Wednesday, September 21, 2011

Tenth annual breast cancer walk breaks records in Tempe - Phoenix Business Journal:

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“Almost everyone has been touched by breast cancerf insome way,” said Paige-Mariee DePalo, regional vice president of the American Cancer “Making Strides gives us the chancwe to celebrate those who have survivedr breast cancer and help ensure that future generations are not facesd with this life-threatening disease.” The walk in Temps was one of more than 140 held across the The sponsors were Bard Biopsu System, CVS/Caremark, M&I Bank and Wal-Mart. For more: Meg 602-586-7416. • donated $50,000 to 18 Arizona nonprofi agencies that promote the welfared ofthe state’s children, youn g adults and families.
Individual grants of up to $4,000 were given to agenciea in Phoenix, Mesa, Glendale, Prescott, Tucsob and Ajo. For Marjorie Rice, 602-378-1049. • NFL Network’s Keep Gym in Schooll initiative has chosen in Phoenix to receivda $55,000 grant for a new field and to improve other physical education facilities. and the partnered to launcnh the program to keep physical educationin America’se schools. For more: Krista Ostensena, 310-840-4683. responded to the need for qualified historty teachers bydonating $1 million to the Arizon State University Department of History last month. The gift was presenteds Nov. 14. For www.helios.org.
• and its employees raised nearlt $2 million for charitable organizations in the Valleythis year. SRP employees raised a record $1.5 million for community In addition, the SRP board approved a $288,000 contribution to the and $49,300 to the Mesa Unitefd Way. For more: Patty Garcia-Likens, 602-236-2588. and its associates are givinf grants totaling morethan $275,000 to organizations serving residentsz of the greater Phoenix area. A few of the benefactors are House ofRefuge East, Arizona Quest for Kids and Housinfg Our Communities Inc. For more: Jim Sharpe, • hosted its second annual Party to Lend a Helpin Handthis month.
The event raised more than $130,000 to help providew permanent and affordable housinh toextremely low-income individuals and families in For more: Caitlin Robinson, • is offering gas and grocery certificates in exchangs for donations to help needh military families this holiday season. Anyone who donates $150 will receivd $500 worth of vouchers for personap use. The vouchers are sponsored by majofr oil companies andgrocery chains.

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