Chicago Educational Arts & Crafts Session at Casa Central

Our Chicagoland Outreach team is starting the new year strong! This week, several staff members participated in a Casa Central volunteer project.

Since 1954, Casa Central has delivered evidence-based, award-winning programming in response to the needs of the Hispanic community. Our volunteer staff worked on an educational craft with the center’s Early Learning Academy.

Each child had the opportunity to decorate a cardboard roll, color a letter of the alphabet, and a picture that corresponded. At the end of our Casa Central volunteer project, we lined up each letter in order and practiced our alphabet on some fun worksheets.

What a great group of bright and energetic children to work with! Thanks to Casa Central for all that you do to help inspire and develop the lives of these wonderful children!

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Lerner and Rowe Gives Back is excited to announce its sponsorship of the Havasu Balloon Festival and Fair for the fourth year in a row. A portion of the proceeds from this fun event will be donated to local charities in Lake Havasu City.

Tell Me More About this Event

Make sure you don’t miss a moment of the Havasu Balloon Fest. Here’s everything you need to know:

Where: Lake Havasu State Park.
When: Thursday, January 9 through Sunday, January 12
What Times?
Thursday: 12:00 p.m. – 10:30 p.m.
Friday: 6:00 a.m. – 10:30 p.m.
Saturday: 6:00 a.m. – 10:30 p.m.
Sunday: 6:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.

Wondering if you can park your RV? You sure can. Simply follow the instructions on havasuballoonfest.com to take advantage of the Fest sponsored RV spots.

What Is There to Do at the Havasu Balloon Festival?

It isn’t only about hot air! There will be live music, tethered and untethered balloon rides, VIP dinners, police K-9 demonstrations, bubble artists, and all kinds of vendors. Enjoy food and drink while taking in airshow demonstrations or multiple mass ascensions of balloons.

Also, you won’t want to miss out on the Balloonfest 5K race, Golf Tournament, or the Classic Car Show. Be sure to register for these exciting events, or learn more about them, on their website.The entire event promises to be jaw dropping fun for all ages.

What Else Do I Need to Know?

Tickets are on sale now. For more information, call 928-505-2440.

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Photos from the 2020 Lake Havasu Balloon Festival:

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A Charitable Night of Laughter, Good Spirits, & Fun

As a repeat event sponsor of Holmberg’s Happy Ending Comedy Show, we invite you to give back and enjoy an evening of hilarity hosted by John Holmberg. $1 from each ticket you purchase goes to one of our favorite organizations, the Arizona Humane Society.

This all-ages fundraiser takes place on Saturday, December 21 at the Celebrity Theatre in Phoenix, AZ. Theatre doors open at 7:00 p.m. with the show starting at 8:00 p.m.*

Headline comedy acts* will be presented by:

• Bryan Callen
• Frank Caliendo
• Adam Ray

5th Annual Holmberg’s Happy Ending Tickets

Buy your ticket(s) now at celebritytheatre.ticketforce.com, by phone at 602-267-1600, or in person at the venue box office. Holiday office party packages are also available for groups over 10 for $5 off a ticket at the venue box office or by phone only.

Ticket prices* for Holmberg’s Happy Ending:
Rows 1-7 $53
Rows 8-14 $46
Rows 15-25 $36

(*Times, ticket prices, and line-up are subject to change.)

 

Positively Impacting Our Communities

2019 was another amazing year full of charity and goodwill! We couldn’t have done it without the support and generosity of individuals, our team members, and our community partners.

THANK YOU for helping us raise over $1.25 million total to give back to local neighborhood organizations in nine states! 

Bringing a Little Love, Light, and Happiness at Christmastime

Our community partners with the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department joined us for a surprise Christmas gift giveaway pop-up. Kevin and Glen also had fun giving away Walmart gift cards to those who joined us live online.

We are extremely grateful to everyone who supports us and for those who have allowed us to help them in their time of need. Additionally, we wish all of you a blessed, healthy, and happy holiday season.

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Photos from the 2019 Las Vegas Christmas gift surprise pop-up:

Our team was at #LovePup’s It’s Hip to Chip Holiday Event in Phoenix on Saturday, December 7 handing out pet bandannas and freebies. At the event #LovePup joined with AZPetVet to once again offer FREE microchips to personally-owned pets for the holidays!

Pet owners who were behind on licensing or renewing their dog’s pet license were also given the opportunity to get licensed and up-to-date without penalties.  

What Is the Hip to Chip Program?

#LovePup’s It’s Hip to Chip program is an ongoing Maricopa County program that provides a FREE microchip to every dog that gets adopted from the county shelters. Microchips serve as important permanent identification that gets implanted in your dog so they can be scanned and later reunited with you if they ever get lost. 

Our team is thrilled to be a major sponsor of the #LovePup Foundation and their continuous efforts to look after the welfare of animals. 

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10 Year Supporters & Bike Assemblers

The McKenna Youth Foundation’s annual Children’s Holiday Party is what this season of goodwill and giving is all about—a community coming together to help their fellow neighbors who may be working to overcome economic obstacles in their lives.

For the past ten years our team has been actively involved in assisting the McKenna Youth Foundation during the holiday season. Each year we look forward to assembling bikes for disadvantaged youth in Phoenix and directly interacting with their other family members.

2019 McKenna Youth Foundation Children’s Holiday Celebration Details

Date: December 7, 2019
Location: Aunt Chilada’s Restaurant (7330 N. Dreamy Draw Dr., Phoenix, AZ 85020)

Participation of children and families is by invitation only. For volunteer opportunities, please contact Terri Damiani with the McKenna Youth Foundation at (602) 332-9601.

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Photos from 2019 McKenna Youth Foundation’s Holiday Party:

 

 

We had an amazing time giving back and building relationships with local community members during the 2019 Turkey Giveaway.  Our team is also greatly appreciative for all of the support given from our volunteers and community partners.

From our start in Merrillville, Indiana to ending in Las Vegas, Nevada we gave out over 9,000 turkeys and side fixings. We wish everyone a safe and wonderful holiday season!

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Photos from the Merrillville Turkey Giveaway

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Photos from the Cicero/Chicago Turkey Giveaway

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Photos from the Nashville Turkey Giveaway

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Photos from the Tucson Turkey Giveaway

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Photos from the Phoenix Turkey Giveaway

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Photos from the Las Vegas Turkey Giveaway

Lerner and Rowe Gives Back is the official sponsor of the 2019 Ed Doherty Award Luncheon. The Ed Doherty Award is the state of Arizona’s highest individual high school football honor and is awarded annually to the state’s most outstanding high school football player by the Grand Canyon State Gridiron Club.

2019 Ed Doherty Award Luncheon details:

WHEN: Saturday, December 14, 2019 | 10:00 a.m.
LOCATION: The Scottsdale Resort at McCormick Ranch (7700 East McCormick Parkway, Scottsdale, AZ 85258)

Each week during the 2019 high school football season, 56 high school football players from high schools across Arizona are awarded exceptional performance medallions for outstanding play.

Out of these 56 talented players, only one will be named the winner of the 2019 Ed Doherty Award. Those chosen must meet specific eligibility criteria to include: participation during the first three weeks of the current season, recorded exceptional performance, and good academic standing.

What Is the Grand Canyon State Gridiron Club?

The Grand Canyon State Gridiron Club (GCSGC) is a private organization founded to promote, celebrate, and support Arizona amateur athletics. 

GCSGC does this by bringing national attention to the extraordinary qualities and pursuits of athletic achievement, academic advancement, and social affinity of local young people across the state of Arizona.

KUPDeployment Pack Donation & Volunteering

Once again our team jumped in to support our troops by helping the Holmberg’s Morning Sickness radio show put together 1,300 care packages at their KUPDeployment Pack party.  The assembled packs will be sent to deployed troops serving overseas from our home state of Arizona. We also donated $5,000 to assist in covering shipping costs.

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Photos from the 2019 KUPDeployment Pack Party: