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Please Save the Date for the 29th Annual Don Carlos Humanitarian Awards - Tempe most prestigious award.
Wednesday, October 10, 2012
Doors open at 5:30pm, in the beautiful AZ Historical Society Museum courtyard.
More information available online
http://bit.ly/tccdoncarlos, or call 480.858.2300. |
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Get Registered
You've seen the signs. Received the phone calls. Thumbed through the mailings. Once again, it's election season.
Arizona's Primary Election and General Election are quickly approaching. Voters will go to the polls to help determine key issues and elect new officials that will have a direct impact on every one of us, especially those who continue to face severe challenges during the economic recovery.
In this election season, Tempe Community Council is joining the Alliance for Arizona Nonprofits and other civic engagement groups to make sure that Tempeans have their voice heard at the ballot box. The best way to be heard is to vote! We have put together some key resources to make sure you are able to vote this election season.
Primary Election Date: August 28, 2012
Deadline to Register to Vote in Primary: July 30, 2012 at midnight
General Election Date: November 6, 2012
Deadline to Register to Vote in General: October 9, 2012 at midnight
Remember: if you have moved, changed your name or if you have not voted since the last Arizona Primary Election - you need to re-register to vote.
Luckily, the State of Arizona and Maricopa County have many easy ways for you to register to vote. To better undertand voter registration in Arizona, visit: www.azsos.gov/election/VoterRegistration.htm. From there you can access links to how to register to vote online at http://servicearizona.com (which is also an easy resource to renew your driver's license) or in person at the Maricopa County Recorder's Office. The Maricopa County Recorder's Office's website (http://recorder.maricopa.gov/web/elections.aspx) is another great resource for voters. This is a great place to find your polling location on election day. Remember: there are new state and federal district boundaries in Arizona as a result of the U.S. Census! It is most likely that your district has changed and your polling location has also changed. So make sure to look ahead so you know where to vote on election day!
Arizona ranked 43rd for voter turnout in the 2008 Presidential Election and 40th in the nation for voter registration. We believe that voting is a responsibility, a privilege and it serves as a role model for civic engagement for our children. So, register and vote! |
Tempe Community Foundation Awards $20,400  Tempe Community Foundation, a program of Tempe Community Council, is pleased to announce that grants totaling $20,400 have been awarded to two local nonprofits - funds that will help support youth development, prevention services and provide for a brighter tomorrow.
Valley Center of the Deaf was awarded $10,447 to partially fund the case management and transportation needs of the deaf, deaf-blind, and hard of hearing population of the Apache ASL Trails area housing community at 2428 E. Apache Boulevard in Tempe. Vital services including; in-home support, personal case management, access to community resources, crisis management, and financial literacy education will be supported by these funds.
Funds totaling $9,953 were awarded to EMPACT Suicide-Prevention Center (SPC) for the expansion of the Building Resiliency in Youth program. This expansion will serve Connolly Middle School at 2002 E. Concorda Drive in Tempe. The I Can Problem Solve curriculum is evidenced based and suited for young, poor, urban youth - through weekly lessons using games, didactic discussion, role-playing and group interaction to teach youth communication and problem solving skills and processes necessary for good decision making.
Tempe Community Foundation received 19 proposals from nonprofit organizations that completed the City of Tempe's annual "Agency Review" application process. Requests totaled over $268,000, and each one addressed important, recognized needs in the Tempe community. This is the largest award from the Tempe Community Foundation to-date.
Learn more about The Foundation: www.tempecommunitycouncil.org/tcf |
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 Child Abuse Prevention License Plate Funds
Tempe Community Council's Commitment to Schools program is pleased to announce it received an $8,000 grant through the Child Abuse Prevention License Plate Program - a partnership between The Arizona Republic, 12 News and the Governor's Office for Children, Youth & Families.
TCC is one of 22 agencies funded through the Child Abuse Prevention License Plate Program during this year's grant cycle. The Commitment to Schools of Tempe and Kyrene program identifies the needs of individual schools and locates existing community resources to help address those needs. The $8,000 award will assist in funding a six-week parent education class.
More than 25,000 of the blue "It shouldn't hurt to be a child" license plates are on the road today, making it the most popular specialty plate in Arizona. This year, $562,005 was distributed, including $185,000 in matching funds from The Arizona Republic Charities and its funding partners: Nina Mason Pulliam Charitable Trust, Virginia G. Piper Charitable Trust, BHHS Legacy Foundation, Arizona Community Foundation and Valley of the Sun United Way. Of the $25 plate purchase price, $17 plus the match from The Arizona Republic Charities, goes directly to primary prevention efforts. More than $8 million has been distributed to date. |
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