Dear Friends – Thank you for supporting Society of Chairs 2022. It was our pleasure to welcome you and great fun to toast all of our honorees and all of you, our incredible community who make philanthropy possible across the Valley of the Sun! Please enjoy the special photo galleries below from Scott Foust Studios […]
A preview of the Valley’s premier philanthropic events and who’s leading these important efforts VYTal Affair-athonBenefiting Valley Youth TheatreCHAIR: Risa KostisEVENT DATE: August 21, 2021DETAILS: vytlive.com Evening on the DiamondArizona Diamondbacks FoundationHONORING: Mike KennedyEVENT DATE: September 2, 2021DETAILS: mlb.com/dbacks/community/foundation Wine, Women & ShoesBenefiting Fresh Start Women’s FoundationCHAIRS: Rayme Lofgren & Carina LukasEVENT DATE: September 18, […]
Cheers to the Chair! Ivy Ciolli & Tracy Katz How did you get involved with Childhelp? Ivy: My husband attended the gala eight years ago when it was at Barrett-Jackson and came home to tell me about the two ladies who started the organization by helping orphaned Japanese-American children. That organization has evolved over the […]
Cheers to the Chairs! Kenny Farrell, board chair of Arizona Animal Welfare League How did you get involved with Arizona Animal Welfare League? AAWL and the Arizona Diamondbacks have been community partners for many years, and it was through this relationship that I first learned about AAWL and the great work they are doing in […]
Cheers to the Chairs! Diane Might & Kolby Moffatt Barrow Neurological Foundation How did you get involved with the Barrow Neurological Institute? KOLBY: Barrow Neurological Institute is a world-renowned research and surgery center that we are so fortunate to have in our own backyard. I believe in their groundbreaking research and their sharing of knowledge […]
Festival of Trees Co-Chairs benefiting Arizona Burn Foundation How did you get involved with the Arizona Burn Foundation? NIKKI: My gal pal Lindy Smith has been involved with the foundation for several years, and my husband, Chris, is a Phoenix firefighter and member of the Arizona Emerald Society, which delivers the Christmas trees post-gala every […]
Sing On September Chair benefiting Phoenix Boys Choir How did you get involved with Phoenix Boys Choir? When my son, Andrew, was almost 7, he read an ad for the Phoenix Boys Choir and told me he wanted to join. After his birthday, I set up an interview. Andrew was excited and insisted on wearing […]
September 2020 Honoree Electa Thompson Board chairperson of Tempe Community Action Agency How did you get involved with Tempe Community Action Agency? Through my brother, who invited me to TCAA’s annual fundraiser event, First Crush, now known as Vicinity. I loved the mission and work of the agency. I became a volunteer and eventually helped […]
August 2020 Honoree Mark Feldman Chair of Arizona Commission on the Arts How did you get involved with the Arts Commission? It was an accident, to be truthful. I’m told I checked the wrong box on the application form. Instead of adding me to the 529 Education Plan Board, promoting specialized savings accounts used to […]
This month we are honoring the beloved former board chair of Arizona Opera, Robert S. Tancer, who passed away on March 17, 2020. We hope you will enjoy these tributes in his honor from three of his friends in the arts community. From Joseph Specter, president & general director of Arizona Opera: Bob was one […]
