Caring for a family member or friend afflicted with Alzheimer’s? Family caregivers as well as professionals are invited to a workshop at Cobre Valley Regional Medical Center on Monday, Nov. 4. Heather Mulder, from Banner Alzheimer’s Institute, will speak on the topic “Understanding Alzheimers” and Dorothy Dunn, from the College …
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10 Days Remain in 5th Grade Essay-Writing Contest where 1 Student in Gila County will win an AZ529 College Savings Plan for $529!
ARIZONA FAMILY COLLEGE SAVINGS PLAN ‘AZ529’ LAUNCHES STATEWIDE ESSAY-WRITING CONTEST Fifth-graders from across the state may enter to win $529 toward their futures For the past 20 years, the Arizona Family College Savings Plan (AZ529) has helped families accumulate more than $1.9 billion in tax-deferred college savings. In honor of its …
Read More »The Value of Exceptional Volunteers
Volunteers give of their time and talent, but are they entirely altruistic? Of course not. Volunteerism, in its essence, should be a win-win situation in which the volunteer and the organization are mutually benefiting. For a nonprofit organization, it is vital that volunteers and staff unite to advance the organization …
Read More »AmeriCorps 2020 grant applications
The Arizona Governor’s Commission on Service and Volunteerism (GCSV) is pleased to provide information about the availability of competitive funds in the form of AmeriCorps grants through the Corporation for National and Community Service’s annual competitive round of funding. The CNCS will evaluate all applications received and make award determinations …
Read More »Apply Now for Women in Wildland Fire Training Camp
PHOENIX – September 17, 2019 – The USDA, Forest Service, Tonto National Forest is looking for career-focused women who want to protect and preserve America’s public lands by training to become on-call wildland firefighters for the 2020 fire season. These on-call positions will provide support to wildland fire operations during fire season …
Read More »Pack Burro Racing Debuts in Arizona with the Superior Burro Run
SUPERIOR, ARIZ. — On October 12, 2019, the Town of Superior’s Chamber of Commerce will sponsor the Superior Burro Run, the first BurroCross event in Arizona. BurroCross is Arizona’s adaptation of Pack Burro Racing, a sport that has been popular in Colorado for over 70 years. BurroCross involves “burros” (the Spanish …
Read More »Everyone Wins with Workforce Equality
Economy Poised to Skyrocket with Gender Equity By Sue Marceau The Labor Day holiday we salute with festivities marking the end of summer emerged from employee dissatisfaction with deplorable working conditions. The labor movement’s fight for laws protecting workers began long before the commemoration became a national holiday in1894. Today’s …
Read More »Class of ’84 to Celebrate 35th Anniversary
GLOBE-The GHS Class of 1984 is having our 35th high school reunion Oct 25-27 in Globe. Fri Oct 25 we are meeting at Harbison Field at 630 pm for the football game (party immediately following- see contacts below for more info). Sat Oct 26 we are meeting at GHS at …
Read More »Film Event Pays Tribute to Occupation of Alcatraz 50th Anniversary
On Saturday, October 19 in the copper mining town of Miami, Arizona, an evening program at Bullion Plaza Cultural Center and Museum will reflect upon the historic Occupation of Alcatraz takeover. Eighty-nine men, women and children of various tribal nations descended upon the island of Alcatraz on November 20, 1969 …
Read More »ERA Ratification Signifies Vote for Family
By: Sue Marceau Speak up for women in the crusade for amends to people whom society has exploited and neglected. If anyone or any group deserves compensation for evils committed against them by men in power, women stand front and center. Females represent more than half of the nation’s population …
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