AZ Giving
AZ Giving: Girls on the Run
“Who run the world? Girls.” This famous line sung by Beyoncé is personified by the ambitious organization in our backyard, Girls on the Run, which trains its participants to run the world.
AZ Giving: Arizona Helping Hands
AZ Giving: Arizona Helping Hands
With May being National Foster Care Awareness Month, we decided to dive into the ins and outs of the Arizona powerhouse known for its unbelievable aid and support to foster children and their new families, Arizona Helping Hands (AHH). AHH has been a growing force in the Valley since 1998 when Paul and Kathy Donaldson used their pledge “Do One Good Deed a Day and Don’t Take Credit for it” to create the organization...
AZ Giving: Valley Water Drives
Now that those 100-degree days are upon us, keeping hydrated is more important than ever. And there are two ways for locals to donate water to those who may not have access to it otherwise.
Ford Motor Company, Wet ’N’ Wild Phoenix and Valley-based Famous Dave’s have teamed up with The Salvation Army to launch the sixth-annual Fill an F-150 Bottled Water Drive, taking place now through May 20, 2018. All 13 Metro Phoenix-area Ford dealerships and four Valley Famous Dave’s restaurants are collecting cases of water to support The Salvation Army Red Shield Survival Squad, which was...
Leukemia & Lymphoma Society Phoenix Man & Woman of the Year Competition Off To Great Start
A record number of community leaders are raising money for life-saving research and patient support to answer what is becoming one of the Valley’s biggest annual questions -- who will be this year’s Leukemia & Lymphoma Society (LLS) Greater Phoenix Man and Woman of the Year?
Twenty-one candidates from across the Valley are in the midst of their campaigns to raise awareness and funds to support the mission of LLS. The ten-week campaign culminates in a Grand Finale Gala...
AZ Giving: Red Nose Day
Walgreens returns as the exclusive retailer of the red noses for the fourth-annual Red Nose Day on May 24. The fundraising event helps raise funds to end child poverty--one nose at a time. From now until June 2, all 241 Arizona-based Walgreens locations will sell red noses for $1, with profits from all sales benefitting Red Nose Day. And this year, the iconic red nose takes a glittery turn with the debut of the first-ever Sparkle Red Nose.
Red Nose Day has raised more than $100 million in the U.S. in three years to help end child poverty...