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by Melissa Larsen<\/em><\/h5>\n

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Meghan Alfonso is the CEO and founder of the Pearce Family Foundation which aims to financially assist families with a child facing a chronic or life-threatening illness and has been a positive force in the Valley since 2013.\u00a0\u201cI love being able to help families in our community who have nowhere else to turn. I think people tend to forget that if something bad is to happen to you or a loved one, your bills do not stop coming. That is why I love being able to step in.\u201d In addition to running the small-but-mighty Valley nonprofit, Alfonso recently launched Girl About Town, an event-consulting business. @pffarizona<\/a>, @meghanalfonso725<\/a>, @girlabouttownaz<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"by Melissa Larsen Meghan Alfonso is the CEO and founder of the Pearce Family Foundation which aims to…\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":4187,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[1431,1430,1432,1387],"class_list":["post-4186","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-people","tag-girl-about-town","tag-meghan-alfonso","tag-most-influential-in-valley-nonprofit","tag-pearce-family-foundation","cs-entry","cs-video-wrap"],"yoast_head":"\nMost Influential in Valley Nonprofit: Meghan 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