Photo: Tricia Beattie helps Hannah Venyige, Ikenna Nwagbara, Braxtyn Lynch and Sophia Cammarata to create their own dinosaur eggs as part of the learning and fun at the Valley of Sun JCC’s Club afterschool program The Valley of the Sun JCC has begun registration for its Club J afterschool and enrichment programs. Club J is a…
Photo: From left, Karl Gentes, Dan Shufelt, Jodie Sprayberry, Sherie Siegel, Robert Smith. Leadership teams from the Back to School Clothing Drive and Arizona Helping Hands take a breather during the July 25th event. For the 7th year in a row, Arizona Helping Hands teamed up with community nonprofit organizations and local businesses to help…
Photo: Fenrici Backpacks offer schoolchildren an ideal backpack for carrying all of their necessities It’s that time of yeart again! We’ve got the scoop on some new products that may make your back-to-school routine a little easier. Articulate Gallery frames Back to school means lots of artwork and creations made from your budding little Picasso. Now you can…
iGen Parenting is a monthly education series for parents of tweens. It provides an opportunity to connect with other parents while learning about important topics facing today’s youth. The idea for iGen Parenting grew out of Marni Steinberg’s desire to help a community of parents get information and talk about the issues facing tweens. The…
PHOTO: Husan and his mother. Photo courtesy of SACH Save a Child’s Heart announced July 23 that 2-year-old Husan Anvarov from Uzbekistan underwent successful lifesaving heart surgery at Wolfson Medical Center. SACH brought the boy to Israel, and Uzbekistan became the 60th developing country served by Israel’s largest international humanitarian organization. Husan, his mother, father and twin brother…
Jordan Rose, the founder and president of Rose Law Group pc, the largest woman-led law firm in Arizona history, has been recognized as one of the Top 100 Influencers in law by the Business Journals. The Business Journals picked 100 leading, prominent and innovative attorneys across the U.S. for their impact on their communities and…
Jewish Family & Children’s Service Partners with Mercy Care for Backpack Assembling Volunteer Event Volunteers from Mercy Care donated and assembled almost 300 backpacks stocked full of school supplies to Jewish Family & Children’s Service. This event was held in connection with JFCS’ 2019 Backpack Drive, which accumulated nearly 1,800 brand new backpacks for children…
Many isolated elders and homebound adults are without vital services such as transportation to doctor’s appointments and trips to the grocery store this summer. Currently, there are 74 homebound adults waiting to be matched with volunteers through Duet: Partners In Health & Aging. These free-of-charge services include help with grocery shopping, transportation to medical appointments,…
The International Board of Credentialing and Continued Education Standards (IBCCES) announced today that OdySea Aquarium is the first attraction – and aquarium – in Arizona to become a Certified Autism Center (CAC). The CAC designation, granted by IBCCES, means that visitors and families with children who have autism and other sensory differences can enjoy the…
PHOTO: Left to right -Moshe Nafisi, BZ Ingber, Kolev Klein, Moshe Bloch compete in SKILL’IT Cook Off Hosted by Comedian Elon Gold. Cook Off premiered on Kosher.com this past weekend. It’s a chef-eat-chef world out there. When Kosher.com announced SKILL’IT West Coast, the latest smack-down for masters of kosher cuisine, hundreds of the toughest guys…
