Valley Benefits: 20-30 clubs, Kohl's team on back-to-school spree
Phoenix Business Journal - by Molly Kissler
Valley of the Sun Active 20-30 Club, Scottsdale Active 20-30 Club and Kohl’s helped 100 children from the Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Scottsdale gear up for the school year in the second annual Kohl’s Kids Spree Back to School Shopping Event Aug. 7.
Each child received a $100 gift card to select clothing and other items at the Kohl’s store located at 8680 E. Raintree Drive in Scottsdale. Volunteer chaperones were on hand to help with the purchases. The shopping event also included a healthy breakfast donated by Scottsdale Healthcare.
The event allows civic groups and businesses to engage directly with the kids who may otherwise return to school without the basic essentials like clothes, shoes and backpacks, Steve Davidson, president and CEO of the group.
For more: www.vos2030az.org, 602-452-2030.
Donations
DM Productions LLC provided $50,000 in pro-bono marketing services to three nonprofits: Grand-prize winner Heritage Museum of Orange County received $25,000 toward its mission of preserving the heritage of Orange County; Westbrook Village Players of Peoria, which involves the elderly and children in theater, received a new website; and Desert Foothills Land Trust of Carefree received a video promoting the organization’s effort to preserve the Sonoran Desert.
Balsz Elementary School received $5,000 from Desert Schools Federal Credit Union to help fund programs that prepare students for AIMS Math testing and ongoing education. The credit union also donated six personal computers and four printers.
Arizona Women’s Education and Employment received $300,000 from the U.S. Department of Labor to provide pre-release guidance for veterans who are incarcerated or in the process of entering into the work force. Through its Veterans Employment and Transition Project, AWEE Career Development Specialists will work with up to 100 veterans over the next 12 months.
With a final boost of more than $40,000 from its Spring Challenge Campaign, Rosie’s House: A Music Academy for Children exceeded its goal of raising $30,000 for its summer charity campaign. The free music education program serves inner-city youth.
Breaking its record for the second consecutive year, St. Mary’s Food Bank Alliance distributed 72.3 million pounds of food during fiscal 2010. That is a 6.8 percent increase over fiscal 2009, when the alliance recorded its highest total since it was founded by John van Hengel in 1967. Officials say, however, the numbers show the growing need for emergency food in Arizona.
Opportunities
The Chandler/Gilbert Family YMCA is looking for donations for its Back To School Drive. Drop-off locations include YMCAs at 1655 W. Frye Road in Chandler and at Power Ranch, 4546 E. Haven Crest in Gilbert. For more: http://www.valleyymca.org/chandlergilbert/news.cfm or 480-899-9622.
The 11th Annual Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation’s Walk to Cure Diabetes is scheduled for Oct. 30 and will be presented by GoDaddy.com. The event draws about 20,000 participants and will feature a circus theme. For more: http://walk.jdrf.org, (602)224-1840.
Hula’s Modern Tiki is supporting Friends of Animal Care & Control during its Mahalo Mondays promotion in August with the group receiving 10 percent of gross proceeds. The program aims to decrease the number of homeless animals by funding free spay and neuter services through Maricopa County Animal Care & Control’s Spay Neuter Assistance Program. Last year, more than 11,000 animals were spayed or neutered at no-cost. For more: www.azfaccs.org, www.hulasmoderntiki.com.
Treasures 4 Teachers and Arizona Clean & Beautiful are asking for assistance after sustaining severe building damage in a monsoon storm July 29. The roof over the agencies’ shared office in Tempe collapsed, flooding the offices and damaging contents. For more: www.arizonacleanandbeautiful.org, www.treasures4teachers.org, MaryLynn@arizonacleanandbeautiful.org .
Southwest Human Development, the Central and Northern Arizona Easter Seals affiliate that provides developmental services for more than 135,000 local children and families, is seeking additional help because of the faltering economy and budget cuts. For more: www.swhd.org, 480-505-4527.
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