Queen Creek resident Hayden Lichtenberg is pretty much your average 14-year-old middle school student, with her eyes on the future and dreams of making it big on social media.
A Mesa business offers patrons the chance to step back in time to play all the games they played in the ’80s, from “Pac-Man” and “Space Invaders” to “Galaga” and
AÂ Gilbert second grader will be in the spotlight this Wednesday as Phoenix Childrenâs Hospital holds its ninth annual telethon to benefit patientsâ families.
Viera Vigness, 8, has been dubbed âValiant Vieraâ for the courage she showed in her fight with cancer that she conquered with the help of Phoenix Children s Hospital staff.
The telethon will be hosted virtually by ABC15 6 a.m. to 10:35 p.m. April 14 Donors can call the phone bank at 602-933-4567 the day of the telethon or visit TelethonforPCH.org to donate.
The event raised more than $769,000 for Phoenix Childrenâs patient families in 2019; it was canceled due to the pandemic last year. Corporate sponsors will be providing matching gifts throughout the day. They include Desert Financial Credit Union, Accident Law Group and Scripps Howard Foundation.Â
All proceeds from the Community Blend are donated to local nonprofits and community-based initiatives.
And from now through July, proceeds will go specifically to local school districts.
âWe feel strongly and like the fact that [Press Coffee stores] are our community centers within their neighborhoods. Every store is a little bit different than the others, but one thing every store has in common is we are frequented by students, parents, teachers â and another major community place is their local school,â said Alex Mason, co-owner of Press Coffee.
The program is part of the companyâs PressOnCharities initiative, which was started in 2018 to make an impact on Arizona communities