Seriously cute kids strut the Phoenician runway at the Children Helping Children Fashion Show.

Organization: DreamCatchers Leadership: Founder: Caitlin Crommett Annual Budget: Approximately $90,000 Origin: Caitlin Crommett founded DreamCatchers when she was 15. She had been volunteering with a local hospice for three years and wanted to have a more tangible impact on patients’ lives. After noticing that many patients were rarely visited by family or friends — and […]

I recently spent the day with Risa Kostis, who is not only warm and beautiful, she is one smart woman. She’s an entrepreneur, author, stylist and philanthropist — she’s chairing the Valley Youth Theatre VYTal Affair-athon in August. Born in Maine, Risa grew up watching her mother sew, which led to a love of all […]

Following an acclaimed sold-out tour of the United Kingdom, the new production of “The Phantom of the Opera” is coming to Tempe.

PANDA reaches record-breaking goal at annual fundraising luncheon to support Steele Children’s Research Center.

Rio Salado Foundation partners with Arizona Community Foundation to restore 85-year-old house.

Past Heart Ball Chairman Patricia Goldman honored by American Heart Association.

Pursuing a life of good works from a wheelchair is an inspiring second act. Creating a second second act from a wheelchair is above and beyond. But then, Jamie Heckerman is an above-and-beyond kind of woman. She was born with spina bifida, a rare birth defect affecting the development of the spine. Her first surgery […]

Cancer Support Community Arizona puts focus on organizational strength ‘“ and heart.

Childsplay 2015 fundraising gala draws 250 people to Tempe Center for the Arts, raises $60,000.