The North Scottsdale Business Connections Chapter of AmSpirit Business Connections chose to adopt a family this year and we looked to the USO to see if they knew of someone in need. Tara Mogan the director of the USO provided us with Corporal Yancy Green. Green, a Marine who served in Iraq and Afghanistan,is part of the Wounded Warrior Project. On Wednesday, November … [More]
Indulgent Confections Partners With Volunteering Platform, GoVoluntr, To Reward Kindness In The Community
Indulgent Confections, a wholesome line of delicious, artesian confections, is pleased to join forces with GoVoluntr, a social network that connects volunteers, nonprofits and businesses together into an engaging community of "Do Goodrs." GoVoluntr partners with business of all types and sizes to reward the act of volunteerism. The program incentivizes and rewards Do Goodrs … [More]
Local School Gets Update from EY Phoenix Employees
On Friday, November 14, a group of Ernst & Young LLP employees from Phoenix traded their laptops for paintbrushes and gardening tools to clean up Martin Luther King Jr. Elementary School located in the Roosevelt School District. By the end of the day, the school shined with well-groomed garden and playground areas and a new mural of Monarch butterflies (the school mascot). … [More]
Jaburg Wilk Paints South Phoenix Home
On Saturday, November 15, Phoenix business law firm Jaburg Wilk participated in the 501(c)3 non-profit organization New City Phoenix’s Painting Blitz to revitalize the marginalized neighborhoods in South Phoenix. The firm painted the home of an 80 year old widow who was excited to have her home painted cream colored with red trimming. “Jaburg Wilk and its employees look for … [More]
Chicanos Por La Causa Receives $200,000 Grant from Wells Fargo toSupport Neighborhood Stabilization
Wells Fargo & Company has announced it has donated $200,000 to Chicanos Por La Causa, Inc. (CPLC) through its 2014 Leading the Way Home® program Priority Markets Initiative to help stabilize and revitalize neighborhoods impacted by the economy. The Leading The Way Home program Priority Markets Initiative provides grant support for neighborhood stabilization projects that … [More]
Toyota and VMI Award Wheelchair Accessible Van to Disabled Veteran
Toyota and Vantage Mobility International (VMI) have announced that disabled U.S. Air Force veteran Susan Kirsch has won a 2015 Toyota Sienna with the Northstar Access 360 in-floor side-entry ramp conversion as part of the 2nd annual Operation Independence Star Spangled Salute contest. The announcement was made on Veteran’s Day in Phoenix, Arizona, where VMI is based. “We … [More]
Phoenix Personal Injury Attorneys Raise $7,000 to Benefit the Arizona Chiropractic Society and INSPIREHealth.org
A continuing education seminar on Personal Injury Case Management held last Saturday in Scottsdale was sponsored by the Phoenix Personal Injury Attorneys Network. The seminar –taught by Dr. Bill Gallagher, D.C., of Scottsdale and Dr. Donald Bernard, D.C., of Chandler –brought together 70 doctors and attorneys who left with a better understanding of how to work together to help … [More]
HomeSmart International Hosts Halloween Celebration for Phoenix Children’s Hospital
This Halloween, the halls of Phoenix Children's Hospital transformed into a trick-or-treat haven for patients and their families during the hospital's annual Halloween event, sponsored by local real estate brokerage firm HomeSmart International. Approximately 150 children from all over the hospital were able to participate in the event by crafting Halloween goodies, playing … [More]
Valley Partnership Transforms Perry Rehabilitation Center
On a sun-splashed fall morning, more than 200 volunteers traded their business attire for T-shirts and work gloves to help transform the Perry Rehabilitation Center at the Arizona Foundation for the Handicapped (AFH). The occasion was Saturday’s 27th annual Valley Partnership Community Project. Each year, Valley Partnership undertakes a community project benefitting a … [More]
Valley Health Experts Give Back to Valley School for National Food Day
Rejuvena Health and Aesthetics in Scottsdale hosted a month-long food drive culminating with National Food Day held on October 24. Throughout the month, Rejuvena Health and Aesthetics was successfully able to raise more than $500 worth of food to benefit Baltz Elementary School, located at 4309 East Belleview in Phoenix. In addition, two health experts gave a presentation to … [More]
