Cancer patients, others get help by the bagful

A former teacher, Sherri Romanoski, is toasting 10 years as a bag lady.

Hope rises from tragic 2011 shooting

The name says it all: The Fund for Civility, Respect and Understanding seeks to safeguard the well-being and safety of Southern Arizonans by promoting those three principles.

Saddle up for Centurions' fundraiser to help Carondelet Health Network

Calling all Wild West enthusiasts and Tucsonans who care about of the quality of local health care. The Centurions nonprofit organization has a fundraiser for you: The Great Outlaw Brouhaha - The Good, The Bad and The Centurions.

Purse-auction fundraiser's goal: $10,000 to aid child-advocacy center

Spring is in the air, and the Tucson Ladies Council will greet it with flair at Bags and Bellinis, a silent auction to benefit the Southern Arizona Children's Advocacy Center next Sunday at La Encantada.

Golf tourney aids seniors amid cuts

Supporters and volunteers for diverse local nonprofits are hoping that golf tournaments make for a robust spring fundraising season.

Tucson behavioral agency for troubled kids now oversees many help programs

In the past 40 years, David Giles has come to believe that politics has no place in providing care for those with behavioral health disorders and special needs.

Fight eating disorders, child abuse

Spring is in full bloom in the Old Pueblo, and there's no better time to get out of the house. Several low-profile nonprofit organizations are offering a little extra incentive to do just that, with causes ranging from child-abuse prevention to support for those coping with eating disorders.

Give your heart to a horse

Volunteers like to call Hearts & Horses, the signature fundraiser of Therapeutic Riding of Tucson - known as TROT - the most heartwarming fundraiser in Tucson.

"Empty Bowls" fundraiser in Tucson to fill food bank's need

It's not often that for just $15 you can sample a nearly unlimited amount of soup and accompaniments from several notable Tucson restaurants, plus take home a handmade ceramic bowl.

'Archaeology Month' kicks off with event at ancient Hohokam site

It's ancient history in the here and now.

'Archaeology Month' kicks off with event at ancient Hohokam site

It's ancient history in the here and now.

Living with multiple sclerosis, she's now reaching out to others

Crystal Blickfeldt wants to make orange the new pink.

140 local artists to offer fresh works at fundraiser

More than 140 local artists and the 89-year-old University of Arizona Museum of Art are keeping it fresh with Fresh Paint, a fundraiser to benefit the museum's exhibitions and programs.

Laps for Literacy Fun Run/Walk helps support young readers

Whether you walk, jog or run, Deborah Tinajero and dozens of other Altrusa International Inc. of Tucson volunteers hope Tucsonans will make a move to support young readers at the Laps for Literacy Fun Run/Walk on Saturday at Reid Park.

Whatz It Worth? Find out at fundraiser

Ever wondered whether that watch from your great-grandmother has more than sentimental value? Or if that painting you picked up at a yard sale is worth its space on the wall?

Stay in shape, help out charity

For those whose New Year's fitness resolutions are on the wane, organizers of the Color Me Rad 5K seek to reinforce the idea that it is not too late for a whole new hue in 2013. As a bonus, they will brighten the lives of families with sick or injured children by donating a portion of procee…

Group has donated $15,000, looks to improve on that

If your resolutions for the new year include improving your overall fitness, Ruth Houkom has a suggestion that could boost your brainpower while helping local charities: Join the Tucson Charity Bridge Club.

Mardi Gras funds to keep kids fed

It's a new year, and for those of you looking to try on a new you, here's your chance. Just grab a mask and head to the Community Food Bank's Mardi Gras 2013.

2 doctors' joint calling was apparent when they met

Forty years ago Drs. Eric Gall and Robert Volz began building a personal friendship and a professional relationship that has enabled tens of thousands of people in Southern Arizona and throughout the nation to live healthier lives with arthritis.

Kids, animals on a community-service track

Some might say that Jill Prickett has a one-TRAK mind.

Help at hand for mentally ill over holidays

It is not a holly, jolly Christmas or a happy Hanukkah for everyone, and several local nonprofit organizations want Tucsonans to know that help is at hand for individuals and families struggling with mental illness and behavioral disorders this holiday season - and all year 'round.

Group offers a 2nd chance to animals that are hurt, orphaned

If making merry in the Old Pueblo means making sure to acknowledge our native Sonoran Desert wildlife and our four-legged animal companions, opportunity abounds this holiday season.

Group's goal is 10,000 toys, 200 bikes for kids in need

For Michele Ochoa, hope and Hummers go hand-in-hand for the holidays.

Home-delivered food provides nourishment for body, spirit

Santa isn't the only one transporting important cargo in the Old Pueblo this holiday season: Volunteers with Mobile Meals of Tucson will deliver holiday gift bags along with special diet meals to 225 disabled and homebound adults and seniors in Tucson, Green Valley and Sahuarita.

Help homeless, near-homeless over holidays

While you are making your list and checking it twice, local nonprofits that aid the homeless hope their clients will make the cut this holiday season.

'All Animal Afternoon' will benefit library programs

As you count your blessings this Thanksgiving, volunteers with the Pima Library Foundation suggest you consider making a donation that will count for book lovers, animal lovers, art lovers and everyone who uses local libraries.

Donations sparse for turkey-day meals

With Thanksgiving just 11 days away, two organizations that hope to provide almost 6,000 people with a nice holiday meal are incredibly low on donations.

Group that helps cancer patients to kick off hike benefit

For anyone who has ever wanted to tell chemo to get lost, or tell cancer to take a hike, here's your chance to make a step in that direction: Participate in the Ninth Annual Take a Hike for Bag It! on Nov. 18 at Loews Ventana Canyon Resort.

Lobster Landing's Saturday; get cracking

Autumn in the Old Pueblo signifies the harvest of more than apples and pumpkins: It's the season when ocean meets desert and lobsters land in Tucson.

Lobsters landing; get cracking

Autumn in the Old Pueblo signifies the harvest of more than apples and pumpkins: It's the season when ocean meets desert and lobsters land in Tucson.

'Party' to help Boys and Girls Clubs

Not all parties this week involve ghosts and ghouls, but the biggest one in town will offer a real treat for local youth.

Tourney, gala to honor Christina-Taylor

If two local nonprofits have their way, the dreams of one little girl will continue to soar and the needs of thousands of local children will be fulfilled through Birdies & Butterflies, a Celebrity-Amateur Golf Tournament and Gala.

Cycle run to raise funds to fight Type 1 diabetes

Every day, Randy Bonn thinks about his wife, Kelli. And every day, he thinks about finding a cure for Type 1 diabetes. Because of the couple, hundreds of others will do the same when they hit the road for Kelli's Ride, Saturday's 50-mile scenic motorcycle run through Saguaro National Park We…

Light the Night Walk to help families coping with disease

Hailey Lugo is a busy eighth-grader. She sings mariachi, plays clarinet in the symphonic and marching bands at Desert Shadows Middle School in Nogales, plays tennis and other sports, enjoys drawing, and loves to hang out with family and friends.

Light the Night Walk to help families coping with disease

Hailey Lugo is a busy eighth-grader. She sings mariachi, plays clarinet in the symphonic and marching bands at Desert Shadows Middle School in Nogales, plays tennis and other sports, enjoys drawing, and loves to hang out with family and friends.

Grape Expectations offering opportunity to aid families

There's no place like home.

Nonprofit hopes benefit will aid efforts to lift many from poverty

Last October Tabitha Holloway found herself homeless and friendless in Tucson. Wings for Women offered antidotes to both.

'Tri' is signature fundraiser for nonprofit that helps kids

Volunteers such as Mary Garrison-Vincent want Tucsonans to try a little kindness - along with a little running, cycling or swimming - on Sept. 15 to help local underprivileged and medically fragile children.

Sept. is Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month

Whether you normally choose green, black or white tea, Bea Herron and a handful of volunteers with the National Ovarian Cancer Coalition's Tucson Chapter hope Tucsonans will give teal a try.

Fundraiser will be for '45-mph couch potatoes'

Lori Riegel and more than 100 other volunteers with Southern Arizona Greyhound Adoption have great expectations for "Greyt Tales," the first fundraiser for the new local nonprofit dedicated to rehabilitating and finding homes for retired racing greyhounds.

Enjoy fine dining to help nonprofit

Beth Carey wants Tucsonans to know that Primavera Cooks is about more than feeding people - it is about nourishing them.

Enjoy fine dining to help nonprofit

Beth Carey wants Tucsonans to know that Primavera Cooks is about more than feeding people - it is about nourishing them.

Cats and Jammers event to help shelter

For 400 local felines, the volunteers at Pawsitively Cats are the cat's meow.

Campaign helps meet classroom needs

School is about to start and kids and parents aren't the only ones shopping for supplies. According to the nonprofit Tucson Values Teachers, teachers throughout the city will spend an average of $500 each of their own money for pencils, pens, notebooks, tissues and other classroom necessities.

Cook for Cure helps breast-cancer programs

A philanthropic group of local chefs aren't letting the heat keep them out of the kitchen this summer. Instead, they are "cooking for a cure" for breast cancer.

Night at Ballpark to benefit Kidco youth program

For many Tucsonans, summer means fun, sun and baseball. You can enjoy all three while supporting local youth at the second annual Night at the Ballpark With the Tucson Padres on Wednesday.

Realtors, foundation working toward one goal: stuffing buses

Summer is in full swing, but members of the Tucson Association of Realtors and other local groups have school on their minds.

Group to stage patriotic variety show

Wednesday is America's birthday, and whether you prefer to celebrate with a cake and candles or fireworks and food on the grill, Janice Livermon and 200 other volunteers with Arts Express recommend that you add "Let Freedom Sing" to your festivities this year.

Organization's new thrift, gift shop helps clients learn valuable life skills

If the summer heat has you housebound, now may be the ideal time to de-clutter. Whether you clean out your closet, sort through the laundry room or finally sweep through that garage, there's a place to donate your extra stuff while contributing to a good cause: CODAC Closet-Thrift & Gift.

Country music concert to help health programs

A group of 40 volunteers from Bayada Home Health Care are making a down-home effort to bring a breath of fresh air to Tucsonans next Sunday with "Fight for Air With a Country Flair," a concert to benefit the American Lung Association Southern Arizona Chapter.