Winning Spirit Magazine July-August 2016 | Page 11

LEFT: MMC’s Amara Blackburn and Barbara Tobler (3rd & 4th from right) presented a check to Intermountain Therapy Animals. BELOW: Alicia Weich, Lee Slack, Laci Fay, Tammy Price, and Jesse Tate presented a donation to Donna Cooley with The Happy Factory. LHM CHARITIES MAY-JUNE 2016 UPDATE LHM Charities donates to nonprofit organizations in the communities where Miller companies are based. Support is provided to programs that benefit women and children in the areas of health and education. Almost 40 charities received funding in May and June. In Tucson, Arizona, a donation to Youth on Their Own helped homeless high school students, and funding provided to Intermountain Centers for Human Development assisted children with autism. A contribution was also given to Girl Scouts of Southern Arizona. In Phoenix, a grant to Southwest Human Development purchased books for a children’s literacy program, and a donation to Paradise Valley Food Bank helped hungry children. Family Tree in Denver, Colorado, received funding for its Women in Crisis center. Left to right: Rick Trinkl (MAO); Ezekial Sanchez (Anasazi Foundation COO); Mary Marcelli (MAO); Frank Wiles (MAO); and Pat Kroneberger (MAO). A contribution in Colorado Springs Colorado, benefited at-risk youth via the Youth Transformation Center, and a donation to Safe Passage helped children who have been abused. The American Heart Association Southern Colorado also received support. Ask your payroll administrator or human resources representative how you can contribute to Larry H. Miller Charities and support its efforts in your local community. STATE DONATION RECIPIENT AZ Youth on Their Own Homeless families in Boise, Idaho, benefited from funding donated to C.A.T.C.H., and two local schools, Mountain View High School and Chief Joseph School of the Arts, received support, too. In Albuquerque, New Mexico, Locker #505 was granted funding to provide low-income students with clothes, and a donation to Invent Now enabled students to attend a STEM camp. Haven House, Albuquerque Rescue Mission and the Christina Kent Early Childhood Center also received contributions. Partners With Families & Children in Spokane, Washington, was given funding to treat and eliminate child abuse, while Executive Women International received a grant to provide books to low-income elementary students. In Utah, a donation to Live Your Dream helped single mothers with higher education, and a contribution to Ability Found provided rehabilitation equipment to children in need. Local women and children also benefited from funding provided to charities such as Special Olympics Utah, Camp Hobé, Salt Lake Donated Dental, Toys for Tots, The Happy Factory, Maliheh Free Clinic, Discovery Gateway, Intermountain Therapy Animals and more. AMNT $4,000 Centers for AZ Intermountain Human Development $3,000 AZ Girl Scouts of Southern Arizona $1,500 AZ Southwest Human Development $5,000 Greater Paradise Valley Community AZ Assistance Team $7,500 CO American Heart Assoc. Southern Colo. $5,000 CO Youth Transformation Center $10,000 CO Safe Passage $3,000 CO Family Tree $5,000 ID C.A.T.C.H. $7,500 ID Mountain View High School $3,200 ID Chief Joseph School of the Arts NM Albuquerque Rescue Mission $3,200 $10,000 NM Student's Clothing Bank - Locker 555 $6,000 NM Invent Now - Camp Invention $3,000 NM Haven House $5,000 NM Christina Kent Early Childhood Center $5,000 WA Partners With Families & Children $2,500 WA Executive Women Internationa