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We speak with Senior Community Awareness Manager Sandra Darling of Goodwill of Central and Northern Arizona in today's conversation. Goodwill of Central and Northern Arizona is deeply rooted in the local community and positively impacts Arizonans daily. Working as a catalyst for positive change, Goodwill takes a neighborly approach by offering 80+ community locations where your no-longer-needed items can be dropped off, which in turn helps place thousands of Arizonans in jobs every year.

Polaris Roofing Systems is a locally owned roofing company that is dedicated to providing quality roofing services and exceptional customer service.Offering commercial and residential roofing services. If you need a reliable, honest and affordable roofing contractor in Flagstaff or Phoenix, AZ, Polaris Roofing Systems is the company for you! Tune in to this insightful discussion with Polaris Roofing System's Justin Young.

In this special episode, Greater Flagstaff Chamber of Commerce President and CEO Julie Pastrick sits down with show producer Clay McCauslin to discuss the history and mission of the Chamber's Annual Meeting & Award Luncheon with special attention to the ATHENA® Award. This year will mark the 35th celebration of the event and we're proud to announce guest speakers Arizona Governor Katie Hobbs and Dr. Cara Christ, Chief Medical Officer with Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona. To find out more about the Annual Meeting and ATHENA® Awards please visit: https://business.flagstaffchamber.com/events/details/2024-annual-meeting-and-athena-awards-29673

In 1967, a group of 35 philanthropic business and community leaders gathered on a Friday at the Monte Vista Hotel in Flagstaff to create an innovative way to support charities in Flagstaff. Organized by the President of the Flagstaff Chamber of Commerce, the meeting was called to discuss the need for a United Fund for the City, one that multiple businesses could donate toward with the goal of consolidating funding and resources to more directly impact those local charities with the greatest need.

Today, the United Way of Northern Arizona is a part of United Way Worldwide, and proud to be locally owned and run by a committed Board of Directors, made up of leaders in the communities they serve.

In this episode we speak with Ethan Amos of Flagstaff Family Food Center. Over 30 years ago, local businessman and philanthropist George McCullough would give his business card to any person he met on the street who needed some help and tell them to head over to the Grand Canyon Cafe for a hot meal and use his business card as payment At the end of the month, he would square up with the restaurant owners, Fred and Tina Wong. McCullough’s generosity became well known around Flagstaff and eventually evolved into a soup kitchen, first opened in the basement of his church. More and more community members became drawn to the mission of feeding those in need and on Christmas Day 1991, the Flagstaff Family Food Center officially opened its doors.

Domino's Pizza came from humble beginnings in 1960, with just one store. Now, as the largest pizza company in the world, DOmino's proudly continues its legacy of delivering great-tasting pizza to customer's doors. In today's show we'll speak with Kelly Ramos Campos from Domino's Pizza here in Flagstaff.

Cornerstone Caregiving is a senior home care service that allows your loved ones to stay where they feel the most comfortable: at their home in Flagstaff. In today's conversation we speak with Michele Ortiz. Michele discusses Cornestone's Compassion by Design care model. Cornerstone stands apart in offering compassionate, authentic assistance, willing and ready to be with your loved ones whenever they need help, for as long as they need help.

The Aspen Room is a DIY event space that can accommodate up to 200 people for your next event or gathering. It comes complete with a large bar to serve food and/or drinks from stage, tables, chairs, high-tech audio, and lighting systems. In this episode we speak with Dawn Stroyer-Graham to get the story behind how this perfect gathering spot for all occasions came to be.

In 1972, a group of Flagstaff citizens met in the basement of the Weatherford Hotel to form a non-profit community theater. After more than a decade performing in a variety of venues throughout Flagstaff, Theatrikos found it's permanent home in 1989. Originally named the Flagstaff Playhouse, the Doris Harper-White Playhouse was renamed in honor of one of the groups founding members. Tune in to this episode to learn more about the origins and mission of northern Arizona's premiere theatre and Flagstaff cultural confluence, Theatrikos.

Abundant Family Financial Services preserves and protects retirement accounts, safeguards against taxes and penalties, helps optimize social security elections, grows retirement funds, and creates an income stream that will never be outlived. In this episode we speak with Jim Shweikert from Abundant Family Services about the common threads between being a coach, consultant and practice owner, guiding people to VERY GOLDEN retirement years, Jim's 40 years of community involvement and service here in Flagstaff and how Jim's approach to retiring well.