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Arizona Science Center achieved accreditation by the American Alliance of Museums (AAM), the highest national recognition conferred to the nation’s museums. Accreditation signifies excellence to the museum community, to governments, funders, outside agencies, and to the museum-going public.

The Salvation Army, bringing the joy of the holidays to Arizonans for more than 125 years, will provide Thanksgiving meals with all the fixings to neighbors in need on Thanksgiving Day, Thursday, Nov. 25.

On Saturday, November 6th, the Big Dig for Kids signature event raised $415,545 for Phoenix Children’s. Started in 2016, this year’s day-long fundraiser surpassed 2019’s totals by 89%. With more than 1,800 people participating, 350 of those were hospital patients. Big Dig for Kids enables kids and their families to safely operate excavators, fly high on a scissor lift, and explore heavy equipment in a controlled construction zone. Additional crafts and activities in the kid zone, allow kids of all abilities a day to remember.

The importance of maintaining a healthy mind has never been more significant as the pressure of living fast paced lifestyles takes its toll. Less sleep, more financial worry, way too much time commuting, no time to spend with family and eating unhealthy food on the go – this is the reality for so many people. Social media has also contributed to the soar in rates of mental health problems as we are constantly bombarded with idealistic lifestyles making it hard not to compare ourselves with others. The truth is that nothing you see online is real so it’s time to do less scrolling and spend more time taking actionable steps to improve your own mental wellbeing. Here’s where you need to start.