For the 6th year Lerner and Rowe Gives Back helps contribute to the magic of McKenna Youth Foundation’s annual holiday party. Each December disadvantaged families and children in Phoenix are invited to a festive celebration at Aunt Chilada’s Restaurant and then given food, clothing, toys and bicycles to take home.This year’s holiday party will take place on Saturday, December 5th.

Since the Foundation was first established almost three decades ago, they have been able to assist over 2,700 families and 9,200 children.You can help spread cheer to underprivileged families and children too! Make a donation online today!

Every year the Maricopa StandDown alliance brings together community-based organizations for a two-day event that offers assistance to Arizona homeless and at risk Veterans and their families.

The 2016 event will take place January 28 – 29 at the Veterans Memorial Coliseum at Arizona State Fairgrounds from 7:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.

Approximately 1,500 Veterans are expected to attend and take advantage of the supportive services offered including:

• VA health services
• Mental health services
• Clothing
• Meals
• Emergency shelter
• Housing assistance
• Court services
• Legal aide
• Showers
• Hair cuts
• ID/Driver’s licenses

The success of the Maricopa StandDown depends on the combined efforts of the Department of Arizona’s VFW, Auxiliaries, VFW Riders, and other community organizations and individuals.

Unfortunately, a full storage unit of donations meant to be handed out to females and children at the January 2016 event was robbed and cleared out.

We donated $2,000 to help them rebuild what was lost.  Join us in helping out our local Veterans!  StandDown has put together a wish list of new and gently used items, and gift cards for groceries, drug store items, gasoline, and clothing retailers.

Please contact Gabe Forsberg at (602) 237-4332 or Tammie Smith at (623) 258-5634 or go to www.arizonastanddown.org for more details on how you can give back and help Maricopa StandDown.

The 1st Annual “It’s All About the Kids” Gala is a wonderful way to give back and support Worldly Kids’ efforts to assist Arizona homeless, underserved, and refugee children.Guests will be treated to an evening of fine dining, entertainment, and good company at The Arizona Biltmore (2400 E. Missouri Ave., Phoenix, AZ 85016) starting at 6:00 PM.

Those who cannot attend the Saturday, November 21st fundraiser may make a donation online at  www.worldlykids.org. For more information about the 1st Annual “It’s All About the Kids” Gala, please contact Sharyn Logue at 480-236-0111.

Wordly Kids is a non-profit organization that is committed to advocating for the rights of underserved and homeless children in Arizona.They help create innovative opportunities that allow these children to be educated, empowered and engaged so that they have essential life-skills to become happy, healthy adults.

Join us in helping Wordly Kids fulfill their mission. Go to www.worldlykids.org and learn how you can get involved and make a difference in the life of a child in need.

Items for the Women Veterans & Family Section Maricopa StandDown
(Thursday & Friday January 28 & 29, 2016)

These are items they collect every year. Notice they are not looking for used clothes (except for jeans) this year, as they hope to partner with Savers to help with that.

• New sweatshirts or hoodies and sweatpants or yoga pants
• Adult backpacks
• Hair ties, combs and brushes
• Hand-knitted or new scarves, hats and gloves
• Tampons (not so many sanitary napkins)
• Nice purses (new or gently used)
• Chap sticks, lip gloss, lotions
• New cosmetics & manicure items
• New or gently used cosmetic bags (like the kind you get when you purchase cosmetics from department stores)
• New underpants (sizes 5 to 13), sports bras and irregular bras (A to DDD, all sizes)
• New sneakers & socks
• Bags the women can use to carry their goodies (or small rolling luggage or backpacks)
• Pillowcases (these can also be used for women shoppers and donors can usually find some mismatched ones that we could use)
• Rain ponchos that are pocket-sized
• Mylar sleeping bags (they fold very small so they fit into a purse or backpack)

NEW OFFERINGS (they are just starting to offer some items for children to get women vets to come in to see what is available for their kids):

• School supplies
• Children’s books (really nice ones please)
• Umbrella style strollers for children
• Backpacks for kids
• Gently used or new toys

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Lerner and Rowe teams up with Special Olympics Arizona for their annual Unified Field Day on Saturday, November 14th from 8 AM – 2 PM at Desert Mountain High School.This is the fourth year we have had the pleasure of being part in this enjoyable event.

Share your team spirit and make a donation online a specialolympicsarizona.org.

Unified Field Day is a non-competitive, fun-filled day of teamwork, positive sportsmanship, and games that partners Special Olympics Arizona athletes up with sponsors and other community members. All participants get the opportunity to make new friends and meaningful connections that can last a lifetime.To learn more about the Unified Field Day or any of the other Special Olympics Arizona events, please contact Cortney Vandenberg, Special Events Coordinator for Special Olympics Arizona at 602-230-0075.

The law offices of Lerner and Rowe donated 250 frozen turkeys to support Phoenix Rescue Mission’s annual turkey donation drive.

The turkeys will be used in Thanksgiving food boxes for less fortunate families and for the Thanksgiving dinner they host each year for members of Phoenix’s homeless community.

Phoenix Rescue Mission’s annual Thanksgiving turkey drive is great way to support local families and individuals who may otherwise not be able to enjoy a warm Thanksgiving meal.

The Mission is still collecting frozen turkeys and accepting online donations to buy Thanksgiving meals for the homeless. Please go to PhoenixRescueMission.com and watch the following video featuring Kevin Rowe for more details:

Arizona’s best of the best culinary masters, celebrity mixologists, entertainers, and more are coming together to help an organization that does much to make a difference in the lives of children throughout Scottsdale.

Events details include:
DATE: Sunday, November 8

TIME: 5:00 p.m. to 9 p.m.

LOCATION: Scottsdale Civic Center Mall

Join us in giving back – purchase tickets or make a donation online to benefit the Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Scottsdale today.

For the fourth year in a row, Lerner and Rowe joins community organizations and thousands of walkers and runners at Talking Stick Resort Arena for the 2015 Honor Walk and 5K family fun run in support of military veterans integrate smoothly back into the civilian work force.

Proceeds raised will be used towards programs that assist military veterans integrate smoothly back into the civilian work force.

DATE: Sunday, November 8

TIME: 5:30 AM – 11:00 AM | Walk begins at 9:00 AM

LOCATION: Talking Stick Resort Arena (201 East Jefferson St., Phoenix, AZ 85004)

For information on how to sign up and honor Veterans, contact Rick Young at 602-531-5021 or via email at [email protected].