• Cox Charities: Announced a total of $104,500 in grants to 22 Southern Arizona charities or charitable programs: American Heart Association, Banner Health, Childhelp, Children’s Museum Tucson, Educational Enrichment Foundation, Friends of Saguaro National Park, Healthy Livestars, Intermountain, Literacy Connects, Living Streets Alliance, Make Way for Books,
  • Mentally Ill Kids in Distress, MyTeam Triumph, Reid Park Zoo, SARSEF, Sierra Vista Symphony, Social Venture Partners, Special Olympics, TMM Family Services, Tucson Symphony Orchestra, Tucson Values Teachers and Vision Quest.
  • Tucson Realtors Charitable Foundation: The foundation donated $2,000 to GaitWay in support of its conductive education programs for individuals with motor skill disorders.
  • OneAZ Credit Union and OneAZ Community Foundation: Awarded $1,000 to Ben’s Bells and $1,500 to Habitat for Humanity Tucson.
  • Washington Federal: The bank donated $2,000 to Youth on Their Own, a local nonprofit focused on dropout prevention.
  • UFC Gym: The newly opened gym at 8330 N. Thornydale Road hosted Breast Cancer Awareness Day Oct. 15. The day featured special classes, activities, food and entertainment, with all proceeds from sales benefiting the Young Survival Coalition.

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