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Since its founding in 2007 by Valley resident Patty Green, the nonprofit organization Little Hooves & Big Hearts has been helping seniors and children with special needs get to a better place in their lives, both physically and emotionally, through interaction with specially trained miniature horses. Patty, who remembers watching her father’s polo matches as a child, started riding at the age of four, and she’s been an avid horse lover ever since. When Patty met Tammy Mockbee, LHBH’s Executive Director, at the Miraval Resort, she knew she had found a soul mate who shared her love of horses and a passion for helping others.

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It's time to tee off in one of the most scenic golf courses in Arizona. Blackstone Country Club at Vistancia, located within the 7,100-acre Vistancia master plan in Peoria, will host the Seventh Annual Arizona Outdoor Adventures (AOA) Golf Tournament with a shotgun start at 8 a.m. on Monday, April 20, to raise funds for outdoor activities to positively impact children’s lives.

AOA was founded in 1997 with the mission to...

Big strides have been made since Earth Day’s inception in 1970. To keep the environmental movement going strong, channel your inner tree-hugger and inspire green awareness by participating in one or more of these Valley-area events.

College is a time of self-exploration, an enlightening phase of life when students have the chance to grow in understanding, and determine their place in the world. It’s a time when young people learn to navigate life independent of their parents.