A free all-day workshop for women in Phoenix this Saturday, May 18, aims to offer a way to “unlock one’s true potential as a catalyst for lasting love, stronger relationships and a greater sense of fulfillment,” says event promoter, Jan Hemming.

Mesa United Way is inviting residents to make a donation to its Community Chest and enter “The Happiest Sweepstakes on Earth!” to win a Disneyland vacation and other prizes.

Donations of athletic shoes for kids are being accepted as the City of Mesa celebrates Global Youth Service Day. Residents are also encouraged to organize shoe drives or encourage local youth to participate in Global Youth Service Day by volunteering to lead and organize donation drives within their schools, clubs, churches, Boy Scout troops and neighborhoods.

When I first came to the Valley I remember Eddie Basha’s famous commercial motto, “From our family to yours.”

More than 700 wines, liqueurs, ales, microbrews, coffees, teas, and sparkling waters will be available for tasting at the March 24 Bon Vivant food and drink festival, along with food from more than 30 Valley catering companies, restaurants and resorts.

Nicholas Groth of the Gilbert branch was chosen as the 2013 Boys & Girls Clubs of the East Valley Youth of the Year this week and will go on to compete at the state level on April 3. Nick, a senior at Gilbert High School, will receive a $20,000 scholarship from the Victoria Lund Foundation, and all other candidates will receive $2,500 from the Victoria Lund Foundation.

What hath the Tea Party wrought?

Assistance League of East Valley collected 635 books during a Children's Book Drive in support of volunteerism on Make a Difference Day on Oct. 27. The books have been donated to Children First Academy for homeless children, Head Start programs in the Tempe Elementary District, a rural school where many children's parents are incarcerated and Adams Elementary in Mesa.

The Queen Creek Branch of the Boys & Girls Club of the East Valley will move operations and programming Monday to Founders Park, 22407 S. Ellsworth Road.

Here we go again? Club soccer vs. high school soccer?

A few toy cars, a couple of dolls, games, balls — even a bicycle — filled an old fire truck outside a Mesa store.

Rotary Club of Superstition Mountain is inviting local community members to hit the links at Gold Canyon Golf Resort once again, as it hosts its 12th annual charity golf tournament on Saturday, Jan. 13.

For an easy and affordable way to while away our weekend, we’re looking to downtown Mesa.

The early unveiling of this season’s high school boys soccer map isn’t too far removed from most of the past few years’ worth of championship geography.

Bright, clear, 80-degree days. This is what you get with a desert December, and it’s what youngsters and their families can explore Dec. 1 at ASU Art Museum.

What do you get when you mix ugly sweaters, a horse-drawn stagecoach, BBQ ribs and a fat guy in a red suit? The Jingle Bell BBQ in downtown Mesa.

When Lawn Griffiths continued his 26 years of perfect attendance at the Kiwanis Club of Tempe’s weekly meetings at noon on Thursday, there’s no doubt that he and likely a number of his fellow Kiwanians put a “Happy Dollar” in the hat as it was passed around.

Meet Arizona Cardinals players, sample free food and do something good for local kids in one swoop Nov. 15 at San Tan Ford.

New York • Nothing is so much of a boys’ club as a James Bond movie. That is, except when Judi Dench is on screen.

Gather your loved one and plan a night out Nov. 3 during the 35th annual Bids for Kids Auction and Dinner at the Sheraton Wild Horse Pass Resort & Spa. During the event, guests can mingle with many of the Valley’s top business people, all while raising money to support the 11 East Valley Boys & Girls Clubs that last year served more than 40,000 local youth. For information, see clubzona.org/bfk/ or reserve a table or purchase tickets by contacting Johnd@clubzona.org. To donate items for the auction, contact Kristen Burnside at Kristenb@clubzona.org.

Five Valley nonprofits each received grants this month from the US Airways.

Five Valley nonprofits each received grants this month from the US Airways.

In addition to the many art shows taking place in the Apache Junction/Gold Canyon area this fall and spring - evtnow.com/48i - other circumstances are conjoining to set the area up as a major arts center in Arizona for years to come.