Category: For a good cause

A special performance by Blaine Long, a Chandler singer who competed on NBC’s ‘‘The Voice’’ this season, will highlight a charity benefit from 6-9 p.m. Wednesday at Sauce Pizza & Wine in Gilbert. All proceeds from beverage sales and a raffle

Valley-based Barro’s Pizza holds its fifth annual benefit for the Doran Barro Holiday Hunger Fight today. All 37 of the pizzeria’s locations will donate 100 percent of today’s proceeds to the St. Mary’s Food Bank Alliance to battle hunger during the

Pita Jungle has kicked off its third annual Empty Bowls campaign, a two-week fundraiser for Waste Not, a local nonprofit that has been feeding the hungry in the Valley for more than 25 years. Through Dec. 15, you can buy handcrafted clay bowls

Through the end of October, Social Box Neighborhood Eatery is accepting donations for AZ Dog Adoptions, a Valley no-kill shelter. Bring in a donation and receive 10% off your bill. Besides dog food, items needed include new or gently used towels, blankets,

Gold is the color of pediatric cancer, and today is the start of National Pediatric Cancer Awareness Month. Phoenix Children’s Hospital Foundation is launching its first-ever Go Gold campaign to raise $1 million for the hospital’s Center for Cancer and Blood Disorders

A bunch of Valley restaurants and other businesses are teaming up with Dignity Health Foundation East Valley to raise money for the less fortunate this month. The first fundraiser is 3-9 p.m. today at Majerle’s Sports Grill at Chandler Fashion Center.

A charity poker tournament, one of the more prominent events during Floridino’s Pizza & Pasta‘s month-long 20th-anniversary celebration, has been canceled. The Texas hold ’em tournament was scheduled to take place Saturday night with the proceeds going to Childhelp, a non-profit

One of their favorite summertime activities when Eddie Castillo and Mike Caliendo were kids was reading. Now the owners of AZ Food Crafters in Chandler are encouraging local kids by offering a free hand pie to anyone who completes their respective summer reading program.