Dutch Bros: On Sept. 16, Dutch Bros in Tucson donated $1 from every drink sold to Arizonaβs Children Association. Since 2011, Dutch Bros has designated one day every year to raise money for local youth organizations. Local operators choose where their donations go to ensure all of the communities benefit directly.
Salad and Go: Salad and Go is partnering with the American Cancer Society for the second year in a row. With October being Breast Cancer Awareness month, Salad and Go locations throughout Arizona are collecting funds through drive-thrus and from online orders now through Oct. 31 to support the American Cancer Societyβs Making Strides Against Breast Cancer initiative. Salad and Go will match 10% of all funds raised, up to $5,000. Last year, the brand raised more than $42,000 and is intent on surpassing that amount this year.
Cox employees: Local employees of Cox Communications have raised $75,000, distributing those funds to 19 nonprofits serving Southern Arizona organizations focused on education, diversity, environment and sustainability programs. Most of the funds come from employee-driven fundraisers and donations by the employees and their families.
Nineteen Pima County and Cochise County area nonprofits received grants totaling $75,000:
Anytown Leadership Program, Inc.: $4,000
Arizona Association for Foster and Adoptive Parents: $2,500
Arizona Burn Foundation: $4,000
Arizona Science Center: $4,000
Arizona Technology Council Foundation, doing business as SciTech Institute: $5,000
Bisbee Science Exploration and Research Center: $4,000
Books for Classrooms: $5,000
Care 4 the Caregivers: $4,000
Earn to Learn: $4,000
El Grupo Youth Cycling: $5,000
Future for Kids: $2,500
Gabrielβs Angels: $2,500
I Am You 360: $4,000
MIKID β Mentally Ill Kids In Distress: $4,000
Reid Park Zoological Society: $2,500
Southern Arizona Association for the Visually Impaired: $5,000
Southern Arizona Book Heroes: $5,000
Therapeutic Riding of Tucson Inc.: $4,000
Tucson Symphony Society: $4,000
