Dec 15, 2014 - Dominic Bartola spoke to us as a beneficiary of the Canine Companions for Independence (CCI) program. His dog, Plato, was trained to alert Dominic to sounds in his house since Dominic is almost completely deaf. Dominic explained the program briefly but spent much of his time encouraging us to participate in the Dogfest Walk 'n Roll in Scottsdale on March 7th 2015. Dominic is the event chairperson and is looking for volunteers and donations to raise funds to support the CCI program. Recipients of trained dogs pay nothing but the training costs exceed $50,000 per dog. Club members were impressed with Dominic and his buddy Plato.

Dec 07, 2014 - Members gathered at Gary & Mary's  home for an evening of dinner, present wrapping and fellowship.  We brought and wrapped Christmas presents for two families with eight children.  Tyler selected the family from the Boys & Girls Club attendees and will be our Santa - delivering the gifts.  Thanks to all!! You can see more pictures by looking clicking here Events Album or looking at the bottom of this page

Dec 1, 2014 - Darren Handy, a member of Christians in Commerce, (CIC) gave us an overview of the organization. Darren has been with the organization, which was founded in 1982, for fifteen years. According to their mission statement the overarching goal of the organization is to "bring Christ into the workplace". CIC has 9 men's and 2 women's chapters in Arizona and several chapters in other states which meet weekly. In addition they have a mixed gender group at ASU's School of Business. Part of their outreach is in Uganda where the chapter helps families in need. More detailed information about CIC can be found by clicking here.

Nov 24, 2014 - Barb Dubler & Katie Seavers, volunteers with the Assistance League - East Valley, gave us a great overview of what this organization does. They represent one chapter from over 150 chapters across the country. This is an all volunteer organization dedicated to assist and serve residents of the community. Barb and Katie described their multitude of philanthropic programs which include "Operation School Bell" and "Assault Survivor Kits". As an example, the Operation School Bell program provides new school clothing, uniforms, shoes, and hygiene kits to East Valley children in need in five school districts. They also operate a Thrift shop to help raise funds. Please check them out by clicking here; they are a most impressive organization.