Festive ‘Noche para los Niños’ Raises Funds for Kids in Focus


The Event: Noche para los Niños

The Cause: Kids in Focus

Event Date: November 10, 2022

Location: Arizona Heritage Center at Papago Park

Presenting Sponsors: BHP & Great Clips

Honorary Chair: Billie Jo Herberger

Chair: Bea Rocklin

Dollars Raised: $180,000

Entertainment: Nate Nathan & the MacDaddy-O’s

Emcee: Catharine Anaya

Auctioneer: Anna Aja

Notable Moments: A very festive atmosphere with colorful “Day of the Dead” décor greeted guests as they arrived on the center plaza. Guests enjoyed Mariachi Pasion, jugglers, contortionists, a hula hoopist, mimes, stilt walkers and tarot card readers. Supporters perused a powerful exhibit of Kids in Focus photography created by at-risk kids who participate in the program while they enjoyed savory bites from local restaurants and signature drinks.

Photos courtesy of Kids in Focus

Kim Gwozdz, Lisa McNamara, Tracy Wasser, Christie Davis, Mimi Myers & Colleen Katz
Bryan Albue & Kathie Bogle
Sukki Jahnke, Stephanie Nowack & Cindy Bryant
Karen Shell, Dan Barnard, Laurie Cullen, Bea Rocklin, Carol Dries & Darlene Keller-Price
Terry Finnegan, Catherine Anaya, Anna Aja, Tamara Dooley & Elizabeth Dooley
Hula Hoopist Paulina Milligan

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