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Phoenix Area Businesses to Participate in Nationwide Charity Drive

Editor — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 17:27:50 +0000

Phoenix Area Businesses and Soles4Souls® Announce Local Partnership in Starkart’s Nationwide Charity Drive PHOENIX, AZ – Did you know that there are 300 million children in the world who don’t own a pair of shoes? Starkart and their customers, il Vinaio, Two Men And A Truck, Image Sun Tanning Center, Choice Medical, Rooney Law Firm, Fit [...]

Housing Angels Help Arizona Families Stay in Home after Short Sale

Editor — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 15:15:39 +0000

(Phoenix, Arizona) – Many Arizona homeowners facing foreclosures and short sales now have an option that could keep them in their home and pay off debt, thanks to local investors or “Angels”. The program is called Housing Angels, and is founded by David Dziedzic of RealCore Realty in Phoenix. It is the first of its [...]

Save our train exhibit on display at Mesa Library

Editor — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 23:52:30 +0000

A restored bell and whistle from Southern Pacific train #2355 along with other artifacts will be on display at the Main Library, 64 E. First St. from March 15th to May 15th Steam locomotive #2355 was built by Baldwin Locomotive Works in Philadelphia for the Southern Pacific railroad in 1912, and used to carry passengers and [...]

Nine Valley Cities to Participate in Valley Bike Month

Editor — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 23:19:56 +0000

Nine cities around the Valley will host free or low-cost family bicycling events this April as part of Valley Metro’s 13th annual “Valley Bike Month” Valley Bike Month encourages people to try biking as a mode of transportation for a weekend errand, commuting to work and school, or simply a fun family outing. It’s a phenomenal [...]

FCF Hosts Black Mountain Campus Blood Drive

Editor — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 22:51:52 +0000

American Red Cross Blood Drive at Holland Community Center on April 1 SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. – Foothills Community Foundation (FCF), a non-profit organization that brings support, opportunity and community service to the Desert Foothills community, will host a blood drive for the American Red Cross on April 1 at the Holland Community Center. The need for blood is [...]

Arizona Gala to Feature Tony Award-Winning Actress Marissa Jaret Winokur

Editor — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 22:21:33 +0000

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Human Rights Campaign (HRC), the nation’s largest lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) civil rights organization, announced today it will present the Ally for Equality Award to Broadway, film, television and voice-over star Marissa Jaret Winokur at the upcoming 6th Annual HRC Arizona “Together” Gala. The 2003 Tony-Award “Best Actress in a [...]

More Than 250 Attend Arté Senior Living Community’s Grand Opening

Editor — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 22:08:43 +0000

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. – More than 250 local community leaders, current residents and prospective community members came together in Scottsdale last Friday night for the grand opening of Avenir’s newest senior living community, Arté. From the ribbon-cutting ceremony featuring remarks from Scottsdale Mayor Jim Lane to the exquisite cuisine and ice sculptures by Arté’s Executive Chef, Pedro Toledo, [...]

Dream Scholar Applications Open to Arizona High School Seniors

Editor — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 21:02:55 +0000

Arizona Dream Builder Foundation 2010 Dream Scholar Applications Now Available PHOENIX – The Arizona Dream Builder Foundation, a nonprofit organization that raises funds to support the future leaders of Arizona, announced it will make scholarship applications available to Arizona students as part of its 2010 Dream Scholar Program. Applications were made available to Arizona high school seniors [...]

Local Egg Producer to Donate 300,000 Eggs to Food Banks in Arizona

Editor — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 19:33:43 +0000

Donation Effort is Part of an Overall Donation of 700,000 Eggs Feeding Families in Four States ARIZONA – Leading up to the Easter holiday, food banks across the state as well as in Hawaii, Nevada and Colorado will be receiving approximately 700,000 eggs from Hickman’s Family Farms – Arizona’s only commercial egg producer. The donation is [...]

Housing Improvement Program accepting pre-applications from Tempe residents

Editor — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 19:16:22 +0000

Pre-applications are being accepted for the Tempe’s Housing Improvement Program. This program provides deferred or low-interest amortized loans to income-qualified homeowners to correct code violations, existing deficiencies or other hazardous conditions in their home. To be eligible, the applicant must be a Tempe resident, the owner-occupant of the home to be rehabilitated and meet program income [...]