On Sun., March 24, from noon to 3 p.m., butterflies will take flight for a cause at Shemer Art Center. The butterflies are artwork, and the event is Take Flight 2024, hosted by The Phoenix Rotary 100. The live art display and online auction raises funds for charities benefiting youth and…
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It's a fun prize raffled for a good cause—Cancer Support Community Arizona (CSCAZ) is raffling off the opportunity to win the ultimate Taylor Swift Eras Tour experience. The raffle is a fundraiser for the organization, whose mission is to provide emotional and social support for anyone impacted by…
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For this week's Feature Friday, we spoke with Lawdan Shojaee, who not only co-foundered of the Persian New Year Festival in 2019 along with Shideh Doerr, but is a pilot, nonprofit leader, and mom. Here, Shojaee talks about the event—which will be held Feb. 28, 29, and March 2, 2024 and includes a…
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It has been a busy month for Scottsdale business leader Michael Jones, president and CEO of Delta Dental of Arizona and president of the Delta Dental of Arizona Foundation. In the past two weeks, he and his team announced nearly $800,000 in grants to nonprofits statewide, as well as a partnership…
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Steve Smith served in the Arizona Senate and House of Representatives for eight years—but now he’s taken on a new role. While he was recognized for his work with balancing the state budget, supporting military and first responders, and working with school choice, he now is the executive director of…
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Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art (SMoCA) has received an $80,000 grant from The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts for exhibition support over two years. SMoCA is one of 50 arts organizations and museums across the United States and Mexico to receive support from the foundation as grant…
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The holidays are fast approaching and Scottsdale Fashion Square is making it easy to not only get your shopping done early, but to give back and help others in the process through its Shop It Forward program. The program launches Oct. 15. Shop It Forward is a grassroots community program that allows…
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Arizona Fashion Week returns for its second year this fall, expanding its production and reach across the Valley with a full two-week schedule of fashionable events. The festivities kick off on Oct. 22 and run through Nov. 5 with runway shows, designer meet-and-greets, networking, shopping, and…
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Since founding the Armer Foundation for Kids in 2019, Jennifer Armer has raised nearly $1 million dollars to support a total of 20 local families whose children were facing life-threatening illnesses. No small feat. But to the former marketing/advertising pro and co-owner of Armer Air, it was her…
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Scottsdale resident Christina Spicer, the co-CEO of the Girl Scouts–Arizona Cactus-Pine Council (GSACPC), was named a recipient of the Phoenix Mercury Believe in Women Award, a recognition that elevates incredible women in sports, business, and philanthropy who are making an impact in their…
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