The Event: 2021 JA Open Golf Tournament The Cause: Junior Achievement of Arizona Event Date: December 10, 2021 Location: Superstition Mountain Golf & Country Club Title Sponsors: AZ Pipe Trades & UA Local 469 Dollars Raised: $457,000 A Little History: This event now spans two decades and has been hailed as the number-one golf fundraiser in […]
The Event: Sabor – Celebrating the Flavors of Guadalajara The Cause: CALA Alliance Event Date: October 21, 2021 Location: Phoenix Art Museum Event Co-Chairs: Camila Alarcon & Laura French Entertainment: Mariachi Pasión & DJ CRVNT3S Presenting Sponsor: SRP The Food: Guadalajara-based Chef Carlos Espinosa from Tikuun Comedor Local created a one-night-only five-course menu inspired by the […]
The Event: Dinner with Eisenhower – The War Years The Cause: Sandra Day O’Connor Institute For American Democracy Event Date: November 19, 2021 Location: Arizona BIltmore Resort Event Co-Chairs: Dionne & Francis Najafi and Terry & Steve Roman Honorary Chairs: Jacquie & Bennett Dorrance and Penny & Larry Gunning Presenting Sponsors: Benovia Winery / Joe Anderson and […]
A $6 million gift by the Farley Family Charitable Foundation will standardize high-tech cardiodiagnostic equipment across the HonorHealth system and support expansion of the HonorHealth Cardiovascular Center of Excellence. “This gift is truly remarkable, as a new generation upholds an 18-year legacy of investment in HonorHealth, started by Jim and Nancy Farley,” said Jared Langkilde, […]
The McQuaid Family The Event: 16th Annual Mike McQuaid I Am Home Breakfast The Cause: Human Services Campus (HSC) Event Date: December 17, 2021 Location: Arizona Biltmore Resort Honoree: Paul Gilbert of Beus Gilbert McGroder Presenting Sponsor: Avondale Toyota Dollars Raised: $850,000 Event Co-Hosts: Executive Director Amy Schwabenlender & HSC Board Chair Jonathan Koppell Notable Moment: […]
Rev. Robert Carlson and Millie Carlson The Event: 31st Annual Poinsettia Tea The Cause: Duet: Partners In Health & Aging Event Date: December 12, 2021 Location: Hyatt Regency Scottsdale Resort & Spa at Gainey Ranch Honorees: Mary Lou Bessette received the Dosia Carlson “KARED About” Award Gold Sponsor: Fry’s Food Stores Dollars Raised: $120,000 Entertainment: […]
The Arizona Commission on the Arts announced the selection of Anne L’Ecuyer as its next Executive Director. L’Ecuyer will assume leadership of the 54-year-old agency of the State of Arizona in February 2022. Throughout her career, L’Ecuyer has worked with a range of large and small organizations at national, state, and local levels, and consulted […]
Founder and CEO of Read Better Be Better RECOMMENDS: “The Daughters of Erietown” by Connie Schultz “This book was recommended to me by an intelligent and thoughtful friend and supporter of Read Better Be Better, so I immediately knew it was going to be good. It is a story that beautifully illustrates human complexities. While […]
Dr. Robert Kravetz shares fascinating items from his collection of antique medical instruments Dr. Robert Kravetz is a healer, historian and educator. A retired gastroenterologist, he is on the faculty at the University of Arizona College of Medicine in downtown Phoenix. Over the years, Kravetz has amassed a vast personal collection of medical antiques and […]
A preview of the Valley’s premier philanthropic events and who’s leading these important efforts Celebration of Angels Alisa’s Angels Foundation BOARD CHAIR: Liz Wallendorf EVENT DATE: January 21, 2022 DETAILS: alisasangels.org Barrow Grand Ball Women’s Board of Barrow Neurological Foundation CHAIRS: Katie Mueller and Jacquie Dorrance EVENT DATE: January 22, 2022 DETAILS: supportbarrow.org An Enchanted […]
