- Cox Charities: Awarded a $5,000 grant to Literacy Connects to help provide one-to-one reading support for children reading below grade level. Grant funding comes from donations provided by Cox employees.
- Cochise County Sheriffβs Office and American Southwest Credit Union: Raised $11,000 each for the Stocking Stuffer program and the Giving Tree program from their fourth annual Charity Ride event.
- Scripps Broadcasting, Samβs Club and Tucson Electric Power: Collected nearly $123,000 and 7,100 pounds of food to benefit the Community Food Bank of Southern Arizonaβs Thanksgiving on the Mayflower drive.
- Sam Levitz Furniture: Donated $12,000 from its September Holiday Sale to the Community Food Bank of Southern Arizona.
- Enterprise Rent-a-Car Foundation: Donated $30,000 to the Community Food Bank of Southern Arizona.
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Giving back in Southern Arizona
Giving back in Southern Arizona
Volunteers study books appropriate for the Reading Seed program during a training session.
Submit items about charitable donations by local businesses or nonprofits to business@tucson.com; please use Giving Back in the email subject line and include photos in JPEG format.
