AZ Giving
Follow the Fairway to Fatherhood with TOPS DAD Friday, April 24th
Bake the cake and light the candles, TOPS is turning 15! We love all of our birthdays but this one’s a big deal and Teen Outreach Pregnancy Services (TOPS), a 501c3, Arizona nonprofit organization, intends to celebrate this milestone with style, substance, sophistication, and mostly … a lot of...
A New Leaf: Telling Untold Stories, Kelli
Arizona Foothills Magazine and Azfoothills.com have partnered with the comprehensive, non-profit, and human service agency, A New Leaf, for an incredibly special series; one that is very near and dear to our organization's heart. "Telling Untold Stories" will illustrate multi-dimentaional and raw stories of real men, women, and families within our communities who have been dealt a tricky hand of cards. These stories are ones of despair -
The Rise of the Socially Responsible Business Woman
- 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...
Mar. 28: Celebrity Fight Night
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...
Support Literacy Spree: A Desert Mountain High School Sophomore’s Mission to Help Underprivileged Children
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...
