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Dear (Contact First Name),
Happy Fathers Day!
I don't know about you, but when it comes to Father's Day I am always struggling to find just the right gift for my Dad. It was easier when I was younger - my sister and I always gave my dad the same gift - the standard work shirt with matching tie or perhaps another bottle of English Leather cologne. Now that I am older and supposedly wiser (my Father has never worked in an office and would never wear cologne) I have found the perfect gift.
This year, my Father will receive a personalized brick purchased in his name in support of Phoenix Day's "Buy a Brick" program. The Buy a Brick program will help Phoenix Day pave a tricycle path for the children.
This is the perfect gift for all brothers, fathers, grandfathers, uncles or any special man in your life. Not only does it provide a great feeling of doing "something good" and offers a great way to honor your father, but you don't have to worry about picking out just the right gift because when you a buy a brick for Phoenix Day, you are helping to support the one thing that all dads have in common - children. Plus, it is easy, simply go to our website at www.phoenixday.org to purchase the brick on line and the children at Phoenix Day will send a heartfelt note of thanks to your father on your behalf.
I can think of no better way to celebrate the Fathers in our lives than by helping children receive the best education possible.
If you have any questions or comments, please feel free to contact me at wdoran@phoenixday.org. Thank you again for all of your support of Phoenix Day. We truly appreciate it!
Sincerely,
Wimberly Doran
Phoenix Day
Executive Director |
| McDowell Mountain Music Festival |
On April 27 and 28, Phoenix Day was out in full force at the McDowell Mountain Music Festival. Phoenix Day staff and volunteers manned the kids' booth where we were able to relive our childhoods by helping the kids who attended the Festival make arts and crafts. Among the items we made were foam sun visors, bracelets, door hangers and picture frames. In addition, we had a face painter, a clown and a balloon magician on hand for the kids to enjoy.
We are so proud to be associated with this great event and wish to express our sincere appreciation to John Largay, Heather Rogers and the whole gang at Wespac Construction for their tremendous support of Phoenix Day.
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| Season For Sharing |
On March 21, Phoenix Day was awarded $10,000 from the Arizona Republic's Season for Sharing Drive in support of our Family Violence Prevention Initiative. |
| Scottsdale 20-30 Club Foundation |
On April 19, Phoenix Day was awarded $6,500 from the Scottsdale 20-30 club from the proceeds for their Fly-Away event held last June.
The Scottsdale 20-30 Club was founded with the objective to support children's charities. |
| The Associates Club |
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On March 1, Phoenix day was presented a check for $6,334.69 from the Associates Club. The Associates Club is comprised of young lawyers in the valley who desire to hep Arizona's children. |
| Make A Difference Day |
On Saturday, April 21 Phoenix Day experienced its very own "Day of Beauty" through Make A Difference's Serve A Thon for Schools.
Volunteers from Fennemore Craig and a handful of individuals painted our toddler wing and added a much needed splash of color to our classrooms by painting accent walls. In addition, they freshened up the original wall color with a new coat of paint and cleaned and disinfected the classroom furniture. |
| Promoting Pre-Kindergartners |
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 Leaving pre-school to enter a more formal educational system represents a major transition for every parent and their child. The environment will be new, the challenges will be different, and new relationships will need to be formed. Phoenix Day's goal is to prepare and ensure that our Pre-Kindergartners are ready to take on this very important transition in their lives.
In the next three months Phoenix Day will be focusing on:
Ensuring the children are ready in the following areas: Academic, Social and Emotional
- An Ages and Stages Questionnaire (ASQ) will be conducted on each child
- A Parent/Teacher Conference will be provided prior to leaving Phoenix Day
- Each family will be given a Kindergarten Readiness Exam to complete at home to assess if their child is ready for kindergarten or if additional assistance is needed in certain areas
We will miss our pre-kindergartners and hope they will remain in touch with us through the years. |
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"Muevete" (Move) Phoenix Day |
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 Phoenix Day staff is on the move! Mini-grant funding from the Arizona Department of Health Services to the South Central Phoenix Health Coalition, has allowed Phoenix Day/Health Links to implement a special walking program for Phoenix Day staff. With the donation of pedometers from Blue Cross/Blue Shield of Arizona, 40 staff employees have been walking their way to health and increased daily physical activity. At the end of the 12 week program, one of the two participating teams will win a "Day of Beauty" comprised of hair style, facial, make-up application, manicure and pedicure at the Maricopa Skill Center Beauty School.
In addition, the "Muevete" program provided a quarterly nutrition and education workshop classes for staff and families over the past year. The purpose of this component was teaching healthy eating and developing nutrition and activity knowledge. |
| Early Childhood Obesity Prevention |
Phoenix Day is taking an active interest in the prevention of childhood obesity. With Lillian Garcia, director of Health Links at the helm, Phoenix Day is at the forefront of this worthwhile cause. Funding from the Catholic HealthCare West Foundation has enabled Phoenix Day/Health Links to promote nutrition and physical activity for the children, staff and families served at Phoenix Day. Quarterly nutrition workshops were conducted promoting healthy eating; a physical activity program was implemented into the daily curriculum for the Preschool and PreKindergarten classrooms. The third component of the grant is being implemented in May, 2007 with the Parents Lead Active Youth (PLAY) program. In conjunction with ASU College of Nursing, the cognitive-behavioral intervention will focus on children's behaviors, feelings and activities as they relate to a healthy lifestyle. |
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Welcome New Business Manager |
We have hired a new very important member of our team. Please help me in welcoming Ana Pabón, our new Business Manager.
Born in Flushing, New York Ana is a graduate from Kansas State University where she obtained a BS in Agriculture in 1989 and a MS in Financial Planning in 2004. Professionally, her career has developed throughout the years in the areas of business administration, finance, accounting and human resources within the transportation and legal industries.
Ana had been employed for the past six years as a Firm Administrator at Calvesbert Law Offices PSC, a proctor in admiralty law firm in San Juan, Puerto Rico. She is fluent in English and Spanish and occasionally has translated documents into both languages. In 2005 she had an article published in the Journal of Personal Finance regarding leading edge research and publications on the topic of special needs financial planning for children.
Ana and her two sons relocated to Phoenix from San Juan, Puerto Rico in August 2006. | |
Spring has been a very busy time at Phoenix Day and Summer is gearing up to be nonstop as well. We are truly appreciative of all the community partners that have helped us along the way. In addition, we would never be able to provide the innovative programming and valuable resources that we do without support from individuals like you. Thank you for taking an interest in Phoenix Day.
Regards,
Wimberly Doran
Phoenix Day
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Phoenix Day announces an exciting new way for your company to get involved!
The Adopt-a-Classroom program enables a company to support Phoenix Day by providing not only much needed funds, but also much valued volunteers.
The program is loosely based on the National Adopt-a-Highway program. For $10,000 your corporation can sponsor one of our seven classrooms for a year and provide your employees the opportunity to become fully engaged at Phoenix Day.
The sponsors of the program are recognized by:
Plaque with sponsoring company name at the entrance of sponsored classroom
Plaque remains up for one year and becomes part of the Tour Script
Permanent link on website under Adopt-A-Classroom Sponsor heading
Thank you notes from the classroom children
Quarterly progress reports from classroom
Opportunity for the company to provide volunteers for the classroom for special projects or on an ongoing basis
Opportunity to host holiday party for the classroom
Recognition in quarterly Newsletter
Phoenix Day will benefit by:
Purchasing classroom supplies-books, toys, diapers, etc.
Providing quarterly industrial cleaning and disinfecting of classroom furniture
Conducting any and all necessary repairs
Support ing our Teacher Training Initiative
Offering Parenting classes
For more information, please call Wimberly at 602-252-4911, ext. 101
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