TCC: The Verizon premium wireless retailer presented checks on Friday, Jan. 29, to three Tucson nonprofits. The donations, totaling $9,000, went to Tucson Cause for Canines, Higher Ground and Erik Hite Foundation. The donations marked TCC’s grand opening in Tucson, at 1580 E. Tucson Marketplace Blvd., No. 160.
Vantage West Credit Union: The credit union has opened the application window (at vantagewest.org/scholarship) for its scholarship program, which will award $1,000 each to 10 college-bound students in May, twice as many as offered in 2015. Application deadline is April 9, 2016. Recipients or a parent must be Vantage West members.
Southwest Women’s Charitable Club: The 58-year-old nonprofit donated $6,862 in 2015. Its main goal each year is to sponsor a University of Arizona nursing student with a scholarship. It also donated to Sister Jose’s Women’s House, Youth On Their Own, HOPE, Live Theatre Workshop and others, the club’s corresponding secretary, Carolyn Y. Skinner, said in a news release.
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SolarCity: The solar power provider will donate $200 for every member or supporter of three Tucson nonprofit organizations — the Autism Society of Southern Arizona, the Tucson Jewish Community Center and Most Holy Trinity Parish — who signs up to go solar.
HSL Properties, KGUN 9 and Sun Tran: Held a “stuff the bus” food drive on Jan. 15 that collected more than 27,000 pounds of food for the Community Food Bank of Southern Arizona.
RE/MAX Excalibur and RE/MAX Dwell: Donated 2015 Christmas gifts to the families of The Hearth Foundation.
Submit items about charitable giving by local businesses or nonprofits to business@tucson.com; please use Giving Back in the email subject line and include photos in jpeg format.
