Photo: Kids at a BGCMP sports camp learning to play basketball. Twin Peaks, the ultimate sports lodge has partnered with the Boys & Girls Clubs of Metro Phoenix (BGCMP) for a summer sports equipment drive. From June 14 through August 2, all three Valley Twin Peaks locations will support the need for sports equipment for…
Photo: Sculpture artist Kelly Thiel and child. PHOTO BY GARY CALICOTT When a Jewish farm mom meets another rural Jewish woman at the food coop, it’s a good bet that a friendship will blossom. Elaine Eisenbraun met Lily while sorting bulk organic food. Their families formed a tight bond, sharing many kiddushim and milestones, helping…
This Mother’s Day Week, Arizona Flower Market is supporting UMOM New Day Centers by donating 50% of the purchase price of any 10 Stem bunch of Tulips to UMOM. Arizona Flower Market will make a donation on behalf of every customer who comes into the Flower Market Monday May 6th thru Sunday May 12th and…
The Phoenix Zoo is not the first venue you think of for a book signing, but it was the perfect setting for New York Times bestselling author Chelsea Clinton to talk about her fifth children’s book, Don’t Let Them Disappear: 12 Endangered Species Across the Globe. The event on April 15 drew a full house…
Tired of matzah yet? The UJA Federation New York hopes not! The #MatzahChallenge is going strong and they want YOU to join! Now in its second year, the #MatzahChallenge gives you the opportunity to do some good during the most celebrated Jewish holiday – Passover! Giving back is now as easy as fixing a snack!…
Photo: Jewish Federation of Greater Phoenix NowGen Giving Circle members Merin Stoneman, Sydney Siivils, Sivan Shahmoon, Adina Knell, Sasha Ellis, Bryce Schotz, Ian Sachs, Sam Levine, Blaine Light and Ben Ellis raised and awarded more than $14,000 to local and Israeli programs that impact young adults in 2018 The Jewish Federation of Greater Phoenix NowGen Giving…
More than 720 501c3 nonprofit organizations across the state, from small hyper-local volunteer-run agencies to major organizations with widespread presence, have registered and been vetted for participation in Arizona Gives Day, a 24-hour online fund-raising event benefiting Arizona charities. Arizona Gives Day is an annual, statewide day of giving that invites Arizonans to support their…
Pictured above: Set your intention! Place a word inside the Intention Stick necklace and wear it close to your heart. Who knew that a spiritual design on a pendant could launch a global movement? Seven years ago, jewelry designer Scott Berger created a pendant for his wife, Marla, as a gift to celebrate their 21st…
Pictured above: The scorched doorway and window show the effects of a fire at the Youth of Light candle factory. Photo courtesy Youth of Light. The Youth of Light program was launched in 2005 by the Patrizio Paoletti Association for Development and Communication in Israel which is part of a broader program called “Schools in…
The Arizona Center for Nature Conservation (ACNC)/Phoenix Zoo recently received a $1,000,000 donation from the Nina Mason Pulliam Charitable Trust. The funds will directly support construction of the new African lion and spotted hyena one-acre habitat as one element of the zoo’s Capital Campaign: The Pride Campaign. The $12.1 million Pride Campaign consists of the…
