- Kids of Steele: The group, the family auxiliary of the University of Arizona Steele Children’s Research Center, raised about $91,000 at its Sixth Annual Mini Golf Event Oct. 23 at Golf N’ Stuff. The funds will be used for greatest-need research projects at Steele Center; and for Kids of Steele service projects at Angel Wing for Children with Diabetes and Pediatric Hematology-Oncology Clinic, both at Banner–University Medical Center Tucson.
- Pyramid Federal Credit Union: The credit union has become a Diamond Sponsor of Tucson’s Northwest YMCA, which involves a donation of $10,000 and is the highest corporate sponsorship level.
- TriSports.com: The company, with the help of Fuji, donated 37 bikes this year to Jr. El Tour, a Tucson-based program that provides 35 underprivileged children ages 10-12 the opportunity to participate in a 12-week cycling training program
- Truly Nolen: The company’s Tucson corporate office and Customer Care Center presented a check for $938.42 to the American Cancer Society’s Tucson headquarters, thanks to the third Annual Truly Nolen Penny Wars.
- Fiesta Bowl:
- Bowl officials are taking nominations from teachers through Nov. 27 for the inaugural Wishes for Teachers campaign, which will grant $500,000 in wishes to 100 K-12 teachers across Arizona during Dec
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With the $938.42 check for the American Cancer Societyβs Tucson headquarters are, from left, Truly Nolenβs Ray Rico, Kathy Hartung, Chris Brainard, Cecelia Fleishman, Margaret O. Connor and Christi Nusbaum, American Cancer Societyβs Denis Cournoyer, and Truly Nolenβs Shelby MacDonald. The yearly fundraising project is especially near and dear to Hartung and OβConnor as they are both breast cancer survivors, Truly Nolen said in a news release.
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