Plexus Worldwide, a leading direct-selling health and wellness company based in Scottsdale, made a sizable donation to St. Mary’s Food Bank to help meet the increased demand from the coronavirus. On March 26, Plexus delivered more than 4,000 bags of its popular Lean Meal Replacement Shakes to the Phoenix nonprofit, enough to fill 11-pallets. Each bag of Plexus Pumpkin Spice … [More]
Arizona Nonprofits Hit the Jackpot at Gila River Cares Night of Giving
Gila River Hotels & Casinos – Wild Horse Pass, Lone Butte and Vee Quiva distributed a year’s worth of self-excluded jackpots to five local non-profit organizations at its annual Gila River Cares Night of Giving celebration held at Wild Horse Pass on Thursday, Oct. 24. This year, over $74,000 of self-excluded jackpot funds were distributed to local non-profits to enhance … [More]
UnitedHealthcare Donates $1,000, Treadmill and Pedometers to Boys & Girls Club of Metro Phoenix as part of their Step Up for Better Health Initiative
UnitedHealthcare kicked off its new nation-wide Step Up for Better Health Sweepstakes, a national initiative to encourage people to walk more and help reduce childhood obesity. The eventful month began today with UnitedHealthcare donating $1,000, a new treadmill and 100 pedometers to the Boys and Girls Club of Metro Phoenix. Step Up for Better Health Sweepstakes celebrates … [More]
Barrett, The Honors College Receives $2.5 million from T.W. Lewis Foundation
Through the T.W. Lewis Foundation, Tom Lewis – CEO of Scottsdale, Ariz.-based real estate business T.W. Lewis Company – and his wife Jan have given a $2.5 million gift to Barrett, the Honors College at Arizona State University to support student personal development and success. The Lewises, founders of the T.W. Lewis Foundation, have designated their generous gift for two … [More]
Wells Fargo Donated $5.4 Million to Support Arizona Nonprofits in 2018
Wells Fargo today announced the company donated more than $5.4 million to 415 local nonprofits, schools and community organizations in 2018 to help the communities and people of Arizona. Wells Fargo’s philanthropic contributions build on a long history of collaboration with local nonprofits and community leaders to make a positive impact by addressing urgent community issues … [More]
Arizona Diamondbacks and UnitedHealthcare Volunteers Packed Food to Support Kitchen on the Street’s Childhood Hunger Program
The Arizona Diamondbacks and UnitedHealthcare employees kicked off their joint “Pack the House” initiative at Fan Fest on Saturday to provide meals for children in need. Volunteers packed food to support Kitchen on the Street’s Bags of Hope program, which is aimed at eradicating childhood hunger. Bags of Hope provides nutritious, kid-friendly foods like fruit snacks, … [More]
Desert Financial Credit Union Reaches $7 Million Goal Following ‘Year of Giving’ Initiative
When Stacey and Tom Rogers opened the door of their Queen Creek home last summer, the last thing they expected was a visit from their credit union. Their son, Zion, had been battling two rare heart conditions, and they had set up a GoFundMe to help offset some of the expenses for a critical surgery. The reason for the surprise visit would change their son’s life. Desert … [More]
Corporate Philanthropy – P. B. Bell aids The Singletons
In the spirit of the holiday season, family-owned P.B. Bell, a premier, locally owned and operated multifamily development, management and acquisition company, headquartered in Scottsdale, donated nearly $7,000 to a more-than-deserving nonprofit organization. The large check was presented at P. B. Bell's holiday luncheon, where The Singletons, who provide support for … [More]
Blue Cross Blue Shield Of Arizona Awards Nearly $1 Million to Arizona Organizations Working to Fight Opioid Misuse and Substance Use Disorder
Suspected opioid overdoses and deaths continue to rise in Arizona. The total number of deaths (counted since 2017) jumped 55 percent in the past three months, from 1,645 in Aug. 2018 to 2,547 in Nov. 20181. In an effort to accelerate the fight against the opioid epidemic, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona (BCBSAZ) has awarded nearly $1 million through the Mobilize AZ grant … [More]
OneAZ Credit Union Announces Its 2018 Community Impact Grant Recipients
OneAZ Credit Union, a local financial institution with branches around the state, has announced its selections for its 2018 Community Impact Grants. More than 35 non-profit organizations in the valley, as well as in Tucson, Flagstaff and other communities around Arizona will benefit from these grants totaling $55,000, with individual grant amounts ranging from $500 to … [More]
