Valle Verde Rotary: A group of Valle Verde Rotarians descended on Sopori Elementary School in Amado earlier this month to prepare four large stock tanks for seeding. Valle Verde Rotarians Ron Darrah, Bill Grantham and Jim Rusk, along with Sopori School Principal Rob Beachy and friend of Sopori Bruno, filled four large stock tanks with garden soil and prepped them for drip irrigation. The dirt and irrigation parts were bought with a Valle Verde Rotary club grant. The planters will be seeded by Sopori students in the hope they will cultivate an interest in gardening as a hobby.
El Tour Bikes for Change: On Oct. 14 and 15, the Tucson cycling community helped assemble hundreds of bikes for local youths for El Tour Bikes for Change in partnership with Boys & Girls Clubs of Tucson. On Nov. 4-5, bikes — including locks, helmets and bike lights — will be distributed in the neighborhoods of underserved youth at the six Boys & Girls Clubs of Tucson clubhouses. Eventually, 3,000 bikes will be distributed to five other Boys & Girls Clubs in Tucson, as well as Sierra Vista, Gila Valley, Nogales, Bisbee and Flagstaff areas. Every youth who receives a bike from the program will also receive a free entry into any distance ride (102 miles, 62, 32 and Fun Ride) in El Tour. This year’s El Tour Bikes for Change partners include Jim Click, Canyon Ranch, Tucson Electric Power, Pace Ranch, Holualoa Companies, Precious Metals Refinery, Karen Malkin Health Consulting and the El Tour Prologue Camp.
The West: The West recently distributed more than $110,000 to 14 local charities at its annual granting luncheon. This year’s grant recipients are: Candlelighters Childhood Cancer Foundation of Southern Arizona, Children’s Advocacy Center of Arizona, Eagle Wings of Grace, Emerge, Erik Hite Foundation, Mobile Meals of Tucson, More Than a Bed, Our Family Services, Sister Jose Women’s Center, Therapeutic Riding of Tucson, Tucson Cancer Conquerors, Tucson Community Tennis, Wheels for Kids and Youth On Their Own.
Sundt: The Sundt Foundation awarded $51,500 in grants to 10 Tucson-area charities. The grants ranged in value from $3,000 to $10,000. Greater Vail Community ReSources received $10,000. Aviva Children’s Services received $5,000. Healing Arizona Veterans was awarded $5,000. Additional grant recipients were: Make Way for Books; Candlelighters for Childhood Cancer Foundation of Southern Arizona; The Haven, Sol Food Initiatives; Tucson Football Boosters; Arizona Children’s Association; and Marana Schools 2340 Foundation.
Episode 112: If you’re not already familiar with the term surge pricing, it’s likely you’ll hear a lot more about it soon. Simply put, it’s when businesses identify times when there is a high demand for their products or services — whether an Uber ride or a pint of beer — and raise prices. Anyone who has taken am introductory economics course learns that when supply of something is low and the demand is high, prices will go up. What’s new is that technology lets those changes happen quickly and with little warning to those affected. Richard Kyte and Scott Rada discuss whether there are any ethical pitfalls around this new way of doing business.
