Tickets are $150 per person and reservations must be made by Friday. To make reservations, call 624-5034 or go to .
Officially there is room for about 80 residents at St. Luke’s Home. But that doesn’t include the three cats who have decided it will be their home, too.