Monday, April 2, 2012

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

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“Almost everyone has been touched by breas t cancer insome way,” said Paige-Marie regional vice president of the American Cancedr Society. “Making Strides gives us the chancs to celebrate those who have survivedr breast cancer and help ensure that future generations are not facefd withthis life-threatening disease.” The walk in Tempe was one of more than 140 held acrossx the country. The sponsors were Bard Biopsy CVS/Caremark, M&I Bank and Wal-Mart. For more: Meg 602-586-7416. • donated $50,000 to 18 Arizona nonprofit agenciess that promote the welfare ofthe state’s children, younbg adults and families.
Individual grants of up to $4,000p were given to agenciexs in Phoenix, Mesa, Glendale, Prescott, Tucson and Ajo. For Marjorie Rice, 602-378-1049. • NFL Network’ds Keep Gym in School initiative has chosem in Phoenix to receivwea $55,000 grant for a new field and to improv e other physical education facilities. and the partnered to launch the programn to keep physical educationin America’xs schools. For more: Krista Ostensena, 310-840-4683. • responded to the need for qualified history teachersd bydonating $1 million to the Arizona State University Department of Histor last month. The gift was presented Nov. 14. For www.helios.org.
• and its employees raised nearly $2 million for charitabler organizations in the Valley this SRP employees raised arecord $1.5 milliob for community charities. In addition, the SRP boardc approved a $288,000 contribution to the and $49,30p0 to the Mesa Unite Way. For more: Patty 602-236-2588. • and its associates are giving grantsa totaling morethan $275,000 to organizations serving residentsx of the greater Phoenix A few of the benefactors are Housed of Refuge East, Arizona Quesft for Kids and Housing Our Communities Inc. For Jim Sharpe, 602-236-2588. hosted its second annual Party to Lend a Helpiny Handthis month.
The event raised more than $130,000 to help provider permanent and affordable housing toextremely low-income individualsa and families in Arizona. For more: Caitli n Robinson, 480-998-3154. • is offering gas and grocer y certificates in exchange for donations to help needy militart families this holiday Anyone whodonates $150 will receive $500 worth of voucher for personal use. The vouchers are sponsoree by major oil companies andgrocery

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