2023 October United Way Pantry Pack Sponsor

Lerner and Rowe Gives Back October 11, 2023

Committed to Combating Hunger in Maricopa County

Lerner and Rowe Gives Back has once again teamed up with ALT AZ 93.3 and the Valley of the Sun United Way in 2023 to help combat hunger in Maricopa County. Our team was pleased to donate $5,500 to help offset associated costs for purchasing shelf-stable pantry items.

As before, the goal of the October 2023 United Way Pantry Pack Program is to provide 1,500 meals to help ensure that local students and their families have enough food staples to get them through the month. United Way supplied the packs and our team joined ALT AZ 93-3 and Whataburger to assemble packs before they got delivered to a local school.

Participating schools include Roosevelt, Cartwright, and Murphy Elementary School Districts, as well as Academia Del Pueblo and Frank Elementary School located in South and Southwest Phoenix, Maryvale, and Guadalupe. Furthermore, these schools have free and reduced lunch eligibility rates of 81% to 99%. Each school also determines distribution of pantry pants to families that have the highest need.

What’s Inside Each United Way Pantry Pack?

Pantry Packs are filled with nutritional items that may include:

Oatmeal
Fruit cups
Granola bars
Macaroni and cheese
Canned chicken
Peanut butter crackers

How You Can Join the Fight Against Hunger in Maricopa County

Join us, ALT AZ 93.3, and the Valley of the Sun United Way to fight hunger in Maricopa County by making an online donation now.

Here’s how your dollars will be used to fight hunger:

$8 – Provides one Pantry Pack
$16 – Provides 2 Pantry Packs
$32 – Provides 4 Pantry Packs
$64 – Provides 8 Pantry Packs

Photos from 2023 October Pantry Pack:

Sojourner Center $5K Empowerment Sponsorship

Lerner and Rowe Gives Back October 9, 2023

Lerner and Rowe donated $5,000 towards the Sojourner Center’s charitable breakfast. Proceeds through sponsorships and other financial gifts will be used to support the center’s efforts to provide shelter and supportive services to individuals and families impacted by domestic violence.

Here are three ways that you can join us in supporting the Sojourner Center and our fellow neighbors in need:

Donate funds
Donate items
Volunteer

In addition to offering a helping hand to domestic violence survivors, Sojourner Center is committed to bringing attention to the harsh realities of domestic violence, sexual assault, and human trafficking, both on a national and local scale.

Learn more about Sojourner Center at sojournercenter.org.

Ryan House – Lerner & Rowe Gives Back Grant Recipient

Lerner and Rowe Gives Back September 29, 2023

Lerner and Rowe Gives Back presented a $30,000 check to Ryan House, a 2023 grant recipient of our foundation. Grant funds will be used by Ryan House to support one child for one year in its Sponsor-A-Stay program, as well as to provide gas and grocery cards for families as they are experiencing this difficult journey.

One of the goals of Ryan House is to directly improve the quality of life for children who are medically fragile, as well as to provide supportive programs that serve their families through year-round activities and respite.

More About the Sponsor-A-Stay Program

Need for services provided by Ryan House has steadily increased each year and the organization provides all services free of charge. Annually, children participate in more than 1,000 life-enhancing therapeutic activities during their stays at Ryan House.

The Sponsor-A-Stay program is funded solely on community contributions and addresses the unfunded gap in services.

Learn more about how you can get involved and join us in supporting Ryan House at ryanhouse.org.

180 Sports AZ – LRGB Grant Recipient

Lerner and Rowe Gives Back September 28, 2023

Making sure that every kid has the opportunity and tools to play

Lerner & Rowe Gives Back had the honor of presenting a $5,000 grant check to 180 Sports AZ at Cortez High School to support their local athletics initiative, which is focused on enhancing youth sports organizations located within disadvantaged communities across Arizona.

More specifically, the project directly impacts five different teams and three school districts within underserved communities that have youth sports organizations, but lack the resources to provide lights, turf, uniforms, and proper equipment.

180 Sports AZ collaborates with the Positive Coaching Alliance and City Serve to identify individuals in need, ensuring that any raised funds are maximized for the most significant positive effect.

Learn more at 180sports.org.

Child Crisis Arizona – LRGB Grant Recipient

Lerner and Rowe Gives Back September 27, 2023

Earlier this week our Lerner & Rowe Gives Back grant patrol team presented a $15,000 check to Child Crisis Arizona. As one of our 2023 grant recipients, this charity will apply gifted funds towards its Group Homes for Foster Teens.

The Group Homes are geared towards serving long-term residents (from birth through 21-years) and focuses heavily on life skills, education, and planning for post-secondary education to prepare the youth for exiting the child welfare system as adults.

In addition, program participants will receive essential wraparound services aimed at fostering healing, ensuring a sense of security and stability, and ultimately breaking the cycle of generational abuse, all in alignment with their vision of “Safe Kids. Strong Families.”

Learn more at childcrisisaz.org.

Mom’s Pantry – LRGB Grant Recipient

Lerner and Rowe Gives Back September 26, 2023

Making sure no man, woman, or child is hungry

Sadly, one in three households in Arizona experience food uncertainty. Thankfully, Mom’s Pantry shines like a beacon of hope during the current food drought that grossly impacts disadvantaged populations throughout the Phoenix Valley. As a 2023 Lerner & Rowe Gives Back grant recipient, Mom’s Pantry plans to use its $5,000 gift to stock the pantry with pallets of food, fresh fruits, and vegetables to last for the next quarter.

However, the need for proper nourishment is never ending and Mom’s Pantry continues to seek out resources to feed individuals, families, seniors, the disabled, the homeless, and more in need. Through empathy, deliberateness, and generous donations from individuals, grants, and corporations, Mom’s Pantry remains open so that every guest that seeks out help has enough food to last a week.

Learn how you can join us in supporting this amazing organization, or how to get help, by calling (602) 992-0083, or by visiting momspantryphoenix.org.

Chrysalis Shelter – LRGB Grant Recipient

Lerner and Rowe Gives Back September 25, 2023

The $5,000 grant from Lerner & Rowe Gives Back will be used to support Chrysalis’ Victim Services programs that are all provided through a Trauma Informed Care (TIC) lens.

Chrysalis’ TIC Victim Services focus on helping clients heal and overcome feelings of hopelessness, anxiety, fear, depression, anger, and social isolation.

Furthermore, support provided by its Victim Services programs are ongoing and additionally give survivors of abuse valuable opportunities to develop skills that help promote confidence, independence, and the knowledge on how to successfully move forward.

Learn more at noabuse.org.

MHA’s Wing & Roll 2023 Signature Sponsor

Lerner and Rowe Gives Back September 20, 2023

Lerner & Rowe is proud to give back as an annual sponsor and partner of Mental Health America of Northwest Indiana.

For a third year in a row, our team has attended MHA’s Wing & Roll event where chefs from around the region come out to cook up their best wing and compete to win the trophy for “best chicken wing”.

All funds raised from this event help MHA provide mental health and family services to those in Northwest Indiana.

Photos from 2023 MHA’s Wing & Roll:

2023 Candlelighters Superhero 5K

Lerner and Rowe Gives Back September 18, 2023

13 Year Community Supporter of Candlelighters Childhood Cancer Foundation of Southern Nevada

Our Lerner and Rowe Gives Back Team enjoyed spending the afternoon with over a thousand superheroes at the 34th Candlelighters Superhero 5K at Mountain’s Edge Park in Las Vegas. The 2023 Candlelighters Superhero 5K marks the thirteenth year that we have been a community supporter of this phenomenal annual event.

We were equally thrilled to collaborate with others in contributing to the extraordinary success of this remarkable organization in 2023, as they achieved a fundraising milestone of over $340,000!

“No parent ever wants to hear the gut-wrenching words, ‘your child has cancer.’ We are so grateful for the Candlelighter Childhood Cancer Foundation of Southern Nevada for the incredible work they do in providing emotional support, quality of life programs, and financial assistance for children and their families who are affected by childhood cancer.

The management, staff, volunteers, and donors are true superheroes. It is our honor to support this organization.”
Glen Lerner

Photos from the 2023 Candlelighter Superhero 5K:

2023 Sponsors of Tucson LovePup Kids Fests

Lerner and Rowe Gives Back September 13, 2023

Lerner & Rowe Gives Back was a sixth-year sponsor of the annual LovePup Kids Fests in Tucson that happened September 9th – 10th at the Tucson Convention Center.

This paw-some event was a fun opportunity for our team to mix and mingle with two of our favorite areas of focus—animals and youth.

Highlights from the 2023 Tucson LovePup Family Fest included:

Ninja Nation Pro Course
Carnival rides
Walking dinosaurs
Toddler zone
Laser tag
Meet and greets with JJ from CoComelon

Locals also had the chance to meet and greet potential new furry family members at the LovePup adoption zone. If you were not able to attend and are interested in adopting or fostering a dog, learn more at lovepupfoundation.org.

Photos from 2023 Tucson LovePup Kids Fests