Giving Back in Southern 蜜柚直播

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Southern 蜜柚直播 Research, Science and Engineering Foundation science fair

Cousins Katia, right, 17, and Jose Rojas, 16, both of San Luis High School, were among students in last year鈥檚 Southern 蜜柚直播 Research, Science and Engineering Foundation Fair.

Mike Christy / 蜜柚直播 2015

Team #Controversy鈥檚 Florencia DeRoussel, right, and Carla Turco make sure their team鈥檚 design fits the layout plan during the Canstruction canned food sculptural installation competition on Saturday, Sept. 26, 2014, at the Park Place Mall, 5870 E. Broadway Boulevard, in 蜜柚直播, Ariz. In the fifth annual event, five teams of designers, architects, students and engineers have eight hours to build custom canned food creations with materials that will be donated to the Community Food Bank of Southern 蜜柚直播. The event celebrates Hunger Action Month and Architecture Week. Judging takes place at 10 a.m. tomorrow (Sunday) and the installations will remain on display in the north and east wings and the center court of the mall through Oct. 5. Photo by Mike Christy / 蜜柚直播

Mike Christy / 蜜柚直播 2014

鈥� Fiesta Bowl: Donated $20,000 to SARSEF (Southern 蜜柚直播 Research, Science and Engineering Foundation).

鈥� Pyramid Federal Credit Union: Its members, board, staff and business partners raised $10,575 for 蜜柚直播 Medical Center鈥檚 TMC for Children through Children鈥檚 Miracle Network. COP-OP Financial Services Miracle Match will match the first $10,000, resulting in a total donation of $20,575.

鈥� Red Cross Southern 蜜柚直播 Chapter: Partnered with Rural Metro Fire Department and with employees from Alcoa Fastening Systems & Rings to install 40 smoke alarms at Town and Country Estates Mobile Home Park, 4444 E. Benson Highway.

鈥� Nelson RV: The 蜜柚直播 recreational vehicle dealership donated a fifth-wheel trailer for six months to be used as the temporary range office so that the 蜜柚直播 Game and Fish Department鈥檚 fire-damaged Three Points Public Shooting Range could reopen on Oct. 3.

鈥� Park Place: Teamed with American Institute of Architects Southern 蜜柚直播 Chapter to host 鈥淐anstruction鈥� Oct. 10-18, a charity build competition at the mall. The competition benefits the Community Food Bank of Southern 蜜柚直播.

• Southern 蜜柚直播 VA Health Care System: Recently partnered with the Daisy Foundation to recognize nurses who provide exceptional care to veterans. To nominate a nurse, email 蜜柚直播DaisyAward@va.gov with specific information and detailed examples of how they went above and beyond.

鈥� Davis-Monthan Air Force Base: Airmen from the 25th OWS at D-M and their family members have volunteered for seven months to adopt and clean Escalante Park through the 蜜柚直播 Clean & Beautiful Adopt-a-Park and Public Areas Program.

鈥� ABCO Solar: Its managers and staff have volunteered for seven months through the 蜜柚直播 Clean & Beautiful Adopt-a-Park and Public Areas Program to adopt and clean Tanque Verde Road between Bear Canyon Road and Tanque Verde Creek.

鈥� Catalina Mountain Elks Lodge No. 2815: Donated a $1,000 蜜柚直播 Elks Major Projects Grant to the Gospel Rescue Mission鈥檚 Women and Women with Children Shelter Program.

鈥� Brighton Collectibles: During October, when customers buy certain bracelets, the store in La Encantada will donate a portion of proceeds to a 蜜柚直播-based breast cancer foundation called Hope Matters.

Submit items about charitable giving by local businesses or nonprofit organizations to business@tucson.com; please use Giving Back in the email subject line and include photos in jpeg format.