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The PHiXAZ Nonprofits: Six Questions for Chrisie Funari of The Arizona Cancer Foundation for Children

Marilyn HawkesAugust 3, 2022

Chrisie Funari founded The Arizona Cancer Foundation for Children in 2014 after losing her daughter, Ava, to cancer in 2012. Funari serves as president of the nonprofit, which provides social, emotional and financial support to families who have a child with cancer. She started the foundation out of her home and has since expanded to a second office. Recently, the organization purchased a 12,000 square-foot-building near Scottsdale Road and Shea Boulevard to house all their...

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The PHiXAZ Nonprofits: Five Questions for Jody Boyd of The Singletons

Marilyn HawkesJune 21, 2022

In October 2005, Jody Boyd lost a childhood friend, Michelle Singleton, to breast cancer after a 15-month battle. Singleton, a single mom with four children, was only 32 when she passed away. Boyd was so moved by Singleton’s struggle and subsequent death, that she founded The Singletons, a nonprofit organization devoted to providing “strength, hope and community to single-parent families battling cancer.” We asked Boyd, who serves as the nonprofit’s executive director, to tell us...

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The PHiXAZ Nonprofits: Four Questions for Rebecca Thimsen of Arizona Helping Hands

Marilyn HawkesApril 11, 2022

Over the past two years, life has been trying in many ways. Some days the news is bleak and we tend to forget that there’s a lot of good in this world. There are many folks in the Valley who devote their time to nonprofit agencies, from animal rescues to homeless shelters. In this blog series on Valley nonprofits, we shed light on some of the people and organizations that are making a difference.  ...

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