Community Service Projects:
Members of the Accounting & Financial Women's Alliance Mesa East Valley Chapter participate in several community services projects throughout the year including food drives, walks, and donation drives.
Upcoming Community Service Projects:
United Food Bank - Food Drive - November 28, 2017
Save the Family - Adopt a Family Holiday Gift Drive - December 12, 2017
Volunteer Income Tax Assistance - January - April 2017
Heart Walk - April 7, 2018
Upcoming Community Service Projects:
United Food Bank - Food Drive - November 28, 2017
Save the Family - Adopt a Family Holiday Gift Drive - December 12, 2017
Volunteer Income Tax Assistance - January - April 2017
Heart Walk - April 7, 2018
Sometimes the difference between a good school year and a less-than-stellar school year lies in the little things. Especially for a child in foster care. Join AFFCF, Arizona Helping Hands, AASK – Aid to Adoption of Special Kids and VOICES for CASA Children in our goal to provide 4,000 backpacks filled with school supplies to children in foster care. Whether you purchase one backpack or three, you can help a child in foster care begin the school with one less worry. Visit their website for more information on their mission and events www.affcf.org.
United Food Bank Food Drive - The Mesa East Valley Chapter supports the United Food Bank with a quarterly food drive. Members and guests are encouraged to bring donations to the November 18, 2014 food drive membership meeting. For more information on how you can support the United Food Bank or to make a financial donation visit their website www.unitedfoodbank.org. Look for opportunities to join us for food sorting projects at the food bank.
Clothes Cabin is a faith-based ministry providing free clothing and household linens to people in need. It is operated by One Small Step, Inc., a non-profit 501(c)(3) organization. Our vision is that no person or family within our service area lacks the clothing they need to secure employment, maintain a healthy and hygienic life, and be socially accepted. To that end, One Small Step provides clothing and household linens to people in need, and builds lasting relationships with our clients, characterized by Christian love, trust, and respect. Visit their website www.clothescabin.org for more information.
Save the Family mission is to equip families to address poverty, overcome homelessness and achieve self-sufficiency. Save the Family Foundation of Arizona offers a variety of programs designed to empower families to conquer homelessness and achieve life-long independence. Through targeted services that align with the goals and strategies set by Valley of the Sun United Way and the Maricopa Association of Government’s Continuum of Care, families at Save the Family end the damaging effects of family homelessness by improving their education and employment opportunities, accessing safe, permanent housing, and building family competencies. Visit their website www.savethefamily.org for more program and event information or to make direct donations.
Valley of the Sun United Way Non-Profit Organization Financial Review - Support the Valley of the Sun United Way by reviewing the financial statements of its agency non-profit organizations. The training for reviewing agency financial compliance documents is held in October at Valley of the Sun United Way. Training participants will receive 1 CPE credit for “Not-for-Profit Accounting and Reporting” for attending. An additional hour of the training session will be dedicated to explaining Valley of the Sun United Way’s Community Investment Process and the related importance of these financial reviews. New accounting volunteers must attend training. Visit www.vsuw.org for more information and to register for this project.
The Valley of the Sun United Way is the lead agency for Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) sites. Please contact Kelli Gentile at kgentile@vsuw.org or 602-631-4909 for more information.
Thank you to all the VITA volunteers during the last tax season! Volunteers at the Chandler locations served over 1,000 residents and helped bring $1,338,706 in refunds to members of our community. Consider helping your local VITA location next year. Training usually begins in December/January for the tax season.
American Heart Association Mission: Building healthier lives, free of cardiovascular diseases and stroke.
By 2020, to improve the cardiovascular health of all Americans by 20 percent while reducing deaths from cardiovascular disease and stroke by 20 percent.
In 1999 the American Heart Association set a bold 10-year goal: To reduce coronary heart disease, stroke and risk by 25 percent by 2010. We achieved the reduction in deaths ahead of schedule and made substantial progress against three of the six risk factors. Because of this success, the Board of Directors approved a 2020 Impact Goal. This new goal looks beyond helping people reduce their risk of heart disease and stroke by focusing on helping them build stronger health and a better quality of life.
The 2016 Phoenix Heart Walk event held in March in Downtown Phoenix raised over $1,800,000 to support the education and research efforts of the American Heart Association. The Heart Walk is a non-competitive event including two different paths; a 5k Heart Walk and 1 mile Stroke Walk followed by a heart healthy festival.
Join Team Captain Laura Mangan and AFWA members on the Number Crunchers Team for either the 1 mile or 5K or make a donation to support our team. Check back for date and event details for the 2017 Phoenix Heart Walk.
By 2020, to improve the cardiovascular health of all Americans by 20 percent while reducing deaths from cardiovascular disease and stroke by 20 percent.
In 1999 the American Heart Association set a bold 10-year goal: To reduce coronary heart disease, stroke and risk by 25 percent by 2010. We achieved the reduction in deaths ahead of schedule and made substantial progress against three of the six risk factors. Because of this success, the Board of Directors approved a 2020 Impact Goal. This new goal looks beyond helping people reduce their risk of heart disease and stroke by focusing on helping them build stronger health and a better quality of life.
The 2016 Phoenix Heart Walk event held in March in Downtown Phoenix raised over $1,800,000 to support the education and research efforts of the American Heart Association. The Heart Walk is a non-competitive event including two different paths; a 5k Heart Walk and 1 mile Stroke Walk followed by a heart healthy festival.
Join Team Captain Laura Mangan and AFWA members on the Number Crunchers Team for either the 1 mile or 5K or make a donation to support our team. Check back for date and event details for the 2017 Phoenix Heart Walk.
Contact our Community Services Director Kathleen Pease for opportunities for our chapter to serve the community.
Number Cruncher T-shirts Available:
If you would like to order an AFWA Mesa East Valley Chapter Number Crunchers t-shirt that we use for our team shirts at community service events, please contact Shelby Williams. You can pay for t-shirts online with the PayPal button below. T-shirts are $20 each.
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