The HSMAI Community Outreach Committee plans and coordinates community service/volunteer projects throughout the year and serves as the liaison with HSMAI's "Charity of the Year" projects.

How will you make a difference in 2012?
The Community Outreach Committee is working on fun and impactful events for 2012. Our goal is to offer HSMAI members the opportunity to positively contribute to the community while having fun without a year long commitment. We welcome you to join us for one or all of our events.

If you'd like to participate on the committee or in any of the projects, please contact:

Penny Allphin, CHME, The Wigwam
Community Outreach Board Liaison
623-856-1031 / pallphin@destinationhotels.com

Charlotte Cluff, The Enchantment Group
Community Outreach Co-Chair
480-264-3005 / ccluff@enchantmentgroup.com

Stephanie Liegeois, DoubleTree Resort by Hilton Paradise Valley - Scottsdale
Community Outreach Co-Chair
480-949-3984 / Stephanie.Liegeois@hilton.com

What does hunger look like? Look into the eyes of one of the hundreds of children served by Kitchen on the Street each week and you'll know.

Hunger is a growing crisis for many children in America. 17 million children in the United States suffer from food insecurity! Kitchen on the Street fills the gap - and the stomachs - of children experiencing hunger and poverty. Through partnerships with schools in Arizona, Kitchen on the Street provides pre-packaged, child-friendly food for evening and/or weekend meals. For many, these "Bags of Hope" become their primary source of food when school is not in session.

As a faith-based, volunteer driven non-profit organization, we rely on your help in turning hunger into hope... one child at a time! More information is available at www.kitchenonthestreet.org.

Community Outreach Events Calendar

Please contact Joanne Winter at jojowin@aol.com if you have any events you would like to add to our calendar.

February 16 - 11:00am to 1:30pm
Clean the World Project
In conjunction with the February meeting, HSMAI is helping out their school partner - Scottsdale Community College - with their Spring Community Service Project to "Clean the World". They will be collecting both clean, wrapped bars of soap and used hotel guest soap that is usually thrown away. "Clean the World" recycles discarded hotel soap using a hygienically safe process and distributes it to impoverished countries where they can stop the spread of disease and death. It's hard to believe something we generally take for granted can save a child's life. For more information on this project and how you can help, see the flyer.

On-Going: HALO Animal Rescue No Kill Facility
Halo Animal Rescue is a no-kill animal shelter and committed to providing a safe haven for animals who might otherwise be destroyed at local animal shelters. They are hoping you are able to donate unwanted (and useable) blankets, towels and linens. Call or e-mail Karen May so she can get these badly needed items picked up...602-923-0011 or karenm@meetcsi.com.

March 1 - 9:00am to 12:00 noon
Valley of the Sun United Way
School Readiness Program
Our members from EHI Holdings are looking for additional volunteers to help with their Community Outreach project. To assist parents and other caregivers with preparing children for success in school, Valley of the Sun United Way created the School Readiness Kit. The kit contains more than 80 activities to engage children at home. Each activity teaches children skills that are needed for school, such as reading and math. Volunteers are needed to help assemble all of the items for each kit. For more information and to lend your support, please e-mail Jill Longfellow at jill.a.longfellow@ehi.com.

April 20 - 11:00am to 10:00pm
8th Annual Hacienda Healthcare Prom
Hacienda Healthcare
We're working hard to put together a wonderful evening of music and fun for our residents, clients and their families and we can't do it without our incredible volunteers! For a full schedule and a list of what is needed, please contact Kat Connelly, Volunteer Coordinator for Children's Angel Foundation, 602-243-4231 x126, volunteer@haciendainc.org.

Additional Projects
The committee is currently working on confirming a few other projects. We will keep you posted on the dates and projects as they come in.

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August 4, 2011
8th Annual Santa's Summer Safety Splash
Wigwam Arizona

Another successful event with 25 happy (and smiling) kids. HSMAI hosted 25 kids from the Salvation Army at The Wigwam. Activites included water safety by the Goodyear Fire Department, lunch, a day of fun in the pool, and ended with the distribution of backpacks stuffed with back to school supplies.

Thank you to our Santa, Dave Cederholm and our favorite Elf, Alma Rosa Pink. And, to our awesome volunteers: Jill Longfellow, Charlotte Cluff, Alysia Baron, Terry McDonald, Dave Rosenbaum, Susan Stein Kregar, Donna Masiulewicz, Joanne Winter, Becky Bulkley, Leslie Susie and Yadira Lara.

AND .... thank you to our generous sponsors and donors: The Wigwam, Goodyear Fire Department, Sky Mountain Limousines, EHI Holdings, Staples, Squaw Peak Dental, Blue Bell Ice Cream, The Association of Pool & Spa Professionals, MEH Pool Supply, Litchfield Park Pool Service, Pool Corporation, Shasta Industries, Timeline Meetings and Events, Pam Patterson, Kim Peifer and Becky Bulkley.

To view more photos, go to Past Events.

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