Here are a few of the charities supported by our own Valley Vibe advertisers.
The holiday season is a time when shopping small and supporting the local brick-and-mortar and home-based businesses that define our community is top of mind.
When you support a small, locally owned business, you support the local business economy. Local business owners tend to keep their dollars local, too, and often give back to local charities and organizations.
In Arizona, small businesses account for more than 99 percent of businesses in the state, and employ 1.2 million residents, according to the Small Business Administration. Numerous studies show that for every $100 spent at a small business, $68 remains in the local economy.
Whether it be a gift hand-crafted by a local artisan or unique gifts purchased at a small shop, a gift certificate for self-care, dining and entertainment, and services needed for the home, there are hundreds of ways to support the local business community.
Valley Vibe Advertisers Give Back
Our local nonprofits wouldn’t be what they are today without support from our business community. Here’s a few of the organizations near and dear to the hearts of some of Valley Vibe’s advertisers.
Anthem Senior Homes
Trevor’s Vision, supports the needs of the homeless in the Phoenix area and Anthem Rotary Club.
Diamond Dance Works
Offers scholarships for dance classes for students with loved ones affected by cancer, through a partnership with the non-profit Shine Bright Scholarship Fund. The fund allows current dance families to be awarded partial or full scholarships for tuition of the current dance season.
Granny’s Got Guns
Cornerstone Cowgirl, providing supplies, skills and services to poverty stricken and abused children, women and seniors. The Daisy Mountain Firefighters Charities, local 4H clubs.
Ivanhoe Wholesale & Liquidation
Stepping Stones Academy, The Good Dog Foundation, and Saving Amy, a Phoenix non-profit supporting ending homelessness.
Liv+ Union Peak
Youth for Troops, R.E.D. Ornament Fundraiser, Foothills Food Bank & Resource Center food drive, Chaparral Park plastic bag donation drive, Toys for Tots toy drive.
North Valley Water Solutions
Event sponsor and President of Rotary Club of Anthem, Past President of Anthem Cares Through Service, Foothills Food Bank, Youth For Troops, Sponsor and supporter, Anthem Giving Circle, Charity Classic Gala & Golf Tournament, Musical Theatre of Anthem Daisy Mountain Veterans, Smiles for Sick Children.
Remax Fine Properties – Todd Ninneman
ACTS-Anthem Cares Through Service, Anthem Giving Circle, Anthem Pets, Anthem Rotary Club, Boulder Creek Women’s Soccer, Daisy Mountain Veterans, Musical Theatre of Anthem, Phoenix Children’s Hospital, Smiles 4 Sick Children, St. Rose Church, Anthem Golf and Country Club Charity Classic, Children’s Miracle Network, Treehouse for Kurt and Debra Warner, St. Vincent de Paul Food Pantry, AVM Veterans Memorial Expansion, A Miracles Network via REMAX, Jerry Colangelo Foundation.
State Farm Justin Simons
Deer Valley Unified Schools including Boulder Creek, Sandra Day O’Connor and local elementary schools.
State Farm Nanette McClelland-Miller
Anthem Rotary Foundation, Daisy Mountain Veterans, Musical Theatre of Anthem, Foothills Food Bank, Charity Classic Gala & Golf Tournament, Hope 4 Kids, Boulder Creek Football Foundation, Boulder Creek Band Foundation, Boulder Creek Spiritline Foundation, Boulder Creek LaCrosse, Anthem Chamber of Commerce, Carefree/Cave Creek Chamber of Commerce.
West Coast Plumbing & Air
Several Deer Valley Unified School District schools including Norterra Canyon School, Sonoran Foothills School, as well as Title 1 schools like Sunrise Elementary. High school sports programs at Sandra Day O’Connor and Boulder Creek High. Food donations to DVUSD’s Ann E’s Closet and Pantry (to support DVUSD families) all year long.
By Valley Vibe Staff Writers
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