Archive for the ‘Arizona Charities’ Category
October 15th, 2007 | 
Author: Qwest Customers Can Enroll, Select School Districts and Support Education
PHOENIX–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Qwest Communications International Inc. (NYSE:Q) today announced a new program to benefit school districts across its residential-service region. The Qwest “1% Back to Schools” program will donate one percent of a residential customer’s Qwest bill every month to a school district of the customer’s choice, when the customer signs up for online billing and auto-pay. Read the rest of this entry »
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Program Enables Consumers to Donate up to $5 Monthly with No Out of Pocket Expense
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–BrightSpot Media (www.brightspotmedia.com), creator of BrightSpot.tv, an emerging interactive advertising platform, and the Lance Armstrong Foundation (LAF) (www.livestrong.org) today announced they are teaming up to help raise awareness and funds for the fight against cancer. Read the rest of this entry »
Kids and Families at Risk Will be Helped with Funds
SEDONA, Ariz.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–If you’ve ever dreamed of straddling a Harley and snaking up red canyon switchbacks with that trademark Harley growl and a reverberating wake that makes you smile, you might be closer that you think to making your dream come true. This according to Jim Rappaport, Co-Chair of a huge fundraising event in Sedona, Arizona called Sedona Miracle 2007. Read the rest of this entry »
966 PetSmart Stores and 3,400 Adoption Agencies Partner to Unite Homeless Pets With Loving Families
PHOENIX, AZ–(Marketwire – August 27, 2007) – PetSmart Charities seeks lifelong, loving homes for up to 17,000 abandoned and homeless pets during its National Fall Adoption Event. More adoptable pets than any other time of the year will be available at every U.S. and Canadian PetSmart store from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Friday, Sept. 14 and Saturday, Sept. 15, and from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Sunday, Sept. 16. Read the rest of this entry »
Event Will Honor Marie Gray, Founder of St. John Knits and Politicians for Support
PHOENIX–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Continuing its tradition of recognizing April as National Child Abuse Prevention Month, Childhelp®, a leading national nonprofit organization dedicated to meeting the physical, emotional, educational and spiritual needs of abused and neglected children, will host the Childhelp National Day of Hope® Luncheon April 18 at the U.S. Capitol Complex in Washington, D.C. The luncheon will start at noon. Read the rest of this entry »
Funds Will Support Inaugural Primary Care Services in Ghana
PHOENIX–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Yakety Yak Wireless, Inc. and Play N Trade Franchise, Inc. have made a major donation to the non-profit Peacework Medical Projects to assist in funding the organization’s first trip to Ghana, West Africa, to provide primary care medical services. Read the rest of this entry »
Local Builder Bolsters Its Habitat for Humanity Commitment
   SCOTTSDALE, Ariz., Jan. 16 /PRNewswire/ — The dream of home ownership will come true for two area families this spring when Centex Homes completes two new Habitat for Humanity Homes it began framing today in the West Valley.
   “Centex Homes Arizona and its trade partners who are involved in these homes believe that giving back to the community is essential. We are homebuilders who know that having a quality home to call your own is foundational to a family’s future. There is no better feeling than helping a family move forward,” said Centex Division President, John Michell. Read the rest of this entry »
USB Kits to Expedite Law Enforcement’s Access to Information, and Improve Response Time and Recovery Rates of Missing or Abducted Children
SCOTTSDALE, AZ — (MARKET WIRE) — AMBERAlert.com, the AMBER Alert portal for state law enforcement efforts in the recovery of abducted children, is joining forces with Kingston Technology Company, Inc., the independent world leader in memory products to create the first-ever AMBER Alert Child ID kit. Kingston is donating its DataTravelerâ„¢ USB drives for the kits, and AMBERAlert.com is providing encrypted software and its mass notification Read the rest of this entry »
Most lack funds to match schools’ high-powered PR
Doug Carroll
The Arizona Republic
In contrast to the tax-credit marketing machinery of public and private schools at the end of the year, many charities are struggling to get the word out about a little-known tax credit that benefits them.
The “helping the working poor” tax credit offers the same dollar-for-dollar return to Arizona taxpayers as the one for schools, yet it’s more complex, and non-profit organizations say they have neither the time nor the resources to publicize it aggressively. Read the rest of this entry »
Geri Koeppel
The Arizona Republic
The Lost Boys of Sudan have endured unimaginable hardships. Thousands of them walked nearly 1,000 miles during the 1980s to refugee camps while being shot at and attacked by lions after being separated from their families during a decades-long civil war. Read the rest of this entry »
