Holiday-themed Valley Adventures
Memory Makers Check out these holiday-themed Valley adventures. By Gretchen Pahia Tis the season for making family memories! Heading into holiday break, there are several spots across the Valley to create special holiday memories. Great Wolf Lodge greatwolf.com First, there ...
Girl Scout–Arizona Cactus-Pine Council Announces Grant from the Nina Mason Pulliam Charitable Trust
Girl Scouts–Arizona Cactus-Pine Council (GSACPC) has received a grant totaling $125,000 from the Nina Mason Pulliam Charitable Trust. “Our council is serving over 11,000 girls in central and northern Arizona and creating outdoor programing that helps bolster girl’s confidence,” Vianca ...
Desert Financial Fiesta Bowl Charities Wishes for Teachers Draft Day presented by SRP Delivers $1 Million to Arizona Teachers
In what has become an annual tradition to honor, support and celebrate Arizona’s teachers, the Fiesta Bowl Organization is proud to award $1 million to teachers through the Desert Financial Fiesta Bowl Charities Wishes for Teachers program. A three-day Virtual ...
Career Day: Santa Claus Brings Joy to Millions
Name: Santa Claus Profession: Bring joy to millions of children around the world Age: Young at heart What do you do for a living? I bring magic into the lives of boys and girls around the world. I spend ...
Career Day: Fred Bueler Helps Construct Buildings from the Ground Up
Name: Fred Bueler Profession: Building and Construction Age: 39 What do you do for a living? I am a project director for a company called CHASSE Building Team. We are a local general contractor, which is more or less the ...
Holiday Spectacular: Celebration of Christmas Production Features the Talents of Three Local Kids
The 42nd annual Celebration of Christmas production presented by Dream City Church is a Broadway-style musical theater performance featuring a full live orchestra and state-of-the-art technology with incredible special effects. A Valley tradition showcasing the wonder of Christmas through music, ...
Dr. Jane Goodall Leads a Zoom Session with Lone Mountain Elementary Third Graders
Third graders at Lone Mountain Elementary in the Cave Creek Unified School District in Scottsdale, Arizona experienced a once in a lifetime opportunity to interact with Dr. Jane Goodall via a Zoom session led by Arizona State University’s Division of ...
Childhelp Annual Holiday Toy and Clothing Drive Brings Joy to Abused & Neglected Children in Need
The Childhelp Holiday Toy & Clothing Drive is providing joy this holiday season to children and families who have been affected by abuse and neglect. New and unused nonviolent toys, clothes and gift cards are accepted now through Dec. 31, ...
Fun Gifts for Kids
Epic Kids Gift Guide Win the gift-giving award this year. The STEM Sports® All-Star Kit is a five-month subscription that helps every third through eighth grader discover a love for STEM and sports at home. $59.80/per month. stemsports.comMake hydration fun ...
Shine Your Light: Three Generations Come Together to Create Inspiring Affirmation Cards for Children
Caroline McLain and her mother Micheline Etkin were inspired to start Shine Your Light Kids by Caroline's children, Madilyn and Lucas. By Sondra Barr When three generations come together with a shared passion for helping children, inspiration strikes. For mother ...
Dance Connection 2 and HopeKids Arizona Collaborate on Dance Workshop and Benefit Show
Dance Connection 2 (DC2), a dance studio serving the East Valley for 35 years, announced it is collaborating with HopeKids Arizona, a local nonprofit that supports families who have children with life-threatening illnesses, on its A Season to Shine program, ...
Phoenix Launches ‘Read in Color’ Initiative to Share Thousands of Diverse Books in Little Free Libraries
The Little Free Library nonprofit, Valley Leadership and Southwest Human Development are teaming up to share little libraries and books that amplify marginalized voices. The national Little Free Library® (LFL) nonprofit organization is introducing its Read in Color diverse-books initiative ...
Career Day: Angela Lang Works to Fight Fires and Save People’s Lives
Name: Angela Lang Profession: Firefighter Age: 40 What do you do for a living? I am a firefighter and EMT for the city of Scottsdale What type of training do you need to do your job? You need to be ...
Rhapsody Music is Set To Inspire North Phoenix Like Never Before
Rhapsody Music might be 12 years into providing music lessons, instrument rentals and more to the Anthem and North Phoenix area, but its next chapter is just beginning. Last month, they were able to finally cut the ribbon with the ...
Instilling Gratitude in Kids
By Nadine Bubeck Thanksgiving is my favorite holiday. It’s a universal time when many take an extra moment to count their blessings, because truth be told, we often take for granted the very things that most deserve our gratitude. I’m ...
It’s Time to “Fall” for DVUSD Kindergarten
It’s hard to believe, but kindergarten registration for the 2022-2023 school year has begun! Luckily for local families, Deer Valley Unified School District (DVUSD) offers a free full-day kindergarten program at all of their K-6 and K-8 schools. “DVUSD kindergarten ...
Foothills Food Bank & Resource Center Seeks Adopt-A-Family Sponsors for Local Families
Foothills Food Bank & Resource Center seeks donors to brighten the holiday season for children, families, and seniors in the northern Arizona foothills community as part of the food bank’s 19th annual Adopt-a-Family program sponsored by Universal Solar. “The food ...
St. Mary’s Basilica Invites Community to 8th Annual Phoenix Día de los Muertos Celebration
St. Mary’s Basilica hosts their eighth annual Día de los Muertos Festival in downtown Phoenix from 10:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 7, in the plaza adjacent to the Basilica, which is located at 231 N. Third St., Phoenix. ...
