For the seventh consecutive year, we are pleased to team up with Mathew Blades at Mix 96.9 for the annual “Back to School Tools” program to benefit Worldly Kids. Worldly Kids is an organization that focuses on serving the needs of underserved and homeless youth in Arizona. As a sponsor of the 2017 Back to School Tools program, Lerner and Rowe Gives Back will match the first $2,500 to help the organization reach their 2017 goal of $15,000.  The final date to raise funds and supplies is August 11, 2017.

By reaching this goal, 1,200 students will be given a back pack and various other school supplies and personal items to help them succeed during the upcoming school year.

Join us and help make a difference in the lives of disadvantaged youth in the Phoenix Valley! Any donation, even if it’s as little as $9.69, will help Worldly Kids reach their goal and give these students much needed tools for school.

How to Donate & Support Back to School Tools

There are three ways for you to help Worldly Kids reach this year’s goal of $15,000:

1. Donate online.
2. Call (480) 236-0111 to coordinate an additional school supply donation.
3. Make a check payable to Worldly Kids and mail it to 8711 E. Pinnacle Road, #263, Scottsdale, AZ 85255.

Collection Drive for Cases of Water Bottles

Lerner and Rowe Gives Back is once again hosting water drive locations for Phoenix Rescue Mission’s Code: Red Summer Heat Relief campaign. This is the fifth year our team has opened our doors to assist the Mission combat heat-related illnesses, injuries and even death.

For 2017, we helped Phoenix Rescue Mission start this year’s summer campaign with a bang by donating $10,000. Our monetary donation will be used to help the hungry and homeless survive over the hot summer months.

Summer Heat Relief Drop Off Locations

Last year community members helped raise over 1.1 million water bottles! You can join us in helping the Mission meet, if not surpass, this amount for 2017 by donating cases of water bottles at any of the following Arizona law office locations during regular business hours:

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For the second year in a row, Lerner and Rowe Gives Back has donated $10,000 to AZ LEOS Project Blue – Back “Pack” to School program. The donation will be used to purchase back packs, school supplies, and gifts cards for new shoes.

This year’s goal is to fill over 300 back packs to assist disadvantaged elementary students in Maricopa County. You can help make this happen!

How You Can Get Involved & Give Back

It’s amazingly easy to give back and get involved with AZ LEOS Back “Pack” to School charitable program!

Just drop off school supplies or backpacks at either Right Toyota or Right Honda in Scottsdale, AZ. on Frank Lloyd Wright thru July 15th to the attention of Jane D’Amelio.

Any of the following school supplies would be greatly appreciated:

• Children’s Backpacks grades K-6
• Box 24 Crayons
• Pink Erasures
• Glue Sticks
• Children’s Scissors
• #2 Pencils
• Colored Pencils
• Washable Markers
• Wide or College Ruled Paper
• Hand Sanitizer or Wipes
• Small Tissues
• Composition Books
• Spiral 1 Subject Notebooks
• Binders

Haven’t Heard About AZ LEOS Before?

AZ LEOS (Arizona Law Enforcement Outreach and Support) is the first of its kind Collaboration Hub for Arizona Law Enforcement, Community Members, Civic Groups, Businesses, and Education.  The 501 c-3 non-profit provides a framework for all of these diverse groups to come together to create and implement true pro-active community policing programs that bring members of the law enforcement community and the neighborhoods they serve closer together.

AZ Leos is run by volunteers and 100% of donations go directly back to the program. Questions? Please feel free to call (480) 695-2494 or send an email to [email protected].

Lerner and Rowe Gives Back donated $1,000 to Forever Care, a foundation dedicated to ending the needless death of healthy pets.

Donations like ours make it possible for the no-kill pet rescue to cover expenses so that trusted volunteer animal caregivers can provide a foster or permanent home for misplaced pets to prevent euthanasia.

One of the pet rescue foundation’s programs donates $200 to local police and fire organizations to encourage them to call them instead of animal control when a pet-owner has been in a car accident or displaced from their home. The main goal behind this program is to prevent an unclaimed pet from being taken to the pound and being euthanized.

How to Give Back & Help Rescue Animals

You too can make a donation and make a difference in the lives of our four-legged community members! Visit forevercarenokillpetrescue.org, call (480) 432-7710 or ask for more details about Forever Care – No Kill Pet Rescue Foundation by emailing [email protected].

For the second year in a row our team is giving back at Downtown Mesa’s Tiny Tots Egg Hunt.

In addition to all of the fun activities planned by the Downtown Mesa Association, we will be giving away 400 Easter baskets until they are gone!

We look forward to seeing you there.

Egg Hunt Details

The Easter Egg Hunt is a FREE family event geared towards kids under 8 years of age. Other details include:

Date: Thursday, April 13
Time: 11 AM – 2 PM
Location: Downtown Mesa on Main Street (Between Center Street & Country Club)
Highlights: Egg hunt at participating businesses, face painting, photos with the Easter Bunny and more.

Find even more information, including details about parking, go to downtownmesa.com.

EVENT RECAP

Our team ended up giving all 400 baskets away at Downtown Mesa’s 2017  Tiny Tots Egg Hunt. Here are just a few photos from the event:

High fashion and charity wrap into one gorgeous display of giving back at the 11th Annual Childhelp Wings Fashion Show Luncheon.

In addition to sponsoring this worthwhile luncheon, members of our foundation will also take an active role. Lerner & Rowe Gives Back founder Kevin Rowe and his eldest daughter will take to the catwalk in the latest fashion trends to help raise funds that will directly support Childhelp programs.

These programs serve to meet the physical, emotional, educational and spiritual needs of abused and neglected children and their families within our community.

Childhelp Wings Fashion Show Luncheon Details:

Date: Sunday, April 2nd
Time: 10 A.M. – 2 P.M.
Location: Omni Scottsdale Resort and Spa at Montelucia {4949 East Lincoln Drive, Paradise Valley, AZ}
Event includes: Silent auction, live auction, lunch, short program and fashion show.

To reserve a table or to purchase tickets, please call 480- 922-8212 or email [email protected]

Childhelp Stands Up & Speaks Up for Children

Founded in 1959 by Sara O’Meara and Yvonne Fedderson, Childhelp is one of the oldest non-profits in the U.S. and is dedicated to ending the cycle of child abuse and neglect. Through public education and awareness campaigns, Childhelp takes steps to stand up and speak up about the serious epidemic that is child abuse and neglect.

The organization is a powerful resource to those that may not feel there is hope or a means to a happier, healthier and fuller life. Each of the organization’s programs is centered around providing an environment of compassion and kindness.

Please visit childhelp.org or call 1-800-4-A-Child (800-422-4453) to learn more about the programs offered and how you can join us in giving back to help further their cause.

Lerner and Rowe Gives Back is a generous supporter of the Arizona Diamondbacks Foundation’s Evening on the Diamond presented by PetSmart on March 29th from 5 P.M. – 11 P.M. at Salt River Fields.

This heartwarming event celebrates an important milestone in charitable giving for the Arizona Diamondbacks Foundation and the Arizona Diamondbacks. Through the teams fundraising efforts and the generosity of friends and supporters, more than $50 million has been raised to benefit many worthwhile charities over the last 19 years and counting!

Event details to note:

5:30 P.M. – Cocktail reception and silent auction
6:45 P.M. – Dinner on the field
7:45 P.M. – Awards and live auction
8:45 P.M. – Performance by Nashville recording artist Dustin Lynch on the Sanderson Ford Country Stage

Please feel free to reach out to Tara Trzinski at [email protected] or by calling (602) 462-6537 for more details.

Kevin Rowe (personally) and the Lerner and Rowe Gives Back Foundation donated a combined total of $20,000 to the 2017 Black & White Wish Ball to benefit Make-A-Wish Arizona.

Event Details

Date: March 25th
Time:  6 P.M. – 11 P.M.
Location:  JW Marriot Scottsdale Camelback Inn Resort & Spa {5402 East Lincoln Drive, Scottsdale, AZ 85253}

The Annual Black & White Wish Ball is Make-A-Wish Arizona’s largest fundraiser. Donations raised from the ball help to grant almost 160 wishes each fiscal year; a total of 365 wishes were granted in 2016.

Even with these impressive numbers, 1 in 3 Arizona kids with life-threatening medical conditions still waits for their wish to come true.

There are multiple ways to that you can join us in making a difference in the lives of these children. Donate online now, check out volunteer opportunities, hold a fundraiser and choose another way to give back.

Photos from 2017 Black & White Wish Ball:

It’s the 4th year for the Annual Lerner and Rowe Gives Back Charity Golf Classic. We are excited to share that thanks to the generosity of many community and individual sponsors, we are trending to surpass last year’s goal of $200k!  Plus just like last year, 100% of the proceeds raised will be given back to support local charitable groups and organizations throughout Arizona.

Celebrate Cinco de Mayo at the Charity Golf Classic

Golfers, sponsors and volunteers will enjoy a fun and festive day of giving back and celebrating Cinco de Mayo among the beautiful setting of Troon North Golf Club (10320 E Dynamite Blvd., Scottsdale, AZ 85262).

Schedule of events:

• Registration :: 11:30 AM to 1:00 PM
• Call to carts :: 1:15 PM
• Shotgun start :: 1:30 PM
• Post-golf reception :: 5:30 PM

Other event highlights include:

• Unforgettable helicopter golf ball drop challenge;
• Celebrity appearances;
• Amazing silent auction;
• Raffle prizes; and,
• Delectable post-golf reception.

Sponsorship and golfer packages are available while supplies last; the 2016 Charity Golf Classic sold out in advance.

Questions? Please contact Cindy Ernst at (602) 952-3115 to learn more and how to get involved.

Photos from the 2016 Charity Golf Classic

Lerner and Rowe Gives Back joins the efforts of other community supporters by sponsoring Southwest Kids Cancer Foundation’s 4th Annual ‘Dreams of Summer’ Gala to benefit the Arizona Camp Sunrise and Sidekicks.

Through the generosity of individuals and sponsorships like that of Lerner and Rowe Gives Back, children affected by cancer are given the opportunity to let loose, have fun and just be a kid with friends and family. Join us in helping keep the hope and happiness of these young campers strong for years to come!

Purchase tickets for the Fourth Annual ‘Dreams of Summer’ Gala today and learn more about Arizona Camp Sunrise and Sidekicks at dreamsofsummergala.org

About Arizona Camp Sunrise and Sidekicks

Arizona Camp Sunrise and Sidekicks is the first camp in Arizona for children with cancer. Founded in 1983, the inaugural camping experience took place in the White Mountains with 23 cancer patients and 8 staff members sleeping in tents. Two years later, the camp moved to the R-C Scout Ranch which now includes seven cabins, a dining hall with kitchen and a health center. Find out more about the camp and donation / volunteer opportunities at azcampsunrise.org.