{"id":2379,"date":"2016-04-04T15:27:05","date_gmt":"2016-04-04T22:27:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.arizonafoothillsmagazine.com\/bestof\/?p=2379"},"modified":"2016-05-25T14:56:24","modified_gmt":"2016-05-25T21:56:24","slug":"maya-thompson-founder-ronan-thompson-foundation-influential-valley-nonprofit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.arizonafoothillsmagazine.com\/bestof\/people\/maya-thompson-founder-ronan-thompson-foundation-influential-valley-nonprofit","title":{"rendered":"Maya Thompson: Most Influential in Valley Nonprofit"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img  loading=\"lazy\"  decoding=\"async\"  class=\"alignnone wp-image-2827 pk-lazyload\"  src=\"data:image\/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABAQMAAAAl21bKAAAAA1BMVEUAAP+KeNJXAAAAAXRSTlMAQObYZgAAAAlwSFlzAAAOxAAADsQBlSsOGwAAAApJREFUCNdjYAAAAAIAAeIhvDMAAAAASUVORK5CYII=\"  width=\"780\"  height=\"1184\"  data-pk-sizes=\"auto\"  data-pk-src=\"http:\/\/www.arizonafoothillsmagazine.com\/bestof\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/Maya.png\" ><\/p>\n<p><em>PHOTO BY JASON BLACK<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>By Melissa Larsen<\/em><\/p>\n<p>From the most influential educators and business people to the biggest trendsetters and taste makers, these locals are tops when it comes to making the Valley the best place to call\u00a0home.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Most Influential in Valley Nonprofit:\u00a0<\/strong><strong>Maya Thompson, Founder, Ronan\u00a0Thompson Foundation\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Tell me about your day-to- day.<\/strong> My day to day consists of juggling the very busy life of a mom\u00a0of twin boys who are 12, a\u00a0daughter who is 2, and, of course, my son, Ronan, who passed away\u00a0when he was almost 4. I am thankful every day for the carpools I drive,\u00a0the mounds of laundry I\u00a0get to do, the\u00a0never-ending day-to- day stuff that comes along with\u00a0having three very busy kids. I\u00a0am forever heartbroken over the fact\u00a0that my third child is not here, and I am not able to do\u00a0these\u00a0things for him as\u00a0well. My days are all filled with running a foundation for kids\u00a0with\u00a0cancer\u00a0which helps me remain\u00a0connected to my son and is my way of still being able to\u00a0parent\u00a0him. I am also currently in the middle of writing my book\u00a0,which is all about my son\u2019s\u00a0cancer\u00a0diagnosis, my heartbreak and how he continues to inspire me to live life to the fullest\u00a0while fighting my hardest for other kids who are\u00a0going through a\u00a0similar situation.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Tell me about your nonprofit.<\/strong> The Ronan Thompson Foundation was started after Ronan\u00a0was\u00a0diagnosed with cancer as a way to help others. We fund both\u00a0traditional and non-traditional\u00a0clinical\u00a0trials\u00a0which help to extend the lives of kids with cancer and hopefully find a cure. All of\u00a0our board members are volunteers, which means none of us take a paycheck. We want our\u00a0proceeds to have the biggest impact as possible by going\u00a0directly toward the cause.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What has been your proudest accomplishment via your nonprofit?<\/strong> Taylor\u00a0Swift\u2019s\u00a0involvement and the fact that it came from such an organic place. She just happened to\u00a0stumble across my blog, rockstarronan.com,\u00a0and fell in love with my son and our story. She paid\u00a0the ultimate tribute to him by writing the song \u201cRonan,\u201d\u00a0which was inspired by words from my\u00a0blog. All of that came because of the way I followed my heart\u00a0and stayed true to myself and\u00a0Ronan. I am forever\u00a0thankful\u00a0that Taylor was brave\u00a0enough to listen to our story and\u00a0open\u00a0enough to let it touch her so deeply that she continues to fight for the world of childhood\u00a0cancer. Not many\u00a0people\u00a0would take on a cause like this simply\u00a0because it is too\u00a0horrific, sad and\u00a0scary. Taylor has not only taken it on, but has put the most beautiful voice behind it by being an\u00a0advocate and such a bright light in this very dark world.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Fast Faves<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Date night:<\/strong> I\u2019m all about low-key date nights. A dive Mexican food restaurant and a good\u00a0movie\u00a0make me very happy.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Scenic spot:<\/strong> I love the view from the top of Camelback Mountain during sunset.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Destination for relaxing:<\/strong> L\u2019Auberge de Sedona after hiking Wilson Mountain.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/mamamaya\/?hl=en\" target=\"_blank\">Maya Thompson&#8217;s Instagram<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/rockstarronan\" target=\"_blank\">Maya Thompson&#8217;s Twitter<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b>Check out Maya Thompson\u00a0in Arizona Foothills Magazine Best of Our Valley 2016 Collectors Edition issue<\/b><a href=\"http:\/\/www.arizonafoothillsmagazine.com\/buy\"> <b>here<\/b><\/a><b> or get the digital version<\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.zinio.com\/www\/browse\/product.jsp?productId=500458612#\/\"> <b>here<\/b><\/a><b>.<br \/>\n<\/b><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"PHOTO BY JASON BLACK By Melissa Larsen From the 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