All Valley First Watch restaurants will be hosting the 22nd annual ‘Free Omelette Day’ on September 24th.
From 7 AM to 2:30 PM everyone who attends will get a free omelette in exchange for a charitable donation to St. Vincent de Paul.
The First Watch locations in the Phoenix area are:
1) 16455 North Scottsdale Road, Scottsdale
2) 61 West Thomas Road, Phoenix
3) 9645 North Black Canyon Highway, Phoenix
4) 1 North First Street, Phoenix
For more information or to make a donation if you can’t make the event please refer to the following link:
St. Vincent de Paul is giving Arizona Diamondbacks fans the chance to purchase tickets to their Game on August 29th against the Houston Astros. First Pitch is at 5:15.
Here’s the coolest part!
In addition to the ball game you will get to hear a post game concert with Country Music superstars Montgomery Gentry.
That’s not all folks!
After the concert, fans will get to watch a post game fireworks display!
Tell me how this is NOT a great deal for Fans?!?! You get all this fun and entertainment while helping out St. Vincent de Paul raise money!
Here’s how you get tickets….
1) Click this link to get to the special ticket purchase section:
On August 9, 2009 from 10 AM to 10 PM CrackerJax in North Scottsdale will be unveiling their newest attraction, the Bungy Dome. The Bungy Dome will have four separate jump stations allowing people to be able to jump in the air and perform many fun and safe aerial acrobatics. The dome in which the bungy attractions will be under will keep everyone cool.
Now normally five minutes on the ride would cost $10. However, since August 9th will be the grand opening of the Bungy Dome, anyone who donates school supplies from 10am to 10pm will be able to ride the Bungy Dome for FREE!!!
All donated school supplies will benefit ‘Save the Family’ in Mesa. ‘Save the Family’ helps homeless families break the cycle of homelessness.
Don’t miss this chance to try the newest attraction in the Valley for free!!!
Our good friends at Ear Candy have teamed up with Eric Clapton and Steve Winwood to provide you with three great ways to help out Ear Candy Productions, an amazing charity in the Greater Phoenix Area, and provide you with the potential to walk away with some EXCELLENT Eric Clapton and Steve Winwood memories.
First off, Ear Candy is auctioning off the ONLY premier seats to the Eric Clapton/Steve Winwood show. You can bid on these tickets now but keep in mind, the deadline for the auction is Friday, June 26th at 2:00 PM Arizona Time. The winner will be notified by Ear Candy on how and where to pick up the tickets.
Secondly, on the night of the concert you will have the opportunity to enter a raffle to win Eric Claption/Steve Winwood merchandise inside and outside of the Jobing.com Arena. Prizes include Exclusive Clapton/Winwood Madison Square Garden Concert DVD’s, Tour T-shirts, Tour Programs, and other cool Clapton/Winwood schwag. Just look for the Ear Candy booths inside and outside the Jobing.com Arena.
Finally, Ear Candy Volunteers will collecting donated instruments at the Ear Candy booth outside the concert. For every instrument donated donors will receive an Ear Candy T-shirt, Two Raffle tickets for the contest mentioned in the previous paragraph. All instrument donations are tax deductible and Tax forms will be available at the Ear Candy Booths.
Don’t miss this opportunity to help out a tremendous charity. If you need a refresher on what Nate and the great people at Ear Candy are doing for your community, please read this:
Two local companies are tackling the problem of lack of food at local food banks in a creative way.
Not too long ago, local entrepreneurial incubator Gangplank challenged Terralever co-managing partner Andy Richter via Twitter to see who can raise the largest amount of food donations. Mr. Richter happily accepted the challenge.
What is the challenge? To see which of the two companies can bring in the most food donations. Their collective goal is to raise at least one ton of food. The challenge will end in August when the official tally of food will be calculated and the winner will be determined
The Terralever/Gangplank food drive will benefit St. Mary’s Food Bank Alliance which has experienced a 90% drop in donations due to the economy. At times there are lines around the building with people looking to receive lunch so they really could use the help.
Terralever has also enlisted the help of the following local marketing companies for the food drive; Off Madison Ave, KeaneCreative, Sitewire Agency, and Synapse Studios.
People wishing to participate in this food drive can drop off non-perishable food donations Monday through Thursday from 8:30 AM to 4:30 PM at their brand new office in Tempe:
425 S. Mill Ave. Suite 201
Tempe, AZ 85281
We know times are tough in this economy for some people but every little bit counts!
We recieved the following note from a great friend of ours and we need your help! The family of Santos Sarreola need your help! Here’s what our friend told us about little Santos:
I met little Santos a few months ago when he was undergoing a treatment at Envita clinic. he is the coolest little boy and it breaks my heart to see how much pain he is enduring.
Santos Arreola was diagnosed with medulloblastoma in June of 2007. Medulloblastoma is the most common primary central nervous system tumor which arises in childhood.
People can read his story online at the link I provide. it’s the introduction of this CaringBridge site given by his mother Leticia Garcia. Leticia has not given up on Santos – not even when doctors told her she is fighting an uphill battle. She is struggling financially because she needs to be with Santos while he is undergoing the treatments. Financial support is greatly appreciated. donations can be made online, or via mail to the address and info below. Let me know if you want to meet Santos in person. I’m sure he’d appreciate the visit once he is out of PCC.
Account info is:
Industrial State Bank
Att: Santos Arreola Treatment Fund
Account # 130000794872
P.O Box 6007
Kansas City, KS 66106
Thanks for any help you can offer!
For more information about on how you can help little Santos, please refer to the following link below:
I’ve been thinking about a lead paragraph for this review but all I can come up with is ‘Man what a great event this was!’ The Assist4Africa Charity Basketball Game consisted of current and former Phoenix Area pro sports athletes and local media. The list of Celebrities included former NBA players Tom Chambers, Dan Majerle, Eddie Johnson, current Phoenix Coyotes Daniel Winnick, and Keith Yandel, as well as players like former Arizona Diamondbacks star Quentin McCracken.
From the opening tip off, the fans were in for a treat the entire game long. There was some players that were taking the game a wee bit seriously but there were some hilarious moments during the game as well. Most of them came from former Suns player Cedric Ceballos. For example, whenever former Suns player Mark West went to the foul line, Ceballos layed down on the court and said that (paraphrasing) “West is shooting, we’re going to be here for a while”.
Here’s another gem from Ceballos after Larry Fitzgerald fouls him. His comments come after he jogs off screen to the right:
Even though this was a basketball game, it didn’t follow any sort of format or time schedule which was not only refreshing for a change but it added to the fun atmosphere of the event. The players on the team were there to entertain and left the fans more than satisfied. Various stoppages in play brought out different activities from a live auction of a Kurt Warner Autographed jersey along with lunch with Mr. Warner, to a dance contest with Kids, to a representative from Partners in Malawi (the organization where all the proceeds were going) talking about the wonderful work they have been doing.
On the opposite end of the floor, there was a silent auction with a large number of REALLY killer sports memorabilia available. For example, Orlando Magic super star Dwight Howard had an autographed jersey available and there was a hockey stick signed by the entire Phoenix Coyotes team.
All in all, this was a spectacular event from start to finish. I just wish there were more people there as they missed an extremely entertaining evening. We would love to help out next year in the promotions department as this is a great event benefiting an extremely worthy cause.
I was re-reading the original press release for Assist4Africa just now and one line stuck out for me:
This is the third time for the event and it promises to be the best ever.
I couldn’t agree more.
Partners in Malawi is a non-profit organization designed to promote the awareness and education of AIDS/HIV in Malawi. All of the proceeds from the event went to all the efforts this organization does in Malawi.
For more information about Partners In Malawi, please refer to their website:
Editor’s Note: We are experiencing challenges with the photos we have taken at the event. Until we are able to post the images here, we have uploaded the all of our pictures from the Assist4Africa Charity Basketball Game to our Facebook Fan Page:
As you may or may not know, we here at AZ Vibe are huge supporters of Ear Candy and the wonderful work they are doing in the community. We will take every opportunity we can to help support and get the word out about every event that Ear Candy is putting their name behind!
With this weekend’s Tempe Music Festival the folks at Ear Candy have cooked up a great deal for everyone who donates a new or ‘gently-used’ instrument at the festival.
When the gates of the festival open this Friday at 4:30 PM, bring your new or gently-used instrument and all who make a donation will get to meet Roger Clyne and the Peacemakers from 5:30 to 6:30 Pm.
Everyone who brings an instrument to donate on Saturday will be entered in a drawing for Roger Clyne and the Peacemakers as well as Tempe Music Festival Prize packages.
All instruments collected at the festival will be re-distributed to children in the community who do not have the opportunity to play or be a part of musical programs.
If you have never heard of Ear Candy and the wonderful work they do in the community you really need to check out their website:
One of the best fundraising events of the season is coming in May to the City Center of City North. The Valley of the Sun Active 20-30 club is hosting this amazing fundraiser for their philanthropic arm, the Valley Kids Foundation. All of the proceeds raised for this event will go to the Valley Kids Foundation.
The night will feature Casino grade games like craps, and blackjack will be available all during the event. There will also be entertainment, an open bar, a silent raffle and much much more!
In addition, attendees will be able to sample some amazing cuisine from many of the top restaurants around the valley.
So come on out to one of the best social events of the season that is all for an amazing cause!
For more information on Viva Las Vegas night and to purchase tickets, please refer to the following website:
The number 1 thing to do this weekend is the new outdoor patio bar behind the Mission in Old Town Scottsdale. The Mission has been getting nothing but RAVE reviews across the board and is soon to become the latest new restaurant to become a classic. Come relax at a great outdoors bar that is destined to become a classic.
http://www.themissionaz.com
2) Spring Training for the 2009 season is underway! At many places around the valley, Major League baseball has begun spring training for the new season. Check the link below for teams, games, times, and prices in your area!
3) Big Bad Voodoo Daddy – The Venue – Scottsdale – One of the most popular Swing Bands in the Modern era is coming to the Venue of Scottsdale Friday night! Check them out!
5) Ear Candy Benefit at the Phoenix Roadrunners Hockey game and post game concert featuring Black Carl – Ear Candy has a great fundraiser going on at the Saturday Phoenix Roadrunners Hockey game. Purchase a ticket through the Ear Candy Website (Link and instructions below) and you will help them out with their fundraising efforts. There will be a post game concert (also benefiting Ear Candy) that will include one of Phoenix’s best bands, Black Carl.
Now remember use the code EAR CANDY when purchasing tickets or else Ear Candy doesn’t benefit.
7) Slipknot – Jobing.com Arena – Thursday – Supporting on of the best metal albums this year, All Hope Is Gone , Slipknot brings one of the best live shows this year to the Jobing.com Arena. Don’t miss this chance to see a great band!
The Phoenix Chapter of the Chron’s and Colitis Foundation is sponsoring a training program that helps you get trained to run or walk a half marathon. The Program is called ‘Team Challenge’ and helps you to train for the marathon while you help raise money for a great cause.
‘Team Challenge’ is now recruiting teams for our Kona, Hawaii and Napa-to-Sonoma Wine County Half Marathons.
Information Meetings for the Kona & Napa Summer Season:
Saturday, February 21, 2009 @ 9:30 am – Red Mountain Multigenerational Center (Mesa)
Ok by now you’ve probably read about what the amazing folks at Ear Candy Productions are doing over the next couple of months with their Instrument Drive.
On Friday December 5th starting at 6:30 PM the Hard Rock Café in Downtown Phoenix will be hosting the kick-off concert for the Ear Candy Instrument Drive.
The line up for the Show is as follows:
Random Karma
The Preserve
BS (AC/DC Tribute Band)
The ROWYCO All-Stars featuring members of Guns N Roses and Quiet Riot.
In addition, Fender Guitars will be hosting a Rock Band Stage out of the back of a car.
The instrument drive and kick off party is shaping up to be one of those events that will be remembered for many years to come. Don’t miss out on the fun. Tickets are $25 and will sell out!
FYI this is a 21 and over event.
For more information please refer to the Ear Candy Products web page:
Starting December 1, 2008 through the end of January 2009, the wonderful folks at Ear Candy Productions are launching an Instrument Drive. Ear Candy Productions are asking all residents of Phoenix to donate any new or ‘gently used’ instrument to any one of 30 drop off stations around the greater Phoenix area (a drop off station map can be found here).
The people that benefit from the Instrument Drive is the core foundation that Ear Candy Productions is built on: making sure children have an opportunity to have their lives enriched through music. All instruments “will be used to help revive and create music programs in schools, camps and youth organizations near the area they are being collected.”
If you would like to support the wonderful work that Ear Candy Productions does for the community, they offer numerous ways you can support this amazing organization:
If you’re a Hockey fan, I mean a REAL hockey fan you know that the best way to become a fan is to go to a game in person. Every single aspect of the game on and off the ice is part of the game experience. 50/50 raffles, the food, the sounds and feelings that occur when your favorite team scores a goal or wins the game. All of these experiences from going to a Hockey game, no matter what level of a hockey game you go to, carries on with you for the rest of your life.
However, not everyone gets to experience the joy of going to an NHL game let alone a hockey game. Especially the disadvantaged children of the Greater Phoenix area. Would you not like to offer the chance for a child who may not be able to get to experience a hockey game the chance to go?
The Phoenix Coyotes ‘Tickets for Kids’ campaign gives everyone the chance to donate tickets and suites to numerous Valley non-profit organizations. Why not give the gift of Hockey to kids who just might become life long fans? Who knows, perhaps that child will become the next Sidney Crosby or Wayne Gretzky? It all starts with you and your gift of a ticket to a Coyotes game!
“Last season, we were able to donate about 20,000 tickets through the Tickets for Kids program,” said Flavil Hampsten, vice president of ticket sales for the Coyotes.
Tickets are distributed to non-profit organizations that apply each year to the Coyotes front office. Among the organizations that have benefited from Coyotes Fans Generosity are:
- The Arizona Lost Boys Center
- Big Brothers Big Sisters of Central Arizona
- Chicanos Por La Causa
- The Single Parents Association
- The Sojourner Center
“The Coyotes truly have some of the most loyal and generous fans in the league. This concept of fans giving back to fans is really inspiring to us,” added Hampsten.
For more information on the ‘Tickets for Kids’ program call the Phoenix Coyotes at 480-563-PUCK (7825)
One of the really great things about my job is that I get some great, heartwarming stories that you just need to tell everyone about. The Phoenix Coyotes and Jobing.com arena have formed a Partnership with the Phoenix Children’s Hospital (PCH) in marketing their PCH Handprints campaign.
PCH Handprints is an aggressive marketing campaign tied in with a Documentary short film “Hand prints of Hope”. The marketing aspect involves hand prints of children from PCH with eight different slogans.
The Image below shows a sample of one of the many signs that will hang around the Jobing.com arena this season for Coyotes games and ALL Jobing.com events. There are eight phrases in all. The next time you are wandering the halls of the Jobing.com arena, make sure you stop and see these wonderful displays.
EACH HANDPRINT IS ITS OWN STAMP OF COURAGE, REVEALING INCREDIBLE STORIES OF SERIOUSLY ILL CHILDREN WHO RELIED ON HOPE, DETERMINATION AND A TEAM OF PEDIATRIC SPECIALISTS WHO WOULDN’T GIVE UP.
That’s one of the first things you see when you go to the PCH Handprints website. This phrase basically sums up this incredible effort that PCH does on a daily basis. This phrase also sums up the passion and desire the Phoenix Coyotes, and Jobing.com arena have put into this campaign to make it a success.
To help out with this marketing effort, the Phoenix Coyotes players have placed their own hand prints on an art canvas which will be donated to PCH. The Canvas is currently on display at Jobing.com arena for the duration of the PCH Handprints Campaign. The images below are of two coyotes players lending their hands to the PCH Handprints Campaign.
Coyotes forward Olli Jokinen places his handprint on the PCH canvas
Photo credit: Norm Hall/NHLI
Coyotes forward Peter Muller lends his hand to the PCH canvas
Photo credit: Norm Hall/NHLI
If you would like to make a donation to the Phoenix Children’s Hospital, please follow the information contained here:
I was able to find three of the four “Handprints of Hope” shorts on YouTube so you can see for yourselves what an incredible place the Phoenix Children’s Hospital really is. These shorts are very well crafted and are powerful documentaries about the wonderful work the Phoenix Children’s Hospital have done and the power of the Human Spirit to overcome ANY obstacle.
You can view the entire documentary short on the PCH Handprints website
