Tucson Tourism Gives Back
From cleaning roadsides to building bikes for children in need, Tucson Tourism Gives back. Below you will see how Tucson resorts, attractions, and suppliers give back to Tucson and Southern Arizonans as well as national and international assistance programs.
Adobe Rose Inn
Marion and Jim Hook, Innkeepers
940 N Olsen Inn
Phone: 520-318-4644 - Website
Organizations/events supported: The Adobe Rose Inn supports the B&Bs for Vets Program, offers military discounts and discounts for those who must stay in Tucson while their loved ones are in the hospital, the National Association of Women Business Owners [NAWBO], the Tucson Jazz Society with sponsorship and volunteer time, and donate gift certificates and baskets to a variety of charities in the Tucson region and those charities which are favored by our guests from different states.
Arizona Daily Star / Tucson Newspapers / TNI
Darrell Durham, Market Development Director
4850 S. Park Ave., Tucson, AZ 85714
Phone: 520-573-4412 - Website
Organizations/events supported: Educational Enrichment Foundation, Senior Class Achievers, Sportsmen's Fund, United Way Philanthropy Fund, Women's Foundation, American Red Cross Real Hero's Breakfast, Angel Charity Ball, Arizona Assurance 125 Legacy Fund, Beat Cancer Boot Camp Challenge, Caregiver Institute Annual Luncheon, Casa de los Ninos Night for Children, Catholic Community Services Road Rally, Cats in the Community Day, Child & Family Resources Lobsterfest, Educational Enrichment Foundation Luncheon, Festival of Books, Glassman Foundation Family Friendly Weekends, Habitat for Humanity Building Freedom, Handi-Dogs Dogtoberfest, Hearth Foundation, Humane Society Puttin on the Dog, Jim Click Run N Roll, Literacy Volunteers Annual Fundraiser, Our Family Services Annual Auction, SAHBA Remodeler's Tour, So. Arizona Leadership Council TC3 Meeting, Susan G Komen Race for the Cure, Tu Nidito El Tour de Tucson, Tucson Rodeo Parade, United Way of Tucson Days of Caring, Women's Foundation Annual Luncheon, and YWCA Women's Leadership Conference.
In total, Tucson Newspapers/TNI, has provided $12,025 in-kid advertising and numerous employee hours to support non-profit organizations in 2009/2010.
CBIZ Benefits
1765 E. Skyline Dr., Tucson, AZ 85718
Paul Zucarelli, President
Phone: 520-237-6421 - Website
Organizations/events supported: Community Food Bank, Angel Charity, Make A Wish Foundation, National Transplant Assistance Fund, American Heart Association, Tu Nidito Benefit Concert, La Posada Foundation, Boy Scouts of America, Children's Heart Foundation, Sons of Orpheous, Primavera Foundation, La Paloma Family Services, Aging Services of Arizona, Emerge - Center Against Domestic Abuse, YMCA - Strong Kids, Basis Schools, Arizona Blind and Deaf Children's Foundation, Child & Family Resources, EMPACT - Suicide Prevention Center, Arizona's Children Association, Sierra Vista Regional Health Center Foundation, Northern Cochise Community Hospital, Carden of Tucson, University of Arizona Foundation, National Fallen Firefighters Foundation, Tucson Urban League, Wickenburg Community Hospital, Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum, Tohono O'Odham Gaming Authority, Handmaker Foundation, and Marana Health Center Foundation.
In total, Tucson Newspapers/TNI, has provided $33,350 and 1238 lbs of food to support non-profit organizations in 2009/2010.
Chick-fil-A at El Con Mall
Diane Kephart, Marketing Director
3605 E. Broadway Blvd., Tucson, AZ 85716
520-321-4232 - Website
Organizations/events supported: Red Cross, United Way, TMC, Lung Association, National M.S. Society, Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation, MDA, CFCA, ABCS, Young Lives, FCA, Military Affairs Committee, Susan Komen Race for a Cure, Little League, Tucson Police Foundation, Autism Society, Tucson Zoological Society, La Paloma Academy, 100 Club of AZ, TUSD schools, Vail Schools, the Humane Society of Southern AZ. Also supports local schools, teams, youth groups, non-profits, and charities with "Spirit Nights" fundraisers.
Creative Events, LLC
Contact: Anne Bryan, Owner
Phone: 520-615-2566 - Website
Organizations/events supported: St. Lukes Home, Community Food Bank, Habitat for Humanity, UA Cancer Center, Casa de Luz.
DeGrazia Gallery in the Sun
Susan Vance, Marketing Director
6300 N. Swan Rd., Tucson, AZ 85718
Phone: 520-299-9191 - Website
Organizations/events supported: University of Arizona, Tucson Museum of Art, Tucson Symphony Orchestra, San Xavier Mission, Arizona Friends of Chamber Music, Arizona Jazz Academy, Community Foundation of Southern Arizona, Fox Tucson Theatre Foundation, Native Seed Search, Los Descendientes del Presidio de Tucson, Congregation of Benedictine Sisters, Tohono O'odham Community College, Boys and Girls Club, various local historic restoration projects, local schools, Tucson Birthday celebration, various charity auctions.
In total, DeGrazia Gallery in the Sun has provided over $149,167 to support local education and non-profit organizations in 2009/2010.
Doubletree Hotel Tucson at Reid Park
SueAnn Lemon, Director of Sales & Marketing
445 S. Alvernon Way, Tucson, AZ 85711
Phone: 520-881-4200 - Website
Organizations/events supported: Celebrate Literacy, Youth on Their Own, Taste of Chocolate Tucson 20/30 Club, CERT - Certified Emergency Response Training, Turnabout for TIHAN, Educational Enrichment Foundation, Tucson Rotary Club Annual Car Show, Red Cross blood drives - Value: $3,000, "No More Homeless Pets Adoptathon", Military Affairs Committee, Davis-Monthan Air Force airmen and women on the flight line, Leukemia and Lymphoma Society, Norma J. Peal, Ph.D. Healthy Reading Project, Goodwill, Ronald McDonald House, Teaching Kids To Care at Lineweaver and Elvira Elementary, Sunnyside School District - Black History Month Poetry Contest, American Cancer Society.
In total, Doubletree Hotel Tucson at Reid Park raised or donated over $65,000 cash or in-kind to support Tucson non-profits and military personnel in FY 2009/2010. In total, DoubleTree Radisson Suites, to date, has provided over $42,000 cash or in-kind to support non-profit organizations and military personnel.
Hilton Tucson East
Marci Rogers, Director of Sales
7600 E. Broadway Blvd., Tucson, AZ 85710
Phone: 520-721-5633 - Website
Organizations/events supported: Southern Arizona Muscular Dystrophy Association, Tucson Educational Enrichment Program, local elementary schools, American Cancer Society Care Committee, local homeless shelter.
In total, Hilton Tucson East has provided over $7000 cash or in-kind to support non-profit organizations.
Hilton Tucson El Conquistador Golf and Tennis Resort
Julia Hansen
10000 N. Oracle Rd., Tucson, AZ 85737
Phone: 520-544-1108 - Website
Organizations/events supported: American Cancer Society/Relay for Life; Salvation Army Toys for Tots; American Red Cross; Canyon Del Oro High School - Dream Team; United Way; Tucson Community Food Bank; Catalina Community Services - Food Bank; Liver Foundation; American Cancer Society; Adopt-a-Family; Big Brothers; Big Sisters of Tucson; Boys and Girls Club of Tucson; Against Abuse, Inc. in Casa Grande; One Sight of Tucson Casa de Los Ninos; Tennis Special Needs Program and Tennis Academy; Southern Arizona Lupus Foundation; community high school and middle school junion tennis teams; Project Graduation. Employees support a pantry and giving tree program for other employees' families in need.
In total, Hilton El Conquistador Golf and Tennis Resort has provided over $14,000 cash or in-kind, 80 pints of blood, and 8,652 lbs of food to support non-profit organizations
Long Realty
Via Long Realty Cares
Don Booth, Director of Business Initiatives and Relocation
900 E River Rd., Tucson Az, 85718
Phone: 520-918-3704 - Website
Organizations/events supported: 4-H Club Rillito Riders; American Cancer Society; American Diabetes Association; American Heart Association; American Liver Foundation; American Red Cross Southern Arizona Chapter; Amphitheater Foundation; Ara Parseghian Medical Research Foundation; Arizona Adopt a Classroom; Arizona Blind & Deaf Children's Foundation; Arizona Council for CASA, Inc.; Arizona Friends of Chamber Music; Arizona Open Land Trust; Arizona Opera League; Arizona's Children Association (Las Familias); Arthritis Foundation; Greater Southwest Chapter, Arts Express, AZ Assoc. of Athletes Who Are Blind or Visually Impaired/Camp Abilities; AZ Chapter; American Parkinson Disease Assoc.; AZ State Museum/UAF; Bag It; Ballet Arts Foundation/Ballet Tucson; Beacon Foundation; Ben's Bells, Inc.; Big Brothers Big Sisters of Tucson; Boys & Girls Club of Sierra Vista; Boys & Girls Clubs of Tucson; CareGiver Training Institute; Carondelet Foundation; Casa de Esperanza; Casa De La Luz Foundation; Change for Children/Zazzle; Child & Family Resources; Children's Assistance & Resource Event; Christian Family Care Agency; Cochise County Senior Meals; Cochise County Sheriff Assist Team; Cochise Cowboy Poetry & Music Gathering; CODAC Behavioral Health Services, Inc.; Community Food Bank; Compass Health Care, Inc. (C.A.S.T.); Cultural Exchange Council of Tucson; Doctors Without Borders; El Rio Health Center Foundation; Eldercare for Life; EMMIS Community Fund, Inc.; Epilepsy Foundation of Arizona; Executive Women International; Family Counseling Agency of Tucson; Forgach House; Fraternal Order of Police Lodge #1 Shop With A Cop; Friends of Madera Canyon; Friends of Saguaro national Park; GAP Ministries; Grand Canyon Music Festival, Inc.; Greater Oro Valley Arts Council; Green Valley Assistance Services, Inc.; Green Valley Community Food Bank; Habitat for Humanity Sierra Vista Area; Habitat for Humanity, Santa Cruz Valley Chapter; Habitat for Humanity, Tucson; Hope Hotline - Lutheran Social Ministry of the Southwest; Humane Society of Southern Arizona, Education Dept.; Information & Referral Services; Interfaith Community Services; Jewish Family & Children's Service; Jim D. Himelic Memorial Fund/UA Foundation; Junior Achievement of AZ, Southern District; Just Kids, Inc.; Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation - So. AZ Branch; La Casita Counseling - A Samaritan Center; La Paloma Family Services; League of United Latin American Citizens; Leukemia & Lymphoma Society, Inc.; Life Directions; Life Donor USA Foundation; Lutheran Social Ministry of the Southwest/Hope Hotline; Make-A-Wish Foundation; Marana School Fund; National Alliance for the Mentally Ill in Southern AZ (NAMISA); Old Pueblo Archaeology Center; Open Inn, Inc.; Operation Homefront - Arizona, Inc.; Optimist Club of Oro Valley; Oro Valley Arts Council; Our Family Services; Outreach Ministries - Ft. Huachuca; OXFAM America; Pima County Chapter of the Autism Society of America (ASA-PCC Walk/Run); Primavera Foundation; Professional Association of Women's Services; Reach Out & Read Southern Arizona; Ronald McDonald Charities of Southern Arizona; Rotary Club of Tucson Foundation; Sahuaro Girl Scout Council, Inc.; Sierra Vista Regional Health Center Foundation; Southern Arizona AIDS Foundation; Southern Arizona Rescue Association; Southern AZ Center Against Sexual Assault; St. Andrew's Children's Clinic; St. Luke's Home; St. Vincent DePaul Food Bank in Sierra Vista; Sunstone Cancer Support Centers; TAR Habitat for Humanity Fundraising Committee; Tee Up For Tots; The Brewster Center Domestic Violence Services; The Drawing Studio; The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society; Therapeutic Riding of Tucson (TROT); Tohono Chul Park; TOP DOG, Inc.; Touch Point Connection; Toys for Tots; Tu Nidito Children & Family Services; Tucson Anytown Arizona; Tucson Arizona Boys Chorus; Tucson Arthritis Support League; Tucson Centers for Women & Children; Tucson Children's Museum; Tucson Desert Harmony; Tucson FOP Lodge #1 Shop With a Cop; Tucson Girls Chorus; Tucson Interfaith HIV/AIDS Network (TIHAN); Tucson Museum of Art School; Tucson Nursery Schools Child Care; Tucson Symphony Women's Association; Turning Point School; United Way of Tucson & Southern Arizona; University Medical Center; University of Arizona Foundation - UApresents; University of Arizona Foundation - Cats in the Community; Volunteer Center of Southern Arizona; Wingspan; World Care; Wright Flight, Inc.; YMCA of Metro Tucson; YWCA of Tucson; Youth on Their Own.
To date, Long Realty, via Long Realty Cares Foundation has donated over $1.7 million to non-profit organizations.
Madaras Gallery, Inc.
Diana Madaras, President
3001 E. Skyline Dr. #101, Tucson, AZ 85718-
Phone: 520-623-4000 - Website
Organizations/events supported: Over 100 charitable organizations. Started and supports Art for Animals Foundation.
In total, over the last two years, Madaras Gallery, has provided over $80,000 in cash and $50,000 in-kind, to support non-profit organizations. The Art for Animals Foundation has raised over $200,000 over the past ten years.
Marshall Foundation
Jane McCollum, General Manager
P.O. BoX 3306, Tucson, AZ 85722
814 E. University Boulevard, Tucson, AZ 85719
Phone: 520-622-8613 (office) - Website
Organizations/events supported: University of Arizona (scholarships) and over 250 Pima County non-profit organizations supporting youth, education, medical and health, and the arts.
In total, Main Gate Square provides over $1 million per year to support local non-profit organizations.
O.K. Corral
Robert Love, Owner
326 E. Allen St., P.O. Box 367, Tombstone, AZ 85638
301-656-1662 - Website
Organizations/events supported: The Wild Bunch and Rendevous of Gunfighters event (supporting various Tombstone charities),
Annually, $8,000 to $10,000 is donated to Tombstone charities.
Omni Tucson National Golf Resort & Spa
Dan Dickhart, Director of Marketing
2727 W. Club Dr., Tucson, AZ 85742
Phone: 520-297-2271 - Website
Organizations/events supported: Haiti's hurricane relief, Tucson Community Food Bank, YMCA Strong Kids, Big Brothers Big Sisters, Habitat for Humanity, Susan G. Komen's Race for the Cure, Wildlife Rehabilitation program, Casa de los Ninos
In total, Omni Tucson National Golf Resort & Spa has provided over $4,700 cash or in-kind, 120 employee hours, and harvested 170 lbs of to support non-profit organizations
Radisson Suites Tucson
Kristen Goble6555 E. Speedway Blvd., Tucson, Az 85710
Phone: 520-239-1112- Website
Organizations/events supported: Community Food Bank, Red Cross Haiti Relief, Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure, Family Support Fund through Davis-Monthan Air Force Base.
In total, Radisson Suites, to date, has provided over $28,900 cash or in-kind to support non-profit organizations and military personnel.
The Ritz-Carlton, Dove Mountain Resort & Spa
Jennifer Pelczarski, Director of Marketing
15000 N. Secret Springs Dr., Marana, AZ 85658
Phone: 520-572-3000 - Website
Organizations/events supported: Ara Parseghian Medical Research Foundation, Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum, Tucson Museum of Art, University of Arizona Foundation, Marana Can Do 5K, Marana Community Food Bank, Ronald McDonald House of Southern Arizona, Angel Charity for Children
Sapphire Catering
Contact: Kim Kammann-Lamb, Owner
Phone: 520-429-1901 - Website
Organizations/events supported: Continental School Foundations, Salvation Army, Wetland Conservation for Ducks, Green Valley Safe House, Avon Walk for Breast Cancer, Daughters of the American Revolution.
Todd's Restaurant @ Ryan Field
Shari Scott, Co-Owner
9700 W. Ajo Way, Tucson, AZ 85735
Phone: 520-883-7770- Website
Organizations/events supported: Bisbee "Save Our Stairs", Cancer research, local firefighters, and Avra Valley Middle School.
Todd's Restaurant recycles their cooking oil, uses compact fluorescent lights, and employees rescue dogs lost in the desert at their location. Todd's also certifies employees in CPR.
In total, Todd's Restaurant @ Ryan Field, has contributed food and over $300 to non-profit organizations in 2009/2010.
TriSports.com/TriSports Racing/TRIFEST Events
Debbie Claggett, Vice President
4495 S. Coach Dr., Tucson, AZ 85714
Phone: 520-884-8744 - Website
Organizations/events supported: Tucson Community Food, Habitat for Humanity, Jr. El Tour, Show Low Youth Recreation & Sports Foundation, Challenged Athletes Foundation, Livestrong Foundation, The
Angola Project, Greenfields, KXCI Holiday Auction, Marana Broncos Football Team, Tucson
JCC ECE, Boy Scouts of America, Catalina Council, Soles for Souls, Holiday Lunch Ride, Adopt-a-Roadway, Resource Revival, Tour de Cookie / Tucson Kids Try-athlon, Tucson Triathlon Club, Tucson Tri Girls & University of Arizona Tricats, Ironman Arizona.
Tri Sports practices water harvesting to its building and offers a Greenbox program designed to give customers the choice to have their order shipped in a recycled box. They've participated in green efforts at Deuces Wild Triathlon Festival, which resulted in receiving Silver Certification from the Council for Responsible Sport. TriSports is the first, and currently only, company in AZ to receive Bicycle Friendly Business designation.
In total, TriSports, has provided $47,250, 1,325 lbs of food, and 272 employee hours to support non-profit organizations in 2009/2010.
Tucson Rodeo Committee, Inc.
Gary Williams, General Manager
4823 S. 6th Ave. - Tucson, AZ 85734
520-294-8896 - Website
Organizations/events supported: Turquoise Circuit Finals, Tough Enough to Wear Pink, TRPC, Lions Club, WPRA, Palo Verde HS Baseball, Tucson Soccer Acadamy, Susan G. Komen Foundation, Justin Crisis Fund, UA Pre-Vet Club, UA Pharmacy Club, UA Aerospace, Pima County Beef Project, TMC Foundation, American Diabetes Foundation, Miss Rodeo AZ Scholarship, Ballet Folklorico Tapatio, UA Scholarship Fund, Arizona Jr. Rodeo Association, City of Tucson Parks & Recreation, Pima County Sports Hall of Fame, Whitmore Elementary School, TMC Hospice, St. Thomas Preschool, Desert Voices, Therapeutic Intermountain Centers, Tucson Alcoholic Recovery Home, San Xavier Recreation, Sonora House, Alcoholics Anonymous, TMM Family Services, Pantano Behavioral Health, Ott Family YMCA.
In total, The Tucson Rodeo Committee, Inc., over the last two years has provided over $80,000 in cash and in-kind, to support non-profit organizations.
Wells Fargo
150 N. Stone Ave., Tucson, AZ 85701
Bill Holmes, Community Relations Manager
Phone: 520-792-5409 - Website
Organizations/events supported: United Way, Big Brothers Big Sisters, The Boys and Girls Clubs, Girl Scouts, Habitat for Humanity and many other smaller nonprofit organizations.
In total, Wells Fargo Arizona, has provided over $10 million in cash and in-kind, to support non-profit organizations in 2009/2010.
Westin La Paloma Resort
Richard Brooks, Dir. of Sales & Marketing
3800 E. Sunrise Dr., Tucson, AZ 85718
Phone: 520-577-5867 - Website
Organizations/events supported: Clean the World: Each month over 250 lbs of soap and shampoo bottles eliminated from landfills in Tucson by recycling in-room amenities. Every month we provide over 177 children around the world enough soap to last them a month through the re-sanitization process of the recycled soap completed by Clean The World.
Westward Look Resort
Jerry Jensen
245 E. Ina Rd., Tucson, AZ 85704
Phone: 520-297-1151 - Website
Organizations/events supported: Ben's Bells, Tucson Clean & Beautiful, Ronald McDonald House, UMC Children's Diamond Center, Jewish Federation, Arizona Public Media, Community Food Bank, Wynona's closet, Casa de los Ninos, and the Primavera Foundation.
