Giving Back in Southern Arizona

• Fiesta Bowl: Donated $20,000 to SARSEF (Southern Arizona Research, Science and Engineering Foundation).

• Pyramid Federal Credit Union: Its members, board, staff and business partners raised $10,575 for Tucson Medical Center’s TMC for Children through Children’s Miracle Network. COP-OP Financial Services Miracle Match will match the first $10,000, resulting in a total donation of $20,575.

• Red Cross Southern Arizona Chapter: Partnered with Rural Metro Fire Department and with employees from Alcoa Fastening Systems & Rings to install 40 smoke alarms at Town and Country Estates Mobile Home Park, 4444 E. Benson Highway.

• Nelson RV: The Tucson recreational vehicle dealership donated a fifth-wheel trailer for six months to be used as the temporary range office so that the Arizona Game and Fish Department’s fire-damaged Three Points Public Shooting Range could reopen on Oct. 3.

• Park Place: Teamed with American Institute of Architects Southern Arizona Chapter to host “Canstruction” Oct. 10-18, a charity build competition at the mall. The competition benefits the Community Food Bank of Southern Arizona.

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• Southern Arizona VA Health Care System: Recently partnered with the Daisy Foundation to recognize nurses who provide exceptional care to veterans. To nominate a nurse, email TucsonDaisyAward@va.gov with specific information and detailed examples of how they went above and beyond.

• Davis-Monthan Air Force Base: Airmen from the 25th OWS at D-M and their family members have volunteered for seven months to adopt and clean Escalante Park through the Tucson Clean & Beautiful Adopt-a-Park and Public Areas Program.

• ABCO Solar: Its managers and staff have volunteered for seven months through the Tucson Clean & Beautiful Adopt-a-Park and Public Areas Program to adopt and clean Tanque Verde Road between Bear Canyon Road and Tanque Verde Creek.

• Catalina Mountain Elks Lodge No. 2815: Donated a $1,000 Arizona Elks Major Projects Grant to the Gospel Rescue Mission’s Women and Women with Children Shelter Program.

• Brighton Collectibles: During October, when customers buy certain bracelets, the store in La Encantada will donate a portion of proceeds to a Tucson-based breast cancer foundation called Hope Matters.