AZ Giving

- Story by Tamara Kraus

Jaye Dubbiosi was in grade school when her mom fast-food hopped from McDonald’s to Chinese takeout to Burger King. Then she threw it all up.

It’s been more than two years since her mom died at 51 from multiple eating disorders and two years since she moved from New Jersey to Arizona. Now, it’s a Friday night in Dubiossi’s clothing store, Glimpse of Manhattan. Two years ago, she opened the store so women can feel...

If the words “Celebrity Fight Night” trigger images of Hollywood’s A-list duking it out in a boxing ring, you’d only be slightly off the mark.  

When the philanthropic event first debuted in 1994, celebrities were pitted against one another wearing oversized, inflatable gloves for healthy bouts of harmless, ego-smashing fun. Things have grown more civilized over the years, but the fight remains strong. Since its founding, Celebrity Fight Night has raised more than $100 million for various charities.

This year, the event celebrates its 21st anniversary on Saturday Mar. 28 at the JW Marriot Desert...

Arizona Foothills Magazine and Azfoothills.com are proud to support local students and young entreprunuers in our valley who are out to make a difference. Here is a personal encounter and letter from Desert Mountain sophomore, Aakanksha Saxena, the Founder and Director of Literacy Spree, a 501C3 non-profit organization to raise funds and sponsor educational programs for underprivileged students in America and beyond. We ask that you kindfully and mindfully seek to support these local young heros in any way that you are able. 

"It was July 2009, I had...

If you reside in the Mesa area, chances are you already know. But do-gooders from North Scottsdale and Central Phoenix? Take note. The Valley’s best-kept philanthropic secret is about to blow.

“We’re kind of under the radar,” says Gina Irons, Corporate Engagement and Special Events Manager at A New Leaf. For the past 44 years, the nonprofit organization has quietly provided programs and services across Greater Phoenix, including shelters for single men and women suffering from homelessness and domestic violence. It also operates the only family shelter in the East...