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Arizona Helping Hands receives $100,000 grant to fund program that provides free Life Safety Inspection items from fire extinguishers and first aid kits to outlet covers for foster families to become licensed by the state.
Arizona Helping Hands gets $100K grant from Nina Mason Pulliam Charitable Trust
Arizona Helping Hands recently received a grant from the Nina Mason Pulliam Charitable Trust for $100,000 to assist AHH in underwriting the Licensing Safety Program over the next year. more
Valley organizations react to surprise grants given by Virginia G. Piper Trust
After Virginia G. Piper Charitable Trust donated a record-amount of funds to 71 Arizona organization on September, many local leaders are voicing shock and appreciation. Catholic Charities … more
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Virginia G. Piper Charitable Trust awards $123 million in surprise grants to 71 nonprofits
Trustees of Virginia G. Piper Charitable Trust awarded a total of $123 million in surprise grants to 71 Arizona nonprofits — the largest single-day grant initiative in Arizona’s history, … more
Candy Valentino named Paradise Valley’s Person of Distinction for mentorship
No one knows the value of a dollar more than Paradise Valley resident Candy Valentino, who came from humble beginnings. After graduating from high school in Pennsylvania, Valentino spread her … more
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Valley Leadership names 72nd Man & Women of the Year
Kimber Lanning and Dr. Warren H. Stewart, Sr. will be Valley Leadership’s 72nd Man & Woman of the Year, the organization announced. The pair were selected because of their commitment to … more
Superstition Mountain near Goldfield Ghost Town, by Curtis Roberts, of Peoria. [Submitted photo]
2022 Scenic Arizona Calendars are now available
Copies of Independent Newsmedia’s 2022 Scenic Arizona Calendar are now available for purchase. Photographers with submissions featured in the calendar include: Curtis Roberts, of Peoria; … more
Impact Gymnastics Academy to host 1st ‘Make an Impact’ Invitational
The Impact Gymnastics Academy, in north Phoenix, will host its first “Make an Impact Invitational” on Oct. 2-3 at the Arizona Sports Complex, 3555 W. Pinnacle Peak Road, in Glendale. more
Through it all: Pink Ribbon 360 supports breast cancer patients, survivors
As Breast Cancer Awareness Month approaches, a Phoenix-based program is working to support breast cancer survivors by helping them through the recovery process both physically and emotionally with … more
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Colleen McKenna Katz enjoys being a part of Scottsdale Leadership.
Meet Your Neighbor: Katz focuses on family, photography, volunteering in Scottsdale
Scottsdale Leadership's Colleen McKenna Katz,  54,  loves being a photographer, volunteer and most of all, a mom. more
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Whitetip Reef Shark pups with mom.
OdySea Aquarium welcomes 3 Whitetip Reef Shark pups
OdySea Aquarium announces the birth of three healthy whitetip reef shark — Triaenodon obesus — pups including one male and two female pups. more
Birdhouse gourd hands demonstrates the popular “pop up” seed bazaar with well-known garden varieties in a bulk seed format where customers can scoop up as many seeds as they want from popcorn buckets.
Great American Seed Up will return to Phoenix
The Great American Seed Up returns to North Phoenix Baptist Church, 5757 N. Central Ave., Phoenix for its first live event since March of 2020. more
Valley Presbyterian Church will host its annual Cooks’ Tour, which turns “crafts and treasures into blessings and support for mission causes."
Paradise Valley church to hold annual Cooks’ Tour
Valley Presbyterian Church will host the 50th annual Cooks’ Tour between 8 a.m. and 2 p.m., Saturday, Nov. 6, on its campus at 6947 E. McDonald Dr., Paradise Valley. more
Register for the seventh annual Celebration of the Worker Breakfast event to be held from 7:30 to 8:30 a.m., Friday, Sept. 24.
St. Joseph the Worker to host annual Celebration of the Worker event
From 7:30 to 8:30 a.m., Friday, Sept. 24, St. Joseph the Worker will host its seventh annual Celebration of the Worker Breakfast event. more
What does it take to be an Olympic athlete?
If there’s anything that the recent Tokyo Olympics showed us, it’s that Olympians are just like us, only more so. They suffer from the same anxieties, and similar financial and … more
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From left, Grand Canyon Chapter DAR, which originated in Scottsdale, celebrates Constitution Week as Chairman Amy Casaldi and Vice Regent Stephanie Troth present a program to members at the Sept. 4, luncheon meeting at The McCormick Resort.
DAR promotes Constitution Week, Sept. 17-23
The National Society Daughters of the American Revolution encourages Americans to reflect on the U.S. Constitution during this month’s annual observance of the foundational document of national governance. more
Kids in Focus names Billie Jo, Judd Herberger honorary chairs for upcoming fundraiser
Kids in Focus has announced Billie Jo and Judd Herberger returning as honorary chairs for the Third Annual Noche para los Niños — Night for the Children — event. more
Scottsdale nonprofit hosts golf tournament to benefit veterans, military spouses
Acronis SCSVets, a nonprofit dedicated to reducing veteran and military spouses under and unemployment, announced its first annual golf tournament on Sept. 10 at the Arizona Grand Golf Course. … more
Give-A-Thon raises $1.8 million for Phoenix Children’s Hospital
With the help of some of Arizona’s local media and sports outlets, communities across Arizona gave more than $1,845,240 to support world-class care at Phoenix Children’s Hospital. The … more
Girl Scouts Arizona Cactus-Pine Council bike program thrives statewide through grant program
Sometimes nature’s best medicine is the great outdoors, some might say, as feeling the breeze of natural wind or the smell of naturally occurring flora and fauna can help change, reset and show … more
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National Dog Day is on Aug. 26.
Local shelter leader speaks on importance of pets caught in domestic violence situations
People unfamiliar with the scope and magnitude of what domestic violence victims endure may not consider the pets involved in their lives as well as many remain in dangerous situations out of concern for their pet’s safety. more
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